Upgrading Vid cards, tough decision

[krazy_taco]

so an 8600?
I'd rather stick with evga, something like this:
EVGA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB GDDR3 SLI Ready PCI Express DL Dual DVI HDTV Video Card 256-P2-N761-AR at TigerDirect.com

 

[Invisible]

the x1950pro beats that and its $137, and the x1950xt beats that and is $167, and the 512 version is $195
pro < xt < xt512

 

[maroon1]

I'd rather stick with evga, something like this:

But eVGA is more expensive and has lower clock speed

 

[maroon1]

x1950xt beats that and is $167,

X1950XT is out of stock

the 512 version is $195

The 512 version is also out of stock

the x1950pro beats that

Depends on which game you play
Nvidia's GeForce 8600 series graphics cards - The Tech Report - Page 5

In shader-intensive games like STALKER, 8600GTS kills X1950pro

And not to mention that 8600GTS produce better image quality. I prefer having better image quality over few extra FPS

 

[krazy_taco]

I trust you Maroon. Which card should I get?

 

[phucng_10]

The 8600GT is what maroon1 suggested up there.

 

[Invisible]

no the GTS is worth the extra money compared to the 8600gt

 

[veg1992]

get the 8600gts or 7900gs....