6600 or 6800

[avi_avadhut]

guys,
one help required.
i will be purchasing one 6600 or 6800 card here in tokyo or singapore.

i am game crazy but i dont want to spend to much only in graphic card.

please suggest me -

should i go for powerful 6600 GT

or

should i go for low power 6800 - normal.


please advice.

which is best for overclocking....
i might buy good cabinet so heating is not a issue.
please advice.



avi

[Keith Sebastian]

Theoretically 6800 Vanilla has 20% more memory bandwidth than 6600GT. Practically, they perform neck to neck. Some may say 6600GT is better. I can't say for sure as I haven't used 6800.

Wait. There's one major compelling reason to buy a 6800. If you're lucky, you can unlock the extra pipelines (softmod) in a plain vanilla and VOILA! you have a 6800GT. Now, that's free performance and who doesn't like free.

Remember, not all 6800's can be softmodded to unlock 16 pipelines. Some actually have defective pipelines, whereas others have perfect ones but have 4 disabled. Why? It's all about balancing manufacturing yields with market demands. So, if you get the second type, you're one lucky b*st*rd. Else, no probs. Just disable the softmod and you get what you pay for. Might lose a few extra bucks you payed over the 6600GT price.

I think it's a risk worth taking . I tried it with a PowerColor 9800SE (softmod to pro). Unfortunately I was among the unlucky 52%.

-Keith

[akshayt]

At stock for most games 6800 may be better but somtimes 6600gt may surely win.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...04-27gpu2.html

[icecoolz]

Keith, any idea if the 6800 plain vanilla from BFG can be soft modded ?

[paraman]

If possible go for 6800GT. You can easily overclock it to 6800 Ultra levels.

[Keith Sebastian]

Originally Posted by icecoolz

Keith, any idea if the 6800 plain vanilla from BFG can be soft modded ?

I think softmodding is manufacturer independent. Only, chances of a sucessful mod MAY depend on the manufacturer and depending on how/where they source the chips (GPU) from. I have no idea about 6800's.

Anyway, here's what I found -
http://www.guru3d.com/newsitem.php?id=1750
and
http://www.comeapart.com/6800.php

on BFG
http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...readid=1604150

more on softmodding of various brands
http://hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/33402/
and
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread....0&pagenumber=1


-Keith

[avi_avadhut]

what if i go for x800 or x800xl.

someone said it will easily kill 6800 NU.

what you think ............

[rohanbee]

The 6800 is a better bet any day even if it is a vanilla model................i own both now so i know. My 6800 mobile chip in a laptop still outperforms the 6600gt in my desktop!!

[akshayt]

what are your rest of your specs and in what does it outperform?

which game,how much vram?
give details

[avi_avadhut]

ya it will be great to know all details....

i think even you put 6800 in laptop still it wont cross even 6600 normal.

come on man laptop are not made for heavy graphics.

try 35mark 05 on both ur laptop and desktopand let us konw the scores.


avi

[Delpiero]

Go for X800XL. It's a great VFM card and it performs only 5-8% less than X800XT. It's better than 6800GT IMO.

[avi_avadhut]

sir but what about hecost ?
my max budget for card is 200$ only.

so i must look for best card which fits in my budget.

avi

[icecoolz]

thanks for the info Keith. Looks like its time for me to test my BFG