I want another 6600gt but which one?, Will I ever learn? S..

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After buying an AOpen Aeolus 6600GT only to have to RMA it due to it
stuttering and locking up my system I have decided I want to try again.

Should I bother or go with an ATI card or should I possibly just wait
until they sort these problems out?

I see people having problems with say an XFX card and then another
person not having that problem with the same card. I'm assuming the
problem is intermittent on their part.

(did anyone find out what the problem was? the HSI bridge getting too hot?)

So anyway should I try again? If so which card should I go with? (the
6800 seems a lot more expensive and doesnt offer *that* much more)

Regards

Dan B

 

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Join the club lol

I just got a reply to my e-mail to Club-3D and their 6600GT and they said to
return it. But I still want a new card, so which one do I buy?

"Dan B" <dan@happylobster.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ct6f2t$tml$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
> After buying an AOpen Aeolus 6600GT only to have to RMA it due to it
> stuttering and locking up my system I have decided I want to try again.
>
> Should I bother or go with an ATI card or should I possibly just wait
> until they sort these problems out?
>
> I see people having problems with say an XFX card and then another person
> not having that problem with the same card. I'm assuming the problem is
> intermittent on their part.
>
> (did anyone find out what the problem was? the HSI bridge getting too
> hot?)
>
> So anyway should I try again? If so which card should I go with? (the 6800
> seems a lot more expensive and doesnt offer *that* much more)
>
> Regards
>
> Dan B

 

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GET THE MSI.

And its quiet as well


On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:10:59 -0000, "Quietman" <quietman1968 at
hotmail dot com> wrote:

>Join the club lol
>
>I just got a reply to my e-mail to Club-3D and their 6600GT and they said to
>return it. But I still want a new card, so which one do I buy?
>
>"Dan B" <dan@happylobster.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:ct6f2t$tml$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> After buying an AOpen Aeolus 6600GT only to have to RMA it due to it
>> stuttering and locking up my system I have decided I want to try again.
>>
>> Should I bother or go with an ATI card or should I possibly just wait
>> until they sort these problems out?
>>
>> I see people having problems with say an XFX card and then another person
>> not having that problem with the same card. I'm assuming the problem is
>> intermittent on their part.
>>
>> (did anyone find out what the problem was? the HSI bridge getting too
>> hot?)
>>
>> So anyway should I try again? If so which card should I go with? (the 6800
>> seems a lot more expensive and doesnt offer *that* much more)
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Dan B
>

 

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On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:30:49 +1100, Helllo <scampy@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>
>GET THE MSI.
>
>And its quiet as well
>

MSI and the Evga get good reviews. check them out at newegg.com.

>
>On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:10:59 -0000, "Quietman" <quietman1968 at
>hotmail dot com> wrote:
>
>>Join the club lol
>>
>>I just got a reply to my e-mail to Club-3D and their 6600GT and they said to
>>return it. But I still want a new card, so which one do I buy?
>>
>>"Dan B" <dan@happylobster.co.uk> wrote in message
>>news:ct6f2t$tml$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>> After buying an AOpen Aeolus 6600GT only to have to RMA it due to it
>>> stuttering and locking up my system I have decided I want to try again.
>>>
>>> Should I bother or go with an ATI card or should I possibly just wait
>>> until they sort these problems out?
>>>
>>> I see people having problems with say an XFX card and then another person
>>> not having that problem with the same card. I'm assuming the problem is
>>> intermittent on their part.
>>>
>>> (did anyone find out what the problem was? the HSI bridge getting too
>>> hot?)
>>>
>>> So anyway should I try again? If so which card should I go with? (the 6800
>>> seems a lot more expensive and doesnt offer *that* much more)
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Dan B
>>

 

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On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:30:49 +1100, Helllo wrote:

>
>
> GET THE MSI.
>
> And its quiet as well
>
>
im just about top rma an msi 6600 agp so my guess would ne to get a
nonultra 6800 or do what i did and buy an older card then spend the
difference on one that works in about 4 months time

 

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I had to get an RMA for my first MSI 6600 gt agp. The second one seems to be
working pretty well. Half life still had lots of stutters. Doom 3 is running
on less than middle graphics. Things look better than the gf4 I had, but it
aint exactly the second coming.


