6600 and 6600GT

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Is ther a big difference between the 6600 and the 6600GT? I'm not a huge
gamer, and I'm considering the Gigabyte 6600, but I'm not sure if it would
be worth an extra $50.00 to step up to a 6600GT.

Thanks
MAtt

 

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There is a huge difference, though if you want to pay less than
6600GT's price you should check out 6800.

 

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On 23 Aug 2005 06:33:20 -0700, dkldkl2@gmail.com wrote:

>There is a huge difference, though if you want to pay less than
>6600GT's price you should check out 6800.

Where have you seen a 6800 standard, not LE for less than
6600GT price? They still run near, or over $200.00.

 

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Yes there is a very noticeable difference. The 6600 GT is clocked faster
and uses the faster DDR3 RAM modules.

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"Matt Wiggins" <mwigginsnoxx@charter.net> wrote in message
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> Is ther a big difference between the 6600 and the 6600GT? I'm not a huge
> gamer, and I'm considering the Gigabyte 6600, but I'm not sure if it would
> be worth an extra $50.00 to step up to a 6600GT.
>
> Thanks
> MAtt
>
>
>
>

 

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dkldkl2@gmail.com wrote:
> There is a huge difference, though if you want to pay less than
> 6600GT's price you should check out 6800.
>

Yup, he should check either the 6800 or 6800Le 'cause they can be both
unlocked (extra pipelines).

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Matt Wiggins wrote:

" Is ther a big difference between the 6600 and the 6600GT? I'm not a
huge gamer, and I'm considering the Gigabyte 6600, but I'm not sure if
it would be worth an extra $50.00 to step up to a 6600GT. "


The following two comparisons compare the 6600 and 6600GT, as well as a
number of other cards.

AGP: http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050705/index.html
PCI-E: http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050524/index.html

 

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Thanks for the replies. Would the 6600GT be that much better for one who
very rarly plays games? I play the Microsoft Flight Sim from time to time.
Also, I'll play Return to Castle Wolfenstein every now and then. I'm
currently using a Ti-4200 and I'm please for the most part.

Thanks again
"Cuzman" <cuzNOSPAM@supanet.com> wrote in message
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> Matt Wiggins wrote:
>
> " Is ther a big difference between the 6600 and the 6600GT? I'm not a
> huge gamer, and I'm considering the Gigabyte 6600, but I'm not sure if it
> would be worth an extra $50.00 to step up to a 6600GT. "
>
>
> The following two comparisons compare the 6600 and 6600GT, as well as a
> number of other cards.
>
> AGP: http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050705/index.html
> PCI-E: http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050524/index.html
>

 

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| Thanks for the replies. Would the 6600GT be that much better for one who
| very rarly plays games? I play the Microsoft Flight Sim from time to time.
| Also, I'll play Return to Castle Wolfenstein every now and then. I'm
| currently using a Ti-4200 and I'm please for the most part.
_____

What's wrong with keeping the TI-4200? If you only play a few games that
are several years old, why spend the extra money? And if you've just GOT
to spend money, put it into software that may justify a better card B^)

Phil Weldon

"Matt Wiggins" <mwigginsnoxx@charter.net> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the replies. Would the 6600GT be that much better for one who
> very rarly plays games? I play the Microsoft Flight Sim from time to time.
> Also, I'll play Return to Castle Wolfenstein every now and then. I'm
> currently using a Ti-4200 and I'm please for the most part.
>
> Thanks again
> "Cuzman" <cuzNOSPAM@supanet.com> wrote in message
> news:dehhjf$vt0$1@news.freedom2surf.net...
>> Matt Wiggins wrote:
>>
>> " Is ther a big difference between the 6600 and the 6600GT? I'm not a
>> huge gamer, and I'm considering the Gigabyte 6600, but I'm not sure if it
>> would be worth an extra $50.00 to step up to a 6600GT. "
>>
>>
>> The following two comparisons compare the 6600 and 6600GT, as well as a
>> number of other cards.
>>
>> AGP: http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050705/index.html
>> PCI-E: http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050524/index.html
>>
>
>

 

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I;m upgrading my MB and Processor and the new MB uses PCI-E.

