Wondering if i did it right drives me insane, Ive re-mounted at least 10 times now, and im still thinking about re doing it.

for c2d the best i found is the razor blade method to the base of the HeatSink.

Durring all this I've also learned that not enough is far worse than too much. (heat wize)

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how is it a little more cash? 8800gts is double the cost of a 8600GT and so it makes sense it performs 2x better.

i hardly think 8600gt performances are a joke, a power efficient card that offers better performance than 7900gs for around $120-130, looks good to me.

Fignewton50

Where have you seen an 8600GT outperform an 7900GS? A 7900GS usually beats a 8600GTS, let alone a GT>

I really don't know which card is better???? but heres what i get with my 8600GT.

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=25698466

If someone with a 7900gs wants to post there fps, we could compare.

I got tons of games and am willing to underclock my cpu (if needed) for comparison purposes.

Well all i got to say is if you dont mind 1280x1024, 8600 maxes everything out at atleast 30fps,

If it was me and i had the money, i guess $60 for double the ram sounds good to me. And I'm pretty sure the cards fast enough to make good use of it.