recommendation please...

Domy · 02-13-05, 09:12 AM

i'm using radeon powercolor 9800se softmodded to 9800 pro, i wanted to get a 6600 agp,will this be a good choice?i mean...i also have an xbox to get some nice games.i just thought it would be a future proof.but if 9800 to 6600 gt agp doesn't get me some nice leap performance well i'd better save my budget, right? coz i'm still using barton 3200 pair only with 512 pc3200 on msi k7ndelta 2. whaddaya think guys?

**MUYA** · 02-13-05, 09:15 AM

I thinka system overhaul maybe needed after you save up for a few months if your are looking for future proofing. That way you can upgrade wholes to a PCI Express platform, intel or AMD otherwise and get a PCI Express card and more RAM.

I think it was shown that the 6600GT is fater than a 9800 Pro but I am not too sure about the 6600 though.

jAkUp · 02-13-05, 10:44 AM

A 6600 would be a downgrade I believe. Except that it suppots SM3.0

A 6600gt is only slightly faster than a 9800 Pro. Your best bet would to save up for a 6800 Vanilla or GT.

1337_Like_ThaT · 02-13-05, 12:49 PM

Do the 6800 vanilla becuase I think now these days you can pick it up for $200-$250 in some PC retailers. You don't have to change your whole setup, just recommend to pick up another 512 stick of ram to complete your setup

SH64 · 02-13-05, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jAkUp

A 6600 would be a downgrade I believe. Except that it suppots SM3.0

A 6600gt is only slightly faster than a 9800 Pro. Your best bet would to save up for a 6800 Vanilla or GT.

Yep! the 6800GT is the way to go .

Cota · 02-13-05, 11:54 PM

Check digit life 3d digest before you make a choice.

http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/...index0501.html

They don't have AA/AF benches but it should make it easier for you to decide.

CaptNKILL · 02-16-05, 07:21 PM

Id say go with another 512Mbs of PC-3200 and dont worry about a new video card just yet. I wouldnt go with anything less than a 6800GT for that system, and itd be faster than mine... but if you want to future proof, youll probably need to think about upgrading to an Athlon 64 and a PCI-E motherboard (which means new video card too) in the next year or so. If you do that, youd probably be able to carry the ram over too, so either way, get more ram.

Cota · 02-17-05, 12:24 PM

I think its too soon to make the jump to PCI-e. It really doesn't bring anything worth besides SLI and thats quite expensive.

Intead of getting a new card, you should get more ram, 1 gb makes a huge difference in games.

The 6600gt is faster than the 9800XT in most cases but not by much, except Doom3.

**john19055** · 03-11-05, 06:06 AM

If you have a 9800se modded to a 9800pro a 6600GT would be faster in most games,but a plain 6600 would not be worth it because of the slow memory and a slow core compared to a 6600GT, but the 6600GT would not be a great leap in performance since the 9800pro is still a great card even now.The X800XL PCIe is $291 and it would be a good leap in performance,but I don't know how much the AGP X800XL is going to be and even when that part will be comeing out , but if it is around the same price That would be the card to get .

02-13-05, 09:12 AM	#1
Domy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 127	recommendation please... i'm using radeon powercolor 9800se softmodded to 9800 pro, i wanted to get a 6600 agp,will this be a good choice?i mean...i also have an xbox to get some nice games.i just thought it would be a future proof.but if 9800 to 6600 gt agp doesn't get me some nice leap performance well i'd better save my budget, right? coz i'm still using barton 3200 pair only with 512 pc3200 on msi k7ndelta 2. whaddaya think guys?

02-13-05, 09:15 AM	#2
MUYA Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 6,774	Re: recommendation please... I thinka system overhaul maybe needed after you save up for a few months if your are looking for future proofing. That way you can upgrade wholes to a PCI Express platform, intel or AMD otherwise and get a PCI Express card and more RAM. I think it was shown that the 6600GT is fater than a 9800 Pro but I am not too sure about the 6600 though. __________________ I5-2500k@4.7GHz - MSI Z77A-GD65 - 4GB X2 A-DATA DDR3 1600 - Corsair H100 - Antec Quatro 850W Gigabyte Windforce X3 GTX 680 OC - Dell 24" IPS Intel 320 300 GB SSD - 1 TB Hitachi HDD - 2x 250 GB WD HDD Corsair K90 - Corsair Venegance 2000 Headset - Razer Naga Epic Corsair 600T Case