Thanks
"Phil Weldon" <notdiscosed@example.com> wrote in message
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>| Thanks for the replies. Would the 6600GT be that much better for one who
> | very rarly plays games? I play the Microsoft Flight Sim from time to
> time.
> | Also, I'll play Return to Castle Wolfenstein every now and then. I'm
> | currently using a Ti-4200 and I'm please for the most part.
> _____
>
> What's wrong with keeping the TI-4200? If you only play a few games that
> are several years old, why spend the extra money? And if you've just GOT
> to spend money, put it into software that may justify a better card B^)
>
> Phil Weldon
>
> "Matt Wiggins" <mwigginsnoxx@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:iF2Pe.1211$Yh6.724@fe04.lga...
>> Thanks for the replies. Would the 6600GT be that much better for one who
>> very rarly plays games? I play the Microsoft Flight Sim from time to
>> time. Also, I'll play Return to Castle Wolfenstein every now and then.
>> I'm currently using a Ti-4200 and I'm please for the most part.
>>
>> Thanks again
>> "Cuzman" <cuzNOSPAM@supanet.com> wrote in message
>> news:dehhjf$vt0$1@news.freedom2surf.net...
>>> Matt Wiggins wrote:
>>>
>>> " Is ther a big difference between the 6600 and the 6600GT? I'm not a
>>> huge gamer, and I'm considering the Gigabyte 6600, but I'm not sure if
>>> it would be worth an extra $50.00 to step up to a 6600GT. "
>>>
>>>
>>> The following two comparisons compare the 6600 and 6600GT, as well as a
>>> number of other cards.
>>>
>>> AGP: http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050705/index.html
>>> PCI-E: http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050524/index.html
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

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Matt Wiggins wrote:
> Is ther a big difference between the 6600 and the 6600GT? I'm not a huge
> gamer, and I'm considering the Gigabyte 6600, but I'm not sure if it would
> be worth an extra $50.00 to step up to a 6600GT.
>
> Thanks
> MAtt
>
>
>
>


From past experience and from what I've read the 6600 vanilla is about
as powerful as a 5900. The 6600GT is about 2x as powerful as a 6600 in
overall performance.

In other words, if you are faced with spending $100 for a 6600 vs $150
for a 6600GT, buy the GT. It is far more powerful than the 6600.

One other option would be to purchase a 5700Ultra.
I own one and it plays Doom 3 on high detail at 1600x1200 at a decent
frame rate after implementing the performance mods and unzipping the
textures to the HDD. The 6600 is more powerful than the 5700Ultra but
not by much. You may get an extra 5 FPS in Half Life 2 with a 6600 vs
5700U. The reason the 5700Ultra is a decent deal is because you can pick
one up for about $99 shipped at pricewatch and they are good
overclockers (putting them in the league of a 6600). If you can find one
with DDR3 memory grab it since it is probably faster than a stock 6600.

If you are going PCI-E get either a 6600GT or a 6800.
Don't waste your time with the 6600.

 

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Thanks,

I think I will grab a 6600GT for about an extra $40.00. I know I'll wish
that I had if I don't.
"Pro Play" <hhhhh@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Matt Wiggins wrote:
>> Is ther a big difference between the 6600 and the 6600GT? I'm not a huge
>> gamer, and I'm considering the Gigabyte 6600, but I'm not sure if it
>> would be worth an extra $50.00 to step up to a 6600GT.
>>
>> Thanks
>> MAtt
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> From past experience and from what I've read the 6600 vanilla is about as
> powerful as a 5900. The 6600GT is about 2x as powerful as a 6600 in
> overall performance.
>
> In other words, if you are faced with spending $100 for a 6600 vs $150 for
> a 6600GT, buy the GT. It is far more powerful than the 6600.
>
> One other option would be to purchase a 5700Ultra.
> I own one and it plays Doom 3 on high detail at 1600x1200 at a decent
> frame rate after implementing the performance mods and unzipping the
> textures to the HDD. The 6600 is more powerful than the 5700Ultra but not
> by much. You may get an extra 5 FPS in Half Life 2 with a 6600 vs 5700U.
> The reason the 5700Ultra is a decent deal is because you can pick one up
> for about $99 shipped at pricewatch and they are good overclockers
> (putting them in the league of a 6600). If you can find one with DDR3
> memory grab it since it is probably faster than a stock 6600.
>
> If you are going PCI-E get either a 6600GT or a 6800.
> Don't waste your time with the 6600.
>