What Should i Buy?

Blackmage · 01-12-05, 05:50 AM

Should i get a, BFG 6800 OC Or a XFX 6600GT and 512mb PC2700? would it be worth getting extra ram? or would i be better of getting the better card then more ram later?

Vrykyl · 01-12-05, 05:58 AM

well according to your sig you have 1gb already, so i wouldnt have thought you need more ram really, so id go with the 6800 and try and unlock all the pipes etc

Blackmage · 01-12-05, 06:12 AM

Oh sorry this is for my seconed rig?
But would i get away with 350w Atx supply?

Its only got 2 hard-drives and a DVD-ROM conneted to the power supply i have onboard sound...LOL

juliendogg · 01-12-05, 06:22 AM

i'd go with the 6800 also. About the PSU, you don't really know until you try. Hook up the 6800 and throw some stress at it. Watch the 12v rail as the GPU/CPU get loaded. If it drops bellow 11.75ish then it probably needs replacing. Some people get lucky, some not so lucky.

J.

Slimmy · 01-12-05, 07:44 AM

Yeah get the 6800 OC. I have one and i got it to unlock the other pipes and shaders w/ out any artifacts. And with alittle overclocking i got 10600 in 3dmark2k3.

Blackmage · 01-12-05, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Slimmy

Yeah get the 6800 OC. I have one and i got it to unlock the other pipes and shaders w/ out any artifacts. And with alittle overclocking i got 10600 in 3dmark2k3.

Really what did you use to unlock it and did you get1 6*1 ?

Buhammot · 01-12-05, 07:54 AM

Rivatuner 15.3

My pipes are bleh, but they work on a nice standard overclock. 430/830 from 350/700

sevendevilhell · 01-12-05, 07:59 AM

or maybe invest the money in some DDR400 RAM. if you use intel, the performance of their chips is brought down quite a bit by RAM slower than DDR400.

if you're setting up an athlon 64, same deal. nothing short of PC3200.
but as far as the video card goes, stick with the 6800. the performance difference it has over the 6600 will be amazing.

Slimmy · 01-12-05, 08:14 AM

Yep it unlocked to 16x1,6vp and at stock clocks i got almost 10000k in 3dmark2k3. Mine is also the version w/ 2 fans on the cooler.

Use the latest rivetuner just like buhommot said.

Blackmage · 01-12-05, 08:16 AM

um i wonder if agp will be dead by the end of the year? if so i think i may be better of getting a 6600gt

01-12-05, 05:50 AM	Thread Starter #1
Blackmage Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: London.Uk	What Should i Buy? Should i get a, BFG 6800 OC Or a XFX 6600GT and 512mb PC2700? would it be worth getting extra ram? or would i be better of getting the better card then more ram later? __________________ Intel Pentinum (E2180) 3.0Ghz (Cooling Freezer 7 pro) Abit IP35-E 4GB Super Talent DDR2 800MHz ATI HD 3450 LG GSA-4163B Black 16x16 ±R Dual Layer DVD Writer 200Gb Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 10/250 GB Samsung Spinpoint Coolerrmaster 310 580W HiperPower Type-R Modular Blue PSU Quiet Dbl Fan Creative Labs X-Fi Music
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01-12-05, 05:58 AM	#2
Vrykyl Tornado Guy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: UK	well according to your sig you have 1gb already, so i wouldnt have thought you need more ram really, so id go with the 6800 and try and unlock all the pipes etc
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01-12-05, 06:12 AM	Thread Starter #3
Blackmage Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: London.Uk	Oh sorry this is for my seconed rig? But would i get away with 350w Atx supply? Its only got 2 hard-drives and a DVD-ROM conneted to the power supply i have onboard sound...LOL __________________ Intel Pentinum (E2180) 3.0Ghz (Cooling Freezer 7 pro) Abit IP35-E 4GB Super Talent DDR2 800MHz ATI HD 3450 LG GSA-4163B Black 16x16 ±R Dual Layer DVD Writer 200Gb Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 10/250 GB Samsung Spinpoint Coolerrmaster 310 580W HiperPower Type-R Modular Blue PSU Quiet Dbl Fan Creative Labs X-Fi Music
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01-12-05, 06:22 AM	#4
juliendogg Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NC, USA	i'd go with the 6800 also. About the PSU, you don't really know until you try. Hook up the 6800 and throw some stress at it. Watch the 12v rail as the GPU/CPU get loaded. If it drops bellow 11.75ish then it probably needs replacing. Some people get lucky, some not so lucky. J. __________________ AOpen H 700B TT TR2 750 Gigabyte GA-M57SLI S4 Phenom 9750 CM Hyper 212 Evo 2x Palit GTX 560ti 8GB of some kind of crappy ram
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01-12-05, 07:44 AM	#5
Slimmy Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sleeping...	Yeah get the 6800 OC. I have one and i got it to unlock the other pipes and shaders w/ out any artifacts. And with alittle overclocking i got 10600 in 3dmark2k3. __________________ Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together. -- Carl Zwanzig
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01-12-05, 07:54 AM	#7
Buhammot Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: North Carolina	Rivatuner 15.3 My pipes are bleh, but they work on a nice standard overclock. 430/830 from 350/700 __________________ i5-2500k @4.8ghz@1.5v Corsair H60 Gigabyte GA-z68a-d3h-b3 G.Skill 2x4gb 12800 DDR3 Seagate 2x1TB (RAID1) Soundblaster X-Fi Plat Corsair GS750
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01-12-05, 07:59 AM	#8
sevendevilhell Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: BRLA	or maybe invest the money in some DDR400 RAM. if you use intel, the performance of their chips is brought down quite a bit by RAM slower than DDR400. if you're setting up an athlon 64, same deal. nothing short of PC3200. but as far as the video card goes, stick with the 6800. the performance difference it has over the 6600 will be amazing.
	QUOTE Thanks

01-12-05, 08:14 AM	#9
Slimmy Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sleeping...	Yep it unlocked to 16x1,6vp and at stock clocks i got almost 10000k in 3dmark2k3. Mine is also the version w/ 2 fans on the cooler. Use the latest rivetuner just like buhommot said. __________________ Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together. -- Carl Zwanzig
	QUOTE Thanks

01-12-05, 08:16 AM	Thread Starter #10
Blackmage Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: London.Uk	um i wonder if agp will be dead by the end of the year? if so i think i may be better of getting a 6600gt __________________ Intel Pentinum (E2180) 3.0Ghz (Cooling Freezer 7 pro) Abit IP35-E 4GB Super Talent DDR2 800MHz ATI HD 3450 LG GSA-4163B Black 16x16 ±R Dual Layer DVD Writer 200Gb Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 10/250 GB Samsung Spinpoint Coolerrmaster 310 580W HiperPower Type-R Modular Blue PSU Quiet Dbl Fan Creative Labs X-Fi Music
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