Lazlow Chatterbox Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 (edited) Is The GeForce 8500GT 256MB PCI-E card any good? It will be with a Intel Dual Core Celeron E1200 CPU 1.6Ghz 800Mhz FSB Processor, 1GB Memory, Intel 945 Chipset. And Power: Don't Know. Edited July 17, 2008 by Lazlow Chatterbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtamodder Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 No, it isn't, it's a bad card, to put it, it is one of the worst car of the 8 series, and it is not good. From what I have read, it is twice as slow as the 7600 GS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forfit Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Actually that's probably a good videocard match for the other components in your computer. Like an 8800GT would be held back by that CPU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Get an 8600GT. $20 more, much better performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*gta star* Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 256mb? Hmm, I'd recommend a 512mb definately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Democrab Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Actually that's probably a good videocard match for the other components in your computer. Like an 8800GT would be held back by that CPU. Actually, the 8800GT won't be held back by a Conroe cored Celeron. If you can, try and get either a HD3650 or a 8600GT, afaik, the HD3650 is a little faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 256mb? Hmm, I'd recommend a 512mb definately. Mine works just fine. RAM for a graphics card isn't the best defining factor. I'd bet everything that an 256MB 8600GT will out perform an 8500GT at 512MB. If you really wanted to, you could get a 512MB 8600GT it'd cost only $10-15 more, but you'd lose some memory clock speed. Not much, but some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlow Chatterbox Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 It has to be a low profile card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Democrab Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Get this then, the x1600 is much faster than the 8500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlow Chatterbox Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 I should be getting a new PC on Monday (With the specs in first post) so I will have a look at buying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*gta star* Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 256mb? Hmm, I'd recommend a 512mb definately. Mine works just fine. RAM for a graphics card isn't the best defining factor. I'd bet everything that an 256MB 8600GT will out perform an 8500GT at 512MB. If you really wanted to, you could get a 512MB 8600GT it'd cost only $10-15 more, but you'd lose some memory clock speed. Not much, but some. I suppose it depends what games you play, alot of games (if not all) only require 128mb of memory, but I prefer a 512 card to be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Democrab Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 256mb? Hmm, I'd recommend a 512mb definately. Mine works just fine. RAM for a graphics card isn't the best defining factor. I'd bet everything that an 256MB 8600GT will out perform an 8500GT at 512MB. If you really wanted to, you could get a 512MB 8600GT it'd cost only $10-15 more, but you'd lose some memory clock speed. Not much, but some. I suppose it depends what games you play, alot of games (if not all) only require 128mb of memory, but I prefer a 512 card to be safe. 512Mb is recommended for most games, and you should get it, if you can afford it, to make sure you won't get any kind of memory bottlenecks later on down the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*gta star* Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 256mb? Hmm, I'd recommend a 512mb definately. Mine works just fine. RAM for a graphics card isn't the best defining factor. I'd bet everything that an 256MB 8600GT will out perform an 8500GT at 512MB. If you really wanted to, you could get a 512MB 8600GT it'd cost only $10-15 more, but you'd lose some memory clock speed. Not much, but some. I suppose it depends what games you play, alot of games (if not all) only require 128mb of memory, but I prefer a 512 card to be safe. 512Mb is recommended for most games, and you should get it, if you can afford it, to make sure you won't get any kind of memory bottlenecks later on down the track. Don't worry lol, I have a 512mb card already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Fozborne Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 If you wait a while, you can get a 9600GT low profile from Galaxy. That card would eat the others for lunch and still have room for crisis on medium-high. If you can get an 8600GT or lower, do NOT waste your money on 512MB RAM. RAM on cheap cards is just a way to sell them... people (like in this thread) see 256 < 512 and assume that the 8800GT 256MB is worse than the 8400GS with 512 MB. This is of course false. You have to look primarily at the core (model name ie: 8500GT), then at the memory type to get an idea of what kind if performance you can expect from your card. If you don't believe me then check then check the internet for speed difference between the 8800GT 512MB and 8800GT 256MB. It is less than 1% and that is only at high resolutions in very demanding