Hardware Analysis Community Forums http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/65777/ 2008-12-02T15:53:00-05:00 http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/65777/ http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/halogo.gif text/html 2007-10-10T03:21:50-05:00 Sailendran Iswara Jothi http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/65777/?o=20#513547 I recently purchased this card for one of my customers, he was very happy with it and as for performance welll definetely Mid-Range, but I guess it is sufficient to play most games. Recommended for saving costs and casual gamers. text/html 2007-04-11T18:26:14-05:00 FingerMeElmo87 http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/65777/?o=20#485537 i think the GTS needs to have a 256 bit wide memory bus. the fact that its still only 128 is garbage text/html 2007-04-09T19:36:43-05:00 josh long http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/65777/?o=20#485114 Yea this card series looks kinda like the industry as a whole is realizing the market gaps and trying to fill them with actually good hardware. Plus I think this step is huge, the last of the 8XXX series especially in SLI was such a power drag that I'm sure this series will sit well with OEM's that want a mid range SLI solution in their ranks that are much more power conservative, but with still performing results. I cant wait to test one, text/html 2007-03-24T16:38:39-05:00 ian elliott http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/65777/?o=20#482318 128mb or 256mb on a 8600GT with 128bit wide memory bus. Not impressed. I hope they don't make a 128mb model of it. <br /> <br /> The 8600GTS with 256mb but still only a 128bit wide memory bus. No plans for 512mb model?<br /> <br /> I think ATI will have better mid-range cards than these. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> text/html 2007-03-19T15:27:18-05:00 DublinGunner http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/65777/?o=20#481434 I assume you mean stream processors?<br /> <br /> I believe the 8600xx will have 64 stream processors (I like to call them 'streamers' lol), also known as unified shaders text/html 2007-03-19T13:38:37-05:00 dustin Evaska http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/65777/?o=20#481425 Does anyone now hos many core process it has because no matter how good it is it needs to have a decent amout of core processes text/html 2007-03-18T00:29:34-05:00 Julian Innerhofer http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/65777/?o=20#481173 Joe Gonko said: <div class="quote">Hello. When using Vista x64 Ultimate in full Aero mode, one of these new DX10 nVidia cards, and a dual monitor desktop of 3200x1200 (2 by 1600x1200), is it the amount of video card memory that matters the most?<br /> <br /> I thought I read somewhere that the Aero GUI keeps entire windows in video memory in order to do its special effects so should I be concerned if one of these cards only has 128 or 256MB of memory?<br /> <br /> I would hate to buy a new card but then learn it will function much slower due to my desktop resolution/size.<br /> <br /> Thanks, Joe</div><br /> <br /> It depends if you run any games.<br /> <br /> In 2D you only need 3200x1200x3 Bytes Video rAm, which is about 11MB.<br /> <br /> I don't know, how much memory Aero uses at such a resolution, but I don't think, that it could be a problem, because from waht I heard Aero doesn't need very much graphics power.<br /> text/html 2007-03-17T12:52:00-05:00 DublinGunner http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/65777/#481075 Joe Gonko said: <div class="quote">Hello. When using Vista x64 Ultimate in full Aero mode, one of these new DX10 nVidia cards, and a dual monitor desktop of 3200x1200 (2 by 1600x1200), is it the amount of video card memory that matters the most?<br /> <br /> I thought I read somewhere that the Aero GUI keeps entire windows in video memory in order to do its special effects so should I be concerned if one of these cards only has 128 or 256MB of memory?<br /> <br /> I would hate to buy a new card but then learn it will function much slower due to my desktop resolution/size.<br /> <br /> Thanks, Joe</div><br /> <br /> For such a large resolution, one card is fine for windows, but if you wanna play games or anything graphically intense, you would need SLI 8800GTX or Quadro<br /> text/html 2007-03-16T22:37:23-05:00 Maestro http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/65777/#481003 Hey Sander,<br /> I had a X800XT PE in my old system, and i thought that the PE stood for Platinum Edition? Definitely didnt have any autographing on it...I think I got jibbed <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile2.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":(" title=":(">. Good card though. On my old Skt754 system with LESS RAM and LESS cpu clockspeed I was getting higher FPS in Half Life 2 and CS:S. <br /> Lol. The 8600GTS sounds good. $200US=easily 400$AU after the inflated prices we get down here. The 8800GTS320M is selling for I believe around 500-550$AU...hmm...sounds not so good anymore...<br /> <br /> Cheers<br /> John text/html 2007-03-16T22:06:20-05:00 Joe Gonko http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/65777/#480999 Hello. When using Vista x64 Ultimate in full Aero mode, one of these new DX10 nVidia cards, and a dual monitor desktop of 3200x1200 (2 by 1600x1200), is it the amount of video card memory that matters the most?<br /> <br /> I thought I read somewhere that the Aero GUI keeps entire windows in video memory in order to do its special effects so should I be concerned if one of these cards only has 128 or 256MB of memory?<br /> <br /> I would hate to buy a new card but then learn it will function much slower due to my desktop resolution/size.<br /> <br /> Thanks, Joe text/html 2007-03-16T20:45:08-05:00 Adam Kolak http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/65777/#480987 Oh 520Mhz overclock. Yeah thats pretty good even for a 3.2Ghz chip. My Northwood is good for a 600mhz overclock. text/html 2007-03-16T20:13:16-05:00 Sander Sassen http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/65777/#480984 <div class="quote">Northwood at 3.72Ghz? That's pretty impressive. Which model is that? I got the 2.66Ghz Northwood and it easily can get up to 3.4ghz. </div><br /> <br /> Its a 3.2GHz, engineering sample from Intel, 3.72GHz on air, with a Thermalright XP120 as discussed here:<br /> <br /> <a class="ext" href="/content/reviews/article/1770/" target="_blank">http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/reviews/article/1770/</a><br /> <br /> Best regards, text/html 2007-03-16T18:12:51-05:00 Adam Kolak http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/65777/#480955 Northwood at 3.72Ghz? That's pretty impressive. Which model is that? I got the 2.66Ghz Northwood and it easily can get up to 3.4ghz. text/html 2007-03-16T18:09:28-05:00 James Mace http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/65777/#480952 Exactly what I have been waiting for. I see a &quot;Crysis&quot; in my future!<br /> Jim<br /> text/html 2007-03-16T16:31:50-05:00 Brandon DeCoppel http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/65777/#480937 MMM yes when I finally decide to suck it up and build a new rig I'll be slapping in a 8600 <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile3.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":D" title=":D">