DRS wrote:
"tony h" wrote in message

Mr E could, perhaps, have phrased his answer better, though his point
is valid.
Every PC is different, and hardware behaves differently in different
configurations.
best thing you can do is run 3dmark on each card (or play your
favorite game), shouldnt take an hour to do both,
then you will have the definitive answer, and you could tell us!

Or he could Google this very group. 99% of all reasonable questions have
already been asked and answered. The 7900GS is faster than an 8600GT (which
is roughly in 7600GT territory). The 8600GTS is in 7900GS territory.



In both instances the OP has an opportunity, as a frequent reader which
he claims to be, to contribute something that would probably be of
interest to a lot of group readers (many lurk, few post).

You can't educate a soul through embarrassment, since embarrassment
doesn't encourage a person to learn for themselves. So I'll instead echo
both of those suggestions up there which are the answer to your
question, and both require some effort on your part, and would be
pleased to assist you in interpreting those results, but which I suspect
you are quite capable of doing yourself. Yes?