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NCIX.com is proud to launch nVidia's 8500 and 8600 series video cards, the latest DirectX 10 GPUs.

Here are some highlights of this launch:

- Most products from EVGA, XFX, BFG and Gigabyte are IN STOCK, with Asus coming in later on April 17th. This means we start shipping April 17th.

- BONUS instant rebates and shipping deals on most models

- Both the Asus and Gigabyte come with bundled games (Asus = STALKER, Gigabyte = Supreme Commander)

- EVGA, as usual, offers their ever popular 90 Day Step Up program

- XFX offers their ever popular "Double Lifetime Warranty"

Have fun everyone! Happy shopping!



This message was modified by the poster at 04 17, 2007 12:02 AM

Topic URL: http://forums.ncix.com/forums/topic.php?id=1324675

Sexy. Now I know what to toss into my tertiary gaming machine.
Anyone have any good reviews of the 8500s compared to the 7XXX series?


This message was modified by the poster at 04 17, 2007 12:21 AM

omg... i just have to wait for the intel price drop XD

Now, i'm assuming these are all going to outperform my 7600GT. Though, i think im going to wait until AMD releases theirs and we get a little competition going

So talking only in the 8xxx series the 8500 is a low end get ya going vid card and the 8600's are a middle of the road style card??

They arent badly priced, Its really really tempting to upgrade from the 7600GT. But im going to hold off anouther month and see what happens.

8600 GT vs GTS ? I want to replace my X1900XT for no reason lol. until I get a hitch or lag spike in my games no point rly.

This message was modified by the poster at 04 17, 2007 01:27 AM

When someone gets this, can the do a benchmark in Plasma Pong, everything maxed f 1024x768 and tell me what you get please?

anyone got a review of the 8600GT comparing it to a 7900GS?
also which do you guys recommend the 8600GT or the 7900GS?

i guess i was expecting too much from these things....nicely priced tho, but just comparable to a 7900gt? i'll pass on these, ETA on the 8900s or the 8800 ultra anyone?

Ouch...performance is quite lackluster..
http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/426/1

The GTS can't even beat out a X1950Pro. At higher resolutions it only performs a few FPS better than the 7600GT:
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/486/1/

Even worse, performance is ON PAR with the X1650 PRO in some cases and that is for the overclocked edition:
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/nvidia_geforce_8600_gts_preview/page12.asp

Damn...what a train wreck......

This message was modified by the poster at 04 17, 2007 06:21 AM

8800 GTS 320mb gives much better performance even considering its higher price.

I was expecting a bigger performance increase from a 7600GT to the 8600GT, according to the Guru3d review it was only about 15%...I was thinking it would be 25-35% (at least). Looks like the 7900GS is still a nicer price/performance card for the nVidia fans (at least for now).

Personally, I think these cards are quite sad when you take into account the pricing. These cost more than the 7900GS / X1950Pro but those two cards walk all over the 8600-series in benchmarks.

IMO, Nvidia thinks DX10 is a license to print money as seems to have put next to zero effort into the performance of these parts. Sure, they might perform well in DX10 but by the time we will find that out, the next generation parts are going to be out.

What a bloody shame.

Shame indeed.. I was hoping the 8600GTS would bring 7900GT performance to the table.

Awesome they're finally out =p

It's really a shame they had to package these with a 128-bit interface and only 256MB RAM. I guess it makes sense that these cards would fall behind at the higher resolutions. The 8600 Ultra that never came through, would have been far more appealing.

What I do like tho... is the nice 'small' size and lower power requirements.

Myself = currently on a 9700 Pro so almost any upgrade is looking good for me lol
I've had my eye on an 8800GTS for a while, but damn, I wish those prices would drop, or these 8600's would be cheaper

Looks like it's best in shader-intensive games like SupCom, Oblivion, and Stalker but more or less the same in other titles. Games are moving towards the shader side these days so it's not as bad as it looks. You just gotta wait for those titles though :(

These cards aren't meant for upgrades for previous gens owners. They are replacement cards for new owners with dx10 features.

According to benchmarks... the 8600 is only a tad faster than 7600, but priced like a 7900.

Also, the 8600GTS delivers 40-50% of the performance of the 320MB 8800GTS for 70% of the price.

Not really worth the upgrade from the 7000 lines, should be quite decent upgrade if you still using the 6000 lines though. But, since there's no DX10 game that are out yet, maybe its better to wait.

Can anyone link to a comparison between 8600 and 8500

gah.. technology is repeating itself... just like Geforce FX series... Now we have to wait for X2xxx to come out and stomp all over the 8xxx series, just like the 9xxx series killed the Geforce FX..

and here i thought nvidia had something good going....now they're jsut trying to milk as much money out of people before ATI releases their thing...*sigh*

[Quote]gah.. technology is repeating itself... just like Geforce FX series... Now we have to wait for X2xxx to come out and stomp all over the 8xxx series, just like the 9xxx series killed the Geforce FX..
My thoughts exactly.

Still looks pretty attractive if you're in for a budget system with Vista/Dx10 functions. (Considering the x1950 pro is selling at $250)

When's the ATI lineup set to debut?

it will be interesting if ATi hammers nVidia with their DX10 lineup...one can only hope

LMAO q $279 for a mid range card

Do any of these come with HDMI connectors??

Cheers!