Q: I already own this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814122031 would this one be better? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150247 Thank you for your time i really appreciate it.
A: the cards are very similar... it is true that the 8600 has a much better GPU, but it also has DDR2, instead of DDR3 that the 8500 has which allows you to load graphics in and out of memory quicker... so whatever benefit you are getting from the new 8600 chipset is almost all being offset by worse memory... so bottom line is, the new card is SLIGHTLY better, but NOT WORTH it... either wait for 8800's to become even cheaper, or spend a bit more money now on a newer card... buying the 8600 is almost like throwing your money away...