6600GT 256Mb vs. X800SE 256Mb

[Jacobjac]

G'day all. I'm new here.

Just wondering..

My FX5700 card went silly. Basically I knocked my computer off the desk. Something must of happened to the fan and/or heatsink.. After a while of having it on, something must of melted/damaged, including the fan/heatsink itself. The fan was bent out of shape and making a very large sound... It was either knocking against the heatsink or wouldn't go at all because it was caught. So now when I run any 3D games it crashes the computer completely. About 10 seconds in to playing (it doesn't appear to do it in the menus), the screen gets all databits on it and it crashes the comp.. You need to manually restart the computer by the switch. I'm surprised the card is even working on 2D enviroments like now.

Anyway.. I have a lan in 1 week so I need to get a graphics card beforehand.

Basically, I can get these 2 graphics cards for the same price.. I just need to know which one to get. I'm after framerate more than anything. I'll be playing games such as Battlefield 2, etc.

Nvidia XpertVision GF 6600GT 256MB 128bit DDR3 AGP 8X DVI TV-out HDTV support


-or-


ATI Sapphire Radeon X800 SE 256MB GDDR3 V/D/VO AGP8X.


Cheers.

 

[Hacp]

UMM wtf? x800SE???? I'ave never heard of that.

 

[Jacobjac]

http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/radeon/rx800-9.html

 

[imported_dani]

If I'm not mistaken, the agp versions of the X800 can open their disabled pipes. Since the LE has all 16 pipes with just 8 enabled you may have more "potential" with it. But as-is I think the 6600GT is a hair better. IMHO.............

 

[Unkno]

What about getting the X800GTO or something a bit cheaper the X800GT.

 

[Jacobjac]

These are the two cheapest I can get for now.. Both $249.00 at the cheapest places I can find.

Seems like most people think the 6600gt. So I should buy that?

 

[Josh7289]

Originally posted by: Jacobjac
These are the two cheapest I can get for now.. Both $249.00 at the cheapest places I can find.

Seems like most people think the 6600gt. So I should buy that?

Wait, a 6600 GT for $250? They can be found for ... wait, where do you live?

 

[johnnqq]

do some research and find out. there are better performance/dollar cards out there.

 

[Rage187]

Originally posted by: Jacobjac
These are the two cheapest I can get for now.. Both $249.00 at the cheapest places I can find.

Seems like most people think the 6600gt. So I should buy that?

You must be Canadian, 6600gt's run for $150 US.

 

[Jacobjac]

$249 is the cheapest I can get a 6600gt/X800se brand new in Australia at the moment.

Not cheap indeed.

If you can get a better performing card than that for as cheap.. Feel free to share

 

[Rage187]

ahhh, Aussie.


That VAT sucks.

 

[Jacobjac]

Aye.

I'm going to purchase the 6600gt shortly via credit card.

 

[compgeek89]

Get the 6800 or 6800 LE, they are unlockable and once unlocked would be better.

6800 LE should actually be cheaper.

 

[Jacobjac]

The LE at cheapest is 50 dollars dearer, it seems.

I've just finished ordering my 6600gt. Look forward to the card

 

[compgeek89]

6600 GT is an awesome card, mine served me very well.

 

[videoclone]

In Australia we dont have VAT ^___^ we've got the GST ( Goods and Services Tax )

and its like the 1 Tax to rule them all.... ) ... F#@$!@#N taX's ! SuX0rS

 

[videoclone]

Jacobjac If you live in the Sydney Area ARC Computers sell geforce 6600GT AGP cards for $230 and 6600GT PCI-E Cards for $200

Or you can get a 6600 Standard Card for $160 and overclock the core to 500Mhz + and sill get great performance

www.arc.com.au

 

[compgeek89]

can anyone say OLD?