6600GT 128mb or 6800 256mb?  | | | 
February 9th, 2005, 01:38 PM
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February 9th, 2005, 01:54 PM
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Well... just by looking at the specs...
nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT 500MHz
nVIDIA GeForce 6800 325MHz
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nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT 128MB DDR3 1000MHz
nVIDIA GeForce 6800 256MB DDR 700MHz
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even though it has double the memory, the 128 is faster as well as the core GPU speed being faster...
I dont profess to know all the variables and how they make a difference, but Ive heard more isnt always better when compared with raw speed in graphics... | |
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February 9th, 2005, 02:15 PM
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My honest advice is to get the 6600GT. | |
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February 9th, 2005, 02:16 PM
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The 6600GT obviously doesn't perform quite as well, but IMO there is not nearly enough of a difference to warrant an extra $150. I'd look at the soon to come X800XL if you are looking in that price range. | |
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February 9th, 2005, 03:35 PM
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I don't like th 6600 because of aa and aF (i've been saying that quite a bit lately)
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February 9th, 2005, 03:38 PM
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why because of af and aa? Because you can't run it? When is the x800xl is suppose to come out?
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February 9th, 2005, 03:40 PM
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Correct you cannot run aa and af an I can't stand it | |
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February 9th, 2005, 03:48 PM
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My experience: I returned my BFG 6600GT ($249) and exchanged it for the BFG 6800 128MB ($284) - very glad I did. The pipes were unlockable, and yes, the AA and AF is much better with the 6800 due to the extra pipes. The 6600GT has 8, the 6800 has 12 and unlockable to 16 (using Riva Tuner on some cards).
However the price difference in my situation was less than $40, yours is much more and, unless you've got the money to blow, not really worth it IMO. That's a good price for the GT. | |
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February 9th, 2005, 03:51 PM
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Well it's pci e soo its cheaper but it's the opposite with the higher end cards | |
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February 9th, 2005, 04:10 PM
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why can't you run aa and af? does it kill framerates? | |
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