Help me make my choice on what card to get

junglist_soldier · 08-21-2005, 07:45 PM

Ok hey every1, ive recently got a job and am looking to upgrade my graphic cards, ive slimmed my choice down to these. Simply choose what 1 u reckon i shud buy. Do u think i shud put som extra money in to get a better card or do u reckon thiese will do to play todays games?? Im in uk so plz suggest cards that are from uk sites.
Ok heres my choices:

HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X700 Pro ICEQII TURBO 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail
Price : 117.99 pounds

Powered by ATI Radeon X700 PRO VPU - 425MHz (iTURBO: 460MHz)
- 256MB-128bit GDDR3 memory - 860MHz (iTURBO: 960MHz)
- Eight parallel pixel pipelines
- Six vertex shader pipelines
- SMARTSHADER™ HD
- SMOOTHVISION™ HD

OR

XFX GeForce 6800 LE Limited Gamers Edition 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail
Price : 104 pounds
- 325MHz Core Engine Clock speed
- 128MB 750MHz high speed DDR memory
- High-Speed DDR 256-bit Memory Interface
- Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
- Games Bundle including X2, Commandos3, MotoGP2 all full games

OR

Leadtek WinFast GeForce 6600 GT 128MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail
Price : 120 pounds

OR

XFX GeForce 6600 256MB DDR TV-Out/Dual DVI (AGP) - Retail
Price : 120 pounds

Ok those are my choices as u can see im looking for cards around 100-130 pounds

Wot u ppl think i shud get

Thx

XHotxEx791 · 08-21-2005, 10:12 PM

6800

junglist_soldier · 08-21-2005, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XHotxEx791

6800

k cheers mate appreciate feedback

**apj101** · 08-21-2005, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XHotxEx791

6800

it wasn;'t a 6800 is was a 6800le which is not the same. There isn't much difference between the 6600gt and the 6800le, if fact the 6600gt may come out just on top.
But on the plus side, you could probably unlock some of the pipes in the 6800le, and overclock it to something like that of the 6800

junglist_soldier · 08-22-2005, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apj101

it wasn;'t a 6800 is was a 6800le which is not the same. There isn't much difference between the 6600gt and the 6800le, if fact the 6600gt may come out just on top.
But on the plus side, you could probably unlock some of the pipes in the 6800le, and overclock it to something like that of the 6800

ok. Wot bout the x700 256mb, aint that any good.
Ive heard good things about the 6600gt. Im looking to play WoWso this shud hopefully do, along with upgrading ram, motherboard and processor

XHotxEx791 · 08-22-2005, 12:45 AM

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...orce_6800.html

suggest you get the regular 6800, its still cheaper than the 6800le, you have. Well if you do go with, either the 6600gt or 6800le. Definitely not ati, no SM 3.0 support nor FP32, it'll probably offer better performance now, but in the future, not worth it. The 6800le, you can unlock the pipes, some get 16, but 12 to match the regular 6800 would do. Should be able to, most are. But if you don't want to oc it, than get the 6600gt. Good choice.

ROger

junglist_soldier · 08-22-2005, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XHotxEx791

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...orce_6800.html

suggest you get the regular 6800, its still cheaper than the 6800le, you have. Well if you do go with, either the 6600gt or 6800le. Definitely not ati, no SM 3.0 support nor FP32, it'll probably offer better performance now, but in the future, not worth it. The 6800le, you can unlock the pipes, some get 16, but 12 to match the regular 6800 would do. Should be able to, most are. But if you don't want to oc it, than get the 6600gt. Good choice.

ROger

ok thx, ive narrowed it down to the 6800 and 6600, is it easy to overclock the 6800le, do i use the geforce tweak utiliy or is it a bit more advanced than that

junglist_soldier · 08-22-2005, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XHotxEx791

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...orce_6800.html

suggest you get the regular 6800, its still cheaper than the 6800le, you have. Well if you do go with, either the 6600gt or 6800le. Definitely not ati, no SM 3.0 support nor FP32, it'll probably offer better performance now, but in the future, not worth it. The 6800le, you can unlock the pipes, some get 16, but 12 to match the regular 6800 would do. Should be able to, most are. But if you don't want to oc it, than get the 6600gt. Good choice.

ROger

how is the normal 6800 (117 pounds) cheaper than the 6800le (103 pounds)

XHotxEx791 · 08-22-2005, 01:29 AM

oops didn't read next to it. (£117.44 Including VAT at 17.5%). NVM. But its the same price as the x700.

Roger

junglist_soldier · 08-22-2005, 01:35 AM

so wot 1 shud i get then, is it easy to overclock?

08-21-2005, 07:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
junglist_soldier Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: LOndon, Essex Age: 21 Posts: 118	Help me make my choice on what card to get Ok hey every1, ive recently got a job and am looking to upgrade my graphic cards, ive slimmed my choice down to these. Simply choose what 1 u reckon i shud buy. Do u think i shud put som extra money in to get a better card or do u reckon thiese will do to play todays games?? Im in uk so plz suggest cards that are from uk sites. Ok heres my choices: HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X700 Pro ICEQII TURBO 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail Price : 117.99 pounds Powered by ATI Radeon X700 PRO VPU - 425MHz (iTURBO: 460MHz) - 256MB-128bit GDDR3 memory - 860MHz (iTURBO: 960MHz) - Eight parallel pixel pipelines - Six vertex shader pipelines - SMARTSHADER™ HD - SMOOTHVISION™ HD OR XFX GeForce 6800 LE Limited Gamers Edition 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail Price : 104 pounds - 325MHz Core Engine Clock speed - 128MB 750MHz high speed DDR memory - High-Speed DDR 256-bit Memory Interface - Dual 400MHz RAMDACs - Games Bundle including X2, Commandos3, MotoGP2 all full games OR Leadtek WinFast GeForce 6600 GT 128MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail Price : 120 pounds OR XFX GeForce 6600 256MB DDR TV-Out/Dual DVI (AGP) - Retail Price : 120 pounds Ok those are my choices as u can see im looking for cards around 100-130 pounds Wot u ppl think i shud get Thx

08-21-2005, 10:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
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08-22-2005, 12:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
XHotxEx791 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hawaii Age: 18 Posts: 318	http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...orce_6800.html suggest you get the regular 6800, its still cheaper than the 6800le, you have. Well if you do go with, either the 6600gt or 6800le. Definitely not ati, no SM 3.0 support nor FP32, it'll probably offer better performance now, but in the future, not worth it. The 6800le, you can unlock the pipes, some get 16, but 12 to match the regular 6800 would do. Should be able to, most are. But if you don't want to oc it, than get the 6600gt. Good choice. ROger __________________ damasta55r-computing.net tech-forums.net cnet gamespot computerforum.com (banned account)

08-22-2005, 01:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
XHotxEx791 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hawaii Age: 18 Posts: 318	oops didn't read next to it. (£117.44 Including VAT at 17.5%). NVM. But its the same price as the x700. Roger __________________ damasta55r-computing.net tech-forums.net cnet gamespot computerforum.com (banned account)

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08-22-2005, 01:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
junglist_soldier Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: LOndon, Essex Age: 21 Posts: 118	so wot 1 shud i get then, is it easy to overclock?