need a new graphic card

[Destores]

lo
as i already wrote i need to buy new graphic card. now, when my Radeon9700Pro isn't working i need a new one. so. i have a problem, what to decide -
x800xt \ 6800ultra
x800pro \ 6800gt
?

ty,
btw my machine includes-
p4 2600
p4p800se
512 ddr by twinmos
etc

ty all

 

[ChipDeath]

The 6800GT seems to be the fairly good buy at the moment, as it's basically a lower clocked 6800Ultra so should overclock to near ultra speeds.

AFAIK, The x800Pro has 4 less pipes than the x800XT as well as lower clock speeds, so is a bit more crippled (compared to the 6800GT Vs Ultra)... BUT it takes up less space, and consumes considerably less power.

Personally, If I was buying now, I'd buy the 6800GT I think - unless it does end up getting <i>really</i> beaten up in Half-life 2. It certainly seems like the performance part for the doomIII engine, (well, the Ultra is, but costs too much for the gain you get over the GT)

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[Mr5oh]

The Nvidia cards seem to be the way to go at the moment. There was a Half Life2 benchmark that popped up on the board here recently, some are skeptical of it, but Nvidia stomped ATI in that sites benchmarks.

The 6800 GT is a bit more logical choice right now, just becuase the price jump to the Ultra doesn't equal the jump in performance. You are looking at pretty high-end cards so I assume money isn't a real big issue. Possibly wait and see what happens with the new RivaTuner, seems that a few manufacturer's plain 6800 have disabled pipes. This could possibly save you some money getting the 6800, and soft-modding it to a 6800 GT. But you will have to wait and see which manufacturers have this capability.

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