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javlar
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Location: Kalmar, Sweden
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 Posted: Mon, 31st Oct 2005 20:29 Post subject: New graphics card |
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With the release of FEAR and B&W2 im realizing i soon wont be able to play some games at as high settings as i would want to. Time to scrap that old 9700Pro and get some new shizzle for my baby.
Thing is i dont want to spend too much money but i dont want to end up with a crappy card.
Im looking to spend around 200 euro give or take 50. What would you guys do? ATI or Nvidia (i am very ATI-biased but im trying to keep an open mind).
The choice as i see it is between a Radeon X800 and a GeForce 6600.
Oh and by the way, could someone explain the difference between a X800 XT, XL, PE, GTO, GT, RX, SE and Pro? 
What should i stay clear of there? Which of those letters mean "value"?  The only thing im think i know is that the XT is the best. But what extras do you get? I could care less about Video In/Out etc i just want maximum game-features for minimum money.
Anyway this got a bit much, the question is really this:
6600 or x800? Give me your (as unbiased as possible) pro's and cons.
Gaming - Intel Quad Q9450 @ 3.2GHZ | Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB | SB X-Fi | PC6400 8GB | 300GB Velociraptor
HTPC - Antec Fusion Remote | AMD Athlon 7850 X2 | PC6400 2GB | 74GB Raptor
Server - Athlon 64 X2 4200+ | Radeon HD 3450 | SB X-Fi | PC5300 2GB | 4TB+ total space
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Phluxed
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| Posted: Mon, 31st Oct 2005 20:54 Post subject: |
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I have a 6600GT that came overclocked from BFG. I was able to run B&W2 at near max settings pretty well. I got mine for $220 CDN.
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[sYn]
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javlar
Posts: 1921
Location: Kalmar, Sweden
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| Posted: Tue, 1st Nov 2005 14:07 Post subject: |
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Ok here is my new dilemma.
I dont want to buy a new motherboard unless i really need to and my current one doesnt support PCI-E.
And the problem with AGP-cards is that the 6800GT is only in a 128mb version. How big a difference does that do?
Gaming - Intel Quad Q9450 @ 3.2GHZ | Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB | SB X-Fi | PC6400 8GB | 300GB Velociraptor
HTPC - Antec Fusion Remote | AMD Athlon 7850 X2 | PC6400 2GB | 74GB Raptor
Server - Athlon 64 X2 4200+ | Radeon HD 3450 | SB X-Fi | PC5300 2GB | 4TB+ total space
XBOX360 Gamertag: javlarmate
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[sYn]
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javlar
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Location: Kalmar, Sweden
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| Posted: Tue, 1st Nov 2005 16:07 Post subject: |
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| [sYn] wrote: | Lots, you need 256!
6800 does come in 256, I have one ! XFX 6800GT 256mb AGP! |
Ah sorry i should have been a bit more clear, the 6800 that was in my pricerange was only 128
I have however made my choice, i ordered a new MB with PCI-E and a X800GT 256MB.
It ended up costing me 2400 sek (sek=swedish money, equals ~ 250euro/300$) which i felt was a good bargain. The card itself only cost me 1500 sek and then the MB cost me 900 sek.
Most of the other cards i found was around 2000sek for the card alone so im pretty happy 
Gaming - Intel Quad Q9450 @ 3.2GHZ | Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB | SB X-Fi | PC6400 8GB | 300GB Velociraptor
HTPC - Antec Fusion Remote | AMD Athlon 7850 X2 | PC6400 2GB | 74GB Raptor
Server - Athlon 64 X2 4200+ | Radeon HD 3450 | SB X-Fi | PC5300 2GB | 4TB+ total space
XBOX360 Gamertag: javlarmate |
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