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#1 August 4 2007

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Inno3d Geforce 7600GS v/s Inno3D Geforce 8500 GT v/s EVGA geForce 7600

Quoting I thread I wrote here : http://www.pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?t=58448



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http://www.inno3d.com/products/graph...cie/7600gs.htm

http://www.inno3d.com/products/graph...gf8/8500gt.htm


Which one should I get ?

I'm not much of a PC gamer ( more of a console gamer ), and my PC useage mainly consists of internet, and Jedi Knight 2 ( a very, very old game, but the online multiplayer in it is bad ass ).

So the deal is, I really would like to play Generals, Rome Total War, Medieval 2 Total War, with the latter being the most graphically demanding.

I have a PIV 3.2, with 1GB ram kingston, and my "vga" is the built in graphics card in the 965 motherboard. It can run generals fine on high settings, but when it comes to RTW, it's performance is mediocre ( practically my PC is with no real VGA ).

Now, 8500 is newer, and from what I gathered, it's specifically engineered for DX10 and vista, but the thing is the games I want to play are relatively old, and might be incompatible with GFX cards specialized for DX10.

Which card do you folks think i should get ?

Cheers.


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Now, when checking this forum, I saw Rolf's thread ( http://www.lebgeeks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=4632 )  about EVGA geForce 7600 GT.

Which one would you recommend me to get ?

And would the 8500 GT be incompatible or not 100% compatible with older DX9.0 games like Rome Total War, Medieval 2 Total War, LOTR Battle of the Middle Earth, etc.


Cheers.

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#2 August 4 2007

rolf
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Re: Inno3d Geforce 7600GS v/s Inno3D Geforce 8500 GT v/s EVGA geForce 7600

be aware that the fan of the evga 7600 gt is slightly noisy so if you 're a silence freak like me, get something else

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#3 August 4 2007

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Re: Inno3d Geforce 7600GS v/s Inno3D Geforce 8500 GT v/s EVGA geForce 7600

rolf wrote:

be aware that the fan of the evga 7600 gt is slightly noisy so if you 're a silence freak like me, get something else

I don't mind the sound.

The 3 cards have almost the same budget, but i'm talking as per horsepower, which gfx card has more muscles ?

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#4 August 5 2007

mezin
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Re: Inno3d Geforce 7600GS v/s Inno3D Geforce 8500 GT v/s EVGA geForce 7600

go for the 8500 GT

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#5 August 5 2007

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Re: Inno3d Geforce 7600GS v/s Inno3D Geforce 8500 GT v/s EVGA geForce 7600

unforgiven wrote:

go for the 8500 GT

according to the l33t pwnz0r, this one sucks.

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#6 August 5 2007

rolf
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Re: Inno3d Geforce 7600GS v/s Inno3D Geforce 8500 GT v/s EVGA geForce 7600

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rolf wrote:

be aware that the fan of the evga 7600 gt is slightly noisy so if you 're a silence freak like me, get something else

I don't mind the sound.

The 3 cards have almost the same budget, but i'm talking as per horsepower, which gfx card has more muscles ?

did you google for some benchmarks?

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#7 August 5 2007

rolf
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Re: Inno3d Geforce 7600GS v/s Inno3D Geforce 8500 GT v/s EVGA geForce 7600

DONT buy the 8500. Buy 8600gt or 7600gt, i recommend 7600GT, cheaper and sometimes faster.
Here you go, a 8500gt benchmark:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/452/9
Here, i did all the work for you!

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#8 August 5 2007

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Re: Inno3d Geforce 7600GS v/s Inno3D Geforce 8500 GT v/s EVGA geForce 7600

thanks dude, u r t3h pwnz0r. Though honestly know not what a benchmark is =)

Anyhow, is there a chart available for Medieval 2 total war that compares how GFX cards run on it ?

Spanks in advance

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