games. If you can't wait for the 9600GT, there are some 8600GT's that are low profile. I'd say get one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlow Chatterbox Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 If you wait a while, you can get a 9600GT low profile from Galaxy. That card would eat the others for lunch and still have room for crisis on medium-high. If you can get an 8600GT or lower, do NOT waste your money on 512MB RAM. RAM on cheap cards is just a way to sell them... people (like in this thread) see 256 < 512 and assume that the 8800GT 256MB is worse than the 8400GS with 512 MB. This is of course false. You have to look primarily at the core (model name ie: 8500GT), then at the memory type to get an idea of what kind if performance you can expect from your card. If you don't believe me then check then check the internet for speed difference between the 8800GT 512MB and 8800GT 256MB. It is less than 1% and that is only at high resolutions in very demanding games. If you can't wait for the 9600GT, there are some 8600GT's that are low profile. I'd say get one of those. Thats really confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Basically what he is saying is don't get a card based solely on the RAM rating. While it is an indicator of the power of the card, RAM is not a huge factor. If your card has lower specs in all other areas besides RAM, such as with the 8500GT and 8600GT, it'll most likely perform slower. Didn't know a low-pro 9600GT was coming out. I'd say wait for that! It'll TOTALLY be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlow Chatterbox Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 Basically what he is saying is don't get a card based solely on the RAM rating. While it is an indicator of the power of the card, RAM is not a huge factor. If your card has lower specs in all other areas besides RAM, such as with the 8500GT and 8600GT, it'll most likely perform slower. Didn't know a low-pro 9600GT was coming out. I'd say wait for that! It'll TOTALLY be worth it. I will wait for that then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Fozborne Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Here is the card, but I cannot seem to find any mention of a release date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meleeman09 Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Basically what he is saying is don't get a card based solely on the RAM rating. While it is an indicator of the power of the card, RAM is not a huge factor. If your card has lower specs in all other areas besides RAM, such as with the 8500GT and 8600GT, it'll most likely perform slower. Didn't know a low-pro 9600GT was coming out. I'd say wait for that! It'll TOTALLY be worth it. I will wait for that then. BUT make sure that you have a 400W power supply or your f*cked, doing that is easy just open the case and look for the PSU and find the sticker and it will tell you on there somewhere The problem is your slimline case. you have to find a PSU that will fit in your case that is also 400W which can be difficult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Democrab Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 If you wait a while, you can get a 9600GT low profile from Galaxy. That card would eat the others for lunch and still have room for crisis on medium-high. If you can get an 8600GT or lower, do NOT waste your money on 512MB RAM. RAM on cheap cards is just a way to sell them... people (like in this thread) see 256 < 512 and assume that the 8800GT 256MB is worse than the 8400GS with 512 MB. This is of course false. You have to look primarily at the core (model name ie: 8500GT), then at the memory type to get an idea of what kind if performance you can expect from your card. If you don't believe me then check then check the internet for speed difference between the 8800GT 512MB and 8800GT 256MB. It is less than 1% and that is only at high resolutions in very demanding games. If you can't wait for the 9600GT, there are some 8600GT's that are low profile. I'd say get one of those. Anything about the speed of a 6800GT can effectively use 512Mb of vram in games, I have verified this myself. I know that you don't buy on the RAM rating, but I'm just meaning, look at benchmarks, and if it comes around the same speed or faster than a 6800GT/GS, it can use 512Mb, and I'd say... anything faster than a 7900GS/x1900Pro could effectively use 1Gb (Note, that is a guess, the 512Mb one HAS been tested on many games suck as Crysis, Sins of a Solar Empire, World of Conflict, FSX and Supreme Commander) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlow Chatterbox Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 I have got the computer and video card yesterday and It is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brz59 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 RAM on graphics card - you need it more and more, depending on what resolution you play your games at. If your monitor's native resolution is, for example 1680x1050 (like mine)and you want to play games at that resolution, then my recommendation is 512MB, though I would not advise buying a cheap card with lots of ram - it won't pull off higher resolutions anyway. If you're playing, for example 1280x1024, then 256MB should do the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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