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Hi guys, Just picked this up from PC World for £20 - wondered if it was a good deal!! BFG Tech NVidia GeForce 8600 GTS Overclocked Any comments - I know nothing but needed a new card anyway and thought it was cheap enough not to worry about!...


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Old 19th Jan 2009, 10:57
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Hi guys,

Just picked this up from PC World for £20 - wondered if it was a good deal!!

BFG Tech NVidia GeForce 8600 GTS Overclocked

Any comments - I know nothing but needed a new card anyway and thought it was cheap enough not to worry about!
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Old 19th Jan 2009, 12:36
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Depends, if its for displaying Windows and Paint then its pretty good I suppose. Don't go expecting to max out Crysis on it though. It wont do too badly on HL2 Lost Coast with HDR and the like but as I say, newer more demanding games wont run great..
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8600GTS is never a good deal :) You got it for cheap, but it's an absolutely awful card, 8 series midrange is pretty pitiful for gaming.
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It'll play COD4 OK... I have a mate who used one for ages.. till he saw the light and bought a 4850.
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Old 22nd Jan 2009, 22:11
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But we can all agree that for 20£ it was a good deal.
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i got a 8800gts and i maxed at crysis 1920x1200 with 1.3 frames per second do i win?
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That about... 1.2 FPS faster than my card could put that out, you win dude! =P
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