how much power?

[shupola]

i am planing a new build. here are the specs:

AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+
EPoX EP-8KMM+ Motherboard
1gb Corsair XMS RAM
eVGA Geforce 6600 256MB 128-bit DDR AGP 4X/8X

my question is, how much power will it take to power this?

also would a 256mb 6600 be better than a 128mb 6600gt?

 

[bigsaucybob]

350w would be fine but just to be safe get 400w or higher.

 

[shupola]

350w would be fine but just to be safe get 400w or higher.

any suggestion on brand?

 

[i.Angel]

Ya I'd get anything from 400+ Oh well I advise you get the 256 mb instead of the 128 GT... my GT didn't please me . Besides, the only difference between the regs and the GT's is that the regulars have some pipelines turned off or something like that and all you have to do is OC them and they turn into a GT... if im not mistaken..

 

[maroon1]

no no no, the 128MB 6600 GT is better than 256MB 6600, it was proved by benchmarks

6600 is 300/500 and 8 pipes
6600 GT is 500/1000 and 8 pipes

so the 6600GT is better

 

[maroon1]

if u get 6600GT u could run any todays games at 1280x960 or 1024x768 with medium/high setting

 

[shupola]

no no no, the 128MB 6600 GT is better than 256MB 6600, it was proved by benchmarks

6600 is 300/500 and 8 pipes
6600 GT is 500/1000 and 8 pipes

so the 6600GT is better

so where are the benchmarks??

 

[maroon1]

there are alot of benchmarks for 6600GT, but there isn't any for 6600

anyway ask anyone about who is better 128MB 6600GT or 256MB 6600, and he (or she) will tell u that 6600GT is much better, because the 6600GT has faster clock speed and memory speed, and the extra ram in 6600 is not important , it doesn't increase performance.
and video cards are not measured by memory, it is measured but pipe line , clock speed and memory speed ..........

 

[Hairy_Lee]

the gt is the better card, its all over the net you only need to search on google for a fairly quick answer. some cards actually suffer when moving to higher amounts of memory cos they sometimes use memory with worse timings.
i would say that you should go for a PSU rated for at least 450 watts, cos that system you have there is classic overclocking material, which i'm assuming you intend to do. i like enermax PSU's but there are a lot of good brands to chose from.

Have a look at PSU101 for recommendations

 

[shupola]

anyway ask anyone about who is better 128MB 6600GT or 256MB 6600, and he (or she) will tell u that 6600GT is much better, because the 6600GT has faster clock speed and memory speed, and the extra ram in 6600 is not important , it doesn't increase performance.
and video cards are not measured by memory, it is measured but pipe line , clock speed and memory speed

the gt is the better card, its all over the net you only need to search on google for a fairly quick answer. some cards actually suffer when moving to higher amounts of memory cos they sometimes use memory with worse timings.
i would say that you should go for a PSU rated for at least 450 watts. i like enermax PSU's but there are a lot of good brands to chose from.

well i found an agp 6600gt 256mb. would this be better than the 128? or should i still look at clock speed and memory timing?

Have a look at PSU101 for recommendations

haha, didnt even think of that. i looked at the video101 though.

that system you have there is classic overclocking material, which i'm assuming you intend to do

well, i dont know a whole lot about overclocking, but i might give it a try. its good to know that though, just in case i wanna do that.

 

[Hairy_Lee]

considering that its a gt which wasn't really much of a budget card when it was released i would say that its a safe bet that its a good performer. i think nvidia stopped producing them for a while but started producing them again cos they stopped making some other cards.

 

[shupola]

i hope it is a pretty good card. i dont put graphics high up on my list of what makes a good game. gameplay is more important to me. i want a gt because i am hoping it might last a little longer than a plain 6600. by that i mean like when newer and more demanding games come out i want to be able to play them on descent settings, or maybe even crappy settings, with decent frame rates. as you can see in my sig, i have a laptop and i am lucky to find "fun" games that it will even run. i dont care about having a super-power system, i just wanna play

thanks for all the advice guys, i am gonna go with the gt. if anyone wants to reccomend a good psu, i will be happy to take a look at it.