The Seeker Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 NVIDIA GEFORCE 6800 256MB-PCI EXPRESS V NVIDIA GEFORCE 6800 256MB-PCI EXPRESS V Or SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON X600 PRO Video Card, 256MB DDR, DVI/TV-Out, PCI Express, Model There's a significant price difference, but not a huge difference in stats, so what do you think I should get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_hill987 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 You will probably find there is more of a differnce in stats than you think, with one of them supporting things the other doesn't. you didn't say which is the most expensive but that could be the one to go for if you have the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted December 15, 2004 Author Share Posted December 15, 2004 Sorry, my bad, here's their stats and prices Nvidia Radeon Whatcha think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 x800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_hill987 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 You know what, i can't see anything the Nvidia has that the Ati doesn't, the games and software bundles are normaly rubish (or they would say half-life 2 in the stats), I would think however that I am wrong and the Ati card dosn't support something all next gen games will use. edit: Ive spotted it "BUS: PCI-Express x16" Vs "BUS: PCI Express" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Originally posted by jon_hill987 the Ati card dosn't support something all next gen games will use. hehehehehe, you'd be wrong assuming that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted December 15, 2004 Author Share Posted December 15, 2004 I would think however that I am wrong and the Ati card dosn't support something all next gen games will use. edit: Ive spotted it "BUS: PCI-Express x16" Vs "BUS: PCI Express" So, what type of problems would that cause with the difference of PCI-Express x16 Vs BUS: PCI Express Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTV2 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Originally posted by InsaneSith x800 thats the best card on the market or get the nVidia dual GeForce 6800(need a special mobo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow_Nest Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 I would get the 6800 for today's and future games. The X800 might not be good for next years games.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted December 16, 2004 Author Share Posted December 16, 2004 Originally posted by |GG|Crow_Nest I would get the 6800 for today's and future games. The X800 might not be good for next years games.... Agreed, besides the x800 doesn't come in PCI express for less than 500.00, so I went with the 6800 for my new system. Thanks alot you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 pfft. they're not like girls....so you can get both and be better off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTV2 Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 How about the x850? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted December 16, 2004 Author Share Posted December 16, 2004 Okay, similar question, different computer. I am now building a mid range, budget type rig for a secondary computer. What do you think of the motherboard and CPU but especially, how's this vid card for a mid range system? video card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow_Nest Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Originally posted by MTV2 How about the x850? Its a waste of money, the X800 XT is already so powerful what for need a very slightly more powerful one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTV2 Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 I know, i was just pointing it out geez:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Originally posted by |GG|Crow_Nest The X800 might not be good for next years games.... what the hell are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTV2 Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Originally posted by InsaneSith what the hell are you talking about? thats what i was thinking it will be good for all next year games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Originally posted by MTV2 thats what i was thinking it will be good for all next year games especially considering it was specifically designed for UPCOMING games, not current release games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTV2 Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Originally posted by InsaneSith especially considering it was specifically designed for UPCOMING games, not current release games. Tomorrow's Video Experience Today With VIDEOSHADER™ HD, the RADEON® X850 series delivers a futuristic multimedia experience for Internet streaming video and DVD playback. The RADEON® X850 offers advanced hardware acceleration of video for reduced CPU utilization which increases overall system performance. Comprehensive support for industry-standard video formats, such as MPEG1/2/4, Real Media, DivX and WMV9 is also included. ATI's FULLSTREAM™ video processing technology further sharpens streaming video playback image quality. The Solution for Extreme Gaming With its sophisticated board design, the RADEON® X850 series is the ultimate technology for today's newest and most demanding games. Power throttling technology together with the complex fan control system vastly improves overall stability and performance. Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow_Nest Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Originally posted by InsaneSith what the hell are you talking about? Duh the X800 lacks DX 9.0c support which will what next years game will be using. ATI better do somethun about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainRAVE Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 Originally posted by |GG|Crow_Nest I would get the 6800 for today's and future games. The X800 might not be good for next years games.... Why not?? Just because of pixel shader 3.0 support? Thats the main difference, and graphical wise, even in still shots its very difficult to see the difference. On some occasions it even proves to be worse than pixel shader 2.0. Originally posted by |GG|Crow_Nest Duh the X800 lacks DX 9.0c support which will what next years game will be using. ATI better do somethun about it Games now are using it. And the X800 supports it fine. I know, I have one! As for the x850, its not worth the extra jump in price. As for pci-express, at the moment, and for a while it will be slower. As for SLI support, for the extra price of two cards it is not worth it as feature wise they will be outdated....and then you've wasted your money! May as well just get a top of the range graphics card now, then when that gets too slow in a few years, get a new top of the range graphics card, but with the new features! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 For the midrange one, get the XFX 6600 GT, its got all of the bells and whistles of a 6800 (Shader 3.0 and 9.0c) and the same price as the 9600XT, also much faster. AGP PCI Quote from a Newegg.com user review: ....I upgraded from an ATI 9600XT and this card is light years ahead in quality.... TiE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerd_Annhilator Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 x800 pro/xt Depending on how much you want to spend, For that power you -don't- need a new 480 watt power supply. Way worth it. EDIT: and TiE, of yourse it is compared to a 9600XT, it only has 4 or 6 pixel pipelines, x800s and geforce 6800s have 12 or 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Originally posted by Anthony x800 pro/xt Depending on how much you want to spend, For that power you -don't- need a new 480 watt power supply. Way worth it. EDIT: and TiE, of yourse it is compared to a 9600XT, it only has 4 or 6 pixel pipelines, x800s and geforce 6800s have 12 or 16. No, its a little faster than the 9800 pro, just he wanted to get a 9600XT. He said he already got a 6800, he was asking if the 9600XT was a good mid-range card. PS: My card has 8 pipes. TiE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 OH! OH! OH!!! *jumps up and down* Get a BFGTech 6800 GT OC! Check out this comparisson. It pits this card, the standard ultra version and the Radeon x800PRO against each other. Here's one that just compares it to another (leadtek's) 6800 GT, linky Cheaper and awesomer performance. What's not to love? EDIT: I COMMAND you to get this card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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