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gts 8600 vs i5 2500k HD3000

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4/30/12 at 10:45pm

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quick question..

which would be the better option for playing a game like world of warcraft on a new i5 2500k system.

a 6 year old BFG 8600GTS or the stock i5 2500k onboard GPU (HD3000)?

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4/30/12 at 10:48pm

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I'm gonna say 8600gts.

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Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Power
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Core 2 Duo E6750	Asus P5n32-e SLI	EVGA 8800gt superclocked @ 750/725 gaming/folding	2gb A-data ddr2 800
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4/30/12 at 10:48pm

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8600GTS without a doubt.

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4/30/12 at 10:52pm

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GTS 8600 is ~20% better.

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4/30/12 at 10:56pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by born2bwild

GTS 8600 is ~20% better.

Picture quality wise the 8600GTS is over 9000% better as well.

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8600 no question

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4/30/12 at 10:58pm

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just like i said in the other thread..

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Western Digital Cavair Green, 750GB	crucial m4 64gb x2 RAID 0	sony bluray burner	Corsair H60 Liquid Cooling
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