Which of these 3 6600 GTs PCIe should I go with?

[Glpster]

Well I think I've narrowed my decision down to one of these 3 6600 GT PCIe cards.

LeadTek Winfast PX6600 GT TDH
XFX GeForce 6600 GT
ChainTech SE6600GT

I've heard good things about all three (mostly LeadTech and XFX), but I've also heard bad things about XFX (but they are disputed). Chaintech is in there, well because I've heard decent things about it, and I just get a sense that it will get along better with my Chaintech VNF4 MB.

I'm wonder what other's thoughts are on which is the best card to go with?

Who wins for each of these:

Basic Performance?
Overclocking Performance?
Noise?
Price?
Price/Performace Ratio?
Reliability?
Software Bundle?

Thanks for your help!

 

[PrayForDeath]

Go with the cheapest you can find, they're all good.
Use pricewatch or something similar.

 

[Insomniak]

I love my LeadTek 6600GT. Got it because Anand rated it the highest - running it at 550/1100 in 3d mode and 350/1100 in 2d mode right now, and couldn't be happier with it. For $200, this card is a screamer. My case cooling is louder than the card, so noise isn't really a concern. No reliability issues in the two weeks I've had it. The software bundle includes SC: Pandora Tomorrow, which I could care less about, but it also includes the AWESOME Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, which is an amazing game, and a great value to get free with this card.

Plenty of accessories too, like the TV out dongle and whatnot. I'm very happy with the purchase.

 

[DorianX]

Dude Personaly I like my Gigabytes they match the board IF you like a whole bunch of stuff and want to over clock it

why not just get the BFG 6600GT OC it is factory over clocked and i think coast about the same as the others there was a sale that was 2 for 500 and never worry about the waranty

They have a huge fan and are really good with noise



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Hope this helps they are still on sale i thinki 249.00 each

 

[genghislegacy]

well unless someone bought all 3 cards it's hard to compare performance.
Prob Leadtek and XFX both overclock well, they had the good names.
don't think noise should bother you as long as the CPU or power supply fan is more noisy.
price? just do a search on the websites, pricewatch does not necessarily yield the best result thought
nobody can say about reliability on PCI-E boards right now, since it's so new, but again looking at the history, I would say leadtek and XFX.
I don't care much for software or game bundle, probably similar.

Again not sure about PCI-E, for AGP I have good experience with XFX while heard before Leadtek is not bad.

Hope it helps.

 

[zakee00]

Leadtek. Best software bundle, good reputation. The chaintech dosnt even COME with any software, and why put up with bad XFX tech support?

 

[impemonk]

I'd say go with a GIGATRON MX 340. Too bad they don't make those anymore... damn you HERCULES?! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO STOP MAKING AWESOME VIDEO CARDS?!