“Without any physical modifications to the card our 7900 GS can easily achieve a 38% core overclock along with a 22% memory frequency boost. The 8600 GTS on the other had managed to bump up the core frequency by just 8% with a 17% memory overclock. Given that the 8600 GTS was already slower in most of the games tested, overclocking both these graphics cards just gave the 7900 GS a greater advantage. Games such as Prey saw the standard 7900 GS defeat the 8600 GTS by a decent margin. However once overclocked the 7900 GS walked all over the 8600 GTS!”Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- Twintech GeForce 8600 GTS @ techPowerUp
- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra Sneak Preview @ Benchmark Reviews
- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra: The Shadow Warrior @ Hardware Zone
- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra @ TechARP
- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra – top dog for now @ HEXUS
- ASUS EN8800GTX AquaTank – the fastest in the world? @ HEXUS
- 3-way passively-cooled midrange shootout. Sapphire vs HIS vs XFX @ HEXUS
- AMD Internal R600 overclocking tool @ techPowerUp
- Sapphire X1950 Pro Dual @ Overclock3d
- Power Color X1950 XT Video Card Review @ OCC
- NGO NVIDIA Optimized Driver v1.15819 @ NGOHQ
A better investment?
DX10 is new and will add a lot to your gaming experience … eventually. You won’t be seeing games using right away, so if you are in the market for a cheap card the 8600 series may not be the way to go. Legion Hardware proves that a 7900 GS can be turned into a better card that the 8600 with a bit of overclocking. Read on to see just how much better in their full review.