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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Sat, 17th Sep 2005 14:34    Post subject: 6600GT 128MB
the 6600GT 128MB Card should last a year or so for playing the latest games shouldnt it?? or would I be best going for a 6800 256MB ?? (Just a Normal 6800)

I want to know if it will give me a good year or game playing first as I dont want to waste £120 on a card that will be no good after a month or 2 Smile

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Stainy




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PostPosted: Sat, 17th Sep 2005 15:11    Post subject: Easy!!
Yeah I got a Gigabyte one a month ago... v. nice card.. overclockable too... as long as you have a fairly beefy system ( no bottle necks ) you should be fine! Smile
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PostPosted: Sat, 17th Sep 2005 17:57    Post subject: Re: 6600GT 128MB
Steve-O 2004 wrote:
I dont want to waste £120 on a card that will be no good after a month or 2 Smile


How about an MSI 6800GT 256MB, significantly more powerful than a 6600GT or 6800. Costs €200 in Holland (http://www.azerty.nl/default.jsp?pid=307), about £135.

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rockma




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PostPosted: Sat, 17th Sep 2005 18:34    Post subject:
If thats PCI-E and you got a SLI Mobo that will hold for longer then
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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Sat, 17th Sep 2005 21:41    Post subject:
yea, Im looking at -

MSI PCI-E Motherboard (With SLI option)

XFX GF 6600GT

1GB (2 x 512mb) Corsair Ram, the ones with the silver heat sink cover thing (PC3200 I think, well the highest the board can take)

AMD 3000 Venice 64Bit

550Watt PSU

DiamondMax Plus10 SATA 200GB Harddrive

Thermaltake case

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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Sun, 18th Sep 2005 12:21    Post subject:
so any Bottle necks in the above system or does it seem a good setup for £420 ??

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[sYn]
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PostPosted: Sun, 18th Sep 2005 13:04    Post subject:
The card is the bottleneck, I would consider going for a 6800GT as the 6600 is on the same level as the 9800 performance wise (isn't it?).
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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Sun, 18th Sep 2005 16:41    Post subject:
6600GT is like if not much better than the X800 Pro

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[sYn]
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PostPosted: Sun, 18th Sep 2005 17:44    Post subject:
X800 isnt a huge improvement on the 9800 XT, I still don't think the card will last a year, but thats just my opinion Smile! The 6600 is a good card, Im just not convinced..
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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Sun, 18th Sep 2005 22:10    Post subject:
well with a similar setup to the one I will have and everything on highest settings with 4x AA and 8 x AF, DOOM 3 will run at 43fps area on it which is good enough for me Smile

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ms_bug




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PostPosted: Sun, 18th Sep 2005 22:59    Post subject:
I have Leadtek 6600GT (OCed 560Mhz, 1060Mz) and I'm happy with it (for now). With AA and AF off i can max almost all the games. Still, like [sYn] says, the card will not last too long anymore.. You will not be able to play F.E.A.R. and most of the upcoming games on highest settings even with AA and AF off.. Sad but true, I'd recomend 6800 based card, even the basic one (or even LE which you could overclock and unlock pipeline and texture units and almost get a GT card Very Happy )
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[sYn]
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PostPosted: Sun, 18th Sep 2005 23:12    Post subject:
My opinion is only based on my own benchmarks comparing a 9800XT to a X800XT and then both cards to my new 6800GT Smile! Hope you don't take my comments as anything but me trying to help Smile!

How do the benchmarks online look between the 6600 and 6800?
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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Sep 2005 19:49    Post subject:
6800GT gets around 1000 more marks than the 6600GT, but the 6600GT gets 1000 more marks than the 6800 256mb (normal one)


6800GT is just too much for me, £200 - £300 Sad

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[sYn]
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Sep 2005 15:30    Post subject:
You can pick up 6800GT's for about £150 try looking for b stock stuff (things that have been bought, sent back and found to not have any faults). I got mine for £180 as I wanted a specific type of card (XFX 6800GT 256Mb) and its awsome Smile, they did go for cheaper though. FYI, these are AGP cards, the PCI-E cards are much cheaper!
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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Sep 2005 19:04    Post subject:
got any links?? I can only find expensive ones Razz

thanks

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[sYn]
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Sep 2005 19:50    Post subject:
7800GTX PCI-E - £221 - Link

6800GT 256 AGP - £176 - Link



Good place to check daily - Link
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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Sep 2005 20:38    Post subject:
yea I saw that one but its used.

