6600gt and 9800pro question.

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.

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.

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
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 $$$.

In article , John Smith
says...
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.

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.

It does need a connector. In benchmarks, the 6600GT outperforms the
9800 Pro and sometimes even the 6800's.


--
Conor

Greedo shot first. Greedo ALWAYS shot first. You did not see Solo shoot
first.
It never happened. Never, ever. Not in any version. Remember: Greedo
shot first.

Perhaps the 6600GT might outperform the 6800LE in some benchmarks,
but not the 6800NU (base model) according to these benchmarks:

http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.c...119/index.html



"Conor" wrote in message
. ..
In article , John Smith
says...
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.

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.

It does need a connector. In benchmarks, the 6600GT outperforms the
9800 Pro and sometimes even the 6800's.


--
Conor

Greedo shot first. Greedo ALWAYS shot first. You did not see Solo shoot
first.
It never happened. Never, ever. Not in any version. Remember: Greedo
shot first.

The Geforece 6600 PCI-E doesn't need any additional power as it can draw
enough power from the PCI-E socket. The AGP version does require one
additional power connector.

The Geforce 6600 is not comparable to the x600 series from ATI. It's
comparable to the X700 series.

I'm totally confused on which card to get. The Geforce 6600GT or the X700pro
AGP. But I might hold out a little longer, wait til christmas and buy a
whole new rig with PCI-E.

Dan
"Rob" wrote in message news:lLFrd.5650$UU1.2080@trndny04...
Perhaps the 6600GT might outperform the 6800LE in some benchmarks,
but not the 6800NU (base model) according to these benchmarks:

http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.c...119/index.html



"Conor" wrote in message
. ..
In article , John Smith
says...
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.

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.

It does need a connector. In benchmarks, the 6600GT outperforms the
9800 Pro and sometimes even the 6800's.


--
Conor

Greedo shot first. Greedo ALWAYS shot first. You did not see Solo shoot
first.
It never happened. Never, ever. Not in any version. Remember: Greedo
shot first.

I bought a 6600GT as a stopgap upgrade. I sold it after 3 days and kept my
9800PRO. I didnt see any improvement at all. I think the difference will
only show above 1280x1024 res and as my tft doesnt do that I can't verify.



"Dan" wrote in message
...
The Geforece 6600 PCI-E doesn't need any additional power as it can draw
enough power from the PCI-E socket. The AGP version does require one
additional power connector.

The Geforce 6600 is not comparable to the x600 series from ATI. It's
comparable to the X700 series.

I'm totally confused on which card to get. The Geforce 6600GT or the
X700pro
AGP. But I might hold out a little longer, wait til christmas and buy a
whole new rig with PCI-E.

Dan
"Rob" wrote in message
news:lLFrd.5650$UU1.2080@trndny04...
Perhaps the 6600GT might outperform the 6800LE in some benchmarks,
but not the 6800NU (base model) according to these benchmarks:

http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.c...119/index.html



"Conor" wrote in message
. ..
In article , John Smith
says...
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.

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.

It does need a connector. In benchmarks, the 6600GT outperforms the
9800 Pro and sometimes even the 6800's.


--
Conor

Greedo shot first. Greedo ALWAYS shot first. You did not see Solo shoot
first.
It never happened. Never, ever. Not in any version. Remember: Greedo
shot first.

Lester Piglet wrote:

I bought a 6600GT as a stopgap upgrade. I sold it after 3 days and kept my
9800PRO. I didnt see any improvement at all. I think the difference will
only show above 1280x1024 res and as my tft doesnt do that I can't verify.



"Dan" wrote in message
...

The Geforece 6600 PCI-E doesn't need any additional power as it can draw
enough power from the PCI-E socket. The AGP version does require one
additional power connector.

The Geforce 6600 is not comparable to the x600 series from ATI. It's
comparable to the X700 series.

I'm totally confused on which card to get. The Geforce 6600GT or the
X700pro
AGP. But I might hold out a little longer, wait til christmas and buy a
whole new rig with PCI-E.

Dan
"Rob" wrote in message
news:lLFrd.5650$UU1.2080@trndny04...

Perhaps the 6600GT might outperform the 6800LE in some benchmarks,
but not the 6800NU (base model) according to these benchmarks:

http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.c...119/index.html



"Conor" wrote in message
om...

In article , John Smith
says...

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.

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.


It does need a connector. In benchmarks, the 6600GT outperforms the
9800 Pro and sometimes even the 6800's.


--
Conor

Greedo shot first. Greedo ALWAYS shot first. You did not see Solo shoot
first.
It never happened. Never, ever. Not in any version. Remember: Greedo
shot first.





the 6600 is the faster card but the 9800 pro is fine too, matter of
personal preference it sounds like

I just up graded my 1.8 P4/9600 pro for a FX-55/6600gt sli....
I'll let you know how I get on with it


"Lester Piglet" wrote in message
. ..
I bought a 6600GT as a stopgap upgrade. I sold it after 3 days and kept my
9800PRO. I didnt see any improvement at all. I think the difference will
only show above 1280x1024 res and as my tft doesnt do that I can't verify.



"Dan" wrote in message
...
The Geforece 6600 PCI-E doesn't need any additional power as it can draw
enough power from the PCI-E socket. The AGP version does require one
additional power connector.

The Geforce 6600 is not comparable to the x600 series from ATI. It's
comparable to the X700 series.

I'm totally confused on which card to get. The Geforce 6600GT or the
X700pro
AGP. But I might hold out a little longer, wait til christmas and buy a
whole new rig with PCI-E.

Dan
"Rob" wrote in message
news:lLFrd.5650$UU1.2080@trndny04...
Perhaps the 6600GT might outperform the 6800LE in some benchmarks,
but not the 6800NU (base model) according to these benchmarks:

http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.c...119/index.html



"Conor" wrote in message
. ..
In article , John Smith
says...
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.

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.

It does need a connector. In benchmarks, the 6600GT outperforms the
9800 Pro and sometimes even the 6800's.


--
Conor

Greedo shot first. Greedo ALWAYS shot first. You did not see Solo
shoot
first.
It never happened. Never, ever. Not in any version. Remember: Greedo
shot first.