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one 6800gt or two 6600gt?
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i would think the 6800 gt would win.... but i dont know.
either way its a good choice.
either way its a good choice.
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6600gt x2 = bad
6800gt x1 = great
go with the 6800gt. it simply performs better
6800gt x1 = great
go with the 6800gt. it simply performs better
1 6800GT.
If you want to save some money, an X800XL is also a god choice.
But a 6800GT is better then 2 6600GTs.
Or, you could save up, (your current card is pretty good) and get an R520 or G80 in a few months. Spending alot of money right now (especially when your current card is pretty good )isnt all to bright, with the R520s and G80s coming out in a few months.
If you want to save some money, an X800XL is also a god choice.
But a 6800GT is better then 2 6600GTs.
Or, you could save up, (your current card is pretty good) and get an R520 or G80 in a few months. Spending alot of money right now (especially when your current card is pretty good )isnt all to bright, with the R520s and G80s coming out in a few months.
Hate_Bot said:What do you mean?
X800XL is PCI-E
the R520s are going to be PCI-E, ditto for the G80s...
i mean that i wont be able to use my old 9800pro because im getting a msi k8t neo board
but maybe ill just wait and save some more money for the r520's or the g80's
Although ATI is bound to come up with new parts and nVidia is bound to come out with new parts, the old argument.. wait and see is just plain dumb rule to follow because, by the time all that happens, the cycle repeats itself and you end up with nothing. In other words... don't pimp the white paper!
x800xl if on a budget (provided you can get it for msrp) and are not planning on upgrading during the next round ie august/sept
6800gt if sli is in your future, tough to go wrong with this card as its got future proof (well at least for 2 cycles) written on it...
x800xl if on a budget (provided you can get it for msrp) and are not planning on upgrading during the next round ie august/sept
6800gt if sli is in your future, tough to go wrong with this card as its got future proof (well at least for 2 cycles) written on it...
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True they will be 6-700 dollars, but they will also knock the price on the current cards down alot methinksspaceman said:that and the new cards r520 g80 are going to be around 6-700 dolla range. the 6800gt is a good idea for sli. the 800xl-xt is the deal for single slot solutions.
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I personally have 2x6600GT's which work great both OC'd to 540/1150mhz. Mid 6,000 3dmark05 score. The problem is right now the drivers aren't that great for SLI. I would go with a 6800GT or if you can afford an Ultra which should last you quite a long time. Then when games come out that use all your power up you can buy another 6800GT or Ultra and by that time they will be fairly cheap and SLI drivers should be sorted. Just make sure you have a good PSU.
strapped for cash? Dont want to spend 300-500 PER GPU? Get the 6600GT.
PPL whine and complain that it sucks compared to the 6800 but its ALOT cheaper. It preforms pretty damn good. It's the current best bang for your buck. If you were planning on sli down the road itll be even cheaper, if something better comes out and you want it you wouldn't have wasted 350+ on a card that you don't want anymore.
Personally I cant justify paying 100-200 dollars more for a card to only get 10-25 fps more in certain things. If its over 40 at high quality, IM HAPPY
PPL whine and complain that it sucks compared to the 6800 but its ALOT cheaper. It preforms pretty damn good. It's the current best bang for your buck. If you were planning on sli down the road itll be even cheaper, if something better comes out and you want it you wouldn't have wasted 350+ on a card that you don't want anymore.
Personally I cant justify paying 100-200 dollars more for a card to only get 10-25 fps more in certain things. If its over 40 at high quality, IM HAPPY
yeah it's a fine card and will run anything on high BUT it won't do well with the 3.0 shaders. If playing at super high res is what u want then get the 6800gt. If u don't care the 6600gt will get fine fps just not with the shaders and AA/AF. It is the best deal going no doubt. Just a matter of what u want.
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After looking over that xbitlabs article, I didn't see too many instances of a single 6800GT beating a 6600GT's in SLI even with eye-candy and at 1600x1200 (and that probably with the 66.93 drivers that are ancient). I'd say that overall they are comparable. 2 6600GT's cost $360 or so new. 6800GT in PCI-E costs $374 (cheapest at newegg). Similar performance, similar price. Back when SLI came out, the cheapest 6800GT PCI-E's were $450. Big difference in price between the two.
