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Post by -Vi2- IriDiuM on Jan 27, 2006 22:24:50 GMT 10
Just when I need to be saving money, my video card gives way. ARGH!!
Anyway, I need a few opinions. I've looked around and I can get a few cards in agp still, and my question is, what should I get? I can get another 6600gt for about $220-$240, or I could go cheaper and get like a Vanilla 6600 for $180 (or even worse cards for even cheaper), or all the way up to a 6800xt i found for about $300. Im tempted to go for the 6800 cause its *only* $80 more than the 6600gt, but is it worth that $80?
The other option is to stay with the MX440 Im using now. But it'll drive me loopy if i have to use it for more than about a week. It cant even run Warcraft 3 properly on all low settings....
Oh, this is all conditional on whether I can get the other card replaced on warranty or not. If they replace it, no worries, no need to buy a new card. But its about a year ago that I got this card, so if its only a year warranty, i coiuld be over. Also, i kinda overclocked this one a little, and if they find out i did that, its goodbye warranty, so depending on how stupid they are, i may be able to bluff them into replacing it anyway. Im not too confident though.... Clock settings dont just change by themselves....
An no-one suggest that I do a full upgrade to pci-e and everything. I REALLY cant afford a new mobo, cpu, vid card AND ram.
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Post by neVyn on Jan 28, 2006 9:04:26 GMT 10
ok i did some research, technically the 6600gt is the faster card out of the two. when you get up to 1024*768 resolutions the 6800xt starts to win out. in terms of differences the 6600gt has ddr3 memory which is faster than the dd1 memory in the 6800xt. the 6600gt is 128bit compared to the 6800xt which is 256 bit.. that just means the 6800xt will run faster at higher resolutions. Its probably not worth the $80 difference though for a slight increase in performance
the 6800xt is a very cut down version of the 6800.. it only has 8 pipelines compared to the 6800's 12
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Post by -Vi2- Arach on Jan 28, 2006 10:06:47 GMT 10
Or you could go crazy and plug along with a cheapie for now until you can get a pci-e system. =)
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Post by LeFtBehinD on Jan 28, 2006 11:10:00 GMT 10
YOU FOOL!
Ring up Scorptec and complain and find out the warranty before you even bother at looking for a new card?!!
I would have rang them straight away.
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Post by -Vi2- Genesis on Jan 28, 2006 11:59:20 GMT 10
yea... i'd call up retailer and ask bout the warranty first... and c if u can pull it off....
on topic of gfx cards.... u wanna do it cheap and get bout the same performance as 6600 gt for $150, the x800xt does the job...and it can over clock... quite well....it'll do the job for u untill u have enough money for an upgrade... but if u dun mind spendin another 50 bucks. id suggest the 6600gt.. its 199 i think at MSY....
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Post by neVyn on Jan 28, 2006 12:38:23 GMT 10
he only has agp though gen.. so no he cant get an x800xt read the thread maybe?
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Post by -Vi2- Genesis on Jan 28, 2006 12:40:53 GMT 10
oh... hehe.... ... even still... 6600gt comes in agp... id go for it P
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Post by -Vi2- IriDiuM on Jan 28, 2006 17:44:06 GMT 10
Right then, if i cant get the warranty, then another 6600gt is the go then. $209 at MSY for leadtek, or $220 for a gigabyte. No real difference in brands is there? Then Leadtek it is....
And Alan, i am gonna ring up about the warranty, but I have been too busy working and i wont have a chance to ring them until tuesday, so i was getting some opinions first.
And Gen, there is NO WAY I am overclocking this one. OC'ing is what probably fucked the other one...
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Post by -Vi2- IriDiuM on Jan 28, 2006 19:47:41 GMT 10
Ohh you are not gonna believe this, i just checked my order history with Scorptec, and This card only has a 1 year warranty on it, and I placed the order on the 18th of January, 2005! Im out of time by like 10 days!! ARGH!!!! I'll buy that 6600gt on tuesday....
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Post by neVyn on Jan 28, 2006 20:16:57 GMT 10
oh man that sux... hurts to look at the price from only a year ago hey
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Post by acid on Jan 28, 2006 20:30:36 GMT 10
wats that weather extension u have for firefox?
