Consider the 2600 XT - about the same in performance, and a cheaper price. This is not really a hot deal, unless you really want the game. And then there is the rebate issue. Newegg.com has the 8600gts at about 129 bucks (after rebate.) This card is by far superior. A better investment. Click the Tom's link above and note that he reviews video cards monthly, "best bang for the buck" IMHO.
mink said: Tom's link above and note that he reviews video cards monthly, "best bang for the buck"
Tom is no longer affiliated with Tom's hardware. He doesn't review anything anymore. Quite frankly their site has gone to hell. Their reviews are no longer credible.
clux
Senior Member
posted: Oct. 6, 2007 @ 5:19p
mink said: Consider the 2600 XT - about the same in performance, and a cheaper price. This is not really a hot deal, unless you really want the game. And then there is the rebate issue. Newegg.com has the 8600gts at about 129 bucks (after rebate.) This card is by far superior. A better investment. Click the Tom's link above and note that he reviews video cards monthly, "best bang for the buck" IMHO.
tyrone3971 said: mink said: Tom's link above and note that he reviews video cards monthly, "best bang for the buck"
Tom is no longer affiliated with Tom's hardware. He doesn't review anything anymore. Quite frankly their site has gone to hell. Their reviews are no longer credible. Agreed! I checked their site almost daily few years ago, but not anymore.
Shadowknight920 said: tyrone3971 said: mink said: Tom's link above and note that he reviews video cards monthly, "best bang for the buck"
Tom is no longer affiliated with Tom's hardware. He doesn't review anything anymore. Quite frankly their site has gone to hell. Their reviews are no longer credible. Agreed! I checked their site almost daily few years ago, but not anymore.is there another website with good pc component reviews? I used to always go there first when researching parts for a new pc.
i used this card with xp,ubuntu, and finally vista (team-mediaportal.com) the vista support is solid, it is a cinema card without hdcp (perfect for people that don't do DRM). where it is weak in high resolution gaming, it can smoke the 8800GTX in High defintion playback (cpu usage).
the fact that it doesn't have HDCP and is a cinema (htpc) card makes it a hard sell.
riceknight
Senior Member
posted: Oct. 7, 2007 @ 1:04a
Thanks for the link. Looks like my 1900xtx still has some life in it. Weee.
scottytohotty77
Senior Member
posted: Oct. 7, 2007 @ 1:13a
cardboardbox said: is there another website with good pc component reviews? I used to always go there first when researching parts for a new pc.
Yah anyone know a good newer site to do these comparisons? I started with Tom's, went to sharkeyextreme for "bang for the buck" reviews, and eventually supplemented Tom's with anandtech. All of them have since become famous and moved on to bigger things. (Anand's might still be good, haven't been there in a while)
tyrone3971 said: mink said: Tom's link above and note that he reviews video cards monthly, "best bang for the buck"
Tom is no longer affiliated with Tom's hardware. He doesn't review anything anymore. Quite frankly their site has gone to hell. Their reviews are no longer credible.
come on now, tom has been paid off even when he was there so the reviews were a bit shady either way.
tyrone3971 said: mink said: Tom's link above and note that he reviews video cards monthly, "best bang for the buck"
Tom is no longer affiliated with Tom's hardware. He doesn't review anything anymore. Quite frankly their site has gone to hell. Their reviews are no longer credible.
Tom Pabst left? Wow, when did that happen?
borednlazynick
Frivolous Member
posted: Oct. 20, 2007 @ 3:22p
PipChaos said: tyrone3971 said: mink said: Tom's link above and note that he reviews video cards monthly, "best bang for the buck"
Tom is no longer affiliated with Tom's hardware. He doesn't review anything anymore. Quite frankly their site has gone to hell. Their reviews are no longer credible.
Tom Pabst left? Wow, when did that happen?
One of my best friends worked for Tom's Hardware managing the site. He recently left for a bigger company since Tom recently sold the company to some French based company. My friend says that the site is going to hell and that the only thing the French guys want to do is make more hits on the site to sell it again for the quick buck. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sell outs!
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