How much better is the 8800 GT than the 8600 GT?

I have the choice of buying a PC with either 3 GB of RAM, a 2.4 GHz Quad Processor and a 512 MB 8600 GT, or a PC with 2 GB RAM, a 2.8 GHz Duo Processor and a 512 MB 8800 GT.

The second option is £40 more. Is the slight upgrade in graphics cards worth the money?

the 8600 gt is trash.. the 8800 GT is a very solid card..

Buying a 8600 GT would make you hate yourself for the rest of your life.

the 8600 gt is trash.. the 8800 GT is a very solid card..

Buying a 8600 GT would make you hate yourself for the rest of your life.

omgimba

Your talking about the card I use to have which requires virtualy no psu, maxed cod4 with 4x aa at 1680x1050. Yup its horrible man... only a few games I couldnt max on it.

its basicly a 8600gt x 3-4. its not a slight upgrade but a big upgrade. crysis struggling on medium vs running great on high and ok on very high.

the difference between 2 and 3gb ram isn't very much for gaming but does make a difference for photoshop. for gaming and many apps that aren't video editing the faster dual core will beat the slower quad

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the 8600 gt is trash.. the 8800 GT is a very solid card..

Buying a 8600 GT would make you hate yourself for the rest of your life.

Helbrec

Your talking about the card I use to have which requires virtualy no psu, maxed cod4 with 4x aa at 1680x1050. Yup its horrible man... only a few games I couldnt max on it.

then why did you get the 4850? sure the 8600gt is fine for new games just the 8800gt is much much better