Can the X800 compete with the 6600GT?

[filterxg]

neither are good OCers. x800 has no good excuse. The 6600GT because it is an OCed 6600 with faster memory. But I agree with the previous suggestions of the x800, it is a faster card. One thing that may give you pause is if you ever want to run Linux, stick with nvidia products. ATI's linux drivers aren't worth much.

 

[Piston45]

Will the 6800 128 MB perform noticably better than the X800 256 MB?

 

[Zebo]

This a joke right?

800xl beats 6800 majority of time and especially so at pretty settings and eats 6600GT for breakfast.

http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/gigabytex800/5.html

 

[bupkus]

Of course, it always comes down to price.

I did a search at newegg (love their search interface) for all Gigabyte pci-e video cards priced from $100 to $200.
I got
1 6600 - $108
3 X700PRO - $108, $152, $174
2 6600GT - $169, $196
1 X800 - $196 - $30 MIR = $166

I put them into a compare format (table) and found only one had a 256-bit memory interface. It was the x800. Only one had 12 pipes; it was the x800. Only 2 had 256MB memory, one was the x800 and the other an x700pro. Only one had OpenGL 2.0, the x800. Oddly, only two had fans, an x700pro and a 6600gt. All the rest had passive cooling.
Very important was only one has a rebate-- the x800.

Cons:
But for the 6600, the x800 had the slowest (392MHz and 700MHz) listed core AND memory clocks respectively.
The only difference between the X800 and the X800PRO is the PRO comes with 475MHz and 900MHz core and memory clocks respectively. If the X800 np could OC you'd have the PRO. Of course, the PRO model may OC, too.

Personal hope: Although this x800 is noted as either a poor or fair overclocker, I have excellent case cooling so I'm hoping for a little OC. With 12 pipes that may interpret into a nice little speed jump.

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

Man, I'm really regretting getting my Gigabyte 6600GT with crappy cooling for $160... I wish I waited for a good deal...

 

[bupkus]

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
Man, I'm really regretting getting my Gigabyte 6600GT with crappy cooling for $160... I wish I waited for a good deal...

How long have you had your 6600gt?

 

[Bateluer]

Are there any links to good benchmarks between an X800 and a 6600GT both PCIe?

 

[Goi]

While the X800 is better than the 6600GT in most cases, it's also quite a bit more expensive. For the price I'd rather get a 6800, which is faster than either but just slightly more expensive than the 6600GT(<$200).

 

[Sforsyth]

I'm getting a X800XL in about a month or 2 ! 16 Pipes, 256 MB and 256 Bits oh yeah !

 

[Varun]

Originally posted by: Bateluer
Are there any links to good benchmarks between an X800 and a 6600GT both PCIe?

Links

The 6600GT compares well to the X800, beats it in many benchmarks even. Half Life 2 goes to ATI, Doom 3 and UT go to Nvidia.

In fact the 6600GT beats the 6800 in some benchmarks. I think the 6600GT is by far the best mid range card out today.

 

[Makaveli]

Hey go with the X800!

Hey n7 what setting did u use to hit 2.6ghz on your 3200 venice.

I got the same board and cpu. doing 2.4ghz right now

240 x 10
HTT 4x
memory set to 166 in bios
so with the divider memory is running right at 200mhz.

did u just up the fsb to 260. if so what divider did u use for the memory?