Graphics card bind

[Gunny04]

Ok, I need some help, I know specs etc on graphics cards but I cant find a card I can really afford..... I was wondering how a 6600 PCI-E 256 MB card would do on modern games or a 6800 same thing. I may save money and buy a 7 series card but I just want suggestions, I am hunting on ebay at the moment and I am having no luck so far, Cheers, Gunny

[cheesegrater]

What is your budget?

[Gunny04]

Whoops I need a brain dont I? Around 50-70 USD Now I know that isnt much.... but unless somebody needs Used computer parts Thats all I have! Cheers, Gunny

[richardd43]

My work computer, which used to be my flight sim computer, used the 6600GT and ran the sim just fine. You are not going to run maxed out but you can still get good frame rates on the lower (not lowest) settings and lower monitor resolution

[Gunny04]

hmmmm I dunno, I could almost Max out FS on my 6200 AGP card so I assume a 6600 PCI-E Card would do loads better, but I just bidded on a 6800 PCI-E.... Thanks for the insight Cheers, Gunny

[GeForce]

The 6600GT will perform similarly to the 6800 at stock speeds. The only difference is that the 6600GT has 8 pixel pipelines whereas the 6800 has 12.

I'd go for the 6800. As well as having 256bit memory instead of 128bit, there's also the chance it will unlock to the full 16 pixel pipelines of the 6800GT/Ultra.

*Jon

[Gunny04]

Thanks Geforce..... I hope I win this 6800! Cheers, Gunny

[ctjoyce]

What manufacture is the 6800? If I remember right, eVGA, leadtech, and BFG don't laser cut the extra pipelines.

Cheers
Cameron

[cheesegrater]

6600GT will perform very close to 6800XT. However, 6800GS and 6800GT will be much faster.

[Gunny04]

I bought a 7300LE, which for 50 bucks isnt terrifying, however it will probably perform like a glorified 6200 AGP like I had before, but it will get me through till vista and DX10 comes a long, the 7300 has 256MB ram on it..... I know its not fantastic but..... its better than the built in, Anyone want to tell me how bad this card is? Cheers, Gunny

[cheesegrater]

I heard claims that the 7300GT is faster than the 6600GT.

However, the 7300LE has only 4 pixel pipelines and 64-bit GDDR2 memory. Amount of RAM doesn't indicate speed. It is cheap and slow RAM. The 128MB 6600GT is much faster. You could so some gaming on the 7300LE, but it won't run new games very well.

There is a seller on eBay selling tons of X800 cards. You can get one for under $100. Although shipping is a rip-off.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0020228020

[Gunny04]

Yea, I know what I got myself into, but.... Its going to have to do until I sell my old 6200, hard drives etc.... Cheers, Gunny

[congo]

Another victim of the RAM pirates.  

[Gunny04]

what do you mean congo? I got it because it was cheap, better than my 6100 built in........ and its only temporary, should be here within a week, Cheers, Gunny

[congo]

I mean you somehow thought there was an advantage because it has stacks of ram on it, the GPU probably couldn't use the ram anyway, unless the ram is fairly slow.

Common belief that more ram on a video card makes it better is a pet peeve of mine, I've only ever seen one card where this was true, and it was an old 128mb GF4 MX440.

There are cards that do perform substantially better with more ram, but they are always high end releases as far as I'm aware.. adding cheap ram to a budget card won't do much, in fact it could slow it down.

Ram Pirates and their marketing gimmicks.