Nvidia 8600 reviewed

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:16 pm

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2970&p=1

And is aint that great, other than allowing people to get DX10 features for a decnet price.

GTS is decent, I was surprised the HardOCP review didnt compare the 8600s to the 8800GTS though.

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:55 am

Hopefully some coupons come out for it.

$200...8600
$240...8800 (and 33% faster)

Then again the 7000 and x1x00 series were that way, tell people to save an extra $20 and get a shitload more performance.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:17 am

Shagster wrote:Hopefully some coupons come out for it.

$200...8600
$240...8800 (and 33% faster)

Then again the 7000 and x1x00 series were that way, tell people to save an extra $20 and get a shitload more performance.

those prices are pretty good and inline with the GTS and GTX 8800's.. you might see them come down a few bucks here and there but not for another few months.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:54 pm

Where can you get the 8800GTS for 240?

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:07 pm

249.99 after rebate right now at newegg.

Yesterday buy.com had it for 214.99 after rebates.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:18 pm

I dont see one for 249 after rebate on newegg

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:28 pm

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814133193

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:16 pm

Oh, PNY doesnt count. Never buy a PNY card.

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:27 pm

They're all reference cards aren't they?

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:43 pm

Shagster wrote:They're all reference cards aren't they?

Is PNY using its own RAM in their cards?

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:53 pm

PNY doesn't make memory chips. They buy others and make it suck ass. heh.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:46 pm

PNY is awful... worse card I ever got was from them.. BFG for me only!

Addict · Post by **Addict** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:16 am

At least you can get DX10 with them. That's about the only good thing I can think of.

PNY is usually a crippled card from the start. Meaning if you have any thoughts of OC'ing the card or are expecting more than average performance, look at another brand.... XFX & BFG are good cards.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:16 am

Yes, the 8800 GTS is only a few dollars more, but people like me didn't have the extra cash and I couldn't stand another day with my 7300 LE. I got the XFX overclocked version for around $200 and I can play World of Warcraft at 1680x1050 with all the settings maxed.