Question about 8600 GT

[solidesnake]

Hi
I want to buy a gigabyte 8600 Gt 512 DDR2 Gt-NX86T512H
I would to know it specification:
GPU?Memory Clock?

Thanks

 

[Silus]

Hi
I want to buy a gigabyte 8600 Gt 512 DDR2 Gt-NX86T512H
I would to know it specification:
GPU?Memory Clock?

Thanks

I wouldn't recommend the 512 MB version. Your're paying more, when the extra memory will yield you little to no performance increase (I'm specifically refering to games).

Also, look at this review:

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTM3OSwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==

Gigabyte GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB GDDR3 Silent should fit your needs quite nicely. It's factory overclocked to 600 Mhz on the GPU and 720 Mhz on the memory and is passively cooled.

 

[The Null]

if you really want, go with the 8600GTS, its better than a 8600GT OC and also comes in 512 as well. although they are a bit more expensive.

also, 1ghz core is hard to beat

 

[solidesnake]

The problem is that i have a limited budget , in my country Gigabyte 8600 gt ddr3 cost 1320 Dh = 155$ and the gigabyte 8600 gt 512 ddr cost 1490Dh= 175$ .the 8600 Gts cost 2300Dh=270$ .
The question is the 512 DDR2 is better than 256 DDr3?
Can i run crysis at midium?
Thanks

 

[Silus]

The problem is that i have a limited budget , in my country Gigabyte 8600 gt ddr3 cost 1320 Dh = 155$ and the gigabyte 8600 gt 512 ddr cost 1490Dh= 175$ .the 8600 Gts cost 2300Dh=270$ .
The question is the 512 DDR2 is better than 256 DDr3?
Can i run crysis at midium?
Thanks

GDDR3 is better and again, get the 256 MB model. 512 MB will yield you little to no advantage in games and you'll be paying more for it.

And yes, you can run Crysis @ medium settings, with a 8600 GT. You can even set a few settings to high, depending on the resolution.

 

[solidesnake]

thanks all

 

[Hornet]

I'm using Gigabyte 8600GT 256MB

It's passive cooling, no fans, not the best at overclocking, possibly due to its passive cooling, but then again it's already overclocked at 600MHz and 720MHz. I manage to push mine up to 615MHz and 800MHz, nothing much but I'm happy with it, for the price it comes at

As others had pointed out, get the 256MB. Often card manufacturer release some mid range card with larger memory size, but the memory speed itself is lower than specifications. Learned my lesson the hard way when I bought my Radeon 9600 Pro once upon a time ago lol.

Speaking about Crysis, I had to turn my shadows down to low to keep things playable, though the rest is medium. No AA and AF of course. Resolution is 1440x900.