Will a 6600GT be better than a X600XT

[William23]

I was looking to get a 6600GT and I was wondering how much better it is than a X600XT?
I'm not good with video cards,so any advice would help!

Also would the GT be better for HL2 or would I be better off with an ATI card? Sorry for stupid questions

Thanx

 

[Insomniak]

Much better, considering it rapes the X700 Pro with a plunger. For HL2, the ATi card might be a bit better, but throwing away better performance in other games just for HL2 is kind of stupid....

 

[William23]

Insomniak, so you think the X600XT would be better for HL2 than the 6600GT?I don't have much to spend on a video card,so I have to go with a low end card. Thanx

 

[Todd33]

The X600 stinks compared to the 6600GT. They are not even the same price range are they?

 

[mwmorph]

the 6600gt is faster than the x600xt even in Half Life 2 i think. the x600xt is a 9600xt(older, last generation card) converted to pci-express. the 6600gt beats the x700pro 256mb by a small-moderate margin also(5-10%, a lot more in OPENgl games, less in Half Life 2). the 6600gt is a great buy. just make sure you get a good brand. xfx is low in the quality ladder. just be sure your computer cna support the power requirements(not too hard) and you buy the right version fro your motherboard.

 

[William23]

OK thanks guys,I'll get the GT. The brand I was going to get is the Asus6600GT. Is that a good brand for the GT?

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: William23
OK thanks guys,I'll get the GT. The brand I was going to get is the Asus6600GT. Is that a good brand for the GT?

Yes very good.

 

[mwmorph]

asus is a good, large company. im sure they will be fine.

 

[imported_Computer MAn]

Originally posted by: keysplayr2003

Originally posted by: William23
OK thanks guys,I'll get the GT. The brand I was going to get is the Asus6600GT. Is that a good brand for the GT?

Yes very good.

 

[SneakyStuff]

Just avoid Aopen like the plague, I remember so many negative posts about their 6600 GT.

 

[Tiamat]

By far. The 9800pro is much better than the X600XT and the 6600GT is faster than the 9800pro.

 

[jiffylube1024]

The 6600GT crushes the X600XT in everything (including HL2). Go for the 6600GT, for sure!