PNY GeForce 8600 GT 256MB PCI-E x16 Video Card

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Since when are "shell shockers" rebate items?

Lame.

I was going to buy this, but when I saw the plain white OEM box in the photos and the rebate requirement for a UPC or proof of purchase, it left me scratching my head.

Yeah, I was gonna grab one to throw in an old system that could use a PCI-E graphics card but if there is no UPC for the rebate I'm not gonna bother. It's worth grabbing for $18 but not for $38.

#2 and #3, the plain white box does have a upc sticker on it. In fact, that's the only sticker on it..

This is a fine little card if you get for the price, 256Mb of DDR3 on 128-Bit satisfactory enough... acceptable 3D in a non-taxing gaming situation.

I suppose if you really wanted this you could contact Egg's Customer Service and they verify the bar-code issue. Even most OEM white box's will get a code, but is that code the one that works for a rebate that’s for a retail boxed offering?
The rebate is is making it and if they end up deny it your up a creek!

I still like this 8600GTS for $30 -AR $20 but you pickup shipping maybe the VGASALE10 code (6/30) is still going (I already used it) that would pay dowm some of the shipping.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130394

Here’s the question; Would a 9500GT DDR3 have anything more in the way of features for video play back etc? Or is similar to the 8600GT, except a lower power draw (65Nm vs 80Nm) and the little bump in performance.

Here’s some comparisons.
http://www.madshrimps.be/vbulletin/f22/ati-hd-radeon-4650-review-9500-gt-vs-8600-gt-vs-hd-4650-vs-hd-3650-a-57719/
http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-4810-view-GeForce-9500-GT-benchmark.html
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=596&type=expert

Any of those are poor at gaming #5, the deal is the lowest price card with a decent heatsink/fan and the outputs needed. While this 8600GT is cheap, the fan isn't too good and the heatsink rather pathetic in that it's both low performance and a pain to clean dust out of by having to take entire heatsink off the card to access the screws holding the plastic shroud on.

Darn shame they weren't thinking when they designed these 'sinks, could've just as easily tapped threads in to the metal base and molded holes in the plastic so the screws were on top... but that would look 0.01% less sleek.

obama said, no more rebates

dave_c wrote:

Any of those are poor at gaming #5

Did I specifically say it was a gaming card… no! I said “acceptable 3D in a non-taxing gaming situation”.

Geeze! Not everyone can or wants to drop a $120 minimum to play the latest titles. You'd never make it in marketing... you’d have two offerings a "low-end do nothing much at all card" or you need to bleed hundred dollar bills to game like a pro...
You say that isn’t any good but don’t offer any pertinent card just harp on about the perfect card.
“Rocky watch me pull a rabbit off of my hat” --Bullwinkle

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Yes watch what you say to him or he'll cast a spell of some sort on you. Any of you losers work at anything other than the usual booger throwing?

DeathBat wrote:

Yes watch what you say to him or he'll cast a spell of some sort on you. Any of you losers work at anything other than the usual booger throwing?

#9 - Who again are you talking to? Booger Throwing.... that is usually associated with an eleven year old girl. Look up the word ineffectual.
(I can just use your own words to show you are Mr. Stupid)
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Casecutter wrote:

If I wanted animated nonsense, I'd wire the AC outlet to your legs.

dave_c wrote:

If I wanted animated nonsense, I'd wire the AC outlet to your legs.

It's not the voltage...
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Casecutter wrote:

Geeze! Not everyone can or wants to drop a $120 minimum to play the latest titles. You'd never make it in marketing... you’d have two offerings a "low-end do nothing much at all card" or you need to bleed hundred dollar bills to game like a pro...

no, he'd just have a high end card. In his opinion, you should never use a video card for a HTPC, you should instead use a motherboard with an IGP capable of HD video playback built in. Reusing an old system as a HTPC by putting a cheap DX10 video card in it is a waste of time, he stated in a recent discussion.

Also, he said that if you're building a gaming system, that the video card should cost more than the CPU and motherboard combined. So, $120 is probably a bit low. It seems that the only worthwhile price points are a cheap motherboard with a IGP, and a $200(or more) graphics card.

It's a strange world that dave_c lives in.

Not at all a strange world, my advice is buy what you need, no more and no less.

Don't cheap out and buy an IGP thinking it will do all HD decoding because it won't, this is proven.

Don't cheap out and buy a video card for one game you want to play, because soon enough you're done playing that game.

On the other hand, what Cheezwiz seems to continually be oblivious to, is what is a GOOD deal, saving money on desirable parts without making substantial concessions.

TO put it another way, a "deal" is saving money on something worthwhile, not settling for detractions from the core use. Settling for that is only getting your money's worth instead of a DEAL.

CompJizz works for ATI. This is a proven fact. Just look at her posting history.

Well, hello there CheezWhiz17. I see you made a new account after your last one got "oinked".

But, "deals_find"? When was the last time you found a good deal?

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