6600, 6800, Or 7800?

[Miichael]

Im looking to upgrade my video card and I can afford the 7800GT but my question is will the MSI 6600GT 128mb perform games at max settings? Battlefield2, Call Of Duty 2, Half-life 2, and NFS Most wanted? I just want a GOOD card that will run games smoothly. The MSI 6600GT has some good reviews. should i pay more and go ahead and get the 7800gt or will the 6600gt do the job for a year or two?

[Nerm]

What are the specs of the rest of your system? There is no point in getting a 7800 series card if your cpu is a 2800+ Athlon XP. lol

[Miichael]

AMD 64 3200+, 1GB Corsair 3200

[cchalogamer]

umm 7800GT would be slightly held back by that, but 6600GT will not perform high settings in BF2 (and the 7800GT in my system wouldnt do max @1280x1024 until i got above 1GB ram and over 2.3ghz)

 

so i say 7800GT for current and future joy or a 6800GS for good gaming now, and ok in the future, the 6600GT seems underpowered if you have the cash for better.

[Miichael]

i dont want to buy the 7800gt for the reason that i need a better system to run it at full so i just want something that will do for "now". so i should go with 6600gt or 6800?

[habitual geek]

$100-$150

 

 

$150-$200

 

 

$200-$225

 

 

$225-$275 (not yet for sale but soon so pricing may vary, probably on the low end with 7800GT's being $300 already)

 

the 6600GT will have trouble at high resolutions, above 1280x1024(1280x960) with AA/AF, but can run alot of games at 1600x1200 at high details but with no or little AA/AF

 

i wouldn't buy anything less than the 6800GS unless you are replacing everything within 6 months

Edited November 26, 2005 by habitual geek

[cchalogamer]

You dont need a "better" system, just a little OCing of that CPU, and possibly new ram, that 7800GS looks VERY promissing though but if yu "need it now" 6800GS seems to be the best bet overall.

[fire_storm]

A good card for know is the 6800 6800gt 6800gs with 256 ram. But why not just but the 7800gt know and just put it in your new system when you build it?

[habitual geek]

A good card for know is the 6800 6800gt 6800gs with 256 ram. But why not just but the 7800gt know and just put it in your new system when you build it?

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i agree, but i would wait for the 7800GS to come out and affect 7800GT pricing, either the 7800GT will come down in price before or after, just a matter of time

[Miichael]

guess ill order the EVGA 256mb 7800GT. then later on when the prices come down i will order another to run in SLI and maybe get a dual core cpu then. i have the MSI K8N SLI-F nForce4 board. or should i just go with the 6800 GS for now then order another later?

Edited November 26, 2005 by Miichael

[habitual geek]

guess ill order the EVGA 256mb 7800GT. then later on when the prices come down i will order another to run in SLI and maybe get a dual core cpu then. i have the MSI K8N SLI-F nForce4 board. or should i just go with the 6800 GS for now then order another later?

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if you are gonna go SLI, you may as well save a ton and go with two 6800GS's

 

beats one 7800GT, beats one 7800GTX, etc..........and you can get two of those for like $430 total............OR, if you really want high end, get a 7800GT or GTX now and go with two later, at a much higher cost though...........

 

http://techreport.com/reviews/2005q4/gefor...gs/index.x?pg=1

Edited November 26, 2005 by habitual geek

[Ostate21]

I would say go with the 6800GS. They look like very promising cards, and if you ever want to run SLI you can do it for about 400 bucks which really isn't that bad!