Assassinator Wrote:

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:8800GTX is a ripoff.  The GTS only runs a tad bit slower but costs so much less.  Even if you're going for a high end machine, get the GTS.

GTS is still a ripoff. 8600 for the win. excellent price-to-performance card, and will run almost everything at max settings anyways.

I have a friend who had an 8600GT, then he traded it and $120 for a 640MB 8800GTS.  The 8800 was a huge improvement over the 8600, especially in games like Supreme Commander, Overlord, and a few other newer games.

The gap might be closer when comparing a 8600GTS and a 320MB 8800GTS, or at low resolutions.  But overall I'd still expect the 8800GTS to beat any 8600 by a fair amount, especially if your gaming at anything higher than 1280x1024 with max settings.