8500GT...lol

[saffakanera]

ok guys, i need a temp card, think i found one, i got 1k ish, so this is it, the 8500GT

Ive got a 6600 quad, 1 gig 800 ram, the question i want to know is, WILL THIS CARD BOTTLENECK THIS SYSTEM?

no seriously will i at least be able to play UT3 on it?

better question yet, will it be better than this Intel built in gpu piece of garbage im currently pimping?

 

[Pooky]

Of course it will be better, and I don't think GFX cards bottleneck systems, it's the other way round.

 

[ld13]

I don't think GFX cards bottleneck systems, it's the other way round.

And You have not seen the specs of the new GFX Cards heading our way mate...

 

[QX6700RULZ]

who cares about what is coming whenever, if you wait you wait forever as there is always something new coming

 

[Ekhaatvensters]

You could still get something much better second hand. Right now in the MyADSL classifieds there's a 7800GTX for R800.

Far better card, and it will do pretty well even in newer games.

 

[killadoob]

yep rather get a cheap second hand card than buy the 8500gt

 

[Ivan...]

yep rather get a cheap second hand card than buy the 8500gt

The 8600 GT (both the 256mb DDR3 and 512mb DDR2 versions) will run UT3 just fine...Crysis too if youre willing to to run it on medium on high-ish resolutions or on high on lowish resloutions (no AA, AA is the devil).

But I agree with killadoob..its too pricy and definetely not worth it...rather use your onboard graphics or a R300-R500 card up until you can get/afford something better .