Low-end usage, 6200 or 6600, 128mb or 256mb?

[Damien]

If you had up to $120 to get a PCI-Express card, and weren't that into games, would you get a 128mb Geforce 6200 for $80, a 128mb 6600 for $105 or a 256mb 6600 for $120? Does the extra memory make much of a difference? Is there really that much of a speed difference between the 6200 and 6600?

Damien

 

[berkut7]

Is there really that much of a speed difference between the 6200 and 6600?

Yes.

Does the extra memory make much of a difference?

No, at least not here. Instead watch for 500MHz vs. 550MHz on different cards for the memory.

 

[keeleysam]

get the 128mb 6600. the 256mb version is actually SLOWER than the 128.

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

Originally posted by: keeleysam
get the 128mb 6600. the 256mb version is actually SLOWER than the 128.

:thumbsup:

 

[angryswede]

Originally posted by: keeleysam
get the 128mb 6600. the 256mb version is actually SLOWER than the 128.

how does that work?

 

[baddog121390]

x700 vanilla

$103

 

[Damien]

baddog: ever hear of problems running one of these on an nForce 4 SLI board?

 

[Damien]

Baddog: how about x700 vs x700pro? There's an x700pro card for $109 at NewEgg, it doesn't have HDTV but otherwise it looks good.

 

[Damien]

Ah-ha! http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2297 covers the x700pro.

 

[Damien]

That x700pro looks very tasty indeed. Might have to do that.

 

[ryanv12]

Originally posted by: Damien
Ah-ha! http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2297 covers the x700pro.

those scores aren't even funny!

 

[coomar]

they are comparing it to a 6600gt, get it the x700 pro at 109, it will blow everything else at that pricepoint

 

[berkut7]

yeah, get x700 Pro if you can, it has way faster memory than the 6600 vanilla.

 

[gac009]

x700 pro

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: SuperTyphoon

Originally posted by: keeleysam
get the 128mb 6600. the 256mb version is actually SLOWER than the 128.

:thumbsup:

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Cutterhead]

Damien, I am in exactly the same position right now... I am eyeing up that X700 Pro on new egg for $109 also. I just hopped on this deal at CompUSA today:

http://www.compusa.com/products/product...o.asp?product_code=23319&pfp=71705sale

Now I just need a PCI-E card to put in this puppy! Also trying to keep cost down.

 

[dguy6789]

Radeon X700Pro would be the best performer in your price range.

 

[Bartokomus]

6600 128mb