how much better?(graphics cards, need help!)

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  1. Lgilmour

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    The PNY GeForce 6600GT is a WAY better video card than the 9600XT. Now it also depends on your Processor if you will be able to play the latest games with great graphics. What kind of CPU do you currently own?

    If you have a Pentium 4 or a decent AMD then you should be able to play some of the recent games fine, but not all.
     
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    i have a pentium 4 with 1500 ram.
     
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    Lgilmour, Dec 29, 2005
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    Yes the 6600GT only has 128MB, but it is way FASTER memory than the 6600's. The The 6600GT can easily reach memory speeds of over 1Ghz, while the 6600's memory speeds are HALF of that(300-550Mhz). There are also factors like Fill Rate, Bandwidth, etc... All in which the 6600GT outperforms the 6600. The 6600GT is a newer card, so it obviously isn't gonna be worse than the 6600 ;)

    The 6600GT is a clearly superior to the 6600 or the 9600XT.
     
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    will it have really good graphics for the most recent games?
     
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    That card will perform averagely with the new games. Games nowadays are getting more & more complex. The 6600GT would be OK, but it is a LONG way off a 7800! You get what you pay for. I would go for an Nvidia chipset, as opposed to an ATi, simply because of driver support.
    If you are in the UK, then Overclockers has a far superior range,

    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/

    PS if you do not wish to annoy the mods & everyone else here, you should not multi-post-
    http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/276042

    Noticed in your OTHER thread, that you have a budget of £350. I would have thought a 6800 Ultra would do.



     
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    I would get the EVGA 7800GT with your kind of budget.
     
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    Problem is the 7800 is PCIE and he wants an AGP card
     
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    Doesn't Gigabyte have a 6800GT 4x/8x AGP??
     
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    I really dislike ATI's drivers but the X850 would be a very good AGP card for that price range.
     
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    The 6800 is geting harder to find in AGP format
     
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    That 6800GS is better than the 6600GT.

    As for the hard drive question, what is your motherboard manufaturers name and/or the model number?
     
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    how do i find that out? is there anyway i can do that on the pc to find out?
     
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    super 1/0: unknown
    chipset: intel 2570 rev2


    ???????
     
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    What about OEM Sign-On which is one above Super I/O???

     
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    BIOS Date: 12/10/03 09:06:07

    just says that^
     
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  20. Ragnarok2

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    Ok then go here http://www.hwinfo.com/ and download HWinfo32. Look foir info on motherboard and report back.
     
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