Who has a 8600 gts here.

Can you tell me if i should buy it for crysis and if you have it how are the graphics.

Can you tell me if i should buy it for crysis and if you have it how are the graphics.

xjet039

I would wait till they release Crysis and see what is out there then...the cards will be cheaper by then hopefully and there will be plenty of sites running benchmarks to make your decision a lil easier

It wont perform any better then the 7900 GT, better off with the 8800 GTS 320 MB like I did, costs more but its way better visually.DSgamer64

Get a 8800GTS 320MB instead. Sure, it's more expensive, but if you want to play Crysis with a lot of the eye candy turned up, go for the 8800. The 8600GTS will run Crysis, but I wouldn't expect stellar performance. Benchmarks show that the 8600GTS is only a wee bit faster than the 7900GT, which, although a good card and relatively powerful and should run Crysis fairly well, would probably only be able to play at around medium settings.Einhanderkiller

Yeah benchmarks shows that 8600GTS has better perfromance but that isn't the case in game.

7900GT kicks 8600GTS ass. 

http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1094&pageID=3437

[QUOTE="Einhanderkiller"]Get a 8800GTS 320MB instead. Sure, it's more expensive, but if you want to play Crysis with a lot of the eye candy turned up, go for the 8800. The 8600GTS will run Crysis, but I wouldn't expect stellar performance. Benchmarks show that the 8600GTS is only a wee bit faster than the 7900GT, which, although a good card and relatively powerful and should run Crysis fairly well, would probably only be able to play at around medium settings.Arnalion

Yeah benchmarks shows that 8600GTS has better perfromance but that isn't the case in game.

7900GT kicks 8600GTS ass.

http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1094&pageID=3437

7900gt is old tech garbage. i mean, try to play H.264 ( blu-ray/ HD-DVD) video and cry... 7900 eats your cpu :lol: 

 8600gt / gts is stronger baby 8)

 and faster than x1980 pro  baby

I'm going to stick to my 7900 GTX until DX10 becomes standard. 

I'd only really advice the 8800 series. If you need a serious upgrade, just buy a computer with an 8800 series card. I got myself an 8800gtx with my new computer and only one word can desribe it- fantabulicious.MegaPigeon

[QUOTE="Arnalion"]

[QUOTE="Einhanderkiller"]Get a 8800GTS 320MB instead. Sure, it's more expensive, but if you want to play Crysis with a lot of the eye candy turned up, go for the 8800. The 8600GTS will run Crysis, but I wouldn't expect stellar performance. Benchmarks show that the 8600GTS is only a wee bit faster than the 7900GT, which, although a good card and relatively powerful and should run Crysis fairly well, would probably only be able to play at around medium settings.machitocaliente

Yeah benchmarks shows that 8600GTS has better perfromance but that isn't the case in game.

7900GT kicks 8600GTS ass.

http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1094&pageID=3437

7900gt is old tech garbage. i mean, try to play H.264 ( blu-ray/ HD-DVD) video and cry... 7900 eats your cpu :lol:

8600gt / gts is stronger baby 8)

and faster than x1980 pro baby

Lol you post results with overclocked 8600GTS and only shows one game to showcase the performance.

I also thought the guy wanted the card to play games...

I can post tons of reviews that shows 8600GTS lack of performance. 

The advice from those in the know right now is, if you want to play the current games that are out (dx9) go for a x1950pro (512mb is nice) as it will slaughter the 8600 and give the 8800's a run for their money bang for buck it cant be beaten.

If you really really want a dx10 card then at least get a 8800gts 320mb.

There are some things to think about though, the 8 series driver support particularly for Vista is at the min **** and also these are the first dx10 capable cards so therefore they probably wont max crysis out (the developers themselves have stated the engine have to wait for tech to catch up to maximise it).

 From everything I have read about the 8600 it never comes recommended because it simply doesn't perform well enough given what else is out there.