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Looking at getting new video card any recomendations?

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Clinth

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Im just gettin back into semi high end system and wanted to up grade, my video
(Grforce 4200 TI 128mb) card. I currently have an Abit NF7-s board 512mb mushkin pc3200 ram, custom water cooling system, and got a 2600 xp mobile proccesor on order, curently running to older 10k SCSI drive that I'm thinking of updating to 1 WD740 raptor.

Any recomendations I have really been out of it for a while so I need as much help cause every thing seems to have changed.

Thanks
Clinth
 
i asked a similar question on the boards recently and got some interesting answers. i guess it depends how much you want to spend.

me im an nvidia man so i immediately looked at the 6600 GT and the 6800 GT. the 6600GT is a 200USD+ card, probably 250ish? the 6800 GT is right around 400USD give or take. as for manufacturers i couldn't recommend one cause im trying to figure that out myself.

so far i've been told to stay away from the xfx and asus boards, at least in the 6800 GT line. someone told me that evga is decent but a better choice may be the leadtek or BFG. my post is on the first couple pages somewhere, check it out

 
IMHO this is the order it should be considered:

9700 Pro, 9800 Pro, 6600GT, X800/6800 series.

From what I heard you may maxout with that CPU at around 9800Pro or 6600GT.
 
Originally posted by: paladiin
I went with the 6800nu and unlocked the pipes. But the 6600GT would certainly be a great option as well.
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did the same..

PNY 6800NU @ ~415/825 unlockable pipes

$200 on Black Friday, think microcenter has them now for ~$230

At any resolution below 1280x960ish the cpu is going to be the bottleneck..

Im currently set up like his:

xp 2100+@2.3ghz
1 gig pc3500 ram (only @ 185 cas 2 due to older MB)
PNY 6800 above

My memory and CPU combined are my bottlenecks. the 2.3 ghz XP is ok, but the KT333 MB needs an update, and there is no sense in me updating the mother board to another socket A board.
 
So the 6600gt is a good deal? does it have all the pipes opened? the9700pro is a good start to. I'm looking to spend between 200 to 300, any brand recomendation or features I should be looking for?

Thanks for all the help.
Clint
 
The 6600 GT is probably the best deal for the money. The 9700 pro is a little old in my opinion. As for pipes, the 6600 GT has 8 pipes and they are all open. The only two big difference between 6600 GT and 6800 GT is 128-bit versus 256-bit and also 8 pipes versus 16 pipes respectively.

 
unless you're doing a system-wide upgrade, which will include a new cpu and ram, you won't be able to squize all the juice out of a 6600GT, though you can keep for a while 'till you get a new mobo/cpu the works... All in all, I'm in the market for a 6600GT as well, and for the ~$200 price range it seems to be the best bang for the buck.
 
I will be ordering a 6600GT Monday. I'm leaning towards the MSI 6600GT AGP. Newegg is sold out of them right now, but ZipZoomFly has them. This is an upgrade from my Chaintech GeForce 4 Ti4200 128mb card.

Personally I would stay away from the Radeon 9700 / 9800 as they are yesterdays technology. They are fine cards, don't get me wrong, but the 6600Gt, 6800, X800, etc are current technology and provide a better upgrade path, meaning when you do upgrade your motherboard/memory/cpu you won't feel like your video card has been left behind.
 
okay looks likt the 6600 gt is the one to get. I'll have to search around of some sort of round up. you guys got any favorets among them?


Thanks a ton


Clinth
 
200-300? i d say 6800nu or x800xl(if it comes out on time) is a better choice. the 6800nu unlocked will be signifagantly faster due to 2x the pixel pipes and 2x the vertex shaders. the x800xl will be even faster, matching 6800gt speeds for $299 suggested retail price.
 
Originally posted by: mwmorph
200-300? i d say 6800nu or x800xl(if it comes out on time) is a better choice. the 6800nu unlocked will be signifagantly faster due to 2x the pixel pipes and 2x the vertex shaders. the x800xl will be even faster, matching 6800gt speeds for $299 suggested retail price.
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When I brought mine the 6800BU was cheaper ($200) then the 6600GT (220+ when the AGP version first came out). But even at $30 (assuming they are $200 now... dont know stopped looking 🙂 ) more now.. I would still by the 6800NU.
 
Were can you get the 6800nu, I can;t seem to find it anywhere, neweegg, compusa nothing.

Thanks,
Clinth
 
Originally posted by: Clinth
Were can you get the 6800nu, I can;t seem to find it anywhere, neweegg, compusa nothing.

Thanks,
Clinth
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Just look for the "GeForce 6800", nothing after the 6800. "nu" refers to "Non-Ultra", or the plain 6800 model. So that's the GeForce 6800, not the "6800 GT" or the "6800 Ultra". Just 6800.
 
A 6800 is really only worth *maybe* $50 more than a 6600GT, for the slight extra speed with AA+AF, and for the potential for unlocking an extra quad for 16-pipeline action. But if you're choosing between a $200 6600GT and a $300 6800, choose the 6600GT.

As for a round-up, again, I'm surprised how many forum members don't even check Anandtech's video section first. Derek did a round-up of the PCIe 6600GTs a few weeks ago, and they should be fairly similar to the AGP versions. I've heard second-hand info that the MSI 6600GT is pretty quiet, which is a plus. BFG's 6600GT is attractive b/c it's slightly overclocked, comes with dual DVI, and has BFG's nice warranty--dunno about the noise, though.
 
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