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    Which GFX Card is better?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Anarking, Sep 27, 2008.

  1. Anarking

    Anarking Newbie

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    Sorry if this is in the wrong section but I had my eye on two different laptops


    One had a 8600gt 256mb dedicated while the other had a 9300g 256mb dedicated.


    I cant find out much info about the 9300, is it any good?
     
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    The 8600M GT DDR2/GDDR3, is better than the 9300M G/GS.
     
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  3. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    But would you buy an 8600m GT, knowing it could die on you as they are Faulty!
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Welcome to nbr,

    the 8600M Gt is a much better graphics card in terms of graphics power, but the 9300GS is also a good card. The 9300Gs is good because it does not have the core leakage problems which the 8600M Gt has.

    What laptop are you looking at?
    and what are you looking to use the laptop for? games?

    K-TRON
     
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    dingbat Notebook Evangelist

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    If you are interested in games, the the 8600GT the a better one, else it would be better if you consider sth else.
     
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    The cards below! are currently unaffected.

    GE G96 GeForce 9700M GT
    GE G96 GeForce 9700M GS
    NB9P GT G96 GeForce 9650M GT
    GS G96 GeForce 9600M GT
    GE2 G96 GeForce 9600M GS
    GV G96 GeForce 9500M G
    NB9M GS G98 GeForce 9400M G
    GS G98 GeForce 9300M GS
    GE G98 GeForce 9200M GS
     
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  7. Anarking

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    I was looking at a Acer 5920


    It had 2 gigs of Ram and the 8600Gt

    and the other one was a 5520 which had 4 gigs and the 9300g


    I guess im gonna use it mostly for games.
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    if you are going to be mostly using it for games, than go with the 8600mGt, it is much faster than the 9300GS.
    You may want to look into the Dell Inspiron/Studio, or the Vostro series, cause they will give you the option for a better graphics card from ATI or nVidia.
    The Studio 15/17 are great choices for budget systems.

    K-TRON
     
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  9. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Read the GPU Guide. ;)
     
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  10. Anarking

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    How much better is the 8600 over the 9300?

    I mean, would the extra ram on the laptop help the 9300 catch up?
     
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    sxusteven Notebook Evangelist

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    No. 9300M GS has a 64bit bus, and is therefore a TON slower than 8600m GT, especially if the 8600m GT is GDDR3.
    If it's a gaming machine, get 8600m GT and screw the 2gb ram. The 9300M GS only uses 128mb Vram, whereas the 8600m GT uses 256mb.
     
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    The 8600m GT is approx twice as powerful as the 9300m GS as far as i can tell!



     
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  13. Andy

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    Checkout the Aspire 5930G, if possible.
     
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    Ah cool, thanks guys.


    For an Acer 5920g 800 euro seems reasonable, right?
     
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    Hi.

    Be careful as 8600m GT can come with GDDR2 or GDDR3 memory , get the GDDR3 version!
     
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    Where are you buying from, and what part of the world are you in? My grandmother was going to send me that exact same laptop, and at the time it was around 1000 Euros. If you tell me where you might purchase the notebook from, maybe I can tell you what the best gaming performance options would be for the 800 Euros?
     
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