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    I don't 'like' the 7600gt. Unlike many others in this forum, I don't recommend components just because I own one or 'like' one.

    I recommended the 7600gt because its faster than the 7800gs (albeit by a hair) and the x850pro. And more importantly it consumes relatively little power. Whereas the x8xx series were the biggest power hogs in their day. Whats the point of saving 10BGP when you have an old borderline psu?

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    Fair point. But according to the Leadtek website, the 7600 gt also requires a minimum of 300w for the psu. I'll just continue weighing up the options. I think either way there will be another round of drinking on this thread when I get the card, whichever one it will be.
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    Manufacturer websites are unreliable guides on psu guidelines. I had found that the video card manufacturer recommendations to be arbitrary and wrong at times. In the case of the 7600gt, the 300W recommendation is arbitrary because there are practically no psus below 300W these days and anything lower is probably not atx12v compliant.

    Since the 7600gt consumes only half the power of the x850xt and power supplies degrade over time, the 7600gt is a prudent choice.

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    Ok I think you've nearly convinced me. Just a few more questions. How do you know so much about this card? I've looked for reviews everywhere and I can't find a thing? Secondly, why is it called Winfast? An d finally is the fan any good? It looks noisy, ugly, and it chucks all the hot air back into the case. The x850 pro has a nice big fan that exhausts it all out the back (suuposedly). Or is the fan not the important issue here?
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    Master Thief, there's a good roundup of midrange cards over at Anandtech (http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2812&p=1) that includes the 7600GT. They even included factory-overclocked cards, and got respectable numbers.
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    Alright, i'm convinced. It is a pretty good card.
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