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[NipLick]

I got bored with my ATI 9800 pro (128MB), so i decided to try the geforce 6600 OC(128MB) and i was shocked. For the EXACT same price ($250) the 6600 blew the 9800 away. My fps went up 30-40fps and high resolution graphics flow flawlessly. On my 9800, the CS vid stress test gave me 64fps, 97+ on the 6600. Just a little FYI for those who are considering making their next VCard upgrade

[angrybrit]

Can I have your 9800 Pro for free?

I have a GFFX 5200 and the performance sucks ass like a CS:S noob.

[NC Derek]

youre making me feel bad bc i have a 9800pro and it does it all and i never thought of upgrading

[DarkShadow]

no, I refuse to see nvidia fanboys posting about their sh*t 6600's on here =P

[NipLick]

Hehe, i've always been with ATI, but i decided to try the nvidia card and i was suprised

[NC Derek]

ive never had anything but ati. at the time my 9800pro was the 3rd best card out and was the cheapest of the top 5 cards out so i got it and hugged it and...

[Massacre]

youre making me feel bad bc i have a 9800pro and it does it all and i never thought of upgrading

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makes me feal worse i have a 9700pro :32:

[IWantWhiteCastle]

makes me feal worse i have a 9700pro  :32:

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heh me too

[kidcapri]

ive got a 6800 gt overclocked. booya! damn i should have went with ati.

[angrybrit]

makes me feal worse i have a 9700pro  :32:

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I have a GFFX 5200. You are lucky...

[babyghost]

He right about the 6600, I tryed ati because it was the popular brand. The first on I got burned out I figured it was defective and replaced it. The second one was an OC X600pro and it never gave me the performance that I get from my vinilla 6600.. I am not a fanboy of either company I just use the best that I can afford.. But judgein from past results I can almost safely say my next card will be nvidia 7800....

[angrybrit]

Forget the x600 or x700. They're pure sh*t.

[Mr.Big]

I have a Radeon 9550 256mb card... is it pure sh*t? Well, my processor is my problem right now(AMD Athlon XP 1.8ghz), but could my card hold it's own against the newer cards? I know it can't beat em, but can it put up decent scores compared to them?

[Locke]

The X800 beats the 6600gt in anyways, and I think it is a bit compared to 6800/6800gt

[misterweels]

ati sexier its red

[~Ender~]

I have a GFFX 5200.  You are lucky...  

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same here

[tonytnnt]

TI4200. So probably better at CS:S than a FX5200 :-P even with your fancy schmancy DX9 support. Oh well, I can't play BF2 and that makes me sad :(

[secondshadow]

dam my vid card is like ancient i have a sapphire radeon 9600 pro atlantis im like :O

[tury]

The X800 beats the 6600gt in anyways, and I think it is a bit compared to 6800/6800gt

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True, but the x800 (not the SE/LE versions) are still double the price of a 6600, and still more than a single 6600 GT.

having said that though, my brother recently upgraded from a FX5200 to a 6600 (non GT) 256mb, and even that blows my 9800pro (with XT features enabled) away.

I'm ordering a new m/b with SLi soon, and a 6600GT, that way i can have a little bit more performance in the mean time, but have future room for expansion should a game come out that wont run full speed (and i can find i matching card! )

[NC Derek]

my 9800 pro is great. i can run the highest settings on video for all my games. i got the resolution on 2200 on doom3 and the performance is great. i have 3 fans and that keeps it cool and not too noisy. this is the only card ive ever had and i dont see a reason in getting a new one for a few years. half life 3 will use the same engine as hl2 and i doubt theres any more advanced games coming out in the next few years. so ill probably just get a new computer by then.