6600 vs. x800 vs. 6600gt

[rickyman]

i am going to have DFI nfroce4 board, (512x2) ram , amd 64 3200+.

which one runs better in gaming like quake ? and what about watching movies?

 

[jotosuds]

get a X800 or a 6600GT.

 

[rickyman]

6600gt is 8 pixelpipe and x800 is 12

do we need sm3.0 on any games or not?

 

[hooflung]

Its all about the memory between these cards. The 6600GT should meet or beat anything the X800 can do in Quake 3 / Doom3 / UT2k4 based games. The X800 should clearly lead in any game or mod based on HL2. MMOs such as Star Wars Galaxies, City of Heroes and World of Warcraft will probably be on equal terms.

 

[Hacp]

Originally posted by: hooflung
Its all about the memory between these cards. The 6600GT should meet or beat anything the X800 can do in Quake 3 / Doom3 / UT2k4 based games. The X800 should clearly lead in any game or mod based on HL2. MMOs such as Star Wars Galaxies, City of Heroes and World of Warcraft will probably be on equal terms.

Umm if you don't need SM3.0 then the x800 hands down.

 

[Eureka]

x800 > 6600gt > 6600

Norm

 

[crazydingo]

Originally posted by: hooflung
The 6600GT should meet or beat anything the X800 can do in Quake 3 / Doom3 / UT2k4 based games.

http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/ati%20x800%20gt_09200580943/8646.png

 

[Hacp]

I'm a little surprised taht hte 6800 is losing to the 6600GT at that resolution with AA on....

 

[Josh7289]

Originally posted by: cevilgenius
x800 > 6600gt > 6600

Norm

You know, if the OP doesn't need SM3, then I have to recommend the X800GTO2. It's a much MUCH better idea to save up to $220 for this thing. What it is is and X850XT underclocked a little with a different name and much cheaper. That's all. Just overclock it a little and you're set. Since it really is an X850XT, it should be "overclocked". Then it would beat a $300 6800GT.

 

[Josh7289]

Sorry, double post.

 

[Azndude2190]

Originally posted by: rickyman

i am going to have DFI nfroce4 board, (512x2) ram , amd 64 3200+.

which one runs better in gaming like quake ? and what about watching movies?

The X800 more memory and pixel pipelines

 

[niggles]

the x800 xl is selling pretty cheap right now. It doesn't overclock well, but it'll beat the 6800GT in most cases.

 

[Hacp]

x800 is around 150 ( IIRC) so defently that if you don't want to shell out 50+more bucks.

 

[Munky]

If you can afford to spend $220, nothing can beat the x800gto2 for that price. Not even close.

 

[rickyman]

if x800 xl equal or better than 6800 nu or gt

i want to know which games need sm3.0?

 

[coomar]

the 6800 is probably an le, most sites don't differentiate

 

[hans030390]

personally, i'd take the 6600gt for its Sm3 capabilities...but you'll have to look that up on your own to determine if you want it or not