Looking to get a new card help please!

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pancakeface

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Hey I think I'm going to get a GeForce 6600 GT 128... but before I do I have a few questions. Theres also the Geforce 6600 256 and its quite a bit cheaper. Whats the difference between the GT and the regular and then the 256 and the 128.

I play games like warcraft 3, dark age of camelot, lineage 2, coutnerstrike, and I plan on playing vanguard and dark and light. So if you could relate the card to these games.

Also does the company matter like BFG, XFX, eVGA, ect. Because BFG seems to be like 40$ more expensive than the XFX or eVGA.

Give as much input as possible please I'm not too knowledgeable. Also feel free to give any other card suggestions that might be better than the one I'm considering thats around the 200$ range. Thanks!
 
The 6600GT is clocked much faster than the 6600. And the extra memory doesn't make a difference either.
As far as brands, BFG tends to OC their cards, and guarantee the cards at those OCs. And, in general, BFG has some of the best customer support. If you don't want to pay the extra cash, the XFX cards are supposed to be pretty good. Personally, I'm pretty happy with my MSI. Any major brand should be pretty good.
As far as other cards, the 6600GT is the best in its price range, period. (Unless the X800XL has come down in price)
 
Thanks for the help trogdor. I've also heard that the ATI 9800 pro is good for that range as well. Know anything about those?
 
the 9800 is an older card , the 6600 GT will smoke that card, as

1. it is faster.
2. it has more featues like pixel shader 3.0 while the 9800 only has 2.0.

so if your going to buy a card a 6600 or 6600gt is a MUCH better choice than an 9800.
 
BFG makes good cards as i own a BFG 6800 Oc and its very fast.

a 6600GT is MUCH faster than the 6600.

but really its a question of how much you are willing to spend.
 
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