nvidia 8600 gt graphics card.Any good?

[astraman]

I currently have a nvidia 7300gs turbocache card which i want to upgrade.I have been offered a nvidia 8600gt but as i dont have a great knowledge of computers i dont know if this will improve my graphics much.Anyone got any advice.Cheers.

[mattie]

I am currently looking at the Asus Extreme 8600GT with 256Mb of DDR3 Ram and a Fanless design, with a view to getting two to run in SLI. It is not the fastest card on the market, but it will be an improvement over your current card.

However, performance will depend on other factors - how fast your processor is, how much ram you have, type of motherboard etc.

[mattie]

Forget my previous answer, I have been reading reviews of the 8600 based cards, and they aren't supposed to be that great.

I have just bought a 320Mb Asus 8800GTS for �185 from a computer fair (�40 cheaper than anywhere else).
And you can really tell the difference.

However, I have a 650W power supply and a large case, and a quality motherboard, to put it in.
It is a large card and weighs about 2lb, and takes up two slots worth of space, so you need to make sure it will fit.

[Kinetic]

If you can stretch your budget GET AN 8800! Even the lower end ones are more than twice the speed of an 8600. You know what to do! :p