9800pro or 6600GT?

Foxie3a · Jan 2, 2005

Look in my sig and you'll see that I have a GF4 4400 which is really enough for me, but I'm planning on buying card that will last me a few more years without worrying about it.

I hear people saying that the IQ of the 9800pro is amazing. Since I mostly enjoy the quality of my screen I'd lean towards this card. It is also cheaper, better known, and I know that it's one helluva card.

The 6600GT is newer and supports later DX and OpenGL. Although it only has 128bit ram.

AGP 8x only, I dont have any PCI-E, and I dont plan to either.

So which has better IQ? Which performs better and by how much? Is 128bit ram a bad thing in this case?

Thanks.

Steven4563 · Jan 2, 2005

The 6600GT is a tad faster but id save your money and get a X800Pro or 6800NU ive heard u can unlock the extra pipes

Fangs404 · Jan 2, 2005

6600gt hands down. read http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2277 to see a direct comparison between the 9800 pro and 6600gt. the 6600gt is your best bet right now.

Foxie3a · Jan 2, 2005

That shows the 9800 being pretty good for being an older card though. It will also probably be cheaper. I also dont like the idea of it having a PCI-E to AGP bridge. It just seems like one less thing to go wrong.

So is there a difference in IQ between the two? I think that's what will win me over.

Sevin7 · Jan 2, 2005

x800NP is coming out very soon... they say it will be $200.

MameXP · Jan 2, 2005

but x800NP is only in PCI-E right?

As i know currently ATI wont have PCI-X to AGP bridge for next 6 months.

denz_1 · Jan 3, 2005

I had a simmilar thread. And decided to go with the 6600gt. More future proof.http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=351795
and if thats what your after. Also it seems that the 6600gt beats the 9800xt a fair bit of the time as well.

dguy6789 · Jan 3, 2005

6600gt is a bit faster then a 9800 pro. So go for it.

Ir192 · Jan 3, 2005

6600gt

The O.C · Jan 3, 2005

the price of 6600gt's and 9800pro's is about the same in my area so i decided to go with the 6600gt. although i know the 9800pro still hangs tuff for old technology, the 6600gt is still better.

Foxie3a · Jan 3, 2005

But for the people who have had both, which has a better IQ?

And I read that also about ATI not having a PCI-E to AGP bridge for many months. You'd think that it wouldn't be THAT hard, but I guess that it is.

Can someone also explain to me the difference between NU GT LE......Does an NU look like "6600" without anything by it?

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