PNY 6600GT over a 9800pro? - Tech Support Forums

Kronik Reloader · January 18th, 2005, 05:37 PM

hey guys , i got a built by ati 9800pro o\ced to 412-365 ( xt speeds but not flashed) modded with a giant3 for cooling , anyways id just like to know if the upgrade would be worth it , the 6600Gt is about 300$canadian + shipping ...so i guess the question is , is the upgrade worth it for the price ? id just like to get some views from you guys

! thx

[Neo770] · January 18th, 2005, 05:45 PM

The differance between 9800 and 6600GT is there, but its not massive. I say keep your 9800 for a while longer. But the 6600GT are great cards, I have one.

proffit · January 18th, 2005, 05:47 PM

well the 6600gt would be a big improvement over the 9800 ( kinda like going from the 9600 to the 9800) but i would hold off for a little while as the 9800 is still a decent card to have. i would wait till the new range comes out and the 6800gt's come down in price then get a 6800.

agathodaimon · January 18th, 2005, 05:50 PM

Yeah, not enough to make me want to switch if I was in your situation.
I would wait until either the next gen of cards comes out, or when the 6800's come down in price.

njolakoski · January 18th, 2005, 05:54 PM

Yup i agree wit everyone , plus u have it overclocked to XT speeds, so definately i would wait

vikeor · January 18th, 2005, 05:56 PM

u could flash it to XT and get a bit more out of it too

Kronik Reloader · January 18th, 2005, 06:31 PM

Thx for all your input guys , ill keep my 9800 for awhile till the prices on the kick ass 6800 comes down .

vikeor · January 18th, 2005, 06:33 PM

a wise decision

lablkilz699 · January 19th, 2005, 12:39 AM

in the intention of not clogging the board with duplicate topics...

and also since this question has now been effectively answers....

what exactly is "flashing"??????

phecky · January 19th, 2005, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lablkilz699

in the intention of not clogging the board with duplicate topics...

and also since this question has now been effectively answers....

what exactly is "flashing"??????

Oh boy , talk about a loaded question!

Flashing in this instance refers to changing the code that's been written in the cards eeprom to the code that written for a higher priced card of the same family.