AMD 3000+ or 6600GT (8X)

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Hello Guyzzz,

My current PC config. is AMD 2400+, ASUS A7V8X-MX (around 2 yrs. old),Inno 3D Geforce 5200 G-Card, 512 MB 333 DDR RAM and 80 GB HDD.

I am ready to spend around Rs.15000 to upgrade my PC.
but I am totally confused ???
I mean Pls tell me that What should opt for =>
1. Should I sell my 5200 and buy a new 6600GT (8X) or
2. Should I sell my G-card, MOBO and CPU and upgrade to AMD 3000+ 64 and a socket 939 MOBO from Chip Mag. for Rs.6000-8000 without any G-Card.

Which will give me better Gaming Experience and better ALL Round Experience.

and also Which G-card brand should I opt for (Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS, Gainward,etc.) and give me their costs also.

Please reply soon as i have to buy these things before 24th of March.

Thank You !!!!

sell the fx5200

buy the XFX 6600 GT 128 mb which csots 12k

and get 512 Mb ram more

and a set of good speakers if u r an 'audio guy'

wod be a good upgrade

Hey I also wanted to ask one thing that is PCI-E based 6600's better than AGP 8X based 6600's.

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Hey some of the local Shop's are selling an ASUS 6600 GT for Rs.13000 and Rs.13500.

So should I Buy them ???
and does anybody know what all softwares and games are bundled with ASUS 6600GT.

Thanks for Replying and reply SOON. !!!!

pci-e cards normally perform better than AGP

but its the other way round with 6600GT only

asus one at 13k is a good buy

go for it

heck with the games bundled.. u can check their official website for more info but i dun think tht wod help coz the games bundled are normally different

try getting the XFX 6600GT its cheap and performs equivalent to asus

Hey Sourabh are you serious that the games bundled are normally different.
Well I dont think so as the G-card is the same and the brand is also the same !!!

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Sourabh Said :-

heck with the games bundled.. u can check their official website for more info but i dun think tht wod help coz the games bundled are normally different

Thanks Sourabh, I wanted to know that does the cost of the G-card changes with the change of the package ???

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Sourabh Said :-

heck with the games bundled.. u can check their official website for more info but i dun think tht wod help coz the games bundled are normally different

Thanks Sourabh, I wanted to know that does the cost of the G-card changes with the change of the package ???

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Yes it does. Although the base card remains the same the clock speeds for the brands are different. And some of them bundle different softwares too.

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For gaming you will see the biggest performance boost if you upgrade your G-card.

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I also have a AMD 2400+ and Nvidia 5200 card but my suggestion for you is that keep your RAM and go for a lower graphics card like Nvidia 5700 and a higher CPU because these high end graphics card need a lot of system at low resolutions.

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chirayu garg Said :-

I also have a AMD 2400+ and Nvidia 5200 card but my suggestion for you is that keep your RAM and go for a lower graphics card like Nvidia 5700 and a higher CPU because these high end graphics card need a lot of system at low resolutions.

Pls. explain in detail.

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he means to say upgrade ur CPU and ur GPU to a mid level one

tho the 5700 is a crap card .... IMO

i suggest what the others before chirayu have
upgrade ur GPU

as of now PCI-E has no real advantage over AGP8x
ull just be future proof with it thats all !

for gamin experience get the GPU like everyones being stressing
dun look at the package either like everyones said
and dun go for asus .. even tho im an asus fan ... im a mobo fan !!
the gpu's dun perform as well as some other companies u might see !!
id recommend the gigabyte !

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theraven Said:-

and dun go for asus .. even tho im an asus fan ... im a mobo fan !!

theraven Said:-

id recommend the gigabyte !

Hey Why should I not go for ASUS and go for gigabyte, Pls. tell me and what are you talking about, I mean G-card or mobo ???
So what should I buy ???
I am totally confused !!!

Pls. reply !!!!

i dun blive in upgrading the cpu

AMD 2400+, ASUS A7V8X-MX with a 6600GT wod be no bottleneck for the gfx card

more importantly u have abt 512 Mb RAM

u can play all the games released till date at good resolutions

and even the future games very well at medium levels

so just go in for the upgrade as i stated in the previous post

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Mr.Nobody said:
theraven Said:-

and dun go for asus .. even tho im an asus fan ... im a mobo fan !!

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theraven Said:-

id recommend the gigabyte !

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Hey Why should I not go for ASUS and go for gigabyte, Pls. tell me and what are you talking about, I mean G-card or mobo ???
So what should I buy ???
I am totally confused !!!

Pls. reply !!!!

Ok Hes talking about not going in for the ASUS graphics card. Asus makes good mobos but their graphics card arent that good. For the graphics card go for the gigabyte and for mobo stick to ur ASUS one.

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theraven Said:-

and dun go for asus .. even tho im an asus fan ... im a mobo fan !!

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theraven Said:-

id recommend the gigabyte !

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Hey Why should I not go for ASUS and go for gigabyte, Pls. tell me and what are you talking about, I mean G-card or mobo ???
So what should I buy ???
I am totally confused !!!

Pls. reply !!!!

dude ASUS is primarily famous for its good quality motherboards

they are the best no doubts abt it

when it comes to gfx cards the ASUS name is still good but the only prob with ASUS gfx cards is tht they are priced a lil high but have good build quality

instead wht ppl do it buy a gfx car of same gpu from other manufacturers like XFX, Gigabyte,MSI, Mora :mrgreen:

etc..

ASUS 6600GT wod be around 15k and the XFX one wod be 12k

go for any of these depending on wht u can afford

both are very good and give equivalent results

XFX 6600GT is a good buy too

GIGABYTE 6600GT availability is an issue so stick to XFX or ASUS

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Dump the fx and get the 6600GT. Get xfx as the last preference. Even with the rev2 cooler the xfx 6600GT heats quite a lot (arnd 70-80 degrees) while gaming. Order of preference: Gainward, Ledtek, gigabyte,MSI ,XFX

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blade_runner said:

Dump the fx and get the 6600GT. Get xfx as the last preference. Even with the rev2 cooler the xfx 6600GT heats quite a lot (arnd 70-80 degrees) while gaming. Order of preference: Gainward, Ledtek, gigabyte,MSI ,XFX

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Hey why havent you mentioned ASUS in your order of preference ???
Pls. tell me that where it stands ???
And also what is the cost of 6600GT form Gainward and Gigabyte ???

Funny!
Man dont be so impatient. If ur dealer has Asus only then u can go for Asus its not like its total crap but as suggested above its not the best value for money card ie. performance to price ratio is not better as compared to other cards.

Btw, when it comes to gfx card, nobody is better than blade_runner. If he has not stated ASUS that means most probably it comes last in the order of preference.

Be cool AND take ur buying decision after weighing every viable option.
Good Luck.

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OK Thanks!!!

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oops ! a mistake frm my side. Asus has started pricing its products competitively so asus shud stand sumwhere between leadtek and Gigabyte. If your dealer has the asus card no probs, go for it.............

@KHUBBU: Thanks for the kind words