Feeding my new card - Page 2

Task Force · 07-15-09, 03:01 PM

Whats your case.

Loud_Silence · 07-15-09, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

Whats your case.

No idea

Its more than five years old, but anyway is ATX (the MB is uATX). Sometimes i wonder why there are standards...

Task Force · 07-15-09, 03:50 PM

ever though about a ew case.

Loud_Silence · 07-16-09, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

ever though about a ew case.

Man thats another 100 euros minimum!

Castout · 07-16-09, 06:52 AM

If I were you I would go for 9800GTX+ instead of 9600GT . . .I used to use 8600GT too before I switched to 9800GTX+. 8600GT was enough but with games like Empire Total War coming then I decided to get 9800GTX+. However you definitely going to need a new PSU if you buy 9800GTX+ imo.

And yes 9800GTX+ is more expensive than 9600GT but you are going to use your GPU often and for quite some time so you might as well delay your buy and get something better than 9600GT. At the minimum if you're a gamer you should get 9800GTX+ imo or 4870. if you think hey that some euros more expensive than 9600GT try to spread those money value over the period you expect to use your GPU and think about how long you're going to stick with it.

You could expect that a good enough GPU to give you about 3 years of service before they become overwhelmed by newer games. A very good GPU(Read the most expensive ones) could give you about 5 years or a maximum 6 years of service before they become outdated however their price tag usually don't justify buying them unless you have extra cash to burn and in 3 years they would have lost their cutting edge performance anyway. Can you see yourself using 9600GT for a foreseeable future? Like 2 to 3 years ahead from now? if you can then go ahead buy it. However if you can't then it would be a waste of money buying it.

I don't mean to preach I'm just saying that you would be better off in the long term by delaying your buy and pick something better.

My 9800GTX+ fits tightly to my casing I had to remove my HDD and placed it in other slot to get the card to fit.

Loud_Silence · 07-16-09, 03:43 PM

I can't spend a lot of money right now. I don't even know if i'll be able to buy a new case (100€ minimum), a new PS (50€ minumum) and the card (100€) right now...

AVGWarhawk · 07-16-09, 03:50 PM

Get your card and PSU, jam it in there and have fun.

Castout · 07-18-09, 04:41 AM

Or you can delay that buy for a couple months. Imo worth the pain of waiting. But it's all up to you of course.

As far as I know the 8600GT and 9600GT use the same chips only that 9600GT is clocked higher than 8600GT so I wouldn't expect to see substantial gain in performance from your current condition.

Cheers!

FIREWALL · 07-19-09, 01:34 PM

I just looked at TigerDirect.com and saw 3 or 4 cases with 450 watt psu starting at $39.99 on up.

There's bundle deals like that all over.

Loud_Silence · 07-20-09, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Castout

Or you can delay that buy for a couple months. Imo worth the pain of waiting. But it's all up to you of course.

As far as I know the 8600GT and 9600GT use the same chips only that 9600GT is clocked higher than 8600GT so I wouldn't expect to see substantial gain in performance from your current condition.

Cheers!

The basic 9600GT is clocked higher than the basic 8800GT. The core clock is not much faster than the 8600, but the shader cock is almost 50% faster and the memory clock is twice as fast. Plus, the 8600 has a 128 bit bus, the 9600 is 256.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...8xxx.29_series

07-15-09, 03:01 PM	#16
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07-16-09, 06:52 AM	#20
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	If I were you I would go for 9800GTX+ instead of 9600GT . . .I used to use 8600GT too before I switched to 9800GTX+. 8600GT was enough but with games like Empire Total War coming then I decided to get 9800GTX+. However you definitely going to need a new PSU if you buy 9800GTX+ imo. And yes 9800GTX+ is more expensive than 9600GT but you are going to use your GPU often and for quite some time so you might as well delay your buy and get something better than 9600GT. At the minimum if you're a gamer you should get 9800GTX+ imo or 4870. if you think hey that some euros more expensive than 9600GT try to spread those money value over the period you expect to use your GPU and think about how long you're going to stick with it. You could expect that a good enough GPU to give you about 3 years of service before they become overwhelmed by newer games. A very good GPU(Read the most expensive ones) could give you about 5 years or a maximum 6 years of service before they become outdated however their price tag usually don't justify buying them unless you have extra cash to burn and in 3 years they would have lost their cutting edge performance anyway. Can you see yourself using 9600GT for a foreseeable future? Like 2 to 3 years ahead from now? if you can then go ahead buy it. However if you can't then it would be a waste of money buying it. I don't mean to preach I'm just saying that you would be better off in the long term by delaying your buy and pick something better. My 9800GTX+ fits tightly to my casing I had to remove my HDD and placed it in other slot to get the card to fit. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/ Last edited by Castout; 07-16-09 at 07:17 AM.

07-18-09, 04:41 AM	#23
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Or you can delay that buy for a couple months. Imo worth the pain of waiting. But it's all up to you of course. As far as I know the 8600GT and 9600GT use the same chips only that 9600GT is clocked higher than 8600GT so I wouldn't expect to see substantial gain in performance from your current condition. Cheers! __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

07-19-09, 01:34 PM	#24
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I just looked at TigerDirect.com and saw 3 or 4 cases with 450 watt psu starting at $39.99 on up. There's bundle deals like that all over. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

07-16-09, 03:43 PM	#21
Loud_Silence Planesman Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 193 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I can't spend a lot of money right now. I don't even know if i'll be able to buy a new case (100€ minimum), a new PS (50€ minumum) and the card (100€) right now...

07-16-09, 03:50 PM	#22
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Get your card and PSU, jam it in there and have fun.