BFGTech and XFX GeForce 8600 GTS Reviewed
April 18th, 2007 by james[H]Enthusiast takes a look at the BFGTech and XFX GeForce 8600 GTS cards and puts them through the paces.
We found both GeForce 8600 GTS GPU based video cards to provide noticeably higher performance and image quality in every game compared to the ATI Radeon X1950 Pro. In Oblivion we were able to run at a higher resolution with full shadows enabled. With the XFX GeForce 8600 GTS XXX Edition we were even able to turn on full grass. With S.T.A.L.K.E.R. we had an option, either keep the resolution low and play with Object Dynamic Lighting or raise the resolution and use Static Lighting. We found that overall Object Dynamic Lighting makes the game look much better and preferred playing at 1024×768 to use it. With full lighting, shadows and view distances the game was very enjoyable at 1024×768.
The price gap between the 8600 GTS and the 8800 cards is not that great. Based on the article you might want to save up a few extra dollars and go for the higher performing 8800 series.
In any case, check out the full article and draw your own conclusions.
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