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ok so since my 6600GT isnt cutting it for my anymore im looking to get a cheap but better card. i work at Frys Electronics and we have the x800XL for $140USD, after my employee discount it will prolly be around $100. theres no doubt this is the best deal i can possibly get so i was just looking for some info as to how the card performs in newer games like Fear and such ( i know it doesnt have HDR and SM 3.0)
 
1024by768 is about as good as you'll get with that card (if you're lucky). With my X850xt stock Oblivion runs in 1024by768 in a decent manner. I'd expect meager performance at best.
 
your not gonna get much more outta an X800XL, and also ATI has em on clearance for $110 so your employee discount is like ?.?

asuming the your using the rig in your signature (and therefore your on PCI-e) then you want:

Green Flavour: 7600GT, 7600GS, 7900GS *currently unreleased*
Red Flavour: X1800GTO, X1800XL, X1600PRO
 
MrWizard6600 said:
Red Flavour: X1600PRO
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NO.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

No.

Just no.

You can't SERIOUSLY be suggesting that an x1600 Pro would be an upgrade over a 6600 GT? The 6600 GT SMOKES it. The x1600 XT is a LITTLE upgrade over the 6600 GT, but the magnitude of the upgrade is as pathetic as the move to an x800 XL.

Also:

MrWizard6600 said:
Green Flavour: 7600GS
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The 7600 GS is only a TINY upgrade over the 6600 GT.

Stick to:

Nvidia: 7600 GT as a minimum, or 7900 GT if you can afford it.

ATI: x1800 GTO as a minimum, or x1800 XT if you can afford it.
 
That's a good upgrade for the price. On par with the 6800GT. If you can get it for 100$, go or it. It'll be noticeable.
 
I love how everyone on this forum never thinks that Mid-range cards are ever suitable. We are such elitists. an X800XL is on par with a 6800GT, it will be an upgrade, but you may be better off saving your 100 dollars and starting a little fund to maybe get into a x1800xt or a 7900GT. both around 250~ dollars.
 
Faction said:
I love how everyone on this forum never thinks that Mid-range cards are ever suitable. We are such elitists. an X800XL is on par with a 6800GT, it will be an upgrade, but you may be better off saving your 100 dollars and starting a little fund to maybe get into a x1800xt or a 7900GT. both around 250~ dollars.
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It's not a question of whether mid-range cards are "suitable," it is a question of whether the original poster will actually get an UPGRADE worth the cash he shelled out. 6600 GT => x800 XL will improve performance as high as %40 in some games, but in OpenGL and flight simulators he will see NO UPGRADE in performance.

Did ANY of you notice that the original poster already has a 6600 GT? This is still a lower-midrange card. Thus, almost any upgrade in the $100 range is automatically a waste of money.

I maintain that spending $100 for a small upgrade over the 6600 GT would be wasteful, when you can spend $140 (after MIR) and get a %75-100 performance upgrade over the 6600 GT. Or, it might be possible that Fry's also sells 7600 GTs, and he could get a deal there.

It makes me sad to see people actually suggesting DOWNGRADES (the x1600 Pro), let alone tiny upgrades for $100. You should be ashamed to call yourselves "gawds."
 
the only reason im getting this card is because im getting it so cheap (id rather have a 7600GT), i only play at 1024, and i dont really need full eyecandy im games because this is only a temporary card until G80 comes out. im an FPS player so im just looking for better frame rate.




MrWizard6600 said:
your not gonna get much more outta an X800XL, and also ATI has em on clearance for $110 so your employee discount is like ?.?

asuming the your using the rig in your signature (and therefore your on PCI-e) then you want:

Green Flavour: 7600GT, 7600GS, 7900GS *currently unreleased*
Red Flavour: X1800GTO, X1800XL, X1600PRO
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yes the Infinity is PCI-E and so is the 800XL.. unless u can find me one of those cards for $100usd then im sticking with the xl =]
 
I have pretty much the same setup as you (but 2GB of RAM) and the x800xl does just fine in most newer games, I can play Prey at 1280 rez with all eye candy on and it's definitely smooth. Oblivion....not so much. The x800xl is a decent mid-range card for the price but I'm a little dubious as to the kind of improvement you'll see with it compared to your original card.
 
ok im effing pissed... i just got home with the card. put it in, and no display comes up when i boot. ive made sure the plug is on, uninstalled the nvidia drivers, i even installed the ati drivers n tried again but it doesnt work.. HELP! =(
 
sorry yea my last post is retarded. he said 6600GT. i was thinking 6200TC. dont know why. sorry....

yea dont go with the above mentioned.

7600GT, 7900GS, 7900GT
X1800GTO, X1800XL

X1600 has an odd pipes.

for $100 an X800XL is pretty nice.
 
ok im effing pissed... i just got home with the card. put it in, and no display comes up when i boot. ive made sure the plug is on, uninstalled the nvidia drivers, i even installed the ati drivers n tried again but it doesnt work.. HELP! =(
 
I'm confused, if you installed and uninstalled the drivers, can you boot?

If so, uniinstall the nvidia drivers, reboot in safe mode, run driver cleaner and select clean the nvidia drivers, reboot, install the ati driver.
 
no i boot fine but when i boot with the ATI card my monitor doesnt turn on
 
forget that call for help i just took it back and got a 7600GS instead (i didnt even know my job had them till today)... works great thx for all the help guys
 
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