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x850XTPE vs 8600GT?
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MrWizard6600
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I Disagree. I would have to say VERY similar performance, but with higher resolution your going to se the 850 pull ahead.
Remembering of course, the X850 only supports SM2.0 where the 8600 actually supports SM4.0.
Remembering of course, the X850 only supports SM2.0 where the 8600 actually supports SM4.0.
they are alike in performance perhaps, x850's downside, its functions, its a fucking fast card to be honest.
I actually got 8 of them
, bought one, got the rest for free =) one is used in my gf's comp atm, gonna change it to hd 3850, cause of her needs of HDMI with audio.
I actually got 8 of them
, bought one, got the rest for free =) one is used in my gf's comp atm, gonna change it to hd 3850, cause of her needs of HDMI with audio.Really depends on how you look at it. In older games it will perform a tiny bit better but in newer shader intensive games it will be a pretty large improvement.
The X850 really probably wont pull ahead at any resolution. While the 8600GT may be "limited" by its 128-bit bus the high memory clocks balance this out more than you would probably think.
Looking at the benches here It actually scales better in most games than an 8800GTS when raising the resolution. (Not saying it performs better just saying it takes less of a performance hit). Thats really not too shabby.
Well, you have to understand that the other PC will probably never be used for gaming. The downside of the x850XTPE in it is the fact that it's:
1) fan is loud, have to keep a fan on the side of the case to keep the card from heating too much.
2) Takes up 2 slots and runs a tad hot
3) Requires external power, PSU does not have the 6pin cable, using an adapter.
Basically, I do not want to trade the cards up if 850xtpe is still better, I loved that card few months back. Reason I am concidering is because 8600GT is singleslot, quite, no external power requirement and digital vibrance is awesome .
1) fan is loud, have to keep a fan on the side of the case to keep the card from heating too much.
2) Takes up 2 slots and runs a tad hot
3) Requires external power, PSU does not have the 6pin cable, using an adapter.
Basically, I do not want to trade the cards up if 850xtpe is still better, I loved that card few months back
. Reason I am concidering is because 8600GT is singleslot, quite, no external power requirement and digital vibrance is awesome .nobody_here
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the 8600GT is going to be able to decode video much easier, will take the load off the CPU, i dont know if the 850 even has hardware video decoding, but the 8600 is faster than the new 8800's in video decoding, thats why i got one for my media server/PC, i do very limited gaming and a lot of video type stuff mostly, no sense in spending a bunch of $$ on a 8800 if i dont game and it would be slower decoding video too...
You think I should just grab the 8600 then? x850xtpe was the shiznet back in the day, threw quite some dope towards it.
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for gaming it was....i dont recall it being anything wonderful for video decoding, the new lines of video cards, especially the mid range $100+/- cards have on die hardware video decoders because of the popularity of HTPC's and high definition video playback, although with further reading it does appear the 850 did have video decoding.....but i do not believe it to be nearly as efficient
if you have a chance to try out both one day, try running a movie with each in taking note of CPU useage while playing and so forth, also making note of image quality
i think you will find the 8600GT to be the superior card for your application.....which is not gaming as you clearly stated, but honestly, the 8600GTS seems to be the better gaming card with the 8600GT being a little slower than the GTS.....
i would say for gaming its going to be pretty close if that matters, but for video decoding the 8600GT should walk away better every time