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which would be a better card for gaming and all round perfromance? they are about the same price. i know i can get much better cards, but i am on a very strict budget of no more than AU$600 for a whole computer...


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Old 8th Dec 2008, 02:08
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Default 9500gt/8600gt

which would be a better card for gaming and all round perfromance?
they are about the same price. i know i can get much better cards, but i am on a very strict budget of no more than AU$600 for a whole computer
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Old 8th Dec 2008, 02:18
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9500gt but neither are worth the money
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any decent cards that are cheap then?
the 9500GT and the 8600GT are about AU$95, so i dont want anything more expensive than that
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See if you can pick up an old 7600. They are just as good as the 8600.
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