Video Cards?

I was wondering is there a big difference between 8600GT 512MB and 8600GTS 512MB. I really dont want to hear get a 8800.|||As the others said, you can overclock the GT, but frankly, my video card overclocking experience has not been very good (unlike my CPU overclock experience), and I would suggest you spend the few extra $$ for the GTS. Again, like the others, I suggest you move up, but the 3850 is still quite expensive for what it is. The cheapest is $120 with mail in rebate. That said, the 8800GS performs about the same and only costs about $100

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

The next step up would probably be this MSI 8800GTS 320mb pre-overclocked with free Witcher for $120:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

Its performance is either on par with the 3850 or better.

If you just want the 8800gts, this overclocked MSI 8600GTS with free witcher is a pretty good option too. It looks to have a better cooler and higher clocks than most:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



PS I'm not an nvidia fan boy (quite the opposite actually), I have a 4 PCIE crossfire board and I'm upset that ATI hasn't met nVidia's pricing. But for you single slot people, nVidia is the way to go, proven by benchies. I think the HD 4XXX series will flip the market again though...|||not much just the gts is a little faster but you can overclock it for run at the same speed if you get it sli you probly get it around the speed as a 8800

i recommend looking at the egva or xfx one they make the best cards out there|||I've heard the GTS is better to over clock. But the GT is a lot cheaper and the performance is just about the same. The GTS has a better processing. The GTS has about 42% more memory bandwidth then the GT and a higher 25% texture fill in rate. I know you probably don't want the 8800 but you should save up for that cause it will leave those two cards in the dust. Other wise the GTS is the card for you.|||The GTS is the same core, same number of shaders etc, but its memory and shader frequencies are higher. If I were you, either get an 8600GT and overclock it, or get a radeon 3850. (get a 3850, amazing performance for the price)|||I does vary by model but the main difference between the two is the stock clock speeds. Both the GT and GTS have an equal number of stream processes so that means they both use the same on board GPU but most GT models come with stock speeds around 550 and the GTS has stock speed from 675 to over 700.



You can over clock a GT to meet the GTS speeds but if the card is damaged as a result of you over clocking, it will void any warranty. When the speeds comes over clocked from the factory it is all protected under your warranty. GTS models can be found in double slot set ups which means they have a bigger fan and heatsink to handle the higher clock speeds.|||3850 is MUCH better bang for the buck .. I agree.