What do you think...eVGA agp 6600gt or 6800xt

[Greenmachine]

I saw this on Newegg....AGP by the way

$109 evGA 6800xt 128MB DDR 256-bit 8 pixel pipelines
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130268

OR

$119 eVGA 6600gt 128MB GDDR3 128 bit 8 pixel pipelines
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130220

Which one do you recommend?
The 6800xt is 256 bit but is only DDR
The 6600gt is 128 bit and is GDDR3

What will give better performance?

AMD Athlon 64 3000+
512MB Corsair XMS Pro
WD 60g hard drive
Creative Audigy sound

 

[LipsOfVenom]

I would go for the 6800 since one of the reviews said he unlocked it to 16 pipes?? wowzers, research that and if its true...then take that one

 

[iss]

The differences in th memory type are not enough to overcome the BIG difference between 128 bit interface and 256bit interface. Go with the 6800gt. and as Venom allready pointed out it is very easy to unlock the other 4 pipelines.

 

[Greenmachine]

That 6800xt only has 8 pipelines. Newegg had an error in the specs for a while stating that it had 12 pipes. So, if you unlock the 4 pipes like you both suggested you would end up with 12 pipes not 16. One of the reviewers said that he unlocked the other 4 pipes to make it 12 pipes total but he had some slight artifacts. On that note there would not be any unlocking for me. I am leary about that 6800xt. Why would it be lower than 6600gt?

 

[truflip]

that 6800XT is supposed to give out less performance than the 6800 .. the 6800 and 6600GT are pretty equal in performance.. so u do the math

i kno the 6800.. u can unlock extra pipes.. not sure bout the XT model.. its supposed to be a crippled model of the 6800