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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 01:29 PM
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Question GeForce 6600 512MB for $135

what do you guys think about this card?

512mb PCIe card

Kinda skeptical for a price this low for 512mb card.
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 01:52 PM
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There is a big difference between the 6600 and 6800 cards, performance-wise - this will relate to a big difference in price. For example a similar 6800 card with 512mb is $334. Also, this card is single (vs dual) DVI, and uses DDR2 (vs DDR3 or GDDR3) RAM and that brings its price down. The amount of RAM is not as big a factor, anymore.

This card should be OK, just expect it to perform about in the middle of the spectrum of today's cards.
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 03:22 PM
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but still better than my 9600 pro

i cant even get good newer cards cause i dont have PCIe.. i should get a new computer cause all my stuff is pretty much from 2002
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 07:03 PM
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U can still use a Geforece 6800 GT AGP. It'll set u back 300 but keep you in the game for at least a few more years
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 09:11 PM
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U can still use a Geforece 6800 GT AGP. It'll set u back 300 but keep you in the game for at least a few more years
nah id rather just build a new computer with new parts. cause even if i got that 6800gt, my cpu and motherboard will bog me down alot from running newer games, amd athlon xp 2400+ (2.01ghz 266mhz bus) asus a7a266... i got 1GB of ram but its pc2100
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 12:00 PM
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but still better than my 9600 pro

i cant even get good newer cards cause i dont have PCIe.. i should get a new computer cause all my stuff is pretty much from 2002
Damn, you should complain. Mine is from 2000!

But this card is going into a new pc I'm planning to get.
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 12:52 PM
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still haven't played half life 2 becasuse my computer sucks...
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 01:37 PM
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Go with a 6800...

I'm planning on getting one of those for my machine.
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 06:02 PM
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i'm satisfy with my 6800LE that was unlocked to peform liek the 6800gt, highly reccomended
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Bobbydoedoe
i'm satisfy with my 6800LE that was unlocked to peform liek the 6800gt, highly reccomended


I did the same with my Radeon 9800 SE and saved a bunch of $$$
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