Ic..But which do you guys really suggest?Is there any difference using those beta drivers or those Nvidia certified one?

So, downloading the driver from nvidia's site would surely be the latest stable one?

Really hope the problem is due to poor coding of the game. If not, even the 8800GTS series looked doomed on DX10 games..LOL..

Wow..I really do hope those problem is poor coding in those games and benchmark. I dont wanna change my GC anytime soon after this though. This already cost me my life for now and hope i can play DX10 games easily...

I guess there might or might not be a 256bit 8600GTS. But one thing is confirmed, there will be a 512MB 8600GT or GTS. I have seen one from Calibre as well as the announcement at the Computex...

Go for galaxy. They have a good reputation in reliability and high Ocing ability..

There is one dual core GPU for X2600XT announced by both HIS and Gecube which is said to debut this year..

The question would always be - When? Its already a long time waiting for many people...

Side by side comparison when it comes to gaming wise, would the 8500GT DDR3 be better than the 7300GT DDR3?

IC, so its still better to stick with 7300GT for now and save RM100+ then..LOL..

LOL..that means i also can wait for people to upgrade from GTS to the GTX/Ultra and grab it at an ultra low price as well..LOL..If only the GTS at that point is around RM600 for 2nd hand..

LOL..I do agree i got a good deal with irenic. Very nice price indeed. Performance?LOL..I havent even get my hands onto either of those. GC is still with irenic as he is posting it to me maybe today or tomorrow. Was about to COD with him today but he cant make it..LCD, its still at my hometown lying inside the box. Will get it by this weekend and test out the powerrr...

Dead pixel had already been tried and tested before by my cousin at my hometown so i am pretty much sure its working fine. All i need to do i power it up with the most expensive (yet, a very cheap bargain) hardware i ever own and i can enjoy the best of it..Will post some benchmark if possible as i heard from irenic, his card can get very good benchmark even on stock...

Nah, i was about to ditch my plan on getting the 8800GTS last time and opt for the low 8600GT/GTS. I think you can see from my previous post as well. But thanks to EJ@1, he told me that irenic is selling his card at a very very cheap price and i just cant stand the temptation and grab the opportunity to buy it from him...If not, i am still on the 7300GT or the 8600GT/GTS..

Just wait for the right time and you will get a good deal..

For me, without a doubt, go for Galaxy if you dont mind the bundle is weak. CM cooler should be better than the reference one and Galaxy is a good OCer. Not sure whether they are preOced or not but since its from Galaxy, it should be..

From bulk sales, i only saw it going for about Rm485 which is below the RM500 mark..

This post has been edited by akachester: Jun 11 2007, 06:10 PM

8600GT cheaper?Should only be around RM10 - 20. 7900GS now are going for around RM499 brand new while 8600GT cheapest should be around RM475. Not much difference there. Many people here are still wondering how good will having a DX10 card be and it still remain a mystery. One would say, get DX10 because it will future proof abit but what if the situation goes wrong?Let say, 8600GT are not able to handle DX10 properly?That would result to an upgrade as well right..Therefore, its just a gamble here on which to take. 7900GS is tested and proven on DX9 platform that it will beat the 8600GT but yet, still no benchmark on DX10 as off yet. Take your pick...

EDITED:

Anyone knows whether MSI 8800GTS in Malaysia come bundled together with COH or not?Reviews are stating it is but not sure in Malaysia thouugh..

This post has been edited by akachester: Jun 11 2007, 08:30 PM

It does?Then that would be great..LOL..But i seem to remember from previous posts that it doesnt..

Did you guys realise that the 320MB 8800GTS are now priced below RM1k at Bulk Sales...LOL...Brand New..

Luckily the one i got is the OCed edition. If not, i will be banging my head against the wall..LOL..

One of the main factor should be that most of them do not have the time to design a specific cooler for the 8800. Until now, there is only about 1 at the market which is the one from TR...Dont think that previous cooler for the 7series generation are anywhere near good enough for those hot 8800series...So, its still better to stick with reference that perform well also..

8600GT and 8600GTS are basically the same but the GTS have a higher core/memory speed and external power connector. Other than that, their specification is the same..

8500GT wise is a lower edition from the 8series. Have lower memory bandwidth, less unified pipeline etc..Correct me if i am wrong..

In my own term, TurboCache is a technology used by low end GC to be able to utilize the memory of the PC as part of the GC themselves. Take it in this sense, your 8600GS originally has 128MB (assumption). If your GC need more memory in running some graphics application, it can consume of the the memory of your motherboard and use it like its own memory to handle those application smoothly...

But AFAIK, if you wanted to run the full 1gb of turbocache memory, you must at least have 1256MB of ram.

Well, 8series wise, i am not so sure which are available or which are not. But 7series wise, i know there are the 7900series for laptop.Go check out the 7series thread if you dont mind getting something not DX10 capable or maybe ask around here in the Mobile GPU thread:

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/382099