For you guys with a TNT2 16MB card

[Cabbs]

Why didn't you get the 8600?

 

[Rudster8161]

Why didn't you get the 8600?

he doesnt game, im surprised he even bought HL2 and BF2, let alone a 8500GT.

 

[esa193]

hl2 runs like on any thing for some reason

 

[lhuser]

I should try my ISA GPU

Why didn't you get the 8600?

Budget offered didn't fit the price.

he doesnt game, im surprised he even bought HL2 and BF2, let alone a 8500GT.

i wanted to play those. I tried both demos and looks promising. And, they were cheap.

 

[MikeReiner]

Yeah those old cards can do some amazing stuff.

I had a friend with an old 3DFX AGP card, that with modified drivers, could run HL2 at 40 fps. Impressive for what it is.