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Ok i have a 8600gt 512 card right now, and i can get another one for $110 then run them in sli. The 8600 has 32 pipelines and the the 9600gt has 64 bit with 2 8600 gt it woud be the same but the 9600 gt is about $180 i think it was. i would have a gig of video ram with 2 8600 gt's. I think getting another 8600gt would be best bet for me, but i owuld like to know what other people think. WDF?: I found a hot girl WDF?: Who lets me WDF?: Drink WDF?: Smoke WDF?: And play video games WDF?: ALL DAY shignog: and in the back door? WDF?: She's back door compatible WDF?: And it comes enabled by default WDF?: I need to teach sirus a lesson WDF?: Oh wait WDF?: That's called gay shignog: if there is a girl there its bi WDF?: lol WDF?: ok shignog: so its not so gay WDF?: Good enough
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I also run an 8600GT. So does Delta. Currently, hardware outperforms nearly all software currently on the market. Save your money. Take a girl out to dinner. Safety + Peace
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Save your money. The 9600gt is a marginally upgraded 8600gt. Wait until the REAL 9 series is released and splooge on a top of the line card. If a new card is a neccessity the best price-performance ratio would be the 8800gt or the radeon HD3870's. You know even though I have 2 top of the line 7 series once the top of the line 9 series is released I may have to make the transition. I usually switch every two generations but really other than Crysis my computer eats just about any game out there at the moment. I'm the leetest one here 
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Just put in a 3870 today ..thing is like a brick.
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I dont have the money right now with house payments for the next 5 or so years. So i try to do what i can when i can, until i get a better job thats the way it will be. Or until i win the lotto, but i guess i really should start playing or ill never win. I have a sli mb and want to run sli so ati wont work for me. WDF?: I found a hot girl WDF?: Who lets me WDF?: Drink WDF?: Smoke WDF?: And play video games WDF?: ALL DAY shignog: and in the back door? WDF?: She's back door compatible WDF?: And it comes enabled by default WDF?: I need to teach sirus a lesson WDF?: Oh wait WDF?: That's called gay shignog: if there is a girl there its bi WDF?: lol WDF?: ok shignog: so its not so gay WDF?: Good enough
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Oh and remember SLI does not = 2x the performance. It's more like a 30% boost if that over a single card. Personally I would state the boost is about 15-20% on most games. I've heard the 9600 sli's extremely well but really Shignog the 8800 gt is only about 30 dollars more than a 9600gt. If you can scrape that together I would go for the 8800. I'm the leetest one here
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the 8800 gt? is it a evga card? that might take a month or 2 to save up for an 8800 card in the low range. WDF?: I found a hot girl WDF?: Who lets me WDF?: Drink WDF?: Smoke WDF?: And play video games WDF?: ALL DAY shignog: and in the back door? WDF?: She's back door compatible WDF?: And it comes enabled by default WDF?: I need to teach sirus a lesson WDF?: Oh wait WDF?: That's called gay shignog: if there is a girl there its bi WDF?: lol WDF?: ok shignog: so its not so gay WDF?: Good enough
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The EVGA 8800gt is 229 dollars at Newegg. Heres the link. It is by no means a low end 8800. Behind the ultra and the gtx the 8800gt is the way to go. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318 I'm the leetest one here
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would the 640mb ver of the 8800 be better than the 512mb ver? the 512 has a 256 bit and the the 640 ver has 320 so would the 640 mb ver be the best buy if i remember right there the same price or like $5. WDF?: I found a hot girl WDF?: Who lets me WDF?: Drink WDF?: Smoke WDF?: And play video games WDF?: ALL DAY shignog: and in the back door? WDF?: She's back door compatible WDF?: And it comes enabled by default WDF?: I need to teach sirus a lesson WDF?: Oh wait WDF?: That's called gay shignog: if there is a girl there its bi WDF?: lol WDF?: ok shignog: so its not so gay WDF?: Good enough
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its only better if you have a larger monitor. Other than that there is little difference. More than likely though one of them is simply overclocked so you dont have to do it yourself. Its a waste of money stick with the vanilla 8800gt. Superclocked versions are just to get some extra money off of people. Edit: Remember to get the GT NOT the GTS. I'm the leetest one here
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http://www.newegg.com/Pr...spx?Item=N82E168141431198800 GTS 512 $240 after rebate. Forget SLI. It isn't worth it. The 8800GT (512MB) is a great card, but the reference design cooler is crappy. From the intertubes rumors, the 9800 isn't going to be much better than the high end 8800s. A nice 9600 might for you, though, if you are strapped for cash. 8600s are sad under-performers. A nice 9600 GT is about on par with a 256MB 8800 GT. Whatever you do, stay away from the 320 and 640MB 8800 GTS cards. They suck ass and are overpriced.
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I'm running an 8800 ultra. I'd go that route.
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Send him an extra 400 dollars WDF and he can do what you say. WDF's secret is out hes been spending our donations on 700 dollar video cards.  Edit: I'd still take the gt over the gts for the 8800 series. The price-performance simply cannot be beat. I'm the leetest one here
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Darkillumina wrote:Save your money. The 9600gt is a marginally upgraded 8600gt. Wait until the REAL 9 series is released and splooge on a top of the line card. If a new card is a neccessity the best price-performance ratio would be the 8800gt or the radeon HD3870's.
You know even though I have 2 top of the line 7 series once the top of the line 9 series is released I may have to make the transition. I usually switch every two generations but really other than Crysis my computer eats just about any game out there at the moment. In Hi-Res and with AA and AF turned up the 9600GT will beat the 8800GT and in any res and anything will spank the living shit out of the 8600GT
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