Upgrading from 6600GT for under $200

I'm looking to make the biggest upgrade for around $200.00
USD, or less. I already have a 6600GT. Looking at 6800 standards that
aren't crippled leaves them priced over $200.00. Makes a 6800GT, or
faster way out my budget range.
Looking to ATI, all I see in this price range are X800/GT/GTO,
and some used X800XL cards for a few bucks over $200.00 at Newegg. Do
any of these cards make for an upgrade over a 6600GT. I know the
6600GT has SM 3.0, but from what I read, by the time games use it
extensivly, the 6800 Ultra won't fair well, so a 6600GT would bog down
pretty bad.

'Larry Roberts' wrote, in part:
| I'm looking to make the biggest upgrade for around $200.00
| USD, or less. I already have a 6600GT. Looking at 6800 standards that
| aren't crippled leaves them priced over $200.00. Makes a 6800GT, or
| faster way out my budget range.

Rule number one: sometime in the future new games will not perform well on
currently sold video cards.
Rule number two: if buying a new display card isn't necessary (as in
replacing a failed card), then there's no need to upgrade your display
adapter until games you use NOW don't perform well.

Commodity display adapters (those sold in very high numbers to general
users) are pretty well priced according to performance, and discounted as
they get older. At present here really isn't a card $200 USD better than a
6600GT for less than $200 USD. How could there be? A 6600GT still sells
for the better parto of $200 USD.

Also you should consider the limitations of your current motherboard, CPU,
memory, and operating systems.

Phil Weldon


"Larry Roberts" wrote in message
...
| I'm looking to make the biggest upgrade for around $200.00
| USD, or less. I already have a 6600GT. Looking at 6800 standards that
| aren't crippled leaves them priced over $200.00. Makes a 6800GT, or
| faster way out my budget range.
| Looking to ATI, all I see in this price range are X800/GT/GTO,
| and some used X800XL cards for a few bucks over $200.00 at Newegg. Do
| any of these cards make for an upgrade over a 6600GT. I know the
| 6600GT has SM 3.0, but from what I read, by the time games use it
| extensivly, the 6800 Ultra won't fair well, so a 6600GT would bog down
| pretty bad.

On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 19:54:42 GMT, "Phil Weldon"
wrote:

'Larry Roberts' wrote, in part:
| I'm looking to make the biggest upgrade for around $200.00
| USD, or less. I already have a 6600GT. Looking at 6800 standards that
| aren't crippled leaves them priced over $200.00. Makes a 6800GT, or
| faster way out my budget range.

Rule number one: sometime in the future new games will not perform well on
currently sold video cards.
Rule number two: if buying a new display card isn't necessary (as in
replacing a failed card), then there's no need to upgrade your display
adapter until games you use NOW don't perform well.

Commodity display adapters (those sold in very high numbers to general
users) are pretty well priced according to performance, and discounted as
they get older. At present here really isn't a card $200 USD better than a
6600GT for less than $200 USD. How could there be? A 6600GT still sells
for the better parto of $200 USD.

Also you should consider the limitations of your current motherboard, CPU,
memory, and operating systems.

Phil Weldon


"Larry Roberts" wrote in message
.. .
| I'm looking to make the biggest upgrade for around $200.00
| USD, or less. I already have a 6600GT. Looking at 6800 standards that
| aren't crippled leaves them priced over $200.00. Makes a 6800GT, or
| faster way out my budget range.
| Looking to ATI, all I see in this price range are X800/GT/GTO,
| and some used X800XL cards for a few bucks over $200.00 at Newegg. Do
| any of these cards make for an upgrade over a 6600GT. I know the
| 6600GT has SM 3.0, but from what I read, by the time games use it
| extensivly, the 6800 Ultra won't fair well, so a 6600GT would bog down
| pretty bad.


Well. Thjat's just it. I'm upgrading from an Athlon XP AGP
system to an Athlon 64 Socket 939 PCI-E system, so I have to upgrade
the video card.

You'll be hard pressed to beat the 6600GT for under $200

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Charlie






"Larry Roberts" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 19:54:42 GMT, "Phil Weldon"
wrote:

'Larry Roberts' wrote, in part:
| I'm looking to make the biggest upgrade for around $200.00
| USD, or less. I already have a 6600GT. Looking at 6800 standards that
| aren't crippled leaves them priced over $200.00. Makes a 6800GT, or
| faster way out my budget range.

Rule number one: sometime in the future new games will not perform well
on
currently sold video cards.
Rule number two: if buying a new display card isn't necessary (as in
replacing a failed card), then there's no need to upgrade your display
adapter until games you use NOW don't perform well.

Commodity display adapters (those sold in very high numbers to general
users) are pretty well priced according to performance, and discounted as
they get older. At present here really isn't a card $200 USD better than
a
6600GT for less than $200 USD. How could there be? A 6600GT still sells
for the better parto of $200 USD.

Also you should consider the limitations of your current motherboard, CPU,
memory, and operating systems.

Phil Weldon


"Larry Roberts" wrote in message
. ..
| I'm looking to make the biggest upgrade for around $200.00
| USD, or less. I already have a 6600GT. Looking at 6800 standards that
| aren't crippled leaves them priced over $200.00. Makes a 6800GT, or
| faster way out my budget range.
| Looking to ATI, all I see in this price range are X800/GT/GTO,
| and some used X800XL cards for a few bucks over $200.00 at Newegg. Do
| any of these cards make for an upgrade over a 6600GT. I know the
| 6600GT has SM 3.0, but from what I read, by the time games use it
| extensivly, the 6800 Ultra won't fair well, so a 6600GT would bog down
| pretty bad.


Well. Thjat's just it. I'm upgrading from an Athlon XP AGP
system to an Athlon 64 Socket 939 PCI-E system, so I have to upgrade
the video card.

"" wrote:
I'm looking to make the biggest upgrade for around $200.00
USD, or less. I already have a 6600GT. Looking at 6800
standards that
aren't crippled leaves them priced over $200.00. Makes a
6800GT, or
faster way out my budget range.
Looking to ATI, all I see in this price range are
X800/GT/GTO,
and some used X800XL cards for a few bucks over $200.00 at
Newegg. Do
any of these cards make for an upgrade over a 6600GT. I know
the
6600GT has SM 3.0, but from what I read, by the time games use
it
extensivly, the 6800 Ultra won't fair well, so a 6600GT would
bog down
pretty bad.

go for an x800gto 256 pci-e thats what im gettin should be here by
thursday because my dvd/rw drive is out of stock and should b in stock
by tomorrow. Seen very good reviews about this card and il post my
3dmark05 score when i get it the new system coming is:

AMD 64 3500+
Asustek 939 PCI-E mobo
Maxtor 80GB HDD
Sapphire x800gto PCI-E
Samsung DVD/RW
1.5 gb RAM
Black Xblade case

Should be good and like i sed il post my result on this forum so you
can see for yourself if its a decent upgrade.

Cheers Jamie

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