X800GTO AGP vs. 6800GS AGP

[Chriz]

There are 2 cards in stock at Newegg that I am thinking about getting for my AGP system since they are cheap. I currently have a Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB. Here are the contenders:

SAPPHIRE 100131SL Radeon X800GTO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail - $129.99

and

BFG Tech BFGR68256GSOC Geforce 6800GS 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail - $164.99

Does anyone know which card is faster at the out of box specs? That is one thing influencing my decision. The other thing is, in the X800GTO reviews most people are saying the thing runs super hot, so i'd probably be buying a Zalman ZF900 fan for it, which would bring the price up to 163.98, about a dollar less than the BFG card would be.

Opinions?

 

[apoppin]

i think you'll like Anand's latest article:

Mid Range GPU Roundup - Summer 2006

just in time for you, too

The Contenders

There are a lot of cards out there with the potential to be included in an article such as this. We've tried hard to pick the cards with the most potential for greatness, as well as references that were popular and represent what our readers may want to upgrade from. Our reference set contains 3 NVIDIA cards and 2 ATI cards:

ATI Radeon X800 GTO
ATI Radeon X1800 GTO
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT

you can make up your own mind

edit: there is also a thread about the article . . . popular question.

Best Videocards - $200-300+

 

[JPB]

GTO ftw.... http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=356&card2=368