stuck between these cards (6 or 7 series)

[Donkeymostly11]

Hi im new to this forum and upgrading my 32 mb graphics card :)))
Well im not sure if its better to get the 7 series or more memory.

Also im trying to work out which one i get more for my money with and also which ones gonna last longer when it comes to meeting game requirements.

i was quite keen on getting;

ASUS N6800/TD/512M Geforce 6800 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X TVO DVI VGA
£114.99

but then i could get

Asus 7600GS SILENT 512MB DDR2 PCI-E
£77.40

so there both from asus and 512 mb but ones 7 series and cheaper so thats confusing me, also the 6 series one got lots of good review (on ebuyer) but this one has none.

so the cards im stuck between are

Point Of View GeForce 7600GS 512mb DDR2 800MHz PCI-E
£110.44

Asus 7600GS SILENT 512MB DDR2 PCI-E
£77.40

ASUS N6800/TD/512M Geforce 6800 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X TVO DVI VGA
£114.99

Leadtek WinFast GeForce 7600 GT 256MB DDR3 PCI-E + Dual DVI
£103.83

Leadtek WinFast GeForce 7600 GT Extreme 590MHz 256MB DDR3 PCI-E SLI Ready
117.43

i really need to know by getting the 7 series what difference it makes, and any recommendations.

Probably quite hard to compare all those cards but any advice would really help me im sure :) thanks

[Lazaredz]

Ummm ... you list AGP and PCI cards there. What does your motherboard support?

[Donkeymostly11]

oh i didn't know that, its a asus a8n and says stuff about PCI, so i guess PCI.
im thinking the

Asus 7600GS SILENT 512MB DDR2 PCI-E
£77.40

is probably the best i dont want sli so the last one i wont buy.

Glad i posted, cause i had no idea about PCI and AGP oops
thanks :) now which one?

[ATOJAR]

If i where you i would go for the 7600 GT Extreme, i think its the fastes out of the lot, depends on what you can afford.

AGP cards are only x8 speed where as PCI-E are x16.

[Lazaredz]

Out of those cards listed, I would take:

Leadtek WinFast GeForce 7600 GT 256MB DDR3 PCI-E + Dual DVI
£103.83


If you could provide a spending limit we might be able to find a better suited card for you.

[Schugy]

AGP cards are only x8 speed where as PCI-E are x16.

PCI-E is full duplex which means that there's 8x up and 8x down -20% overhead.
There's also higher clockspeed.

AGP often uses about 1/8 up and 7/8 down.

[Donkeymostly11]

I only want to spend up to £120 but i guess if its worth it £150 max.
So please do suggest other cards, thanks.

[Daneel Olivaw]

Hi Mostly a Donkey,

First off. There are 3 current video card connectors found on motherboards, PCI-E, AGP and PCI. PCI is an older standard and everyone just ignores it over here since newer video cards (such as the 6 or 7 nv series) are rarely, if ever, made to support it.

PCI-E is the newer standard, and replaces AGP. Your A8N motherboard most likely supports it.

Now, on to the cards:

ASUS N6800/TD/512M Geforce 6800 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X TVO DVI VGA
£114.99This is AGP, I don't think your A8N has AGP.

Asus 7600GS SILENT 512MB DDR2 PCI-E
£77.40
Good choice, and the price is right. 512mb is a bit of overkill as this midrange card will see no benefit from 256mb.

so there both from asus and 512 mb but ones 7 series and cheaper so thats confusing me, also the 6 series one got lots of good review (on ebuyer) but this one has none.
A 6800 has 12 pipelines (processing units)
A 7600gs has 12 improved pipelines, in some cases they're twice as efficient as the 6 series.
The clocks are similar on both, but the 6800 has a wider memory bus. That makes a difference when using Anti-aliasing and Anisotropic filtering. Otherwise, not really. I'd still take the 7600GS over the 6800.

Point Of View GeForce 7600GS 512mb DDR2 800MHz PCI-E
£110.44

Asus 7600GS SILENT 512MB DDR2 PCI-E
£77.40

2 similar cards... they're ok.

ASUS N6800/TD/512M Geforce 6800 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X TVO DVI VGA
£114.99
AGP...

Leadtek WinFast GeForce 7600 GT 256MB DDR3 PCI-E + Dual DVI
£103.83Nice card! This is pretty much what I have. The clocks are way higher than a 7600GS so this card is anywhere between 25% faster to 50% than a 7600GS, and it completely murders the geforce 6 series. This is what I recommend.


Leadtek WinFast GeForce 7600 GT Extreme 590MHz 256MB DDR3 PCI-E SLI Ready
117.43
No real advantage over the previous 7600GT. Slightly faster clocks, but nowhere near enough to notice.

[Donkeymostly11]

Brilliant thanks daneel.

I think i'll be going with your suggestion you seem to know what your talking about

:D

[Daneel Olivaw]

Brilliant thanks daneel.

I think i'll be going with your suggestion you seem to know what your talking about

:DI know no more than the rest of the folk here, I just took the time to answer your actual question. Also, all Nv PCI-E cards can do SLI. Not just when it says so on the box. Though you do need 2 cards of the same type, and an SLI motherboard.