Geforce 6800 vs 6800 LE

[Eagle19]

Hey which of these 2 cards is better and which is a better deal?
thanks!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814122212

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150068

also would a 256mb Geforce 6600 be better than a 128mb 6800 or 6800 LE?
thanks

[andy1984]

le or se basically means sub standard version of the card where gpu's are concerned. Go for the vanilla 6800, and no a 256mb 6600 wont be better. I suggest looking at the sticky under graphics cards and checking out tom's guides

[Eagle19]

in toms chart it looks like the 6600 gt is better than the plain 6800....

[rrcn]

The 6600GT and the 6800 are very close. But once the resolution is upped or AA/AF are, the 6800 takes the lead.

[andy1984]

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Originally Posted by Eagle19

in toms chart it looks like the 6600 gt is better than the plain 6800....

You said plain 6600 in your first post. Yes the 6600gt and 6800 vanilla are comparible, but if your can get them for the same price get the 6800 for the 256 bit architecture. Alternatively I belive the ati x800 model starts in that price range aswell

[SoloCamo]

The 6800 is about 5% better on average over the 6600gt. But overall it is a much nicer card, considering you get 12pipes instead of 8, 256bit instead of 128. once you start increases the effects and resolutions in games, thats where you will notice the big difference between the two.


The x800 on the other hand wipes them both down the toilet.

[Eagle19]

okay looks like 6800 is best but is it a good deal at $164?

[SoloCamo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eagle19

okay looks like 6800 is best but is it a good deal at $164?

yea, thats actually a pretty darn good deal.

[Eagle19]

okay but what is the difference between these 2 geforce 6800s?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150106

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150068

k thx

[rrcn]

They are both identical except the second one includes some games.