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#1 Izzybk
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nVidia GeForce 8800 GT 512MB vs Dual 256MB Radeon ATI HD 2600 XT: what's better?

Are Dual nVidia GeForce 8800 GT 512MB worth $300 more than the above cards?

What's the deal withthe AGEIA® PhysX® physics accelerator? Pros and Cons? Is it worth an extra $160?

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nVidia GeForce 8800 GT 512MB vs Dual 256MB Radeon ATI HD 2600 XT: what's better?

Are Dual nVidia GeForce 8800 GT 512MB worth $300 more than the above cards?

What's the deal withthe AGEIA® PhysX® physics accelerator? Pros and Cons? Is it worth an extra $160?

Thanks

Izzybk

8800GT's are much better than a 2600XT!

2x8800GT's for $300 seems like a good deal to me!

With AGEIA physics processors they benefit some games but they are by no means needed. Some special levels that have been built for UT3 that benefit a lot from a PPU due to them having crazy amounts of moving objects...but really they are not essential.

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#3 04dcarraher
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Yes dual 8800GT's are better than dual 2600XT's Even a single 3870 cant beat a single 8800GT so there your answer there. A single 8800GT wont beat 2600XT's in crossfire if the game supports crossfire, If it dont then a single 8800GT should beat the cards. And AGEIA Physx card arent worth the money because theres only a handful of games that can use it and since Nvidia has bought AGEIA there are working on drivers/settings to use the physics processors of the geforce 8's or something like that.
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Thanks for the answers.

Also, Intel® Core™2 E8500 (6MB,3.16 GHz, 1333FSB) is better than Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.40GHz,1066FSB), right? But is it $100 better?

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Thanks for the answers.

Also, Intel® Core™2 E8500 (6MB,3.16 GHz, 1333FSB) is better than Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.40GHz,1066FSB), right? But is it $100 better?

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#6 Izzybk
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[QUOTE="Izzybk"]

Thanks for the answers.

Also, Intel® Core™2 E8500 (6MB,3.16 GHz, 1333FSB) is better than Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.40GHz,1066FSB), right? But is it $100 better?

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Your welcome :)

I still need an answer:D

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Thanks for the answers.

Also, Intel® Core™2 E8500 (6MB,3.16 GHz, 1333FSB) is better than Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.40GHz,1066FSB), right? But is it $100 better?

Izzybk

Both are more than enough for modern games!

Quad cores will have more life though than any duel core cpu!

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[QUOTE="Izzybk"]

Thanks for the answers.

Also, Intel® Core™2 E8500 (6MB,3.16 GHz, 1333FSB) is better than Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.40GHz,1066FSB), right? But is it $100 better?

daytona_178

Both are more than enough for modern games!

Quad cores will have more life though than any duel core cpu!

but by the time you start seeing quad cores being used widely on PC's there will much better quad cores out, thats the major problem with investing...
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[QUOTE="daytona_178"][QUOTE="Izzybk"]

Thanks for the answers.

Also, Intel® Core™2 E8500 (6MB,3.16 GHz, 1333FSB) is better than Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.40GHz,1066FSB), right? But is it $100 better?

yoyo462001

Both are more than enough for modern games!

Quad cores will have more life though than any duel core cpu!

but by the time you start seeing quad cores being used widely on PC's there will much better quad cores out, thats the major problem with investing...

Its not really an ivestment if it costs the same as an E8400!

Also when quad cores are being used in most games better quads will be out,,,but we cant say yet whether a Q6600 will be unusable. Either way a Q6600 isguaranteedto last longer thus save you money on when you next NEED to upgrade.

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There is no point what so ever in the Physics card. Ignore it.
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[QUOTE="daytona_178"][QUOTE="Izzybk"]

Thanks for the answers.

Also, Intel® Core™2 E8500 (6MB,3.16 GHz, 1333FSB) is better than Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.40GHz,1066FSB), right? But is it $100 better?

yoyo462001

Both are more than enough for modern games!

Quad cores will have more life though than any duel core cpu!

but by the time you start seeing quad cores being used widely on PC's there will much better quad cores out, thats the major problem with investing...

True but a processor is not something you change every 1-2 years like a vga or ram unless your a hardcore gamer and probably a quad core is gonna be a better choise is gonna last longer