8600s released in Australia

LoadsaMoney · 5 Apr 2007 at 19:36

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=715719#bottom

$319 Australian dollars though, sounds a bit expensive to me. :eek:

jaykay · 5 Apr 2007 at 19:44

australian dollars are really bad i think even worse than american and we get about $2 to £1

MeatLoaf · 5 Apr 2007 at 19:47

So that would be about £160 then. His CPU isgt at 3Ghz like mine and hes only getting 5.5k in 06 so its slower than my 7900GTO, and it only had 256Mb RAM.

I dont think i will get one, id rather spend the extra on an 8800GTS. If a 512Mb version appears i may consider it tho

LoadsaMoney · 5 Apr 2007 at 19:54

£160

, bugger that id just get a 320mb GTS.

Dravic · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:05

All PC hardware tends to be on the expensive side in Australia though.

Nymins · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:09

Taken from that site you posted, a review of the Club3D 8600GTS (its in German). Game performance isn't looking good compared to the other cards its benchmarked against (X1950pro and 7900GT), bar the Riddick test

http://www.au-ja.de/review-club3d8600gts-5.phtml

The X1950pro and 8800GTS look like the choice for people with a budget.

easyrider · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:10

A 8600 cannot be 160.

It needs to be cheaper than a GTS by more than 20 or no one will buy them.

I think they will come in at around 129inc

jaykay · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:12

wow its not very fast i thought it would be competing against the 1950pro but its bearly faster than the 7900gt

Tute · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:13

Nymins said:
Taken from that site you posted, a review of the Club3D 8600GTS (its in German). Game performance isn't looking good compared to the other cards its benchmarked against (X1950pro and 7900GT)

http://www.au-ja.de/review-club3d8600gts-5.phtml

I really hope that's just immature drivers, otherwise it's not even going to take the X1950 Pro out.

I'm gutted, was really hoping to pick one of these up, but i'm not taking a performance hit, it's got to be faster than what I currently have.

MeatLoaf · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:14

Tute said:
I really hope that's just immature drivers, otherwise it's not even going to take the X1950 Pro out.

I'm gutted, was really hoping to pick one of these up, but i'm not taking a performance hit, it's got to be faster than what I currently have.

My thoughts exactly

jaykay · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:15

Tute said:
I really hope that's just immature drivers, otherwise it's not even going to take the X1950 Pro out.

I'm gutted, was really hoping to pick one of these up, but i'm not taking a performance hit, it's got to be faster than what I currently have.

with nvidias track record youll be waiting along time for some decent drivers lets hope thier better with these cards

Tute · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:17

Easyrider said:
A 8600 cannot be 160.

It needs to be cheaper than a GTS by more than 20 or no one will buy them.

I think they will come in at around 129inc

If it's not even up to the X1950 Pro then nVidia are going to have to price this at ~£100 just to get them to shift off the shelves.

I'm hoping that benchmark is wrong.

LoadsaMoney · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:27

WoW that certainly doesn't look good. :eek:

It will still shift though as its a Dx10 card, its bound to.

Tute · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:30

LoadsaMoney said:
WoW that certainly doesn't look good.

It will still shift as its a Dx10 card.

Come on mate, you can't really use DirectX 10 as a reason to shift cards.

I don't think people will buy it for Dx10 either. If it's not quick, it won't sell.

[Edit] Meh, ninja edit.

jaykay · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:33

i dont think dx10 will matter if its that slow but we must remember one thing
its the gt version the gts is much faster in clock speed

easyrider · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:36

PLus the fact they clock like beasts.

Tute · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:37

jaykay said:
i dont think dx10 will matter if its that slow but we must remember one thing
its the gt version the gts is much faster in clock speed

It looks like it's the GTS actually? :confused:

kooj · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:38

319.00 AUD

=

132.690 GBP

£130 quid, i reckon they have to make it a cool £100 in uk or else everyone will just pick up 8800gts 320mb

easyrider · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:39

I would wait for some real benchmarks to come through.

All this speculation about GFX cards is doing my head in

Tute · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:42

easyrider said:
I would wait for some real benchmarks to come through.

All this speculation about GFX cards is doing my head in

Quoted for truth.

Plus hopefully ATi will be more competitive in this sector this time around. The X1600s were nothing short of plain shocking, except the X1650XT, but it came far too late to save the range.