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6600 or 6800

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ranju_neel Original post #1
Dec 10, 2005 at 12:09 PM
guys i am buying a new rig.
well my budget is about 10K(expandable at extremes otherwise fixed)

well i have two cards in mind (pci-e)

1)nvidia 6600
2)nvidia 6800

can anyone direct me about this

please try to minimize the amount of the cards
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ranju_neel #2
Dec 10, 2005 at 12:10 PM
sorry for the bloop, i am talking about the budget for the card (10K)
Ethan_Hunt
Ethan_Hunt #3
Dec 10, 2005 at 12:36 PM
The 6600GT would fall in that budget range(If you ought to consider the ATI Segment the Powercolor X800GT will cost you exactly the same as your budget).
6800 Vanilla must be around 14-15k (Not completely sure).
The 6800GT will be a bit extreme at 20k almost as same as Nvidia's latest offering the 6800GS.
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vijay_7287 #4
Dec 10, 2005 at 1:23 PM
yeah the 6600gt frm XFX should be best suited for ur budget
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asdf1223 #5
Dec 10, 2005 at 4:48 PM
a x800gt can comfortable beat a 6600gt.hence u should consider it.if u want a really good 6600gt consider the gainward golden sample glh or the leadtek 6600gt extreme edition.
jamyang312
jamyang312 #6
Dec 10, 2005 at 6:10 PM
which company offers the best x800 card?
Aniruddh
Aniruddh #7
Dec 10, 2005 at 9:29 PM
u can go for POWERCOLOR X800GT card.
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asdf1223 #8
Dec 11, 2005 at 11:19 AM
powercolor usually are very good and generally avaiable easily. contact their distributor *www.mediatechindia.com.
also sapphire and ati's own cards are also good.
Ethan_Hunt
Ethan_Hunt #9
Dec 11, 2005 at 1:02 PM
Sapphire don't have their Card stocking in India.The only one remaining is Powercolor.Earlier though there was Club3D too but Mediatech discontinued its production.
jamyang312
jamyang312 #10
Dec 11, 2005 at 6:59 PM
Is there any x800 from sapphire which can be extended into 16 pixel pipelines
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ranju_neel #11
Dec 12, 2005 at 2:42 PM
what about the guys who swear by nvidia and tell that the ati isn't as good as nvidia.

well i have seen the reviews and they too favour the nvidia cards
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jetboy #12
Dec 12, 2005 at 6:06 PM
Ya go for XFX 6600GT 128 mb DDR3 for 9550 bucks!!!!, just got it. Am i getting over excited mentioning it everywhere hehe :wink:
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Tommy Vercetti #13
Dec 12, 2005 at 7:02 PM
:D Yes i read your other posts.

Im excited to as i got the FXF Geforce 6600GT 256MB DDR3 DUAL DVI TV PCI-E for 12k with FarCry DVD bundled. Got so many games now to play and i dont have HD space to install. :shock:
jamyang312
jamyang312 #14
Dec 13, 2005 at 6:27 PM
go for an x800gt.
Aniruddh
Aniruddh #15
Dec 13, 2005 at 7:21 PM
go for PowerColor X800GT or Leadtek 6600GT.look no further get one of the card which shud come in ur budget.