Need help choosing card

kokoli84 · 12-13-2007, 07:24 PM

Are there any big different between GeForce 8600 or 8800?
Which brand is the best?

Thanks

**emosun** · 12-13-2007, 07:28 PM

Yea 8800 is a monster an the 8600 is like a regular midrange card. With the 8800 you could turn almost any game all the way up as opposed to a 8600 which will probly play everything on medium settings. Evga , pny , seems to be good brands for the 8800. But if you get an 8800 youll need a massive psu to go with it. 650w min.

kokoli84 · 12-13-2007, 11:26 PM

oh that suck.. i just bought a 600watt, but ru talking about the regular GT or higher version like GTS or GTX?

**emosun** · 12-13-2007, 11:27 PM

I'm refering to any model 8800 should at least have a 650w psu, but i think you could squeeze by with a 600W. 600 is plenty for a 8600 but you could cut it close with the 8800

kokoli84 · 12-13-2007, 11:38 PM

cool... thanks for all the infomation !!!!

HawMan · 12-14-2007, 02:18 AM

Depends what brand the PSU is and how many Amps it has on the 12v+ line. (26a for PCI-E is required)

kokoli84 · 12-17-2007, 07:42 AM

is this any good?
Galaxy GeForce 8800GT 600MHZ 512MB 1.8GHZ DDR3 PCI-E DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out OEM Video Card

HawMan · 12-17-2007, 09:19 AM

Yeah

12-13-2007, 07:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
kokoli84 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 79 OS: Windows 7 RC1, Vista Ultimate, XP sp3	Need help choosing card Are there any big different between GeForce 8600 or 8800? Which brand is the best? Thanks

12-13-2007, 07:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,096 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Need help choosing card Yea 8800 is a monster an the 8600 is like a regular midrange card. With the 8800 you could turn almost any game all the way up as opposed to a 8600 which will probly play everything on medium settings. Evga , pny , seems to be good brands for the 8800. But if you get an 8800 youll need a massive psu to go with it. 650w min. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

12-13-2007, 11:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
kokoli84 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 79 OS: Windows 7 RC1, Vista Ultimate, XP sp3	Re: Need help choosing card oh that suck.. i just bought a 600watt, but ru talking about the regular GT or higher version like GTS or GTX?

12-13-2007, 11:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,096 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Need help choosing card I'm refering to any model 8800 should at least have a 650w psu, but i think you could squeeze by with a 600W. 600 is plenty for a 8600 but you could cut it close with the 8800 __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

12-13-2007, 11:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
kokoli84 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 79 OS: Windows 7 RC1, Vista Ultimate, XP sp3	Re: Need help choosing card cool... thanks for all the infomation !!!!

12-14-2007, 02:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,943 OS: Win XP My System	Re: Need help choosing card Depends what brand the PSU is and how many Amps it has on the 12v+ line. (26a for PCI-E is required) __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free.

12-17-2007, 07:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
kokoli84 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 79 OS: Windows 7 RC1, Vista Ultimate, XP sp3	Re: Need help choosing card is this any good? Galaxy GeForce 8800GT 600MHZ 512MB 1.8GHZ DDR3 PCI-E DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out OEM Video Card

12-17-2007, 09:19 AM	#8 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,943 OS: Win XP My System	Re: Need help choosing card Yeah __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free.