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x800xl or 6800gt for quake 4

batmang

batmang

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right now i have a a64 3000+ (2.0ghz) running at 2.3ghz rock solid. x800xl video card at default settings, 1gb geil ddr 400 @ 460mhz.

my machine is running very well, and quake 4 runs great. im seeing 50-60 constant when playing single player in 800x600 with everything on except anti aliasing.

do you guys think a 6800gt would play the game significantly better?

or would getting a better cpu be a better buy? i was looking at getting the 3700+ clawhammer, or the 6800gt video card. it all depends on what the bigger bottleneck is.

what do you guys think?
 
6800gt
i love mine, and i know my buddys x800xl cant keep up with mine, he however is running a dual core pentium D 2.8, i dont know if that is the problem or not, but doubt it. I game at 1680x1050, and have been extremely satisfied, in FEAR even, frames stay between 25-40 fps 65% of the time, and above 40 fps 25% of the time, all max, no AA, 2xAF.
 
Originally posted by: Regulator07
6800gt
i love mine, and i know my buddys x800xl cant keep up with mine, he however is running a dual core pentium D 2.8, i dont know if that is the problem or not, but doubt it. I game at 1680x1050, and have been extremely satisfied, in FEAR even, frames stay between 25-40 fps 65% of the time, and above 40 fps 25% of the time, all max, no AA, 2xAF.
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well, considering my system setup. would the 6800gt benefit me more, or would going with a 3700+ clawhammer benefit me more?

 
Originally posted by: batmang
right now i have a a64 3000+ (2.0ghz) running at 2.3ghz rock solid. x800xl video card at default settings, 1gb geil ddr 400 @ 460mhz.

my machine is running very well, and quake 4 runs great. im seeing 50-60 constant when playing single player in 800x600 with everything on except anti aliasing.

do you guys think a 6800gt would play the game significantly better?

or would getting a better cpu be a better buy? i was looking at getting the 3700+ clawhammer, or the 6800gt video card. it all depends on what the bigger bottleneck is.

what do you guys think?
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This is kinda wierd I think ( My rig in sig ) In Doom 3, ( same engine as Quake 4 ) with my X800 Pro, I get over 70 fps constant, that is everything on high quality..with AA and AF.....and a res on 1280-1024.....And your computer ( should ) be faster than mine....
 
I bought that a 6800GT would provide a huge noticeable difference in gaming over your X800XL. I had a 6800GT which was a great card. I traded it away to get my gf a laptop and got a used X800Pro VIVO which was about $100 cheaper for me at the time. I unlocked all 16 pipelines on the X800Pro and much to my surprise, it performed better in most games and benchmarks than the 6800GT. I don't know much about the X800XL, but I'm assuming that it's probably similar or better in performance to the X800pro.
 
Originally posted by: batmang
im more then sure that q4 is more intense then doom 3.
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Yea, you are right, However, he is running Quake 4 on 800x600...Im runninng Doom 3 on 1280x1024.......So....Im sure im processing more than he is at 800 and I at 1280
 
ill have to see what my frames are at 1280, i havent done much single player, im having way to much fun in multiplayer.

ill have to get back to ya.
 
Originally posted by: batmang
right now i have a a64 3000+ (2.0ghz) running at 2.3ghz rock solid. x800xl video card at default settings, 1gb geil ddr 400 @ 460mhz.

my machine is running very well, and quake 4 runs great. im seeing 50-60 constant when playing single player in 800x600 with everything on except anti aliasing.

do you guys think a 6800gt would play the game significantly better?

or would getting a better cpu be a better buy? i was looking at getting the 3700+ clawhammer, or the 6800gt video card. it all depends on what the bigger bottleneck is.

what do you guys think?
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Don't spend your money on a 3700+ or 6800GT. Both would give only a little better performance although the 6800GT would give a better boost compared to CPU 100Mhz.

SAve your $$ for a new X2 or 7800GT.
 
Do not get a 6800gt to replace an x800xl. These cards are very comparable - the x800xl is actually faster in direct3d games , and the 6800gt is a little faster in opengl games.

CPU speed won't matter at all in current games as long as you've got at least an a64 3000+.

If you want to see a big improvement in games, you next step should be at least a 7800gt.
 
Without AA, an X800 GTO is as fast as a 6800GT in Hardwarezone's test. Your XL should be faster than a GTO and so should compare well with a GT.

But it should be a fairly even trade for a 6800GT, no? Meaning, you could sell your XL for ~$200 and buy a used GT for about the same. It'd be a wash in terms of overall performance (overall IQ is a separate issue that I'm not completely up to date with), but you'd probably see some improvements in OGL games (D3, Riddick, Q4).

Edit: Worth the hassle? Your call. I've heard of problems with 6800s and nF3 MBs, though.
 
Don't you just hate it when review sites use their own demos and fail to make them available so you verify their results.
 
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