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View Poll Results: Which video card should be the object of our madness?

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  • Nvidia 8500GT

    31 28.44%
  • Nvidia 8600GT

    62 56.88%
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    Quote Originally Posted by [XC] gomeler View Post
    Poll has been open for 2 weeks now, looks like we have a winner with the 8600GT
    DDR2 or DDR3?
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    Quote Originally Posted by oohms View Post
    DDR2 or DDR3?
    cooooooooooooooool
    i have Simon again to mod a card for me
    whatcha reckon dude heh
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    Quote Originally Posted by dinos22 View Post
    cooooooooooooooool
    i have Simon again to mod a card for me
    whatcha reckon dude heh
    Hells yeh

    Except i can't find any decent cards under $100 that i can pick up from a shop
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    Quote Originally Posted by oohms View Post
    Hells yeh

    Except i can't find any decent cards under $100 that i can pick up from a shop
    what MSY doesn't get decent cards
    i can't believe it

    hey here is a bunch of ppl listing cards and some DDR3 for $67 or more might do the trick

    http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=8600GT

    [edit] hmmmm you're not wrong......freaking $100 >> might as well buy 9600GT
    Last edited by dinos22; 08-26-2008 at 03:25 AM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dinos22 View Post
    what MSY doesn't get decent cards
    i can't believe it

    hey here is a bunch of ppl listing cards and some DDR3 for $67 or more might do the trick

    http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=8600GT

    [edit] hmmmm you're not wrong......freaking $100 >> might as well buy 9600GT
    Problem is that 90% of the 'standard' cards are DDR2... and they are so much slower its not even worth thinking about getting em

    will keep my eyes open when im at work though..
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