"John Smith" wrote in message
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Does the 6600gt have to be plugged into the power supply like the 9800pro
does. If not does this make it lack in power and performance
comparativley?
TIA.


yes it does. im not sure if it needs 1 or 2 power supply connectors (i have
a 6800NU which is one, so
my GUESS is it only needs one)

Since the 6600gt is newer do you think it would run hl2 better than the
9800pro? Right now i have a geo 2 mx 400 :-( and need to upgrade.



yes it will run better than the 9800pro, it's a much quicker card. if
you're comparing
an ATI card to the 6600GT, you should be looking at the X600 series, not the
older
9x00 generation of cards. Of course there is the problem that the X series
aren't
available in AGP, so that really leaves you with one option. Actually the
other option
is the 6800 base model card (referred to as the NU around here) which
outperforms
the 6600GT for not much more $$$.