Is a 6600gt still any good in new games?

it will play Counter-strike Source good, and Pretty much all Valve games


i wouldnt use it if your really into gaming

In BF2 I can pull an average of 60fps (40fps min) at 1024x768, but that's with everything at low, dynamic light and shadows off. It also sometimes puts me at a disadvantage because the grass is more like a big blob instead of fine blades and is harder to see through. In FEAR, with video on medium, my frame rates sometimes dip down to 19fps, which is typically when there are two or three other people trying to kill me (successfully) and I need the fast response the most. I'd pony up a bit more for a 7600GT or a x1650xt if you want to play today's games and enjoy them more.

In Doom3 or RTCW I can run 1280x1024 with everything pretty much on high no problem, so for your games two years old or more it does work great.

Yea, if you're running games like CS, a 6600GT will do good.

Most current games, won't play all that well, no matter what.

So it really depends on what games you play.

yes and also the resolution.

my 68gt played all games with high settings great.
but that was at 10x7.

it lagged some at 16x10 though.

it really lags now as it has no hdd
yeah, things generally do that 8O
Anyways, you had sli 6800gt s, for a single card solution, I think the x1600pro would be the best choice, I found a few for less than $80 on newegg, but they were out of stock

not bad, but for the same price, you could get a cheap x1600pro, which is the better choice by far

Send it this way then.

What's wrong with the gts, I thought you were talking about how amazing it was just a few days ago?

meh, that's a review that toms did, I have seen plenty of places where those have been wrong, but they are right for the most part, if you google it, you'll find it's in the same category as the 7600gt, not 6600gt, as the 6600gt has 8 pipelines, while the 7600gt, 6800gt, and x1600pro have 12 pipelines, putting those three into the same category, but seeing as the x1600pro is the cheapest followed by the 7600gt, I would choose either a high clocked xfx 7600gt, or a cheap x1600pro and use ati's catalyst software to clock it up to 7600gt speeds (if you use catalyst your warranty is still valid)

the 68gt has 16 pipes.

According to this, the 6600GT and the X1600Pro are in the same tier.

It's a matter of brand preference, IMO.Uhh, no; the X1600 pro is faster than the 6600GT, as it's a generation newer.

Edit: You can find a 6600GT for $50 after mail in rebate on tiger direct. On SLI Zone it says: "Now through the rest of March, save $40 with a rebate at TigerDirect.com. Click HERE to pick up one (or two!) of these SLI-Ready graphics cards from BFG Tech." Those cards would be just as slow in SLI...

no, you have no idea what off topic is, trust me, in my mind, considering the topics I have seen, we are perfectly reasonable since we are still discussing gfx cards for the op

yeah the 68gt=16 pipes.
68gs=12 pipes
76gt=12 pipes and is a little better than the 68 with half the memory.

So, following your reasoning, a 7300GS would be faster than a 6600GT, right?

All because is a generation newer.

On a second thought, yeah, I agree.

The 7600GT trade blows with the 6800 Ultra and the X850XT. Of course, it has a 128 bit memory interface, but the clocks are really high.

Then I would go for the x1950 pro in that case, many pipelines there, just over $160, fast fast fast, I think that would work

There's only one 16 pipeline 6800gt left on newegg, an open box for $215, I'd go for an x1950xt for that price

i would go for the 66gt over the 73gs.
I would go for a frogskin over the 7300le 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O

my 68gt (oc,ed of course) beats my brothers 76gt (in benchies )

gaming seems about the same.

What are the two cards clocked at? Will help point out which is the better card, priceerformance, 7600gt wins in my book, but what do I know, I'm a taco

mine is 350 and 1000.
my brothers is 550 and 1.2(i think)?

for benchies i score a 6000 in 3dmark05 and 3200 in 06
my brothers 76gt scores around 5700 in 05 and 3000 in 06.

this is with both cards oc,ed.

but yes i would take the 76 over a 68 card because of the price
and less power requirement.

it plays newer games ok on medium settings but youd be better off getting a 7600gt or when the new nvidia cards come out get an 8500gt

Points taken. But let's not forget about PureVideo. And that the X1600Pro does not have enough horsepower to do HDR+AA without taking a heavy hit in performance (kind of meaningless to have a feature you can't use properly, isn't it?).

I'm not recommending anything. I just pointed out your nonsense reasoning. Being a generation newer does not imply it'll be more powerful.

Slower? I'd like you to see the THG VGA Charts. Sticking to 1024x768 (which is the resolution you'd play with any of these cards), even with some AA or AF, they perform almost the same.


EDIT: I just want to make this clear: the X1600Pro does not have 12 Pixel Pipelines... it has 12 Pixel Shaders... it's not the same thing.

Points taken. But let's not forget about PureVideo. And that the X1600Pro does not have enough horsepower to do HDR+AA without taking a heavy hit in performance (kind of meaningless to have a feature you can't use properly, isn't it?).

I'm not recommending anything. I just pointed out your nonsense reasoning. Being a generation newer does not imply it'll be more powerful.

Slower? I'd like you to see the THG VGA Charts. Sticking to 1024x768 (which is the resolution you'd play with any of these cards), even with some AA or AF, they perform almost the same.


EDIT: I just want to make this clear: the X1600Pro does not have 12 Pixel Pipelines... it has 12 Pixel Shaders... it's not the same thing. I'd rather have a feature perfrom poorly, than not have it at all. Also, AVIVO kills purevideo as you can use it for encoding and decoding for free. I don't even think the newer versions of purevideo support the 6600GT. The X1600 has 12 pixel shaders and 12 TMUs. Personally, I think a 7600GT would be an even better buy, but I suppose I got stuck on the X1600 because that was card the OP had mentioned.

FPS wise, yes, the 7600gt is the better choice, 3dmark wise, I think that atis have naturally been better there according to many sites

Throughout the time, it has been proven many times that a higher 3DMark score doesn't mean anything.

Just borrow some cash and get a 8800 gts or sell the car or house whatever and get a Gtx .

Now we are of topic

The X1650XT is comparable to the 7600GT, not the X1650pro though.