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    Asus with ATI HD 2600 or Nvidia 8600 GT?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Rahzer, Feb 19, 2008.

  1. Rahzer

    Rahzer Notebook Consultant

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    I see that Asus makes 2 seperate models. I also notice the ATI is a litlte cheaper but i lookin for good game performance. Anyone know what chip is better?
     
    Rahzer, Feb 19, 2008
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    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    i heard that the 8600gt is better. haven't seen the review or what not though... although in desktops... the geforce 8 series is leading in performance front.
     
    wobble987, Feb 19, 2008
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    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    a GDDR3 2600 is about the same as the DDR2 8600M GT.
    Since I haven't seen real GDDR3 (only undvolted ones) on notebooks yet, the 8600 is better.
     
    JCMS, Feb 19, 2008
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    8600m GT > ATI HD 2600
     
    scooberdoober, Feb 20, 2008
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    3DMarks seem the same for both card but it does not translate into equivalent benchmarks in 3D games. 8600GT performs better in most games. But HD 2600 is a better card for multimedia.
     
    ghettocowboy, Feb 20, 2008
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