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Omega_DeathOmega_Death Sith apprentice to a box of Cereal Join Date: 2003-08-06 Member: 19042Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Damn you BF2</div> Now that I see the pure hot secks of Battlefield 2 coming out I realize hey my 'puter needs a boost. But being the cheap-**** that I am I don't want to spend a lot of cash. I'm basically looking to upgrade my ram and video card.

I've been thinking about this 6600gt
<a href='http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814145107' target='_blank'>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814145107</a>

And another stick of 512 pc2700 (since that's what i've got now and dont want to blow more money on higher frequency ram if it'll just kick it down for the older sticks)

I need an AGP video card cause I'm not ready to upgrade my mobo/cpu and ddr ram. I don't want to spend more than $200.
Suggestions? Comments? Recommendations?
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    <a href='http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814153020' target='_blank'>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814153020</a>

    But if you like Nvidia, that 6600GT would be good also.
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  • DaJMastaDaJMasta Join Date: 2005-01-10 Member: 34750Members, Constellation
    edited June 2005
    I would think that the 6600 GT would outperform a 9800XT, i know it would for a pro, but I would have to look up a comparison.

    Short summary of the 6600GT vs. 9800XT:
    One is faster (just a decent guess the 6600GT).
    6600 GT has more shader goodness.
    6600 GT uses less power and generates less heat.
    6600 GT is 20 bucks cheaper.

    So my conclusion: Good choice.

    As for the ram, its cheap stuff, but if ur not gonna buy for a bit and have 2 open slots, i think im gonna be getting rid of 2x 256 sticks in a little more than a month and a half.

    Too bad BF2 comes out tomorro, otherwise it may b worthwhile <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

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    Yes, significantly.
    <a href='http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2004/09/21/radeon_x700_vs_mid/6.html' target='_blank'>Guess = t3h winz</a>

    Vs. a 9800 pro
    <a href='http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2277&p=3' target='_blank'>6600GT pwns.</a>
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  • Black_ViperBlack_Viper Join Date: 2003-12-08 Member: 24157Members
    I think on TigerDirect you can get a standard 6800 for 194...
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  • Dirty_Harry_PotterDirty_Harry_Potter Join Date: 2002-11-21 Member: 9500Members
    edited June 2005
    Not to burst your bubble there DaJMasta, but the first test just shows that the Geforce card pwns the ati card with Doom 3, which pretty much all Geforce cards do, yet ATI wins concerning 3DMark and Farcry, wait.. was looking at the X700 :S, well then it does pwn it, but still it's from the previous series >_>. it's the same thing in the second test. anyway, if those are your choices, i wouldn't know the prices of them, then go for the Geforce card..
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  • Omega_DeathOmega_Death Sith apprentice to a box of Cereal Join Date: 2003-08-06 Member: 19042Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DaJMasta+Jun 9 2005, 04:06 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DaJMasta @ Jun 9 2005, 04:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> As for the ram, its cheap stuff, but if ur not gonna buy for a bit and have 2 open slots, i think im gonna be getting rid of 2x 256 sticks in a little more than a month and a half. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Thanks for the offer but that's pretty much what I'm getting rid of myself. I've got 3 slots, 1 regular and 2 dual channel. I'm trying to decide between buying a single stick of 512 Pc2700 which is around $36 or getting 512 X2 Pc 3000 which is around $80. The performance boost could be noticeable but is it worth the extra cost?
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  • The_ThingThe_Thing Join Date: 2003-02-25 Member: 13993Members
    X800XL.
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  • DaJMastaDaJMasta Join Date: 2005-01-10 Member: 34750Members, Constellation
    Well, if you get anything get PC3200 (DDR 400) its much more standard and if you ever go to a current Athlon 64 system (theres a small chance, maybe) you don't have to get new ram.

    I think ur asking if one stick of 512 PC2700 is worth even considering if you are also considering 2x 512 sticks for Dual channel.

    Ill put it this way. 512 is enough for medium settings on most games around. 1 GB will not double your performance, but will significantly decrease load times and give u an edge in multitasking. Dual channel makes this difference more noticable. (it makes it run even faster).

    With a 6600GT, i think it would be a bad idea to go with less than 1GB total, just cause your system memory would be bottlenecking your graphics performance noticably. And when you can get 1GB of PC3200 for essentially $66, it will be worth the 30 bucks in raw performance.

    <a href='http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820220057' target='_blank'>1GB Patriot CAS 2.5 (2x 512MB)</a>

    Hope it helps.
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