GFX card around 3.5K.

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I have a requirement for GFX card in the budget around 3.5K.
My requirement is moderate gaming - not very resource hungry games.
Which one to go for 8600GT or 9500Gt? Any other in this range?
Which one is cooler, less power hungry and perform better.
Keep in mind the budget range - don't suggest higher range and compare with them. (would love a 9600 GT but I dont want to invest in a SMPS right now).

You are better off with 8600gt. 9500gt doesnt qualify as a gaming card but 8600gt is a low end gaming card. 8600gt should work properly on a generic psu- but to be on the safe side can you tell me which power supply?

For a bit more (not much difference) you can get ATi 3650 which is somewhat better performing card than 8600gt. I'd recommend this card.

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i thought 9500gt ddr3 is better than 8600gt....

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domnic said:
i thought 9500gt ddr3 is better than 8600gt....

Thats the confusion.
Some ppl are saying 9500 is better than 8600 and also it runs cooler.

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i personally found 8600gt better than 9500gt

9500GT vs 8600GT depends if you have an uber 8600GT OCed and looow end 9500GT then 8600GT may win.

But most benchmarks show that 9500GT > 8600GTS > HD3650 > 8600GT.

The reason 9500GT is not a gaming card is that most games need better cards to run at max, but 8600GT WAS a gaming cardat time of its release, since it could run all then available games rather comfortably.

Today, 8600GT is definitely not a gaming card. 9600GT might be the bare minimum for qualifying to be one.

And yeah, ATI still has no REAL competition for 9600GT. I hope HD4750 comes for that

if u hav 1k extra, buy HD4650...its a lot better than 8600GT and 9500GT

j1n M@tt said:
if u hav 1k extra, buy HD4650...its a lot better than 8600GT and 9500GT

not worth it. either go for 9500GT or 9600GT or HD4850. Ones between are not worth the money you pay, unless you are on a tight budget. HD4650 is an oddball - its just designed for the power starved. Consumes least power while still offering gamability.

my pick would be 9600GT for 6k. Definitely the one to go for.

If strictly inside 3.5k, I don't think there is any choice. 8600GT!!!

XpertVision 9500GT @ 3.7k

No better.

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Thinking of increasing the budget abit.
So, which one among these is suggested?

Palit 9600GSO Sonic 384MB DDR3 Rs.5550
Palit HD 4650 Sonic 512MB DDR3 128Bit RS.4950
Palit HD 4670 Super 512MB DDR3 128Bit Rs.5850

None, increase the budget a li'l more if ur thinking already to 6-6.3k
Get 9600GT, no better buy than that.

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A palit 9600Gt is available in Kolkata for 6.25K. But it is dual slot. I dont want to go for a dual slot card.
Also the I think 4670 will perform similarly and consume less power (MSI/Sapphire/Asus one is single slot).
So, will it not be a good buy in 6K region?

^^+1, HD4670 will be gr8 vfm than 9600GT and performs better.

j1n M@tt said:
^^+1, HD4670 will be gr8 vfm

Price ?

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Bought a Asus HD4670 1GB DDR3 from Arihant, kolkata yesterday @ 6.5K+VAT.
The Palit one 512 MB is available for 5.7K+VAT.
But my card turned out to be DOA - going for a replacement today.

Get a 9500gt frm zotac<4.5 k official price but u can get for 3.8k><released at 6k just 2 months ago>
im also going 2 buy 1 so trust me
even nvidia's website says 9500gt is gr8er than 8600gt!!!!!!!!!!!!!
read the nov. issue of digit aggain!:>

arupch said:
Bought a Asus HD4670 1GB DDR3 from Arihant, kolkata yesterday @ 6.5K+VAT.
The Palit one 512 MB is available for 5.7K+VAT.
But my card turned out to be DOA - going for a replacement today.

What a waste, u cud have got a much faster and obviously a much better 9600GT for that price or even 200 bucks lesser.

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IMO 4670 is DirectX 10 compatible, consumes less power. since my PC runs 10-12 hours a day - lower power consumption is a very important consideration for me.
Actually upgradation to the GFX card was pending for a long time considering the increased power consumption.

9600GT is better than HD4670 in all angles except in the power consumption.

No HD4670 is a good buy, what I really wanna say that spending 6.5k on it wasn't at all a good decision.

U shud have stuck to a HD4650 512MB DDR2
It costs 4.8k and performs neck-to-neck with HD4670.

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Its a ASUS card with 1GB memory.
The Palit one (512MB) is available for 5.7K. I didn't go for it since it is a dual slot - but it has a lot of connectors HDMI, Dispalyport, dual DVI port port.
But the build quality of a ASUS board will be better than a Palit one.

1. Dual Slot is cooler and thus better
2. I'm saying u shud have stuck to HD4650 but the buy is gr8.

U can now take advantage of ATi Stream.