question about card performance

"Augustus" <no_one.RemoveThis@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> "spaceman" <sonofzeus26.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> my gf just bought an 8600gt (bfg) for 100 bucks. i have two questions so
>> i can get an idea of how this card performs.
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>> how does this compare to an old 9700pro?
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> Far better...

I agree

>> how does this compare to a 1950pro?
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> Somewhat less, but it's a DX10 card. Not that it's a great choice for most
> existing and forthcoming DX10 games.
> http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/graphics-cards/msi-8600gt/5/

It has 128bit memory interface so its a bit slower at texture handling than
the 1950
but my 8600GT had very overclockable memory. I put a Zalman VF900 with
ramsinks on mine
and clocked it to 600/900 from the default 540/700. It ran Bioshock,
Oblivion, World in Conflict
very nicely.

I then tried to voltmod it - its quite common to voltmod it and get around
850-900 on the core
but I messed up and fried my card.
Now Im buying a X1950Pro !

Its smaller than the X1950pro and has lower power consumption

www.gpureview.com is good for comparing the technical specs of cards.
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