Which card?

[xbdestroya]

Originally posted by: zakee00

Originally posted by: cryptonomicon
so sad the numerous posts that people put in this thread without even trying to read what this guy wanted help with. he plays mostly warcraft 3, doesnt want to spend much, and wants something that is passively cooled. then he gets a bunch of replies like BUY THIS CARD IT ENLARGES MY PENIS AND I GET ONE TWO MILLION FPS IN HAEF LEIF TWEW. peace

i had no idea that you could unlock a 6200 to a 6600. do you have any linkies for me?

Links nothing! You can do it straight from RivaTuner. Same way you can take a 6800 to a 6800 GT (underclocked). Anyway, it has to be the NV43 chip though (as I believe all the AGP 6200's are), and not the NV44 (Turbocache). It seems a pity that almost all the passive cooling 6600's I can find are pci-express. Do I have to wait for gigabyte to take the lead here? Ah well - I don't think I can wait much longer! If only there was a socket 754 pci-express (matx) board out. Anyway my CURRENT card is the Unichrome Pro IGP. So no love lost on the upgrade! Before I had a FX5200 (no need for anyone to ramble about how bad that card is - I know first hand!), but I sold it off awhile in anticipation of my transition. Things got bogged down though - I guess in this case for the better because now I find myself with more options.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: xbdestroya
Anyway my CURRENT card is the Unichrome Pro IGP. So no love lost on the upgrade! Before I had a FX5200 (no need for anyone to ramble about how bad that card is - I know first hand!), but I sold it off awhile in anticipation of my transition. Things got bogged down though - I guess in this case for the better because now I find myself with more options.

a WHAT?



(what's it equivalent to? . . . current 3dMark0X scores?)

more options are always better . . . . now get busy and narrow them down . . . you did get good suggestions here with weight going behind the 6600gt - you know, newer good games with steeper HW requirements are coming out all the time and it doesn't hurt to have something better than a 9600.


edit: BTW, o/c's and unlocking pipes is always a crapshoot . . . . you DO however, void your warranty

 

[roguerower]

Linky to a 9800 Pro w/ silent cooling

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-299&depa=1

or this:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-161-109&depa=1

Have fun. I have a X800 right now and unless you have a totally silent case, the only way I can here my X800 fan is if i turn it up to 100%.