6600gt vs x700 pro

[johnnqq]

i decided not to get an x800 xl because i think its better to buy a $150 card now and $200 in 1 or 2 years to upgrade for a good graphics card that's faster than an xl. so its either a 6600gt or an x700 pro. the pro starts at like 130 and the 6600gt starts at around 150...but the gt seems to win in most benchmarks except half life. i don't know which to get. if i get an x700 pro wouldn't it be worth the money to get the 256 over the 128? ahhh help please. i don't know where to put my money.

by the way this is all for games.

 

[keeleysam]

Get an MSI 6600GT.

 

[johnnqq]

why??

 

[fstime]

The XL will be a notch ahead of both cards and will run faster with aa/af and at higher resolutions.

Just letting you know.


Either way, the 6600gt is faster than the x700p and the 256mb version is useless.

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

6600gt > x700 series. get it as it outperforms in 99 percent of things.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: SuperTyphoon
6600gt > x700 series. get it as it outperforms in 99 percent of things.

Yup.

 

[Cheesetogo]

You should be able to get a 6600gt for about 150 dollars.

 

[johnnqq]

eh 160. how much is a fan to replace a stock one and what companies do you guys trust over other ones?

a 6600gt is better than a 9800 pro right?

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: johnnqq
eh 160. how much is a fan to replace a stock one and what companies do you guys trust over other ones?

a 6600gt is better than a 9800 pro right?

Yup. Check the AT Video reviews, there's one that compares the 6600GT with the 9800Pro.

 

[coomar]

its not really worth it to upgrade to a 6600gt from a 9800pro but the 6600gt easily beats the x700 series of ati

if you're talking about a pci-e board, you can get the evga 6600gt for 169-30(rebate) at:
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...=PROD&Store_Code=M&Product_Code=190325

pretty much the cheapest x800 xl (Which is essentially twice the performance):
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...=PROD&Store_Code=M&Product_Code=190527

 

[ddogg]

6600GT...it pawns the X700Pro in 95% of games and in some by a big margin!

 

[Blastman]

Originally posted by: ddogg
6600GT...it pawns the X700Pro in 95% of games and in some by a big margin!

This is just fanboy nonsense.

The X700pro 128MB is less expensive (~$130) than a 6600GT (~$160+) ? and comes close to it?s performance ?

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NzMzLDEx

 

[ddogg]

Originally posted by: Blastman

Originally posted by: ddogg
6600GT...it pawns the X700Pro in 95% of games and in some by a big margin!

This is just fanboy nonsense.

The X700pro 128MB is less expensive (~$130) than a 6600GT (~$160+) ? and comes close to it?s performance ?

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NzMzLDEx

its not fanboy nonsense u dikhead...although the Pro is about $30 cheaper there is quite a reasonable difference between the two in which i cannot see someone getting the Pro over the GT especially now that u can find the GT for $150 on newegg....the only few games where the Pro comes close or beats the GT is HL2 and NFSU2...otherwise its pretty much a one sided affair....!!!

 

[keeleysam]

Originally posted by: johnnqq
eh 160. how much is a fan to replace a stock one and what companies do you guys trust over other ones?

a 6600gt is better than a 9800 pro right?

If you get an MSI, a fan replacment won't be required. They use very silent fans and copper heatsinks.