In the market for a new card

[AKirru]

Since the demise of my x850pro, I need a new card on a budget.

I'm looking at either getting another x850pro or a 6800Gt. Are they about the same in terms of performance?

Andy

 

[wolfram]

Do you have PCI*E or AGP?
If you have AGP, a X850XT would be better, and if you have PCI-E, a X1800 or a 7800 would be better, but I'm afraid they're a little expensive.
How much can you afford?

 

[korrupt]

I like the 6800GT, I'm sure it will treat you well.

Regards,

Korrupt

 

[hynesy]

i have an NX6600 GT powered by nvidia, works beautifully, when u hook it up my tv, its like watching a movie through a dvd player. the 6000's gt are great

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

The X850XT is good but for a better price, get an X800GTO2 and unlock the extra pipelines. It's basically a locked X850XT and it will be cheaper too. It just needs a BIOS flash to unlock the pipelines. NVIDIA's 6800GS would be a great choice too if u want SM3.0. It will make a difference in running newer games like Oblivion.

 

[AKirru]

I can get a 6800GT or a x850 pro cheaply.

Which is the better card?

Andy

 

[paranoid guy]

Hello again. I see you've given on your old graphics card. I hope a new one will solve your problems. I have a 6800gt here and it's great, really made a difference for me. Unfortunately I can't find a chart comparing the two, but out of pure bias and good experience I'd go with the 6800gt.

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

Check it out. This says it all
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=1625&page=6
The X850PRO can be overclocked easily and this would give it a good edge over the 6800GT, though 6800GT is a bit more future proof(having SM3.0). But X850PRO has a much faster core clock and memory speed than the 6800GT. It's upto u in the end,

 

[AKirru]

I went for the x850 pro

 

[AKirru]

Hello again. I see you've given on your old graphics card. I hope a new one will solve your problems. I have a 6800gt here and it's great, really made a difference for me. Unfortunately I can't find a chart comparing the two, but out of pure bias and good experience I'd go with the 6800gt.

It wasn't so much giving up on my old card, more in accepting there was nothing I could do for my card

Andy

 

[paranoid guy]

Yup, sometimes the stuff is just... broken. Good luck with the new card anyway.

 

[AKirru]

thanks for replying to my original thread man

Andy