8800gs/9600gos/3850-512mb

i_dog_69 · May 23, 2008, 08:22 AM

Hey guys, i am looking to upgrade my 8600GTS for a slightly better card. as the forum title reads i am looking mainly at the 3 different cards listed at the top, although im open to any and all suggestions. i want gaming performance but also i t HAS to good for HD video and at least fairly cool to go into an HTPC. anything you guys can help me out with would be great.
thanks guys, let 'er rip!

DaedalusHelios · May 23, 2008, 08:36 AM

3850 512mb or 9600gt are good.

3850 is better at 1080p hd, and 9600gt is better at gaming.

Xazax · May 23, 2008, 08:55 AM

I have an 8800GS/8800GT FS i suggest you check out!

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=60700

DaedalusHelios · May 23, 2008, 09:01 AM

give him a link.

Rebo&Zooty · May 23, 2008, 09:03 AM

the 9600gso/gos is acctualy just a renamed 8800gs check the news section there was an artical about it a while back, nvidia just renamed them to improove sales.

leet dealz

eidairaman1 · May 23, 2008, 09:39 AM

nah, sell off the old stock is all.

i_dog_69 · May 23, 2008, 06:41 PM

does anyone know of any of these cards with a built in HDMI port so i dont have to use the silly converter? that would be awsome! throw me some links if you know of or find any.

eidairaman1 · May 23, 2008, 10:43 PM

they work the same dude, nothing more nothing less.

May 23, 2008, 08:22 AM	#1
i_dog_69 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tacoma, WA USA Posts: 73 (0.04/day) Thanks: 10 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	8800gs/9600gos/3850-512mb Hey guys, i am looking to upgrade my 8600GTS for a slightly better card. as the forum title reads i am looking mainly at the 3 different cards listed at the top, although im open to any and all suggestions. i want gaming performance but also i t HAS to good for HD video and at least fairly cool to go into an HTPC. anything you guys can help me out with would be great. thanks guys, let 'er rip!

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May 23, 2008, 08:55 AM	#3
Xazax Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 3,093 (1.58/day) Thanks: 218 Thanked 389 Times in 336 Posts System Specs	I have an 8800GS/8800GT FS i suggest you check out! http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=60700 __________________ http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=61405 "An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep." - Babylonian Proverb Last edited by Xazax; May 23, 2008 at 09:04 AM.

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May 23, 2008, 08:36 AM	#2
DaedalusHelios Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4,262 (2.23/day) Thanks: 827 Thanked 817 Times in 699 Posts System Specs	3850 512mb or 9600gt are good. 3850 is better at 1080p hd, and 9600gt is better at gaming.

May 23, 2008, 09:01 AM	#4
DaedalusHelios Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4,262 (2.23/day) Thanks: 827 Thanked 817 Times in 699 Posts System Specs	give him a link.

May 23, 2008, 09:03 AM	#5
Rebo&Zooty Banned Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 456 (0.25/day) Thanks: 199 Thanked 32 Times in 30 Posts	the 9600gso/gos is acctualy just a renamed 8800gs check the news section there was an artical about it a while back, nvidia just renamed them to improove sales. leet dealz

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May 23, 2008, 09:39 AM	#6
eidairaman1 Eligible for custom title Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: HTX Posts: 10,076 (4.69/day) Thanks: 1,359 Thanked 1,159 Times in 1,035 Posts System Specs	nah, sell off the old stock is all. __________________ Athlon XP USERS with COD 4 FIX http://www.techsupportforum.com/foru...ls-202011.html http://www.howorks.com/2011/02/24/ho...-memory-limit/ “Sometimes my level of fail is unprecedented.” -TheMailMan78 “This is what the force of a thousand suns looks like.” -3870x2

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May 23, 2008, 06:41 PM	#7
i_dog_69 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tacoma, WA USA Posts: 73 (0.04/day) Thanks: 10 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	does anyone know of any of these cards with a built in HDMI port so i dont have to use the silly converter? that would be awsome! throw me some links if you know of or find any.

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eidairaman1 Eligible for custom title Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: HTX Posts: 10,076 (4.69/day) Thanks: 1,359 Thanked 1,159 Times in 1,035 Posts System Specs	they work the same dude, nothing more nothing less. __________________ Athlon XP USERS with COD 4 FIX http://www.techsupportforum.com/foru...ls-202011.html http://www.howorks.com/2011/02/24/ho...-memory-limit/ “Sometimes my level of fail is unprecedented.” -TheMailMan78 “This is what the force of a thousand suns looks like.” -3870x2

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