how much you bought the 8500GE and how far (as for now) you can go in overclocking...? mind if you post the PCB of the 8500GE, because... from what i can see from quite distant... it's similar to 7300GT board, same size, same cooler too ...

ok, here are the benchies of my galaxy 8500ge ddr3 1.4ns 256mb 128bit 600core/700mem (1400mhz effective)

with cpu 1.8ghz & gpu 600/700 (both @ stock speeds) :
3dmark03 : 10603
3dmark05 : 6123

with cpu 2.4ghz & gpu 680/790 :
3dmark03 : 12406
3dmark05 : 7086

* yeah.. my mobo isn't the best out there .. but what to do .. it's a budget rig ...

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...