Need advise on buying new vidcard : 6600gt vs 6800 vs 6800le

[Rasta_Cook]

hi sorry this was posted in the ati forum too, but i need a quick answer.

i have a limited budget, because of that i am looking to buy a video card on ebay, i need to know which video cards are better between these 3 : 6600gt , 6800le , 6800 , ive been able to find these 3 cards on ebay that are within my price range ( big max 150$ ).

Also something important that might make a significant impact is my computer is only a athlon 2400+ XP .

for example :
- LEADTEK WINFAST A400 TDH GeForce 6800 128MB for 150$
- LEADTEK A400LE TDH GEFORCE 6800LE 128MB for 130$
- PNY GEFORCE 6800 VERTO 128MB for 140$... ( is this a good deal? it expires REALLY soon id have to act quick )
- a PNY Verto Geforce 6600GT 128MB for 135$ ...

so as you see the are all in about the same price range, of course if you tell that these 3 cards are about the same or that because of my cpu it wouldnt make any change which card i pick ill just get the cheapest that i can find.

From what ive read everywhere on the net, the best choices stock would be the 6800, then 6600gt then 6800le.

But u have to consider the 6800le ability to be unlocked etc...

help plz? ( feel free to suggest another product too )

 

[RX8]

LEADTEK WINFAST A400 TDH GeForce 6800 128MB for 150$

a PNY Verto Geforce 6600GT 128MB for 135$ ...



the leadtech is my number one choice, it could be possible to unlock the core to give a 6800gt core, and the ram can OC to 800mhz+ so you could get atleast get close to a 6800gt speed but still off by a bit, its the best choice there.

the 6600gt is a good card, my bet is google for a review of a PNY Verto Geforce 6600GT 128MB graphics card and see if its performance and OC ability is good and double check the Leadtech 6800 aswell.

GOODLUCK

 

[margag_]

LEADTEK WINFAST A400 TDH GeForce 6800 128MB for 150$
is a good deal and has a potential for overclocking if you are in the mood of rivatuning it....
i had good experience with the 'le' version but for just 20$
more i would not hesitate to go for the 6800

 

[Ned_Flanders]

As said already it may be possible to unlock the pipelines of the 6800 core to make it a 6800GT one.
Lately this has been getting harder to do as less cores are unlockable (and I think, but don't quote me that the latest ones are lazer cut (physically disabled)) and so are impossible to unlock.