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Offline ZmaN

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Reply #20 on: October 21, 2005, 05:07:58 pm
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i think the 6600gt will do for now ima wait a lil bit to see what suits me better.


yea, thats probably fine for your needs...  as for Ati vs. Nvidia, ATI has more stable and faster drivers, Nvidia drivers seem to have some sort of stability problem.  everyone in my family has used an nvidia card, and ati always runs smoother.  I like ATI better, but its ur choice...
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Offline CP5670

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Reply #21 on: October 21, 2005, 05:16:09 pm
I like nvidia drivers better mainly because I'm used to them and haven't used ATI ones for years. There aren't any stability issues with either companies' drivers, but they both have their own quirks that can be annoying. (for example, Nvidia has issues with shadows in Far Cry and possibly other games too while ATI drivers generally have mediocre compatibility with old games)
 

Offline WMCoolmon

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Reply #22 on: October 21, 2005, 05:54:10 pm
I vote the Gigabyte one. It's the one I have, which has been pretty hardy/reliable (as you know :p)
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Offline ChronoReverse

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Reply #23 on: October 21, 2005, 08:30:13 pm
Well, if this were a couple of months earlier, I'd point you at the card I have right now.  It was $129 at Newegg, that is, the Leadtek 6800LE.

Runs almost almost as well as 6600GT stock and overclocks really well.

If you're lucky, you'll unlock it to 6800NU status and it'll be fast.

If you're really lucky (about 30% chance) you'll unlock all extra pipes and get a 6800GT class card like me =)



Frankly, I'd wait a bit and see if the prices will drop when ATI finally releases more of their x1000 cards.
 

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Reply #24 on: October 21, 2005, 09:14:51 pm
they all suck
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Offline ZylonBane

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Reply #25 on: October 21, 2005, 10:19:18 pm
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they all suck

No, YOU suck.
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Offline Kazan

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Reply #26 on: October 21, 2005, 10:21:07 pm
no i GET sucked
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Offline Spicious

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Reply #27 on: October 21, 2005, 10:47:47 pm
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they all suck
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no i GET sucked
Oh, so you get sucked by all these videocards? :ick: :p
 

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Reply #28 on: October 21, 2005, 10:51:39 pm
ROTFL

that would be somewhat.... painful
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Offline DeepSpace9er

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Reply #29 on: October 22, 2005, 09:07:17 am
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Be careful on the Asus 6600, I have one and I have to point a desk fan into my case to stop it from overheating and locking up solid. You wouldn't believe how much grief that gave me before I found the problem


I have a BFG 6600 GT OC, this thing heats up like nothing ive ever seen. Ive tried taking the cover off, using a desk fan.. doesnt help. Especially when i play Battlefield 2 does it really get bad. Dont buy the thing unless you can replace its cooling system before you use it.
  

Offline Grey Wolf

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Reply #30 on: October 23, 2005, 02:45:34 am
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yea, thats probably fine for your needs...  as for Ati vs. Nvidia, ATI has more stable and faster drivers, Nvidia drivers seem to have some sort of stability problem.  everyone in my family has used an nvidia card, and ati always runs smoother.  I like ATI better, but its ur choice...
I honestly have had no stability problems with any drivers other than the 80 series from nVidia, but I had no real reason to use them, as the Omega versions of the 66.93s had better image quality anyway.

I do like the nVidia interface a bit better. Less bloated than the ATi's driver interface.
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