Hi everyone, been a lurker for some time here (fantastic forum, btw) but now I have a question... I'm looking for a good low-profile graphics card for my second rig. I know that low-profile cards aren't that good, especially for gaming, but I could really use one, mostly for 3D modeling (Solidworks, Catia, etc.) and some gaming (CS 1.6, CoD2...). I know anything would be better than the integrated GMA 900 (maybe 950, not sure ), but is it worth the price? How "low" is the low end of graphics cards? Could I get performance in the line of (at least) nVidia 6600 in today's ATI's 2400 or nVidia's 8400 series? Or maybe the upcoming (or is it out already?) ATI 3450? Thanks in advance edit: Forgot to mention, I need a PCI-E card
lol, i see a video card with a rat sitting next to it the first thing i think isn't "that must be a high powered card"
I know that those 8600 GT's will play COD:4 with no issues, and they are fine cards for light gaming.
This seems a very good card (rat or no rat ) but, unfortunately out of my price range and not available in croatia Still, thank you very much for the idea Delphium
Hi all, I'm currently scouring the nets for a low-profile 8600GT (preferably) or 8500GT. I wonder if anyone has any live URLs to one in the UK? Or even a 2nd hand one for sale? (I have cash/paypal waiting =] ) Much obliged for your time. zarathustra
I was looking at these too for my HTPC... http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=661335 that's the cheapest on there, but the 8600 can still hit £140 in some places
