poton_12

i m planning to buy nvidia pci express graphics card but not sure which one to buy as there is huge list of models available in the market??? and i also want to know the difference between nvidia GT and nvidia GS version of graphics cards like NVIDIA 8800GT AND 8800GS, NVIDIA 7900GT AND NVIDIA 7900GS. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GT AND GS....WHICH ONE SHOULD I BUY GT MODEL OR GS MODEL????

vIrUs_32

8800 gs. 8800 gt, gts, gtx and ultra. I bought a gtx on ebay for 275 and am very happy

D_Vilenski

Get a GT, gt has a higher Front Side Bus

emosun

What computer are you planing on putting this in? It will dictate what card you ultimately get.

mattlock

The GS is typically a cut down version of the GT. For example, the 8800GT has 112 shader units, the GS has 96. The GT has a 256bit memory bus, the GS has a 192bit memory bus. The Core and Memory clocks are also higher on the GT. Both have pretty overclocking ability, but all in all, the GT is the better card.

poton_12

my system is core 2 duo e4500 2.2ghz....1gb ram and 250gb sata1...now recommend a pci express card for me.....wht about nvidia 7300gt???will it run games like nfs prostreet and call of duty4 with reasonable fps???

emosun

What is the make and model and wattage of the psu. If it a low end psu you can only get mid to low range video cards. High end gpu's require high end psu's. also post your budget too.

poton_12

my psu is 400 watt......and i can buy cards like 8500gt and 8600gt in my budget. should i buy 8600gt with my current psu of 400 watt and system specification of core 2 duo e4500 and 1gb ram running at 533mhz????? also i want to know the performance difference between 8500gt and 8600gt???? is there a minor difference in game performance or there is some noticeable difference in games with 8600gt as compared to 8500gt???

emosun

Yea the 8500 is a low end card when the 8600 is midrange go for an 8600. But make sure it has ddr3.

poton_12

ok but tell me wht about PSU...i currently have 400watt psu but there is no 6 pin connector in my psu..only 4 pin connectors are available...i heard that nvidia 8600gt requires a 6 pin connector from psu...is it true??? secondly i just read a review mentioning that nvidia 8600gt is not too good for gaming as you can only get medium graphics not high graphics and good fram rates in graphics intense games like Call of duty 4...it also mention that it is just the name given to nvidia 8600gt as directX 10 gaming card...in actual it is not like that it will be unable to run directx 10 games with reasonable graphics and FPS infact it is quiet horrible card for directX 10 gaming and a waste of money.......is it true??? experts and 8600gt card holders please give ur comments over it?????

emosun

Well the 8600 isn't as good as say an 8800 or 9660/9800. But it can play dx10 games just fine. But you said your budget could only afford an 8600 and that you have a 400watt power supply so it looks like better cards are out of the question.

Could you actually give us a number as to what your budget is? Or show us what 8600's your looking at? Not all 8600's require 6 pin power connectors.

poton_12

I m in Pakistan and here nvidia XFX 8600gt with 512mb ram not sure whether ddr2 or ddr3 is costing 7000 PKR...(110 USD).......wat about it i dont have more budget so recommend whether should i buy it or not??? also i didn't still see that card so i m not sure whether it requires 6 pin connector or not.....do u guys knw abt this card requirements like PSU power and connectors?

emosun

It depends, some have ddr2 and no extra poer connector and some have ddr3 ans have a 6 pin connector. For an 8600 the psu should be 400w or higher with 26 amps on the 12v rail.

poton_12

ok one final thing........how do we know about frame rates (fps) in games like someone says he got 50fps in cod4...how do we know abt this fps?

emosun

Most people use fraps to display it in game.

poton_12

wht is fraps is it a software??

emosun

Yea its a program that displays the frames per second in a game.

mattlock

http://www.fraps.com/

poton_12

so finally today i buy xfx nvidia 8600gt ddr2 512mb ram 540mhz core speed...............how is that will it run latest games i hav tried old games on it like cod2 and nfs mostwanted n they r running just fine with 35 to 45 fps........it think its quiet low performance...wat u guys say??

emosun

The ddr3 versions are alot better , what settings are you running it on?