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[sYn]
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Sep 2005 22:37    Post subject:
So?! By used they mean B-Stock, just stuff that was bought and sent back because it wasnt wanted or needed anymore.

Oh and XFX have lifetime warentee's I belive Smile
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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 18:45    Post subject:
but its also Ebuyer..... been reading bad reviews about them for customer service etc.

Im going to wait untill next month as prices will be dropping soon Im guessing as the 7800 was relesed.

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[sYn]
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PostPosted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 19:08    Post subject:
Yeah got to agree I hate ebuyer, but you can't moan about the price really..
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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 22:33    Post subject:
Price is good, but if it had a problem when it arrived, it would be annoying trying to send it back etc... Thats if it even arrives Razz... I have herd stories of people ordereing £200 - £1,000 or stuff and not receive it but after sending 14 emails to them they just said that they had already received the items (When they haddent)

best place I think is Novatech... Just ordered a Thermaltake Soprano case from them and it said estimated delivery date Monday 26th sept or Pay another £5 for Express delivery (delivered by Wed 21st Sept). I decieded to just stick with normal delivery (26th Sept) BUT it arrived TODAY (21st Sept) Smile

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[sYn]
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PostPosted: Thu, 22nd Sep 2005 17:14    Post subject:
Hahaha, yeah, I ordered my Xaser 5 from them and it was a no show. I did however get a good response once I told them who I worked for.. Smile! So a very understandable choice. I went with them for my GFX card as I felt the lower cost was worth the risk, and it did pay off.

I'm really looking forward to thermaltakes Tai-Chi case Smile! Built in water cooling Very HappyVery Happy!! But I can't find anywhere that sells it yet Sad!
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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Thu, 22nd Sep 2005 19:59    Post subject:
I like the Soprano I got -



£46 from Novatech Very Happy

Dual 12 Cm fans (one on front and one on rear) and a 9 cm fan on side.

http://www.thermaltake.com/xaserCase/soprano/bws/bws.htm

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PostPosted: Sat, 24th Sep 2005 09:09    Post subject:
All you guys are posting in pounds, seems small to you. That case is about $100CDN for me. I paid $120 CDN for mine, which came with 6 case fans, and a 420watt power supply.


I also bought my 6600GT by BFG that is already OC'd for $200 CDN, which is about £95.
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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Sat, 24th Sep 2005 15:23    Post subject:
Thats why we live in Rip Off Britain and you dont Razz Very Happy

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PostPosted: Sun, 25th Sep 2005 08:30    Post subject:
Steve-O 2004 wrote:
Thats why we live in Rip Off Britain and you dont Razz Very Happy


I'd just like to point out that in your comment, as funny as that comment may seem.. they import heavily from Canada and Mexico.. which are ajoining nations and are not overseas. I like a dumb comment by him anytime of the day, but that just doesn't make sense to me.

Also, SUX TO BE YOU Razz
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[sYn]
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PostPosted: Sun, 25th Sep 2005 14:31    Post subject:
Yeah we do get a bit of a hard time [rice wise, but it is cheaper than some other places, Ireland (Euro) seem to have it much worse.. Maybe we should start a NForce import partnership Wink
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PostPosted: Mon, 26th Sep 2005 05:03    Post subject:
5% markup on all sales Razz
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PostPosted: Fri, 30th Sep 2005 01:04    Post subject: Re: 6600GT 128MB
Rofl_Mao wrote:
Steve-O 2004 wrote:
I dont want to waste £120 on a card that will be no good after a month or 2 Smile


How about an MSI 6800GT 256MB, significantly more powerful than a 6600GT or 6800. Costs €200 in Holland (http://www.azerty.nl/default.jsp?pid=307), about £135.


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