9600 Pro or 6600?

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The VC on my kid's rig died (AThlon XP 2400+, Gigabyte 7DXR, 512 Mb DDR, 3D Prophet 9800 Pro 128 Mb, 40Gb Maxtor X2) and I want to replace it with something not too expensive. Pls help me decide between Powercolor 9600 Pro 256Mb and Inno3D 6600 128Mb. The 6600 costs $30 more locally.

PS. I'm aware it is a downgrade from the 9800 Pro but I'm not quite ready to spend more on this old setup (maybe a total revamp in future instead). How would my new choice compare to the old VC? Thanks
 
If you know it's a downgrade why are you trying to change cards?

9800pro is better than both of those cards.
 
BFG 6600 GT OC is your best cheap card. Or you can hand over a few extra $10's and get yourself a X800 XT.
 
Marvelous said:
If you know it's a downgrade why are you trying to change cards?

9800pro is better than both of those cards.
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Did you actually *read* the post? The 9800 is kaput!

To the OP - go for the 6600, a GT if you can get one cheap enough, and if you can, I'll "ditto" on the BFG, my house has three BFG cards - they run great and the lifetime warranty is really hard to beat.. My kids usually get the hand me downs so I know where your at - they've got a 2500+, 1.5 GB of PC3200, 6800GT and 2 x 80GB HD's... the're happy with it.

Peace,
Tim


 
Marvelous said:
9800pro is better than both of those cards.
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I'm going to have to disagree with that. The 6600GT has only 128mb of ram is a 128bit yet it is fairly similar to the 9800 pro which is 256mb and 256bit. The difference is minimal at best, and usually in the favor of the 6600gt because of its GDDR3 ram and newer technology. Not too mention they do have a 256mb version now.

For the most part, I would go with neither card. Don't throw away your cash and buy one of these if upgrading is in your mind right now. If you must, go purchase a used 6800 series (regular, GT, or Ultra) off ebay, or even the x800 series (preferably 6800 though). You will get it cheaper then you think and you will be way better off.
 
Thanks for the replies. The choice of hardware here in the Philippines is quite limited. So i'm stuck between the 2 mentioned brands and models. The 6600 GT is not available either. The new card I'll be getting is just so my kids can play their games (SIMS2, The Movies....no FPS games; they're young girls).
 
Killa_2327 said:
I'm going to have to disagree with that. The 6600GT has only 128mb of ram is a 128bit yet it is fairly similar to the 9800 pro which is 256mb and 256bit. The difference is minimal at best, and usually in the favor of the 6600gt because of its GDDR3 ram and newer technology. Not too mention they do have a 256mb version now.

For the most part, I would go with neither card. Don't throw away your cash and buy one of these if upgrading is in your mind right now. If you must, go purchase a used 6800 series (regular, GT, or Ultra) off ebay, or even the x800 series (preferably 6800 though). You will get it cheaper then you think and you will be way better off.
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The guy said a 9800pro is better than a 9600pro and a 6600 no gt. He didnt read the part about the 9800pro dieing and I guess you didnt either.
 
Tbird87 said:
The guy said a 9800pro is better than a 9600pro and a 6600 no gt. He didnt read the part about the 9800pro dieing and I guess you didnt either.
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Actually I did. I dont know whos ass you pulled this from. He noted something about upgrading and imo its not worth buying an old AGP card if your even considering upgrading, just take the plunge. Apparently you didn't read my post. :rolleyes:

Now seeing the games he plays, the 9600 or 6600 should be more then sufficient.
 
somecallmeTim said:
Did you actually *read* the post? The 9800 is kaput!

To the OP - go for the 6600, a GT if you can get one cheap enough, and if you can, I'll "ditto" on the BFG, my house has three BFG cards - they run great and the lifetime warranty is really hard to beat.. My kids usually get the hand me downs so I know where your at - they've got a 2500+, 1.5 GB of PC3200, 6800GT and 2 x 80GB HD's... the're happy with it.

Peace,
Tim


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I tried to read it... I guess not...





Killa_2327 said:
I'm going to have to disagree with that. The 6600GT has only 128mb of ram is a 128bit yet it is fairly similar to the 9800 pro which is 256mb and 256bit. The difference is minimal at best, and usually in the favor of the 6600gt because of its GDDR3 ram and newer technology. Not too mention they do have a 256mb version now.

For the most part, I would go with neither card. Don't throw away your cash and buy one of these if upgrading is in your mind right now. If you must, go purchase a used 6800 series (regular, GT, or Ultra) off ebay, or even the x800 series (preferably 6800 though). You will get it cheaper then you think and you will be way better off.
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It says 6600 not gt...
 
Killa_2327 said:
Misread that mundane detail. :mad:

I keep forgetting about that horrid card that they released...
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I guess I didnt make it clear in my post when I said "no gt". Failed to read post 2 times nice >.>.
 
a standard 6600 is only a bit slower that the 9800.
I had an asus in my daughters machine and it played everything she wanted to play.
 
From the replies so far, it seems the 6600 (even just the regular one) is preferred over the 9600 Pro. Another question: 128 Mb is not a limiting factor in terms of playing games at 1024x768 resolution, right? I believe the extra RAM helps when playing in HIGHER resolutions. The reason I'm asking is that the 6600 AGP is currently only available in 128 Mb
 
Ummm. What are the prices here?

How much is the 6600GT?

I believe the X850 Pro is $140 @ Newegg.com

I just got a X850 Pro for $100. :)
 
idoc said:
From the replies so far, it seems the 6600 (even just the regular one) is preferred over the 9600 Pro. Another question: 128 Mb is not a limiting factor in terms of playing games at 1024x768 resolution, right? I believe the extra RAM helps when playing in HIGHER resolutions. The reason I'm asking is that the 6600 AGP is currently only available in 128 Mb
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As far as Sims2 goes, neither the vid card nor RAM will hold you back. 512 mem & a 128 card will run it just fine. The Sims2 is a CPU eater. You better have a good one or the game will run very slooooooooow. Yea some people can run the Sims2 on a p3 but they don't mention that it takes 20 minutes to load. :rolleyes:
 
UPDATE: Based on the comments I went ahead and bought an 6600 AGP VC to replace the 9800 Pro in my kids' rig that I thought was dying. But after removing/reattaching the HSF of the 9800 Pro, it now seems to be working OK. I know, I know...I should have checked that well before buying. And now I'm stuck with another brand new card. Would I be right in keeping on using the much older (3 yrs old) 9800 Pro? I'm planning to dispose of the 6600 if the answer is yes. Pls advise. Thanks again

Hercules Radeon 9800 Pro 128 Mb 256Bit 380 Core/680 Memory

Vs

Inno3D GeForce 6600 256 Mb 128Bit 300 Core/400 Memory

RIG: Athlon XP 2400+, Gigabyte 7DXR, 2x256 Crucial PC2000, Maxtor 40Gb IDE HDD X 2, 475W HEC PSU
 
The 9800 pro will be a little faster. Maybe if the 6600 was capable of overclocking a lot (~450 core, ~1000 mem), it might be able to beat it.
 
Will it matter that the 9800 Pro has 128 Mb while the 6600 has 256 Mb? My daughters mainly play SIMS2 and The Movies, usually at 1024x768, medium settings. Will this affect appearance/performance in Vista?
 
at 1024x768 no. The SIMS relies more on CPU power and video processing power. Extra video RAM won't really help at all (especially at that resolution).
 
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