6600gt vs. 6800

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XxCrashxX

Discussion Starter · May 13, 2005

quick question
do I get the 6600gt from a reputable company, or get the cheap 6800 from a not so reputabl company

here are the choices 6800 and 6600gt respectively

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150068
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130220

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Master Chief

· #9 · May 14, 2005 (Edited)

XxCrashxX said:
quick question
do I get the 6600gt from a reputable company, or get the cheap 6800 from a not so reputabl company

here are the choices 6800 and 6600gt respectively

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150068
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130220

I have an XFX GeForce 6800.... no problems at all. Great card and graphics. I also have an MSI GeForce 6600GT which I overclocked to good speeds. But then again the MSI GeForce 6600GT i have comes with cables for S-Video to HDTV. the 6800 i think comes with S-Video to S-Video cables, but I don't remember. But its kool because you can play Halo PC on your TV. And run the emus and stuff. Really neat. But get the 6800, that other stuff can wait

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Master Chief

· #10 · May 14, 2005 (Edited)

And why we're thinking about Halo, the Master Chief says Hi on my 6600 GT in 1280x1024. The image may look distorted because its a .JPEG thats been saved in paint. Also, I dont have any filtering on in this shot. And, this is a screenshot I took in Halo Custom Edition, which has better shaders and less lag.

ChrisRay I'd like to see a pretty shot from your NVidia SLI if you dont mind

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Also, XxCrashxX, if you have a mobo that is a couple years old (Still uses SD-RAM like mine) you should be aware that you may have to increase the AGP Driving Rate in your BIOS to a specific setting so things will work and look right.

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Master Chief

· #11 · May 14, 2005 (Edited)

Another Screen I took. This one supposedly has ripped content from Halo 2. Somebody made the level tho. Some of the models and sounds and textures are copyright Bungie. This really gives you a feel for how well Halo 2 will look on PC

. And, no, this ISNT Halo 2 PC. Once again, a JPEG, no filtering, 6600GT, and 1280x1024.

If you want to save some money, get the 6600GT. It can be overclocked amazingly fast. I have mine running at:

It's an outstanding card, but the 6800 is of course better. Your still getting alot with the 6600GT. I leave it up to you

. and yes, yes i know the two checkboxes arent checked in my settings, they are now.

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