[SilentdeathX]

Hey Guyz Im about to get a new graphics card in a couple of dayz...Even If I have my own ideas on a couple that I really like, I thought I'd just see what u guyz thought would be the best choice with a buget of 210 bux...

 

[The Bartender Paradox]

Geforce 6600GT

 

[adas]

6600gt is the best bang 4 buck, and a great card at at.

 

[kickassclone]

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Originally Posted by adas123 6600gt is the best bang 4 buck, and a great card at at.

I was just taking a look at the 66gt's and they are 128bit interface Vs a 98pro with a 256bit interface but they do have new gddr3 mem and sm3 support.

I would need to see some benchies between these two cards.

I can't believe a 98pro...modded to 98xt doesn't beat a 66gt. for $200

 

[steveo42024]

Nvidia did a great job on value. 6600gt is a good budget card.

 

[YiffyGriffy]

6600GT does out perform the 9800XT. Not only that, 9800XTs are still going for $300+ and you can barely find 9800Pros these days.

 

[adas]

yup, the 6600gt is alot faster then a 9800xt, and has all the new bells and whistles....for the same price, its not even worth getting the 9800 anymore....

 

[kickassclone]

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Originally Posted by adas123 yup, the 6600gt is alot faster then a 9800xt, and has all the new bells and whistles....for the same price, its not even worth getting the 9800 anymore....

That is good to know.

A far as 98pro's being hard to find newegg has a ton of then.

 

[ShawnMcGrail]

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Originally Posted by kickassclone That is good to know. A far as 98pro's being hard to find newegg has a ton of then.

I could care less if a 6600 is out performing my card.. Especially since I got the card for only $100.. lol

 

[muffin]

6600GT is good, but it does feel the strain when you push the graphics

 

[kickassclone]

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Originally Posted by ShawnMcGrail I could care less if a 6600 is out performing my card.. Especially since I got the card for only $100.. lol

I would have bought a 98xt for $100 dollars myself..way to go on that steal!

 

[Chaos]

The only thing wrong with a 6600 GT is it slows down a ton at really high res (like 1600 x 1200) because it only has 128 mb. I play all my games at 12xx x 1xxx and they all play perfectly CS:S, WoW, HL2, Doom 3 ect.. I will upgrade when the new 7xxx series gforce comes out probably and sell my poor friend my current card for dirt cheap (he is running a x300 atm.. poor, poor guy).

 

[YiffyGriffy]

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Originally Posted by kickassclone That is good to know. A far as 98pro's being hard to find newegg has a ton of then.

Only 9800s that were actually in stock at Newegg were SEs and EZs lacking either pipes or memory bus width

 

[SilentdeathX]

Good... The Nvidia 6600 waz my first choice. But Another question, How do I know exactly which manufacturer makes the best one, And what should be lookin for??? XFX, MSI, eVGA, etc...

 

[PCNerd]

all if thoes are good brands.....the msi has a coper hs and a huge game bundle

 

[Chaos]

I have the MSI 6600 GT (PCIE version) and I love it, I won't play any of the games that come with it, other then pop maybe.. but the card seems really well made and stays pretty cool.

 

[SilentdeathX]

I've read that the Galaxy 6600 GT AGP 128 MB is REALLY good! Its got a really silent fan and it supposedly "outdoes" all the other 6600GT's with its core at 550Mhz and its mem. at 1000Mhz! Doez anyone know about it???

 

[kickassclone]

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Originally Posted by SilentdeathX I've read that the Galaxy 6600 GT AGP 128 MB is REALLY good! Its got a really silent fan and it supposedly "outdoes" all the other 6600GT's with its core at 550Mhz and its mem. at 1000Mhz! Doez anyone know about it???

550mhz on the core ain't happening:shades2:

 

[kickassclone]

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Originally Posted by YiffyGriffy Only 9800s that were actually in stock at Newegg were SEs and EZs lacking either pipes or memory bus width

I counted 5 including the aiw 9800pro at newegg as of right now they are all in stock with the lowest being $205.

 

[SilentdeathX]

Now what about the new ATI chipset thats expected to come out some time this year? I'm not sure what to do now... Should I wait for these new gpu's to come out and buy one, OR should I buy a 6800GT when it gets cheaper, OR should I get the 6800 that costs a little more than the 6600GT's ORRR just get the 6600GT??? Haha! In the end I know that it'll all be up to me but what do u guyz suggest???