9600gt vs. 8800gt

[dat722]

which one should i get? i no that the 9 series is suppose to have new technology and its ddr4

 

[defaultluser]

There's no difference in terms of technology. Both the 9600GT and 8800GT have the same new compression tech, and both have the same video decoder acceleration. Basically, it's a rebranding.

The 9600GT is within %5-10 of the 8800GT in a lot of games, and is priced lower, which makes it attractive...but if you play higher resolutions, or play a lot of Crysis, you want to pony the extra cash fro the 8800GT.

 

[day0day]

I am wondering what's the main defferences between 9 series and the 8 series? Are the 9 series better than the 8 series.

 

[UtopiA]

9600GT performs identically with the HD3870, which is slightly *less* than the 8800GT.
I believe it uses G94, which is different from the G92 that the 8800GT uses. Someone smarter than myself can fill you in.

The 9600GT is amazing though, I put an eVGA brand in a rig last week.
At 25% fan (RivaTuner) it was idling 37C (RivaTuner) at stock settings (Non-OC Version). I was simply amazed.

9600GT's are beasts in SLi, I'll tell you that.
However I hate single-slot cards, so I would never use one.

I have no experience with the 8800GT.
I would say the 9600GT is more "9-series" than the 9800GTX and GX2.

 

[dajet24]

9600GT runs alot cooler then the 8800GT. and you can buy it for 149 no rebate on newegg right now.
sli 9600GT's for 300 bucks that scale very well = the win

 

[UtopiA]

9600GT runs alot cooler then the 8800GT. and you can buy it for 149 no rebate on newegg right now.
sli 9600GT's for 300 bucks that scale very well = the win

That's amazing, but they're ECS brand.
Bad experience with them...

I just put two in my cart, came to $308 shipped! About the same price as a single G92 GTS.
Not ordering them obviously.

 

[benchmark_hunter]

8800GT for sure if you are looking for pure performance

gddr4 for 9600GT? where did you get such specifications from?

 

[sameo88]

Should i get a 8800GTX($400) overclocked to near ultra or 9600GT's in SLI?(~$450)




Amd 6000+, 4gig Ram, vista ultimate 32bit soon to be 64

 

[agmarley]

To me thats a tough call. Have you looked at the 9600 Hardocp SLI review?

http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQ3MiwsLGhlbnRodXNpYXN0

Start there, and then ask yourself what your gamings needs are. What res do you game at?

 

[TeleFragger]

under hot deals...
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1286254

XFX PVT94PYDF4 GeForce 9600GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
$179.99 - $5.00IR - $30.00MIR - $15.00 promo code "hardocp31715" = $129.99 with free shipping
Promo Expires on 3/24/08


wish I would have seen that..

I just bought the xfx geforce 9600gt XXX (700mhz one... is that he XXX???)
and going to buy a second in 2 weeks..... so I will be sli on 2 9600's for about $360....

 

[sparks]

TeleFragger please post your results that should be a killer for $360

 

[Zetherin]

Dual 9600GT's for $260

I know what I'll be using for my next build...

 

[Malmhead]

I'm going to have to jump on this

 

[TeleFragger]

TeleFragger please post your results that should be a killer for $360

well theoretically..
I just bought the xfx 700mhz one.... for $199 shipped to my house from zipzoomfly...
$30 mir = 179.99 total after rebate....

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008032


so if I was able to wait a week or 2 ... when the xfx mir expires.... a new one will happen.. then buy another... the card will either be cheaper to start with a new mir or same price with mir.....

so $180x2=$360.......

it was that or a 8800gt or 8800gtx... so im gambling on the dual 9600's lasting me a few years....

 

[stevedave]

I got the bfg 9600gt becuase the 6 series gets cheaper than the 8 series. So in like 6 months or so I will be able to sli for like 70 bucks.

I am in dx9 crysis runs at 1650x1080 with 8x very good. I had one instance of slowdown but I blew up a tank point blank and even a 8800gtx would have slowed down.

I highly recommend this card........But I have a feeling something better but still in the same price range is around the corner......becuase there is always something around the corner. Maybe they will up the shadders on the 9600gts.

 

[Nenu]

Wouldnt it be nice if NVidia made a 9600GX2.
If they priced that around $300 (+UK Tax and Tax on Tax), I'd get one to replace my 8800GT.

 

[UtopiA]

Wouldnt it be nice if NVidia made a 9600GX2.
If they priced that around $300 (+UK Tax and Tax on Tax), I'd get one to replace my 8800GT.

I'd buy it immediately.

 

[crayzie418]

I have the used the 8800gt KO, 8800gts 640mb and the new g92, and the 9600gt. I think its on your budget. For budget single card apps if you are really tight on the like $50 difference then get the 9600gt, but if you can afford the $50 difference it is well worth it as the game play especially with crysis is much smoother.

 

[sameo88]

hmm yeah, well by then i'll have a 22" so max res id use, just ive heard so many negatives about sli so im thinkin 8800GTX is the way to go
??

 

[sameo88]

To me thats a tough call. Have you looked at the 9600 Hardocp SLI review?

http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQ3MiwsLGhlbnRodXNpYXN0

Start there, and then ask yourself what your gamings needs are. What res do you game at?

hmm the 9600's come out on top aye, but im still not keen on sli cause ive never gone sli b4 and apparently also the 9600 has these "black screen" problems