7600GT (vs. 6800gt)... apparently the way to go

[bradams]

I was gonna buy a used 6800gt for my budget comp... around $130 ... 400 clock, 1100 mem

Then I saw the 7600GT...
BFG $175
XFX $150 AR
EVGA KO $145 AR
EVGA CO $160 AR
PVY $150

Ok.. the 7600gt are clearly better than the 6800gt... but which brand is worth the money?... also whats the difference between the CO /KO in the EVGA models?

Also some people ont he boards are selling the 7800GT for $200ish is it worth the extra $40 for a 7800GT?

 

[A554SS1N]

Going on price/brand combo, EVGA KO or XFX - not sure of the difference, I'll go and check....

 

[bradams]

hmm.. think I might go with a 7800gt

 

[996GT2]

DO NOT GET A 7800GT UNLESS IT IS UNDER $230 OR SO!!

Instead get a 7900GT (better than 7800GTX) or X1800XT

Also eVGA is the way to go for 7600GTs, I have a KO, never had to RMA, awesome card plays HL2 and other games with full settings at 12 by 10

 

[Mavrick007]

Usually one or the other is clocked higher out of box so you will be charged more for the KO or the CO than a normal EVGA card. For brands, I would probably go with the EVGA because of their trade up/good warranty but almost all brands will work similarly.

Yes, if you can, go for the 7800GT card if you can get one for ~$200. They're selling their cards for that price cause they probably want a 7900 or an x1900 card but they're still good cards, especially for that price.

 

[akshayt]

For 220$ you will get X1800XT.
For around 200$ you will get X1800XL.

7600GT is better if not as good as the 6800GT. 7600GT should overall be a better choice. Go with 7600GT or higher. consider X1800GTO as well.

 

[bradams]

cool... someone offered me an MSI 7800GT for $185...

 

[hans007]

if you look on the fs/ft forums, i've seen x1800xls for as low as $165. 7600gt is a nice choice, because its pretty low power, and you can get them for $149 after rebates now (pny model at newegg anyway)


evga ko is faster than the co. i think its like 600core/1560 memory on the KO vs 580/1500 on the CO. that said, its really just pretested, you could probably get the same on the CO anyway. the KO though might come with a nicer heatsink, as i know one of the evga cards, has a bigger heatsink that also coveres the memory chips and the CO i know doesnt.