8500GT or 8600GT Graphics?

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  1. LDee

    LDee Regular member

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    Hi

    I'm trying to decide which graphics card to get. It's between this cheaper "Xpertvision 8500GT Sonic edition 256MB 128bit DDR3 DVI TVO PCI-E":
    http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...hvd19wcm9kdWN0X3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=128084


    Or for £25 more I can get this "Inno3D 8600GT 256MB 128bit DDR3 DVI PCI-E Graphics Card":
    http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...hvd19wcm9kdWN0X3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=126974



    Both are directx10 and 256mb of ddr3, the Xpertvision one is £50 but has the 8500GT chipset and comes overclocked. The Inno3D one is £76 but has the 8600GT chipset. Seems to me like the Xpertvision is a real bargain but would it be worth me paying the extra £25 for the 8600GT chipset?
     
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  2. marsey99

    marsey99 Regular member

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    the 85gt is not as good for games, the 86gt is more for gaming.

    buy which suits your needs.
     
  3. LDee

    LDee Regular member

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    I would like to be able to play games better (which I guess means everything else will run better too) so I think I'll go for the 8600GT.

    Thanks.
     
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    Based on the hardware specs, the 8600GT will be a significantly better gaming card.
     
  5. LDee

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    Thanks, I'll go for the 8600gt.
     

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