6600gt vs 6800

[LOUISSSSS]

hey i would like to know which card would run games like CS:S and cs 1.6 better? right now i have a 6800 and playing on med-low quality and it sucks at 50-60 fps. its a PNY 6800 128mb i got over the summer. i have and AGP 8x board.. and i think getting an all new MB and gfx card in 4 months time is a waste of money.. so should i get the $120 evga 6600gt agp? will i get 100 fps in CS;S on high settings?

 

[0roo0roo]

add -dxlevel 81 to your shortcut

see how the fps are then

 

[JMoore]

6800 >6600gt

 

[LOUISSSSS]

reasons please

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

I get 60-70FPS on CSS 1280x1024 everything max 8xAA/16xAF on my rig with overclocked 6600GT (specs in sig).

 

[LOUISSSSS]

i play on 2x/4x on 1280x1024, fps max 75 cuz i know anything higher i will freeze, is it cuz of my memory too? sometimes my comp just stops and i'd have to restart, i have kingston valueram cas3 2x512 not overclocked

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: JMoore
6800 >6600gt

QFT

 

[LOUISSSSS]

what dows QFT mean?

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
what dows QFT mean?

Quoted For Truth.

The 6800 should be performing well enough, you COULD try using the dx81 flag a previous poster suggested - less eye-candy but should run smoother.

 

[0roo0roo]

yup 8,1 difference is barely noticable. go ahead, try. then go to 90 and see the difference if u can at all. 70 is also possible but so hideous its not worth it. 81 fps are def higher on an older card though, even with my 6600gt

as for lockups, ur psu...what is it? probable culprit

 

[python023]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
as for lockups, ur psu...what is it? probable culprit

QFT

 

[TerryMathews]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
reasons please

6800 is a better gaming card. 6600 GT is a better media card, with built-in HDTV and MPEG2/WMV9 acceleration.

 

[thescreensavers]

In CS:S i Get 115fps 1280x1024

 

[diapickle]

6800, more pipelines, higher memory bandwidth, unlockable.

 

[alimoalem]

don't waste money on a new card

 

[xSkyDrAx]

Geforce 4 Mx420 FTW!

 

[LOUISSSSS]

whats FTW??
can someone pleae help me adjust the setting for CS:S on my 6800 then? i want to get some smooth gameplay and i'm used to 100fps on 1.6 so anything less than 70 is choppy to me.. i have the altest drivers, i have a 530 watt PSU, but its not brandnamed.. can someone send me an email at LOUISSSSS@gmail.com to help me tweak my video card to get maximum performace for source? thanks guys

 

[0roo0roo]

ugh u don't listen... look up

 

[KoolDrew]

i have a 530 watt PSU, but its not brandnamed..

That's probably what is causing the problems.

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

Yeah, it's defnitely not the video card that's causing lockups. I say PSU.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

do you think a thermaltake 420 watt will power my ASUS p5p800, 3.2 ht, 2x512 kingston cas 3 ram, 6800 128mg, audigy 2 zs plat, and 7 case fans? thanks

 

[LOUISSSSS]

anyone? i'm about to switch my generic 530 watt to thermaltake 420 watt puewpower

 

[bchivers]

Check this site out
http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=187&card2=182

 

[Andres3605]

My 480W thermaltake is solid with my dual core opteron@ 2400Mhz and my x800xt pe