Should I take this Vid Card back?

[dieselfrog]

Hello everyone, I've been lurking around this board for the last couple days and have been impressed with the quality of posts i've read... I just wish i would have found it a little sooner.

I am in the process of building my first system and need to make a choice on the vid card. My mobo supports both AGP and PCI-E. I currently have the ATI x700 PRO card. However, i've been reading on the better performance in the 6600GT.

So now the question...

Does it make any sense to take back my x700 pci-e card and exchange it (plus 50 bones) for a 6600GT AGP?
Will i even notice any performance increase in games such as HL-2 and Doom3 if i did that? Furthermore, does it justify the extra $50 (i'm on a fairly tight budget)? I want to make sure i get as much "bang for the buck" out of the games as possible.

For the record here is what i'm running with currently:
MOBO
P4 3.0
1gb RAM
160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive

THANKS!

 

[BentValve]

Welcome to Anandtech!

Yes , take it back and get the 6600GT ..that would be a well spent $50 IMO.

Since youd be moving from ATI to an Nvidia card be sure and remove all traces of the old drivers.


Stick to resolutions at 1024x768 and you should be able to get some incredible game play out of that card and your system which BTW is plently as well.

 

[dieselfrog]

Originally posted by: BentValve

Since youd be moving from ATI to an Nvidia card be sure and remove all traces of the old drivers.

Thanks for the welcome and the reply...

Also for the record, nothing is installed yet. Everything is still in the boxes (i'm waiting for my case to arrive) so drivers shouldn't be a problem in this instance.

Some more responses would be greatly appreciated 🙂

 

[coejus]

Whoa, that's the first board I've seen that supports AGP and PCIe.

I'd probably go with the 6600 GT over the X700 Pro. ATI cards have an edge in Half-Life 2 and nVidia cards have an edge in Doom 3, though the higher end cards (such as the 6600 GT, X700 and above) will perform well with either engine.

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: coejus
Whoa, that's the first board I've seen that supports AGP and PCIe.

I'd probably go with the 6600 GT over the X700 Pro. ATI cards have an edge in Half-Life 2 and nVidia cards have an edge in Doom 3, though the higher end cards (such as the 6600 GT, X700 and above) will perform well with either engine.

No kidding, that is very kewl...except it's for Intel LGA775.

Anyone know of any AGP & PCI-e mobos for A64 🙂 ?