02-13-05, 10:44 AM	#3
jAkUp eat. sleep. overclock. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chino, California Posts: 17,744	Re: recommendation please... A 6600 would be a downgrade I believe. Except that it suppots SM3.0 A 6600gt is only slightly faster than a 9800 Pro. Your best bet would to save up for a 6800 Vanilla or GT. __________________ 965xe \|\| evga x58 classified \|\| 3x evga gtx 480 \|\| 6gb g.skill \|\| win7 x64

02-13-05, 12:49 PM	#4
1337_Like_ThaT O.U.T.L.A.W. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In The Sack ;) Posts: 2,258	Re: recommendation please... Do the 6800 vanilla becuase I think now these days you can pick it up for $200-$250 in some PC retailers. You don't have to change your whole setup, just recommend to pick up another 512 stick of ram to complete your setup __________________ Gaming RigInte Core 2 Duo 6700 @ 3.2ghz \| EVGA nForce 680i \| G.Skill DDR2 800mhz 4-4-4-12 @ 2.0v \| Western Digital RaptorX 150GB \| Western Digital 500GB SATA II \| EVGA 8800GTS 512MB \| Plextor PX-716SA DVD-RW \| Plextor PX-755SA DVD-RW DL \| PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 \| Antec 900 BLK \| Dell FPW 2005 20.1" WS \| IceMat 2nd. Ed. MousePad \| Logitech G15 \| Logitech G9 \| 160GB (60GB) PS3 Owner \| DS3 Controllers \| PSN: Res215dgPSP 3000 Black + 16GB Memory Stick Duo Locked and Ready for Resistance Retribution

02-13-05, 11:54 PM	#6
Cota Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 619	Re: recommendation please... Check digit life 3d digest before you make a choice. http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/...index0501.html They don't have AA/AF benches but it should make it easier for you to decide.

02-16-05, 07:21 PM	#7
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: recommendation please... Id say go with another 512Mbs of PC-3200 and dont worry about a new video card just yet. I wouldnt go with anything less than a 6800GT for that system, and itd be faster than mine... but if you want to future proof, youll probably need to think about upgrading to an Athlon 64 and a PCI-E motherboard (which means new video card too) in the next year or so. If you do that, youd probably be able to carry the ram over too, so either way, get more ram. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- CoolerMaster 690 II Advance - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0Ghz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - EVGA Geforce GTX 470 @ 750/1500/1850 (1.050v) Sparkle Geforce GTS 250 1Gb Low-Profile (Physx) - Crucial RealSSD C300 64Gb SSD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - ASUS Xonar DX - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

02-17-05, 12:24 PM	#8
Cota Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 619	Re: recommendation please... I think its too soon to make the jump to PCI-e. It really doesn't bring anything worth besides SLI and thats quite expensive. Intead of getting a new card, you should get more ram, 1 gb makes a huge difference in games. The 6600gt is faster than the 9800XT in most cases but not by much, except Doom3.

03-11-05, 06:06 AM	#9
john19055 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: GREENVILLE,TX Posts: 3,851	Re: recommendation please... If you have a 9800se modded to a 9800pro a 6600GT would be faster in most games,but a plain 6600 would not be worth it because of the slow memory and a slow core compared to a 6600GT, but the 6600GT would not be a great leap in performance since the 9800pro is still a great card even now.The X800XL PCIe is $291 and it would be a good leap in performance,but I don't know how much the AGP X800XL is going to be and even when that part will be comeing out , but if it is around the same price That would be the card to get . __________________ Intel i7-3820+Corsair H-100+ASROCK X79-Extreme4+16gigs G.Skill PC1600DDR3+2-ASUS DirectCU II GTX-670 in SLI+Crucial 256g-SSD+2- Samsung 1-TB+2-WesternDigtial 640g+LG-12x Blu-Ray Burner+1100w CoolerMaster+Antec-P280 case+50" Plasma PM6700+Logitech Mouse+Keyboard+Pioneer VSX-1020+Polk Audio Speakers Last edited by john19055; 03-19-05 at 05:15 PM.

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