6600 Gt! Is it worth the money ?

Chissler

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Me and a friend are both getting new GPU's. I am order a 6800 gt, while he is considering buying a 6600 gt. Reading different tests etc we both see that the percentage difference during the tests are not really that large.

What are the difference between this cards? And does the money difference between the 6800 gt and the 6600 gt make it more worthwhile buying the 6600gt for a buyer that only upgrades every second year ?
 

pauldh

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The 6800GT will have alot more power for upping the eye candy. Resolution,FSAA/AF, checkboxes.

Take a look <A HREF="http://www.ixbt.com/video2/r430-d.shtml#p18" target="_new">HERE</A>. If you look at 1024x768, there is not much of a difference. Now up the resolution and the 6800GT pulls ahead. Now up the res and enable AA/AF and the 6600GT struggles big time. If you have a slow system or game on a 15" monitor, definately save the money. But if you have a fast system and hope to game at 1280x1024 or higher resolution, the 6800GT will be much better.


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