NVIDIA 8600GT and 8600GTS Pictured

[sxs112]

Replace the 7600GT,G84-300 GPU 540MHz and 128-bit GDDR3 RAM(128MB or 256MB) at 1400MHz ,Price 150~180



Replace the 7900GS ,G84-400 GPU 675MHz and 128-bit GDDR3 RAM (256MB or 512MB) at 2000MHz ,Price 200~250

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[FischOderAal]

just wanted to post the same :p

the cooler of both cards are quite tiny and out of Aluminium, so it looks like the don't need that much energy

[G.Foyle]

It seems like 8600 GT's PCB has lots of unused space, so it will probably be available in low-profile version.

[CedricFP]

Am I mistaken in believing that the 8600GT is likely to be getting '05 scores in the area of an X1900XT?

[jbizzler]

Bet 8600GT will be great for physics.

[squilliam]

you sure? I dunno. It looks like it wont throw much more weight than the 7600GT.

[Wiggy McShades]

shouldn't the 8600gts have a 256bit interface if its using the same pcb as the 7900gs ?

[Frank M]

shouldn't the 8600gts have a 256bit interface if its using the same pcb as the 7900gs ?

It's replacing the 7900GS in the price/performance ladder, but it is still a G84
built on the 7600-series pcb, with 128bit ( ). The 8900GS will have 256bit
IIRC/if teh sources are right.

[Starscream]

shouldn't the 8600gts have a 256bit interface if its using the same pcb as the 7900gs ?

were does it say it uses the same pcb as the 7900gs?

it only says that it will replace the 7900GS in Nvidias lineup

[Baron]

Cheap DX10 thrills. 8600GTS doesnt look that bad if you are on a small budget.

[G.Foyle]

They are not built on 7000 series PCB's. You can't put a chip on a PCB designed for totally different chip.

[Wiggy McShades]

They are not built on 7000 series PCB's. You can't put a chip on a PCB designed for totally different chip.

those look identical to the 7000 series pcbs.

[kemo]

IMO 8800GTS 320MB 2 weeks ago better than 8600GT next month

[Frank M]

They are not built on 7000 series PCB's. You can't put a chip on a PCB designed for totally different chip.

Of course it's modified, but the gpus are pin-compatible; with the pcbs being
similar, they could ramp production quickly.

[xlink]

if the GTS is 250...

the the pricing can't eb right, because the 320mb version of the 8800GTs should be falling to around that level soon, especially considering that it now has DX10 competition.

[xlink]

They are not built on 7000 series PCB's. You can't put a chip on a PCB designed for totally different chip.

just like how you can't place a s939 Athlon x2 in a s939 athlon 64 board....

[squilliam]

How can you have 512mb of ram if you have a 128bit interface???
to my understanding, you can't...

[xlink]

How can you have 512mb of ram if you have a 128bit interface???
to my understanding, you can't...

how can you have 512mb with a 64 bit interface?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814141054


the capacity of the ICs has relatively little to do with the MC controlling them.

[Jimmer411]

Ew 128bit ram. if it was 256bit/512mb it would be a nice step up from a x1900 or a 7900. Though I am curious to how they bench... Maybe these will be a good as the 6800U/9800XT Generation was compared to the FX series... lol

Personally Im waiting for R600 to hit the market. Im hoping that competition will drive last gen prices down even further. $250 or less 1900XTX 512mb or a 7900GT Sli setup would be lovely, since I have no interest in DX10 games at the moment. My X850XT is enough for everything I play.

[w0mbat]

If u play in low res and without aa/af you danot have to care about 128Bit.

[Soulburner]

Cheap DX10 thrills. 8600GTS doesnt look that bad if you are on a small budget.

It supports the API but won't have enough power to push it in a truly next-gen game, as with all budget cards.

But hey, at least "DX10" makes it looks good on paper to the guys who walk in to Best Buy not knowing any better paying $299 for them.

[falqon]

They are not built on 7000 series PCB's. You can't put a chip on a PCB designed for totally different chip.

I don't know that the PCB is identical, but there was a pretty big thread on this a month or so ago, I think there was some indications that Nvidia is planned to share a lot of the PCB as a cost saving implementation.

It supports the API but won't have enough power to push it in a truly next-gen game, as with all budget cards.

Yeah, I hate it when Nvidia does that, the 256meg Geforce 5200 comes to mind. DX9 with barely enough power to run the DX8 path of any game designed 2 years before it. And no possible way to turn up the graphics high enough to utilize all of that RAM.

[[XC] hipno650]

i will be interested to see how these perform with only 128bit but i might step up a 7600gt to the 8600gt without much of a cost hit. even with the 128bit i think the 8600gts will out do the 7900gt and maybe trade punches with the 7900gtx and 1900 series after you oc it a bit.

[Starscream]

Yeah, I hate it when Nvidia does that, the 256meg Geforce 5200 comes to mind. DX9 with barely enough power to run the DX8 path of any game designed 2 years before it. And no possible way to turn up the graphics high enough to utilize all of that RAM.

they both do it (nvidia and ati)
its partialy to sell cards to those idiots that think the amount of RAM is the most imporant bit on a grafix card.

[[LCN]Knowledge]

they both do it (nvidia and ati)
its partialy to sell cards to those idiots that think the amount of RAM is the most imporant bit on a grafix card.

That's right mate. I know a lot of people that still think the amount of ram is what matters in a Videocard