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    6600GT vs. 8600M GT

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by hwaforumtk, Jan 2, 2008.

  1. hwaforumtk

    hwaforumtk Notebook Guru

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    My Inspiron 1520 is on the way and I was curious as to what kind of a performance increase I could see in games (if any) with my new specs. I'm not into the "newest" games like Crysis or CoD4; I mainly play games like Warcraft 3, Rise of Nations, HL2, and the FIFA series (08 version included).

    My Current PC (nothing oc'ed):
    AMD64 3700+
    1024MB DDR
    BFG 6600GT 128MB

    Inspiron 1520 config:
    Intel Core2 Duo T5450
    2048MB Dual-Channel DDR2
    Nvidia 8600M GT 256MB

    As well, I know the T5450 is no marvel but is it better than my trusty 3700+ San Diego?
     
    hwaforumtk, Jan 2, 2008
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  2. SkeeteRX8

    SkeeteRX8 Notebook Deity

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    You will get better gaming performance, but it will be slightly lowered by your processor choice...I would have gone with at least a T7250 or 7300 for gaming use.
     
    SkeeteRX8, Jan 2, 2008
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    no thats wrong you will see a great increase in preformance. the processer you chose is a fine choice. All the core 2 duos are great for gaming.
     
    chesieofdarock, Jan 2, 2008
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  4. hwaforumtk

    hwaforumtk Notebook Guru

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    The 8600M GT is no powerhorse to start with. Will the 5450 really bottleneck it?
     
    hwaforumtk, Jan 2, 2008
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  5. justanormalguy

    justanormalguy Notebook Consultant

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    Not if you are planning on playing older games, that CPU will handle them easily. The newer games that rely heavily on physics engines will take a hit...otherwise you should be fine.
     
    justanormalguy, Jan 2, 2008
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  6. Lite

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    Dont be stupid , That will not be anywhere near bottlenecked.. The differance from the processors is maybe 5% Fps increase.. not worth it atall

    Honestly , Stick with the t5450.
     
    Lite, Jan 2, 2008
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  7. davey

    davey Notebook Guru

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    You should see a big improvement in theory. The 8600gt laptop card gets over twice the score in 3dmark05 but obviously that doesnt always give a perfect comparsion. however the games youre intending on playing are around that age so you should see a big improvement. The 8600gt should max out most of those games at 15in res and will play CoD4 well too.

    Dave
     
    davey, Jan 2, 2008
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  8. ziggo0

    ziggo0 Notebook Consultant

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    In the world of laptops the 8600m is a power house...maybe not compared to the 7x00 series but in terms of price vs. performance, yeah, I'd say so.
     
    ziggo0, Jan 2, 2008
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    id say it would post double the framerate in hl2 and cod4, at least.
     
    masterchef341, Jan 2, 2008
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  10. jb1007

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    These 2 cards shouldn't be compared. The 8600 is no powerhouse but it is a fine card. The technology that's been put in to the 8600 is so different than the 6600.

    The CPU/hard drive effects won't be noticed while gaming except during loading times and if you decide to load up a game with all your applications open and 10 torrents downloading.
     
    jb1007, Jan 2, 2008
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  11. Dman7

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    If you could, upgrade to the T7250 atleast - you won't regret it, it handles all these new games amazingly well.

    I went from a P4 2.4 gigz, 1gig of ram, and geforce 6600 - Needless to say loving my laptop and all the newer game ;)
     
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  12. narsnail

    narsnail Notebook Prophet

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    any core series CPU will be fine.

    that card will be alot better too.

    you will have no problems :)
     
    narsnail, Jan 2, 2008
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