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ajac09   06-10-2009 at 08:12:21 PM

Which would u choose 8800 or 9600? and why?

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Bronze Graphics badge mousemonkey   06-10-2009 at 09:50:20 PM
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1100 or 1000 depending on mood/sunshine.

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outlw6669   06-10-2009 at 10:10:26 PM
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Almost any of the 8800 series cards will be more powerful than a 9600 series, but it will draws more power.
Perhaps you should post more details like which 8800/9600 series cards you are looking at, what your system has in it (including the PSU), your gaming resolution and your local prices?

 

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spanner_razor   06-10-2009 at 10:31:42 PM
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I assume he means 8800gt vs 9600gt and at lower resolutions the difference isn't noticable. Once you get to higher resolutions and aa/af the 8800gt has a clear advantage, additionally the 8800gt can overclock far more.
Just for note, the 9800gt is the same as the 8800gt but with a few energy saving features.

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avatar_raq   06-10-2009 at 10:43:29 PM
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I join the vote for the 8800/9800 GT. It's a known fact. Better than both is the Radeon 4850 which can be found as low as $80 after MIR now..Except it does not support cuda (physix in games for example), but a 8800 GT will struggle when it's enabled in most games to be honest.

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sdf   06-10-2009 at 10:46:51 PM
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Kind of curious kind of a what if question. How do the two cores G92/G94 stack up when all things are completely equal? Hypothethically speaking, if the 9600 GT had 112 SP's as the 8800 with same clock speeds would there be any difference?

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Bronze Graphics badge mousemonkey   06-10-2009 at 10:57:55 PM
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I thought it was something to do with motorcycles.

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HundredIslandsBoy   06-11-2009 at 08:15:53 AM
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I'd get the Kawasaki or Yamaha.

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Bronze Graphics badge mousemonkey   06-11-2009 at 10:40:21 AM
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My Kawasaki is in bits and my Yamaha has a flat rear tyre the BMW has no tax so I'm going on the Honda today. :)

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gamerk316   06-11-2009 at 01:50:44 PM
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Guys, seriously...

The weakest 8800, the 8800GT, is the exact same card as the 9800GT, which is obviously more powerful then the 9600GT. As such, any 8800 card (GT, GTX, or Ultra) will beat the 9600GT, and by a significant margin.

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pauldh   06-11-2009 at 02:21:37 PM
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gamerk316 wrote :

Guys, seriously...

The weakest 8800, the 8800GT, is the exact same card as the 9800GT, which is obviously more powerful then the 9600GT. As such, any 8800 card (GT, GTX, or Ultra) will beat the 9600GT, and by a significant margin.


Don't forget the 8800GS. There are some exceptions, but in general 9800GT/8800GT > 9600GT > 9600GSO/8800GS.

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gamerk316   06-11-2009 at 06:40:50 PM
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Dang, forgot about the GS; thanks for the reminder :D

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daedalus685   06-11-2009 at 06:58:52 PM
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Man, I have no idea why people claim the naming structure of modern cards is confusing.....

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shubham1401   06-11-2009 at 07:25:42 PM
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my vote for 8800GT.

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gamerk316   06-11-2009 at 09:36:59 PM
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daedalus685 wrote :

Man, I have no idea why people claim the naming structure of modern cards is confusing.....

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Its not really the stucture, I just forgot that particular card:

NVIDIA NAMING SCHEME:

GS -> GSO -> GT -> GTX -> Ultra

x950 GX2 - Dual GPU (7950 GX2, 295 (9800 GX2 ignores this rule))
x800 - High end (6800, 8800, etc)
x600 - Medium end/budget (8600, 9600)
x500 - low end budget (9500)
x400 - non gaming (8400, 9400)
x200 - integrated?
Note: Drop last zero for 200 series and above

anything in between would qualify as a revision/die shrink (275 fits between 260 and 280; 285 is die shrink of 280)

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daedalus685   06-11-2009 at 09:42:31 PM
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Its the letter suffixes that i find silly. Though I do understand how it works, no need to link it all. I could just look it up if I wasnt sure anyway...

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ausch30   06-11-2009 at 09:55:58 PM
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gamerk316 wrote :

Its not really the stucture, I just forgot that particular card:

NVIDIA NAMING SCHEME:

GS -> GSO -> GT -> GTX -> Ultra

x950 GX2 - Dual GPU (7950 GX2, 295 (9800 GX2 ignores this rule))
x800 - High end (6800, 8800, etc)
x600 - Medium end/budget (8600, 9600)
x500 - low end budget (9500)
x400 - non gaming (8400, 9400)
x200 - integrated?
Note: Drop last zero for 200 series and above

anything in between would qualify as a revision/die shrink (275 fits between 260 and 280; 285 is die shrink of 280)



But you also should mention that the 8800GT and 9800GT are the same card, and the 8800GTX and 9800GTX are the same, and 9800GTX+ and GTS250 are the same, am I missing any? which adds to the confusion

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Dekasav   06-11-2009 at 10:18:05 PM
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8800GS = 9600GSO (the 384Mb ones). And the 9500GT is the 8600GT.

But the 8800GTX and 9800GTX are different, the 9800GTX is the 8800GTS (512Mb) with higher clocks.

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ausch30   06-11-2009 at 11:11:51 PM
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HundredIslandsBoy wrote :

I would choose the GTS 250.



You do realize that the GTS 250 performs the same as the 4850 and costs $30-$40 more, good choice. :sarcastic:


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Bronze Graphics badge mousemonkey   06-12-2009 at 12:04:47 AM
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But it's worth it for the better driver support. :lol:

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