Which 8600 card?

[dcb91]

My next card will be an 8600, i've found two i think are pretty good, which do you think is the better choice.

MSI:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127286

EVGA:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130085

only reason im having trouble deciding is that the reviews say the MSI runs louder and hotter, but seems to have better specs, so i dont know...

 

[maroon1]

Both are good video cards and both have good reviews

The MSI cost only $5 more but it has higher clocks. But you can manually overclock the eVGA 8600GT if you want. Just get either of them and you won't be disappointed......

EDIT: It seems that eVGA 8600GT doesn't support HDCP, but MSI 8600GT supports it. I would get MSI 8600GT if I were you

 

[dcb91]

I'm just concerned most people said the MSI runs loud and hot, and from what some guys said, neither of them seem to be HDCP...

 

[maroon1]

I'm just concerned most people said the MSI runs loud and hot, and from what some guys said, neither of them seem to be HDCP...

http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=NX8600GT-T2D256E_OC&class=vga

I don't know but in MSI website it says that it have HDCP Support

 

[chupacabra]

The only con i can really see to the msi is the 1 year warranty vs the evga which has lifetime warranty

 

[dcb91]

in comparison of brands, EVGA is probably better when it comes to graphics?

 

[Itanda]

I would recommend getting the one from XFX!

 

[hermeslyre]

in comparison of brands, EVGA is probably better when it comes to graphics?

No. They all use the same GPU chip supplied to them By Nvidia. Buying one over the other wouldn't yield Any substantial performance increase, except in customer support, and as maroon pointed out The msi has HDCP.

 

[bumblebee_tuna]

Personally, with my experiences with Zalman, I would just get a Zalman for the MSI and OC the hell out of it.........

Lifetime warranties are only so good as long as you haven't voided them. You wouldn't be able to OC the eVGA as long as you want a valid warranty if OC ever happens to void it.

Edit: I just googled it, eVGA's policy is that OC does not void the warranty 'as long as there is no physical damage to the product or missing components.'

 

[ETSA]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102700

I would recommend this.

 

[INTELCRAZY]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102700

I would recommend this.

I will second that, 2600XT beats 8600 in price and performance

 

[thetux]

I will second that, 2600XT beats 8600 in price and performance

I totally agree.

 

[maroon1]

I will second that, 2600XT beats 8600 in price and performance

I disagree with you

8600GT is less expensive and beat HD2600XT (GDDR4 version) in most cases

You can see here some reviews

http://techreport.com/reviews/2007q3/radeon-hd-2400-2600/index.x?pg=1
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/radeon_hd_2600_performance_preview/page5.asp
http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3023&p=10
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTM2MCwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==

And the one that ETSA posted is HD2600XT GDDR3 version (not GDDR4)

 

[dcb91]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102700

I would recommend this.

thats a nice card, its just i wanna run SLI eventually.

I really do like that MSI, and i would buy it, but the only thing stopping me is people saying its loud and hot.

 

[maroon1]

Ok then just get eVGA 8600GT, it is cheaper and you overclock it manually

 

[INTELCRAZY]

I disagree with you

8600GT is less expensive and beat HD2600XT (GDDR4 version) in most cases

You can see here some reviews

http://techreport.com/reviews/2007q3/radeon-hd-2400-2600/index.x?pg=1
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/radeon_hd_2600_performance_preview/page5.asp
http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3023&p=10
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTM2MCwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==

And the one that ETSA posted is HD2600XT GDDR3 version (not GDDR4)

Sry... I stand corrected, the memory bandwith was better, but not overall better. I was also thinking along the lines of an 8600GTS...

 

[StrangleHold]

I agree I would not buy a 8600GT, for about 30 more you can get a 8600GTS that will stomp both