Ultra or GT

[MBrown]

I will be upgrading my videocard real soon. I've just been wondering. Is the Ultra that much better than the GT? PCI-E. I don't have sli either. And is it worth going up from a 6600 non gt?

 

[Sentential]

Neither. Personally I wouldnt buy anything since the next gens are less than 6 months away. At the most i'd buy a 6600GT

 

[hippotautamus]

Buy an x800XL or XT. You can get an MVP capable card in the next few months and see a huge jump in performance

 

[Quino]

get the gt. The ultra is faster but ot by much. The jump from 6600 to 6800gt is going to be big but onlyu at high reslutions with aa/af The gt should keep you happy for some time. However, like hippotautamus said. I would get a x800xl since for PCI-E it is the best bang for the buck

 

[Bateluer]

I take the X800 XL over the 6800 series right now. The XL is faster than the 6600GT, cost much less than the 6800GT/Ultras, chances of OCing are pretty good. And the last reason is that teh next gen vid cards are less than 6 months away. Odds are you'll have a nasty case of buyer's remorse right after Computex.

 

[Ronin]

I think comparing the XL to the 6800GT is a farce, and not applicable in this situation.

If the choices are GT and Ultra, go with the GT.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: Ronin
I think comparing the XL to the 6800GT is a farce, and not applicable in this situation.

Explain. It offers 95% of the 6800GT's performance at a lower price point, especially in the PCIe segment. You can find them for 270 pretty easily, cheapest PCIe GT I've seen was 349 after a mail in rebate. It was 370 before that.

 

[Ronin]

http://www.komusa.com/pige68gt25av.html - $295
http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/productde...5&ATT=Video%20Cards&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch - $299
http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product....085&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=Video+Cards - $305

As far as performance, even Anand only gave the nod to the x800XL because of price.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2299&p=8

Figured I'd toss in Newegg's price for the XL:

http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product....041&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=Video+Cards

Wow...that's a $20 difference...there goes my checking account.

 

[Insidious]

Originally posted by: Ronin
http://www.komusa.com/pige68gt25av.html - $295
http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/productde...5&ATT=Video%20Cards&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch - $299
http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product....085&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=Video+Cards - $305

As far as performance, even Anand only gave the nod to the x800XL because of price.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2299&p=8

Figured I'd toss in Newegg's price for the XL:

http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product....041&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=Video+Cards

Wow...that's a $20 difference...there goes my checking account.

Thank you to the FUDbuster. I appreciate the links and most of all appreciate ending threads of exaggerated claims.

I am so sick of fanboys repeating their drivvel so frequently they actually begin to believe it themselves.....

It's SPECS folks........ not who yells the loudest

-Sid

(to the OP:

I think you'd be happy enough with the GT that you would be glad you didn't spring for an ultra)