My computer is back up!, ... new vid card solved the problem Options

[steel]

After several aggravating days working on this, I weeded it down to my old 6800 ultra vid card that crashed my computer.

So, I now have a new vid card and all is back up and running. I got the best deal I could find locally for a card that is Directx 10 ready, a BFG GeForce 8600 GT OC for $139 after rebates.

Here's a link on the deal, in case anyone else needs it:
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_in...uct_code=346312

[{CuF}crazycanuck]

how do you like that card Steel??? Is there a huge improvement in graphics and fps with it?? i looking at doing a new build myself soon and was looking at that card as a possibility. It would be nice to get some reviews by someone that is using one. I am still working on a 754 socket amd 64 3400+ and a 7800 gs oc agp nvidia card myself. Works great for what i need it for but is maxed out on some of my games already.

[M@ster of Dis@ster]

how do you like that card Steel??? Is there a huge improvement in graphics and fps with it?? i looking at doing a new build myself soon and was looking at that card as a possibility. It would be nice to get some reviews by someone that is using one. I am still working on a 754 socket amd 64 3400+ and a 7800 gs oc agp nvidia card myself. Works great for what i need it for but is maxed out on some of my games already.

I ended up paying a whopping amount for a 8800GTX because the reivews of video card suggested there was no "mid-tier" at the moment. That is, in the past you could get something in the mid-end market for a gaming video card. However, at the moment, it's either "high" or "low", with the high end cards outpacing the low-end card by tons, but the price being tons more too. It used to be the mid-end cards were the best bang for buck and was only moderately outpaced by the high end cards...now you something like the 8600 gives the better bang for buck, but it is well outpaced by the high end cards...in performance and price.

Full article on tom's hardware guide...

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/07/24/hd_...d_geforce_8600/

or, cut to the chase (i.e. the conclusion)

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/07/24/hd_...600/page10.html

This post has been edited by M@ster of Dis@ster: 08/13/07 1:39pm

[Old Man Mike]

I usually go by the all Games FPS summary:

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_200...4&chart=318

The 8600 doesn't look bad at about half the performance of the 8800 GTX and twice the performance of the 6800.

Also, look how well the 7950 GX2 (a single card with two GPUs) does compared to 8800.

Old Man Mike