need help deciding!! 8600 or 8800?!

so there are these 2 cards a 86 and 88. they both hve the exact same GPU and Memory speed (650GPU and 2000mem) however the stream processors is 32 on the 86 and 96 on the 88 plus the 88 has 320mb of ram at 320bit where the 86 has 256mb at 128bit. The 86 that im lookin at is nice and cheap ($184) the 88 is $329. Which should I get. Basicly ill get the 86 money wise if it answers yes to this question which i need ur help on. When Gears of War comes out for PC if i had the 8600 could i run it at 1600 x 1200 with med-high settings? If yes ill buy the 86 if no ill wait till January for the 8800. Please help!

EDIT: Currently i have a 6200 PCI with 256mb at 128bit so both cars would be a great leap but i want your guys feedback

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS


OS:

Windows Vista or Windows XP
Processor 2.4+ GHz Intel; 2.0+ Ghz AMD
RAM 1 GB
Hard Drive 12 GB free hard drive space
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce 6600+, ATI X700+
Online Multi-player: Broadband Internet Connection, Games for Windows -- LIVE Gold Subscription

with the minimum vid card a 6600 i think both cards would do just fine
i have the pny 8600 gts and runs all my games fine, but if you can wait get the 8800. also it depends on the size of the case you have you might want to make sure the 8800 will fit in it.

Seriously just wait one week and check out the 8800 gt cards when they come out.. will be cheaper then the gts you looked at and from what has been seen, will perform better.

Hellgate:London lists "8800 series video card" as a recommendation. I expect new games to do things like that too in the future. I think the 8600GTS will have trouble handling new games.

Neither one wait for the new generations next month !!! -----

i liek the oen that zenmaster pointed out. Ill get the new 88 if its cheap and does come out monday but otherwise im sticking with the 86 and wtf is with the big gap in stream processors? the 88 has 96 and the 86 has 32?!!! why didnt they make a 64? or is that what the new 88gt is gona be?

I would definitely wait until Monday, (Oct 29) when Nvidia is expected to launch the 8800 GT at $250.

btw hows this 8600? if its good and if i cant get the new 8800GT ill get this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130286

8800 all the way

I did have some problems opening it myself, but just keep trying!

The will start selling the card in belgium for about 225euro's. (thats about 240/250 US dollars)
So, pricewise its quit cheap.

8800GT
But why not this one for $10 more if your looking at 8600GTS?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130291

oh and ethier way a 86 or 88 would be a great leap for me as i was always buying like 2yo PCI cards (never had a AGP or PCIe slot until last month when i built my new computer) so im using a 6200 256PCI card lol so having a chance liek this to buy a high end card at the top of the heap is awesome and i want to buy the right one

EDIT lol 3dmark06 gave my system a 402 because of the video card. I wonder how'd uit do with a 8800? and yeah im definitly goan get a 8800GT. I wanna buy a card that will last me and my compuetr a good deal of tiem befoe i build my next machine

OMG Phantom, don't buy PNY R U CRAZY?!?!?! I have been buying them for years, but I recently had two boards different PNY video cards go out on me, I was with the 3 year warranty, however, PNY refused to RMA both video cards. Beside thats other companies offer factory over clocked cards with life time warranties.

For example BFG make great video cards and they are a USA owned company. They offer tons of over clocked cards and all of their video cards have a life time warranty.

BFG 8600 GT 169.00 with a 50.00 mail in rebate through 10-31-07
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814143113

If you were looking at getting an 8600GTS for 330$ at Newegg, why not an 8800GTS 640MB for the same price?

link:http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=1558

I would definetly go for an 8800GT, but if you still want an 8800GTS, check on Tiger Direct, the 640MB version is always on sale for the same prioce as the 8600GTS you were looking at.

The 8600GTS isnt worth anything. It doesnt run any of the newer games well. I would try to get an 8800GT or wait for the 9XXX series

why bother with any 8600 cards period, if ur a gamer, and plan on buying any new games over the next year, an 8600 of any kind is a waste of money. go either 8800GT , GTX, or wait for a new gen card.
If this is a money realated issue, be patiant and save an added $100 or $200 to get a good card, It will be worth it in the long run.

As of yesterday, all you should consider the 8800GT that was just released.

btw, the 8600GTS and the 8800GTS by no means use the exact same GPU. the number of shaders is equivalent to how much it can do at once. 96 will blow away 32. 112 will be better than 96.

go for a 8800gt though. if you can wait and find a 256mb variant for 199 instead of the 270 they're charging for the 512, go for it. if you plan on 1600x1200 and up though, go for the 512mb card.

i'm just saying, if you need a cheap $200ish card, go 8800GT 256mb. if you can save up for the 512mb, get it.

my 8800Gt is on its way! yay

Wow!!! Cheapest I've seen so far is $270. Where did you find it? And congratulations!

lucky!! im syil lwaitin, i think it will get here wednesday. UPS todl me Thurs but their usaly early. my friend thinks tues. lol cant wait. Crysis SP demo is SOOOO choppy with my 6200 (dur da dur i know) liek 15FPS in jungle 10FPS fighting and 50FPS when lookign at teh sky lol

EDIT: BTW thats iwht EVERYTHING on low. Res, textures, particles everything lol. My montier rusn at 1600.1200 optimal and i hear the 8800GT runs with everythign on high at 1600x1200 with 40FPS! in crysis! so im really hyped. Ill probably leave AA off. i dotn care abotu it and with it on 4x in cryisis at 1600x1200 with High settigns it gets 25-29FPS which I am sick of playng games with that FPS, i get that all the tiem with my 6200 so ill leave it off. except obviously on older games like BF2 and HL2 ill turn it on full WOOT!

WOW

I was playing TF2 on med settings with my old card (8600GT 512mb) getting around 20 - 40 FPs, to around 80 - 100 on high settings!

temps no higher than 61 on the card

Well, I guess you've got your answer, 8800GT is the way to go. Now, mind if I hijack the thread? I have just finished Titan Quest and I'm looking for a new and cool game to get. I want something I can play without remembering 30 or 40 keys. How much trouble is it for a newbie to play Crysis?

WOOT!!! MY CARD GONA GET HERE TOMAROW!!! YAY!!! im so excited