Video card for little sister

g25racer said:
Why? The XFX is cheaper, faster, and runs cooler!! Plus XFX has a lifetime warranty even when OC'ing!!
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You got me on all but the price, the MSI is cheaper. I admit I like the looks of that XFX cooler. But I'm sorta cheap, so I'm still behind the MSI. The extra 100mhz core clock, OC warranty, even the fact that it runs cooler might not benefit his sister and her (limited?) choice of games.
 
g25racer said:
Why? The XFX is cheaper, faster, and runs cooler!! Plus XFX has a lifetime warranty even when OC'ing!!
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"Don't judge a book by its cover". That applies to heatsinks too. I could make a awesome looking cooler that's really just a expanded Socket 7 heatsink :P

The GDDR3 versions of the 8600GT can OC almost to a 8600GTS's speed.

Another one to add to your list:

HD3650
 
I'd go with the 7600 if you don't like mail in rebates otherwise the XFX 8600 looks very nice. My old 7600 is siting in the family comp now and plays the Sims 2 perfectly, I ran WC3 with it as well when it was in my comp, no problems what so ever.
 
oscaryu1 said:
"Don't judge a book by its cover". That applies to heatsinks too. I could make a awesome looking cooler that's really just a expanded Socket 7 heatsink :P

The GDDR3 versions of the 8600GT can OC almost to a 8600GTS's speed.

Another one to add to your list:

HD3650
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You are correct, infact my MSI NX8600GT OC's past the 8600GTS. The most i can get without little red pixels is 702MHz, but i can go up to 720Mhz(with little red pixels in random spots).
 
^ Yeah I was considering the 7600GT but even though im not using Vista (for which I wouldn't be looking at this card anyways), the 8600GT is a bit better specs wise.
 
I had a different version of a 7600GT FXF and it ran great. I bought mine for $120 months ago though. Replaced it since by the way because I got into higher end gaming.

For Warcraft 3 and the Sims you don't need much of a graphics card. Any of those would be almost overkill. I'd say go with the 7600GT.
 
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