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Nvidia 8600GT in SA?
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killadoob
Honorary Master
has ati not told this several times now lol if they make it i think i'll be amazed
killadoob
Honorary Master
would love a 4 meg version of e6300
how much difference does 4 meg make?
how much difference does 4 meg make?
Ekhaatvensters
Executive Member
I think I read somewhere it isn't such a big difference... but I shouldn't be saying anything I'm not really sure. There'll be an article on it somewhere, Google it.
erm, heres something: "For example mainstream oriented Core 2 Duo's come with 2MB of L2 cache, where as high end models have 4MB L2 cache. Tests have shown many times over that cache size makes a significant impact on overall performance."
So I might have been wrong..
But this is pretty concise.
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2795&p=4
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hj2k_x
Honorary Master
At this point I am not sure of the use of the 8500s?
killadoob
Honorary Master
same use as someone who has a 7600gs
runs games doesnt it, maybe not full res but it will run dx 10 games
runs games doesnt it, maybe not full res but it will run dx 10 games
Roo!
Expert Member
Multiply the dollar amount by 10 and that will be what we pay here, so a E6600 that costs just over R3000 locally will soon cost just over R2000, so we're getting about a 33% reduction on most of the chips (glad I waited a bit for my upgrade).
One area that this makes a major differences in is video processing (along with the dual/quad core processing power). It speeds the whole process up very nicely.
hj2k_x
Honorary Master
I see. Thanks. (Sad I didn't wait for my upgrade)
supersunbird
Honorary Master
So I am informed my supplier has 8500GTs, I'd sell them for around R1030.
Not to bad compared to the 7600GS, wish I had a 7600GS and 8500GT so I could do some benchmarks
Not to bad compared to the 7600GS, wish I had a 7600GS and 8500GT so I could do some benchmarks
hj2k_x
Honorary Master
Surely worth it for the DX10 compatability?
supersunbird
Honorary Master
Oh no, dont pull that one! Im staying away from Vista for a few years so no DX10 at all. And by the time I get it (DX10) games out will make it feel like a 5200 lol
But if its better performance for around the same price I might get it, thats why I want benchmarks...
But if its better performance for around the same price I might get it, thats why I want benchmarks...
hj2k_x
Honorary Master
Well against all odds I am loving Vista so am keen for the DX10 aspect. I know what you mean about it looking like a 5200 by the time there are any DX10 games though...
hj2k_x
Honorary Master
I see the 8600GTS 512MB is here. For R2599. Not a bad price I thought? Anyone know the bus speed on this card?
It certainly looks cool...
It certainly looks cool...
Ekhaatvensters
Executive Member
Does it really need 512mb RAM?
They are 128 bit cards. I would think it's a waste of money paying for the 512mb, it won't be able to run games at a resolution where 512MB is useful. The XFX 8600GT XXX is probably the best buy out of the whole range, it's R1600.
Hmm but I see thats a Gainward card, that is a good price then, but I still doubt it's worth it.
They are 128 bit cards. I would think it's a waste of money paying for the 512mb, it won't be able to run games at a resolution where 512MB is useful. The XFX 8600GT XXX is probably the best buy out of the whole range, it's R1600.
Hmm but I see thats a Gainward card, that is a good price then, but I still doubt it's worth it.
hj2k_x
Honorary Master
Still 128 bit hey? That sucks
Not worth the extra MB's then...Ya, that 8600GT does look the best bet right now...They need to bring out mid-range cards with bigger busses!
Ekhaatvensters
Executive Member
Well, ATI's HD 2700 series (Which will probably still be a while, they only just about got the 2600XT's out) will be midrange with a 256 bit bus.
However it will be a bit more expensive than this sort of mid ragne, half way to performance cards then really.
However it will be a bit more expensive than this sort of mid ragne, half way to performance cards then really.
hj2k_x
Honorary Master
Ya, let's hope it's soon...ATM there are not many cards under R2000 that are worth recommending...( I am talking about DX10 ones...)
Ekhaatvensters
Executive Member
lol, atm that might or might not be because there are only 2 DX10 cards under R2000. I don't know how there could be many to recommend really.
Hopefully that will change when ATI get around to releasing their 2600Pro, which they still haven't released the final specs for :/
Hopefully that will change when ATI get around to releasing their 2600Pro, which they still haven't released the final specs for :/