Geforce 6800 vs 6800 LE

**Eagle19** · August 18th, 2005, 07:31 PM

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** · August 18th, 2005, 07:50 PM

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** · August 18th, 2005, 07:54 PM

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

**rrcn** · August 18th, 2005, 07:57 PM

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

**andy1984** · August 18th, 2005, 07:57 PM

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** · August 18th, 2005, 07:58 PM

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** · August 18th, 2005, 08:00 PM

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

**SoloCamo** · August 18th, 2005, 08:01 PM

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** · August 18th, 2005, 09:26 PM

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** · August 18th, 2005, 09:42 PM

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

**andy1984** · August 18th, 2005, 10:02 PM

If its any use to you, the games your likely to get are: commandos 3, moto gp 2, x2 the threat

**Eagle19** · August 18th, 2005, 10:09 PM

thx for all ur help guys!

**#43 fan** · August 18th, 2005, 11:33 PM

Great price.
Too bad it's going to be superseeded in a couple months. I'd wait.

**andy1984** · August 18th, 2005, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by Reather

Great price.
Too bad it's going to be superseeded in a couple months. I'd wait.

by what?

**SoloCamo** · August 19th, 2005, 07:41 AM

Originally Posted by andy1984

by what?

the new gfx cards of course

**andy1984** · August 19th, 2005, 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by SoloCamo

the new gfx cards of course

or a banana?
Well if its that vague whats the point of waiting, theres always going to be something better in a few months whenever you buy, i meant which particualr model

**#43 fan** · August 19th, 2005, 09:28 AM

The 7800.

**andy1984** · August 19th, 2005, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by Reather

The 7800.

it'll be more expensive when it comes out. He'll have to wait probably 6-9months for it to reach 6800 prices now, no point

**nwo75200** · August 19th, 2005, 11:46 AM

Yep, I agree, I don't think that we're going to see the 6600GT and 6800 drop down below 100 bucks anytime soon, maybe sometime next year, but definitely not this year.