bloodthirst
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im in the market for a graphics card to replace this 9800xt, im thinking of getting a 6800gt, but would a 6600gt be sufficent?
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6600gt or 6800gt
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FarFarAway
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A 6600GT would play all games but a 6800GT would give you more speed and longevity. If you can stretch to a 6800GT then I definately would - awesome cards 
If you can only afford a 6600GT then an x800GT may be a better buy for you as they're a bit faster and better "bang for buck" than a 6600GT.
However: in the 6800GT bracket I'd get the 6800GT
If you can only afford a 6600GT then an x800GT may be a better buy for you as they're a bit faster and better "bang for buck" than a 6600GT.
However: in the 6800GT bracket I'd get the 6800GT
hawkinsa21
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Here Here, the G70 GPU has made prices drop massively, my XFX 6800gt last year was £330ish, now its £200.
Get the GT, but make sure its a PCI-E rather than AGP as this is the way forward so you can get another later and SLi the bad boys, and you can then use the new Forceware Rel80 style drivers to add another brand of 6800GT, and get them both working together, both with fully OC'd cores.....
The 6600GT is still good for its money, but spend the extra, and you'll be glad you did. High res gaming with high AA and AF, all details and eye candy up high!
This has probably already been posted but check it out anyway:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=26276
Sorry if it has, but ATi have mugged everyone off so much with R520 series..........................
so had to big up Nvidia.......
Get the GT, but make sure its a PCI-E rather than AGP as this is the way forward so you can get another later and SLi the bad boys, and you can then use the new Forceware Rel80 style drivers to add another brand of 6800GT, and get them both working together, both with fully OC'd cores.....
The 6600GT is still good for its money, but spend the extra, and you'll be glad you did. High res gaming with high AA and AF, all details and eye candy up high!
This has probably already been posted but check it out anyway:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=26276
Sorry if it has, but ATi have mugged everyone off so much with R520 series..........................
so had to big up Nvidia....... RollerCam540
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I have a 6600gt. I bought the 6600gt instead of the 9800pro because of this and this evaluation. As you can see, the 6600gt slightly outperforms the 9800pro.
What is the moral to this story?
If you're going to upgrade your GPU from a 9800xt, then upgrading to a 6600gt would be absolutely pointless -- you would be spending $140 extra dollars with nothing to show for it but another card that performs nearly identical to your older 9800xt.
If you can't afford a 6800gt wait.
RollerCam540
P.S. You may want to buy a better card than the 6800gt so that later on when you get more money you can purchase another card for SLI. The difference between buying the first card now and the second card later is a top of the line card right now will burn a hole in your pocket but that once top of the line card will be middle of the line down the road and it won't cost much to go SLI. I think that's my favorite thing about building a computer -- the ability to see into the future so that I spend my money wisely at purchase time and when upgrade time comes I'm not sorry I purchased the stuff I did. For Example:
Athlon XP 133mhz FSB CPU.
Abit NF7-S MB (Supports 3200+ XP athlon and 200 mhz FSB speed
1x1GB PC3200 DDR @ 266mhz
Enermax 465w 3.3v-36a 5v-36a 12v-33a
then i can upgrade my ram to 2gb (another 1gb stick) when i need more memory down the road
once I can afford a faster processor (333mhz) i can turn the fsb up again (166mhz).
then when i need more power i can upgrade the CPU (again turning up the FSb to 400).
I could have bought an 2600 XP-M but i was just showing you what you would do if you didn't overclock (there are many reasons for this).
during all these upgrades i didn't have to change a single part. the computer is far from antiquated with these updates.
The same goes for A64 and p4 systems.
What I'm trying to say is -- think about the future. If you're going to spend money and you constantly game then the only choice you have is to buy the top of the line card or the next lowest item. It doesn't matter how fast your computer is, without a good (or top of the line) video card your computer will perform mediocre at best. Think your video card over wisely.
What is the moral to this story?
If you're going to upgrade your GPU from a 9800xt, then upgrading to a 6600gt would be absolutely pointless -- you would be spending $140 extra dollars with nothing to show for it but another card that performs nearly identical to your older 9800xt.
If you can't afford a 6800gt wait.
RollerCam540
P.S. You may want to buy a better card than the 6800gt so that later on when you get more money you can purchase another card for SLI. The difference between buying the first card now and the second card later is a top of the line card right now will burn a hole in your pocket but that once top of the line card will be middle of the line down the road and it won't cost much to go SLI. I think that's my favorite thing about building a computer -- the ability to see into the future so that I spend my money wisely at purchase time and when upgrade time comes I'm not sorry I purchased the stuff I did. For Example:
Athlon XP 133mhz FSB CPU.
Abit NF7-S MB (Supports 3200+ XP athlon and 200 mhz FSB speed
1x1GB PC3200 DDR @ 266mhz
Enermax 465w 3.3v-36a 5v-36a 12v-33a
then i can upgrade my ram to 2gb (another 1gb stick) when i need more memory down the road
once I can afford a faster processor (333mhz) i can turn the fsb up again (166mhz).
then when i need more power i can upgrade the CPU (again turning up the FSb to 400).
I could have bought an 2600 XP-M but i was just showing you what you would do if you didn't overclock (there are many reasons for this).
during all these upgrades i didn't have to change a single part. the computer is far from antiquated with these updates.
The same goes for A64 and p4 systems.
What I'm trying to say is -- think about the future. If you're going to spend money and you constantly game then the only choice you have is to buy the top of the line card or the next lowest item. It doesn't matter how fast your computer is, without a good (or top of the line) video card your computer will perform mediocre at best. Think your video card over wisely.
I'll sell you a used GeForce Titanium 4800 SE for $200...a much better card than even the 7800GTX....honestly....real honestly.....real real really honestly....
I have a 6800 Ultra...and if you can spring it...get the 6800GT....6600GT vs 9800 Pro is a "More Features vs. More Power" argument. The nVidia 6 series has more feature available than the ATi 9 series...but a 6600 has less 'power' than a 9800....you'd almost be making a straight trade across the board...
Another option is get a vanilla 6800 and open up the pipes and vertex shader and OC it to a 6800GT level.
I have a 6800 Ultra...and if you can spring it...get the 6800GT....6600GT vs 9800 Pro is a "More Features vs. More Power" argument. The nVidia 6 series has more feature available than the ATi 9 series...but a 6600 has less 'power' than a 9800....you'd almost be making a straight trade across the board...
Another option is get a vanilla 6800 and open up the pipes and vertex shader and OC it to a 6800GT level.
ionicle_old
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i had the 9800pro, and i now have the 6600 vanila, and the 9800pro totally pwns the 6600, i am gettin a 6800 vanila for christmas, and that should help...if you can i asugest you do the same...a 9800 to a 6600GT is not a substancial upgrade it is barely worth the cash, wheras a 9800 to a 6800 is a reletivly big upgrade, and is worth it
.....ther the way to go, id save for one over the 6600gt kawasakiguy37
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I kknow this is the nvidia section...but id really recommend this:
http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=2707477
You dont have PCI E, but they often put up AGP versions for good prices too. I bought an x800XT PE agp version when it was on sale for 229, came with a 3 year warranty...perfect so far.
http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=2707477
You dont have PCI E, but they often put up AGP versions for good prices too. I bought an x800XT PE agp version when it was on sale for 229, came with a 3 year warranty...perfect so far.
hawkinsa21
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Have you bought it yet?? If so, what did you get?
