Is the GeForce6600 GT good?

[DEATH eVADER]

I'll be buying a new graphics card next saturday. I'm going to stick to Nvidia cards (more reliable). I'll be giving my old graphics card, a Radeon9800SE, to either my mate or my Dad.

Anyway I've spotted this which they sell near me.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/st...1&category_oid=-25014&fm=11&sm=3&tm=undefined

There are a few striking features that I want somebody to consult me about
What is UltraShadowII
What are the benefits of GDDR memory as opposed to DDR

I also want to find out what version of shaders it is capable off (shader 3.0?)

 

[giant384]

yes it is capable oof doing PS 3.0 and ultrashadow to allows for soft shadows to be renedered like the ones in doom 3 im not really sure on the gddr3 ram but i think its allows for faster speeds and ocing. also what is that price in american

 

[DEATH eVADER]

Not entirely sure, I guessing the exchange rate is usually around 1.5, so probably looking at $255, but I'm not usually sure how you for prices overthere. Is Nvidia a European based company

 

[sinkoman]

Not entirely sure, I guessing the exchange rate is usually around 1.5, so probably looking at $255, but I'm not usually sure how you for prices overthere. Is Nvidia a European based company

Yeah, 255 sounds about right for a 6600gt.

As for UltrashadowII, I have no idea wtf that is. Sounds like a marketing gimmick to me.

And afaik, GDDR has much faster access times than DDR. Asus will probably correct me on this though

And yes, 6600gt's are excellent cards, but if I were you, i'd softmod that 9800se to a pro and then keep that till some newer cards come out and the 7800's dip in price. I believe we are right at the begginin of a new generation of videocards, so I don't think that 6600 would last you very long.

 

[lister]

I'll be buying a new graphics card next saturday. I'm going to stick to Nvidia cards (more reliable). I'll be giving my old graphics card, a Radeon9800SE, to either my mate or my Dad.

Anyway I've spotted this which they sell near me.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/st...1&category_oid=-25014&fm=11&sm=3&tm=undefined

There are a few striking features that I want somebody to consult me about
What is UltraShadowII
What are the benefits of GDDR memory as opposed to DDR

I also want to find out what version of shaders it is capable off (shader 3.0?)

I wouldn't buy it from there, it costs a fortune...go here (UK ONLY)

http://www2.cclonline.com/categories/VGA-NVD

 

[DEATH eVADER]

I wouldn't buy it from there, it costs a fortune...go here (UK ONLY)

http://www2.cclonline.com/categories/VGA-NVD

Damn, its mail-order

But then again, they are very good at excplaining and comparing prices


On a sidenote, what would be better
256Mb DDR
128Mb GDDR3

 

[bryanf445]

128mb gddr3 definately

 

[DEATH eVADER]

128mb gddr3 definately

I thought you might say that. To be personally honest I believe its the type of memory that really determines how expensive the card is.

I still getting the card from my local retail, mainly because the one that I want has GDDR3 and has 16.8GB memory bandwidth