Alright, I bit the bullet

[VitB6]

I just bought the AGP 6600GT video card from newegg.

Do I need anything additional to keep the cooling down? Just curious if it is recommended or if the cards heatsink will be adequate.

 

[gwai lo]

um..obviously the retail heatsink will be adequate for stock speeds...now if you're overclocking...

 

[Z(+)DIAC]

What brand did you get?

 

[Komataguri]

um..obviously the retail heatsink will be adequate for stock speeds...now if you're overclocking...

Not really, What if he has a tight case with little airflow? Then a stock cooler isn't going to keep it cool.

 

[Dr. X]

Not really, What if he has a tight case with little airflow? Then a stock cooler isn't going to keep it cool.

If he has a tight case then no aftermarket cooler will fit anyway.

 

[creedAMD]

That's not biting the bullet, that's biting a BB. 6800gt or x800pro is a bullet

 

[Alowishus]

Is buying an x850xt pe or 6800 ultra extreme edition biting a nuke then?

 

[Pt3000]

bb?

i dont know about that, when goin out and buying a "modern" video card, its always a leap of faith IMO,

congrats on the new card, go give it a run for its money,
-P

 

[Rollo]

That's not biting the bullet, that's biting a BB. 6800gt or x800pro is a bullet

Depends who you are. For him, $200 might be a lot. For Bill Gates, buying nVidia is "biting a BB".

 

[VitB6]

I just said 'bit the bullet' because I don't game at all. Just wanted something more than cheap. Money wasn't an object, I just know that I probably could have gotten the same performance from a 9600 pro for surfing the web and shit. I couldn't bring myself not to spend the extra dough, so that is why I said bit the bullet...or BB.

 

[VitB6]

Oh I do have 1 more question.

The card recommends 300 or 350 watts from the power supply. How do I figure out if I have that much power? What would happen if I didn't. I should have checked before I bought it but oh well.

 

[corebreach]

What model is your PSU and what's its rated wattage?

 

[Andrew_Carr]

[double post, sry]

 

[Andrew_Carr]

There should be a sticker on the psu somewhere with some info. It's prolly a good idea to find the model from that and then look it up online.

btw, which brand? I like my MSI, but it's clocked kinda low :/

 

[Ballz2TheWallz]

Depends who you are. For him, $200 might be a lot. For Bill Gates, buying nVidia is "biting a BB".

na thats biteing a mchicken sandwhich off the dollar menu while watching a 80in plasma

 

[inotocracy]

na thats biteing a mchicken sandwhich off the dollar menu while watching a 80in plasma

Great, now im hungry.

 

[Andrew_Carr]

/pizza

 

[PoisonedPawn45]

/pizza

Hahah.

I'm about to bite the bullet and get myself a GT...

 

[burningrave101]

That's not biting the bullet, that's biting a BB. 6800gt or x800pro is a bullet

Bah, thats last years bullet. Biting the bullet now would be an X850XT or at least a 6800 Ultra .

You can get a 6800 Ultra for $399 if you check the Hot Deals section.

 

[Rollo]

Hahah.

I'm about to bite the bullet and get myself a GT...

I "bit the jalapeno popper" and ordered a 6800NU SLI set Friday night. Already have and like a 6600GT SLI rig, wanted to check out the 6800NUs. (and not drop $850 on the 6800GTs! )

 

[Mindriot]

I just picked up a BFG 6600GT OC on Friday. And man what a difference from what I was running. Geforce 3 ti500 . It's like Night and day. Splinter Cell and Swat demo's were fantastic. I'll be reinstalling Doom 3 and Far Cry to check out what I missed eye candy wise, since I was still running the ti500 when I played through them.

I'll try to OC it later when I get some other cooling for it. Right now just the stock speeds are enough to make a huge difference to me. Especially because of what I was gaming with.

 

[Andrew_Carr]

Rollo, best of luck if you're going to get the nu's to gt speed.

 

[Rollo]

Rollo, best of luck if you're going to get the nu's to gt speed.

Not really planning on OCing them much, if at all. I'm not a big OCer, can't afford to replace the parts if I break them.

The Firing Squad benches showed the 6800NU SLi between my current 6600GT SLi and 6800GT SLI, that's good enough for me. (and I scored them for $480 as refurbs, definitely good performance for that if they're working cards)

 

[Ballz2TheWallz]

/pizza

lmao