Either way you look at it, both are going to game pretty well at 1280x1024 which is the native resolution of 17" or 19" LCD's which will probably be pretty common for gaming since there is a $200 difference between them and the 20" Dells which run 1600x1200.
I got the 6600GT's just to see how SLI worked without spending $400+ (at the time) for a single 6800GT. Now when someone I know needs a computer built for them that requires mainstream graphics, I can use my 6600GT's and try something else.
I still think people who bought 1 6800GT with the intention of getting another later are going to find it difficult to match their 1st card to get SLI working properly. Different BIOS, different hardware revisions to cards. If I was going to go SLI, I'd buy two cards at the same time from the same vendor. In some cases, the only way you can afford that is with 6600GT's.
Either way you look at it, both are going to game pretty well at 1280x1024 which is the native resolution of 17" or 19" LCD's which will probably be pretty common for gaming since there is a $200 difference between them and the 20" Dells which run 1600x1200.
I got the 6600GT's just to see how SLI worked without spending $400+ (at the time) for a single 6800GT. Now when someone I know needs a computer built for them that requires mainstream graphics, I can use my 6600GT's and try something else.
I still think people who bought 1 6800GT with the intention of getting another later are going to find it difficult to match their 1st card to get SLI working properly. Different BIOS, different hardware revisions to cards. If I was going to go SLI, I'd buy two cards at the same time from the same vendor. In some cases, the only way you can afford that is with 6600GT's.
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6800GT
faster in many cases, b/c its got the full 256Mb of ram on the card
And you can always upgrade to a 2nd 6800GT later. (later = cheaper & easy upgrade)
Where with the 2x6600GT's you'd have to sell them both & buy 2 x whatever card. (not as easily upgraded)
The X800XL's are another good option,
but I would rather have the 6800GT b/c of sm3.0 for future games, and SLI.
faster in many cases, b/c its got the full 256Mb of ram on the card
And you can always upgrade to a 2nd 6800GT later. (later = cheaper & easy upgrade)
Where with the 2x6600GT's you'd have to sell them both & buy 2 x whatever card. (not as easily upgraded)
The X800XL's are another good option,
but I would rather have the 6800GT b/c of sm3.0 for future games, and SLI.
I just bought a single 6800GT to replace my 5900 and am pretty happy. Went from 17 FPS@ 1024x768 in COREFBB with 2.0 to over 50 FPS at 1280x1024 with 2.0++. I went AGP over PCIE because I will only have the card for just over a year before my job takes to much of my time to get any real gaming in and I can not see investing in SLI unless I can go all out and then have the time to get some use out of the investment. In your case go with the 6600's if you want SLI, 6800GT if not.
Lajnus said:
On average, I would say as good as the GT.
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fallguy said:
And $100 cheaper
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Don't go with 128-bit memory... If you're going SLI, go 2 x 6800GT (or ULTRA).. SLI just doesn't make sense unless you're going for high end performance.
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I had the pleasure of using both.
The 6800Gt had a decided advantage as it relates to higher resolutions and AA/Af (256 meg card)
The 6600GTs in sli seemed to have better image Q and ran smoother in some games all be it at lower resolution. They ran nearly as fast as a single Ultra depending on the application.
I would say go 6800gt unless you want to play with SLI and intend to buy EVGA with the intent of using their step up program to ultimately get the Ultras as i did.
The 6800Gt had a decided advantage as it relates to higher resolutions and AA/Af (256 meg card)
The 6600GTs in sli seemed to have better image Q and ran smoother in some games all be it at lower resolution. They ran nearly as fast as a single Ultra depending on the application.
I would say go 6800gt unless you want to play with SLI and intend to buy EVGA with the intent of using their step up program to ultimately get the Ultras as i did.
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italstal81 said:
Thats not accurate. It is a 128 meg card and 256 bit like its older brother and it out performed my 9800xt if you need a reference. A single 6600gt is very formidable indeed when you consider its less than half the cost a 9800xt was and in my experience was more power full
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BoBo 007 said:
Nice find!!
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Rollo said:
QFT it's only 128-bit.
Get the 6800gt, it kills the SLI 6600gts
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