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

[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