"ewan" <epaton@null.org> wrote in message
newsan.2005.01.26.04.01.14.765893@null.org...
> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:30:49 +1100, Helllo wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> GET THE MSI.
>>
>> And its quiet as well
>>
>>
> im just about top rma an msi 6600 agp so my guess would ne to get a
> nonultra 6800 or do what i did and buy an older card then spend the
> difference on one that works in about 4 months time
>

 

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Dan B wrote:
> After buying an AOpen Aeolus 6600GT only to have to RMA it due to it
> stuttering and locking up my system I have decided I want to try again.
>
> Should I bother or go with an ATI card or should I possibly just wait
> until they sort these problems out?
>
> I see people having problems with say an XFX card and then another
> person not having that problem with the same card. I'm assuming the
> problem is intermittent on their part.
>
> (did anyone find out what the problem was? the HSI bridge getting too hot?)
>
> So anyway should I try again? If so which card should I go with? (the
> 6800 seems a lot more expensive and doesnt offer *that* much more)
>
> Regards
>
> Dan B

xfx I got after the buggered aeolus worked straight out the box and
benchamrks 20% better too.

I've even overclocked it and its rock solid stable.

g.

 

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In message <ct6f2t$tml$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>, Dan B
<dan@happylobster.co.uk> writes
>After buying an AOpen Aeolus 6600GT only to have to RMA it due to it
>stuttering and locking up my system I have decided I want to try again.
>
>Should I bother or go with an ATI card or should I possibly just wait
>until they sort these problems out?
>
>I see people having problems with say an XFX card and then another
>person not having that problem with the same card. I'm assuming the
>problem is intermittent on their part.
>
>(did anyone find out what the problem was? the HSI bridge getting too hot?)
>
>So anyway should I try again? If so which card should I go with? (the
>6800 seems a lot more expensive and doesnt offer *that* much more)
>
>Regards
>
>Dan B

I've got a Galaxy 6600GT 128MB 128bit. The copper heatsink on it does an
excellent job of keeping it cool. Playing NFSU2 and Simpsons Hit + Run
the hottest I've had it was 55'C after about 6 hours solid play (ambient
case temp was around 33'C by then, which wasn't bad in a warm room.

Good price on www.scan.co.uk in the UK, they're pretty efficient too in
my experience,

Good luck, whichever you choose.

Neil.

--
Neil J Bundy

 

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I also got the XFX 6600GT, and after replacing the stock fan with a Zalman
VF700-CU, it´s a wonderful card.

No lockups, just pure power....

/ Chubben
"Neil J Bundy" <nospam_bubbleman@neil-bundy.demon.co.uk> skrev i meddelandet
news:67nUnLBbrA+BFwr$@lon1-aj2a.demonadsl.co.uk...
> In message <ct6f2t$tml$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>, Dan B
> <dan@happylobster.co.uk> writes
>>After buying an AOpen Aeolus 6600GT only to have to RMA it due to it
>>stuttering and locking up my system I have decided I want to try again.
>>
>>Should I bother or go with an ATI card or should I possibly just wait
>>until they sort these problems out?
>>
>>I see people having problems with say an XFX card and then another person
>>not having that problem with the same card. I'm assuming the problem is
>>intermittent on their part.
>>
>>(did anyone find out what the problem was? the HSI bridge getting too
>>hot?)
>>
>>So anyway should I try again? If so which card should I go with? (the 6800
>>seems a lot more expensive and doesnt offer *that* much more)
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Dan B
>
> I've got a Galaxy 6600GT 128MB 128bit. The copper heatsink on it does an
> excellent job of keeping it cool. Playing NFSU2 and Simpsons Hit + Run the
> hottest I've had it was 55'C after about 6 hours solid play (ambient case
> temp was around 33'C by then, which wasn't bad in a warm room.
>
> Good price on www.scan.co.uk in the UK, they're pretty efficient too in my
> experience,
>
> Good luck, whichever you choose.
>
> Neil.
>
> --
> Neil J Bundy