I have a Q6600 / ASUS P5K Premium rig in the planning stages and, since I know nada about gfx cards I've come to y'all for advice.
I am a non-gamer so a basic, future-proof card with TV-out will suffice. I'm thinking around $300 will be more than adequate. I'm not squeemish about spending money but there is no sense in spending money on something I don't need and will never use.
My regular online retailer has these as possibilites:
EVGA E-GEFORCE 8600GTS 675MHZ 256MB 2.0GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out DIRECTX10 Video Card @ $177
Gigabyte GeForce 8600GTS 675MHZ 256MB GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out HDCP DIRECTX10 Video Card @ $270
EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GTS Superclocked 576MHZ 320MB 1.7GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV HDCP Video Card @ $320
I'm clueless as to why the two similar 8600's are so far apart price wise. No doubt the 8800GTS is more card than I need but if the extra oomph is worth it...
Thanks for your time.
I am a non-gamer so a basic, future-proof card with TV-out will suffice. I'm thinking around $300 will be more than adequate. I'm not squeemish about spending money but there is no sense in spending money on something I don't need and will never use.
My regular online retailer has these as possibilites:
EVGA E-GEFORCE 8600GTS 675MHZ 256MB 2.0GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out DIRECTX10 Video Card @ $177
Gigabyte GeForce 8600GTS 675MHZ 256MB GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out HDCP DIRECTX10 Video Card @ $270
EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GTS Superclocked 576MHZ 320MB 1.7GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV HDCP Video Card @ $320
I'm clueless as to why the two similar 8600's are so far apart price wise. No doubt the 8800GTS is more card than I need but if the extra oomph is worth it...
Thanks for your time.