which is the better card?

sycko · 03-31-2008, 02:14 PM

Hi all,
ive just been offerd this card dirt cheap http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PLT-861GHD
but since i dont know much about cards im not sure if is any better or much of an improvement to what i have already!!(sparkle geforce 256mb 7900gs)
any advise would be most helpfull
thanx

http://www.redstore.com/SPAGPC052

**UncleMacro** · 03-31-2008, 03:46 PM

A 7900 GS and 8600 GT are actually pretty close to each other in speed. I doubt there are any direct benchmarks which compare the two due to the age of the 7900 GS but you can see an approximate speed rating on this page. The 1 gig of RAM on the 8600 GT is pointless. It would go almost the same speed with 256 MB and definitely doesn't need more than 512 MB. The one benefit would be that the 8600 GT has DirectX 10 support whereas the 7900 GS is "only" DirectX 9. DirectX 10 support will be more useful someday but right now it's just a good way to slow games to a crawl for subtle visual improvements. Someday it will be really cool once games start supporting it properly.

03-31-2008, 02:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
sycko Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: leeds, england Posts: 177 OS: Vista ultimate My System	which is the better card? Hi all, ive just been offerd this card dirt cheap http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PLT-861GHD but since i dont know much about cards im not sure if is any better or much of an improvement to what i have already!!(sparkle geforce 256mb 7900gs) any advise would be most helpfull thanx http://www.redstore.com/SPAGPC052 __________________ sycko

03-31-2008, 03:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
UncleMacro TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,133 OS: Vista SP1 My System	Re: which is the better card? A 7900 GS and 8600 GT are actually pretty close to each other in speed. I doubt there are any direct benchmarks which compare the two due to the age of the 7900 GS but you can see an approximate speed rating on this page. The 1 gig of RAM on the 8600 GT is pointless. It would go almost the same speed with 256 MB and definitely doesn't need more than 512 MB. The one benefit would be that the 8600 GT has DirectX 10 support whereas the 7900 GS is "only" DirectX 9. DirectX 10 support will be more useful someday but right now it's just a good way to slow games to a crawl for subtle visual improvements. Someday it will be really cool once games start supporting it properly. Last edited by UncleMacro; 03-31-2008 at 03:47 PM.