question about the 8600

[Sniper1432]

how come its so cheap?? my 7900 costs more than that?? $179 for an 8600 ultra?? hell ill pick it up when it comes out lol:p

[camper.]

Re: question about the 8600

It's cheap because it's a low end card. Well, mid-range. I'm pretty sure the 7900 will still outperform it, just because the 8600 is next-gen doesn't mean it's (very) fast.

[Sniper1432]

Re: question about the 8600

what does th 48 stream processes mean??

[camper.]

Re: question about the 8600

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_processor

[cloakster]

Re: question about the 8600

The 8600 GT will be the equivalent of a 7900GS.
The 8600 Ultra will be the equivalkent of a 7900GT.

[Sharpshot]

Re: question about the 8600

other way round, gs are the poorer version basically :)

ultra are higher clocks but the GT's have more pixel pipelines and higher clock speeds hence the price difference.

[cloakster]

Re: question about the 8600

the 8600 ultra is the better one and $50 more.

[ConscriptVirus]

Re: question about the 8600

but still...$129? with that u can buy like a 6800gt at newegg.com

[ZDOOBY]

Re: question about the 8600

hmm thats cheap enough for 2 in SLi for me btw when do they come out (about) soon i hope