Radeon 9800pro vs GeForce 6600

Fanny Cradock

I'd appreciate peoples advice on which of these graphics cards has the better performance . Price isnt really a factor between the two - the Club-3d GeForce 6600 (1st link) is slightly cheaper at €160 compared to €177 for the 9800 pro.
Note: €180 is my absolute limit!

http://www.backoffice.be/prod_uk/Club-3D/cgn-666tvd_club-3d_geforce_6600_graphics_adapter_gf_6600.asp

or

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=122901&cks=SER

any other suggestions for cards UNDER the €180 (cant afford anything over that) mark would also be great

thanks all

Nukem

6600Gt in my view. Dont ask why be here all day,just take it that the 9800pro is a sterling card but its getting dated the 6600gt shades it in my view purely caus its next gen.

unklerosco

6600gt beats the pro hands down. Check out pcformats website, they did a huge benchmark test last month. U can see the difference between the two there..

RicardoSmith

If price isn't an issue then obviously the 6600GT is a little bit faster. Though it depends what game you are running. 2nd hand the 9800pro can be a better deal if you can get it cheap enough.

Fanny Cradock

so let me get this straight; the geforce 6600 is cheaper and better than the radeon 9800 pro?

p.s. unklerosco, do you have a link for the pcformat benchmark tests? i had a good look but couldnt find anything.

unklerosco

I'll check the mag, it has a link in it... Its the 6600gt we're talking about, its faster than the std 6600... They're priced around €200, some higher some lower.

DirtyHarry

errrr is it just me or am i missing something here?

first off, it is a 6600 (NON GT) he is comparing to a 9800 Pro???

I stress NON GT??????? So in reality a 9800 Pro would be better? Hence the price difference too??

maybe i completely wrong...but maybe im right!

Khannie

Dirty Harry's right. 9800 pro > 6600, but 6600GT > 9800 pro.

Have to say, I assumed it was 6600GT at first too. I'm sure the poll voters did also.

BabyEater

The 9800 beats the 6600(Non GT) as you linked to so why not get this http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=307919&cks=PRL it is a 6600GT for 179 euro just under your 180 limit. It will be better than the 9800 or the 6600

Fanny Cradock

thanks lads, i was just about to point out (after doing a bit of research) that it wasn't a gt card; rather, it's a bog standard 6600.



:::::edit::::

thanks BabyEater, that looks like a winner (advice still appreciated though), plus it come with a free keychain - WOOOOOOOOH!

Nukem

1000 apologies i presumed it was a 6600GT as well. The 6600 non Gt....sorry the what?

Try a 6800LE if you could scrape more cash together and OC it as i hear it goes near to a 6800gt http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=303912&cks=SER

Fanny Cradock

no problems, its just good to get some feed back - even if i's wrong lol

I'd be lying if I said that that card does look better - I'm only semi-literate with computers I'm afraid, but I'll take your word on it. Unless I really come into some serious cash, it looks like i'm going with the 6600gt. And at that I'm stretching things. Hummmm, maybe I should play the lotto this weekend!

Anyway, thanks for all your help everyone!

unkel

If money is a real big issue, buy a second hand 9800pro. I got one here a while back for €100

RicardoSmith

unkel wrote:

If money is a real big issue, buy a second hand 9800pro. I got one here a while back for €100

Don't you mean a 9800XT
I got one for the same price too. Didn't think it was possible.