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Post by -Vi2- IriDiuM on Jan 28, 2006 21:43:07 GMT 10
Its called ForecastFox, its in that firefox thread we made ages ago (thats probably disapeared by now). But its pretty unreliable, like its forecasts are usually at least 5 degrees out :-\
And yeah, those prices... ouch. Especially the vid card. Although the one i bought was a slightly better than the standard 6600gt (the "Golden Sample" made it better somehow....), but now its like less than half price.
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Post by neVyn on Jan 29, 2006 7:21:17 GMT 10
yer golden sample ones were clocked slightly higher than your average like my leadtec 6600gt extreme which is clocked higher
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Post by -Vi2- Genesis on Jan 29, 2006 10:52:58 GMT 10
ROFL.... nev we even have the same gfx card !!... leadtek 6600gt xt.... ! yah... 6600 gt will do very well >...
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Post by -Vi2- IriDiuM on Jan 29, 2006 10:59:51 GMT 10
I know it will do well, cause I already had one and im getting another one
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Post by LeFtBehinD on Jan 29, 2006 11:58:52 GMT 10
FOOPOOOOOL call up Scorptec. At least try it.
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Post by -Vi2- IriDiuM on Jan 29, 2006 12:00:25 GMT 10
I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL TUESDAY!! STOP TELLING ME TO RING THEM!!!
Punce!
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Post by Scruffy Dog on Jan 29, 2006 16:07:57 GMT 10
Whats a foopool? Alan's new insult?
I pity da foopool.
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Post by -Vi2- Arach on Jan 29, 2006 16:34:07 GMT 10
ROFL.... nev we even have the same gfx card !!... leadtek 6600gt xt.... ! Hehe i have it too =D
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Post by -Vi2- Genesis on Jan 29, 2006 17:54:23 GMT 10
damn arach... us three hav pretty much the same setup!!!... excpt that my lcd pwns all ur asses!!!
my uber samsung sync master 730 bf!! and i hav the A8N sli.. mobo!
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Post by LeFtBehinD on Jan 29, 2006 17:59:03 GMT 10
wtf? 1st u say u dont have dialup anymore, now u have a good computer? You have clouded us all with you lies.
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Post by neVyn on Jan 29, 2006 18:22:24 GMT 10
lol it only took him like 3 months to put it together
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Post by acid on Jan 29, 2006 20:06:11 GMT 10
he actually finished putting it together?
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Post by -Vi2- Genesis on Jan 29, 2006 22:24:37 GMT 10
lol... hey.. im a busy man.... gf,work... sleep... and watchin cricket takes up time u know!
oh and i had exams also!.... and project work... and my fuckin project manager askin me for reports!!!
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Post by -Vi2- IriDiuM on Jan 29, 2006 22:34:48 GMT 10
Watch cricket while putting the computer together. Only look up when something happens. Watching balls go thru to the keeper is a waste of time when you have other things to do.
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Post by LeFtBehinD on Jan 29, 2006 22:37:37 GMT 10
U cant make excuses for something that would take 1hr tops to put together. You didnt have 1 hr that u werent doing something in a whole year?
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Post by neVyn on Jan 30, 2006 8:24:36 GMT 10
yeah gen... you make out that your really busy but really your a slack ass.. ahaha i bet your idea of busy is having an hours work to do in one day.. how can you fit that it... HOOOWWWW
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Post by -Vi2- Genesis on Jan 30, 2006 10:25:42 GMT 10
meh... lazy... busy... almost teh same thing..... is that comps thread still open.... ill post pics... of my LCD
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Post by -Vi2- Arach on Jan 30, 2006 10:50:48 GMT 10
damn arach... us three hav pretty much the same setup!!!... excpt that my lcd pwns all ur asses!!! my uber samsung sync master 730 bf!! and i hav the A8N sli.. mobo! How about NOT! I still dont like the look of lcd's for games anyway, and my 21" crt kicks your butt, and could prolly squash you if it landed on you as well. and yeah, my mobo is a8n sli too =P
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Post by LeFtBehinD on Jan 30, 2006 12:13:51 GMT 10
meh... lazy... busy... almost teh same thing..... is that comps thread still open.... ill post pics... of my LCD then do it! now!
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