need help with new graphics card

[longhorn88]

im getting a new graphics card soon so i did some research and found 2 cards that suited my financial limit

6600gt with silent pipe, gigabyte at AU$279

and

6800, leadtek at AU$299

i know that 6800 kills 6600gt but i dun know if 6800 is suitable for my comp.
my comp spec is

p4 3.06ghz
512mb
agp 4x

which one should i get?

 

[Ennui]

I'd get another 512mg of RAM if I was you. I would recommend the 6600GT personally, I've got one and I love it.

 

[63]

Go for the SixtySixHundred.

 

[holydeadpenguins]

Get the 6800, it's much better. Not only does it have twice the pipes, but it has a 256-bit memory interface which owns the 6600. I'm absolutely sure you can find a 6800 for less money than that.

 

[Lahire149]

How could a faster card not be good for you system? get the 6800

 

[giant384]

yea 6800 is faster i dont really c how u have agp 4x though in that

 

[3ssence]

The 6800 has 12 pipelines to the 6600GT's 8, so not double. Plus, the 6600GT is actually just as fast at resolutions up to 1280 x 1024. Only at 1600 x 1200, or with a decent amount of aa and af does the 6800 pull ahead. So if you're planning to game at anything from 1280 x 1024 downwards i would personally go with the 6600GT

 

[Lahire149]

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050524/vga_charts-02.html

decide of yourself... it looks like the 6600gt is a little more powerful than a regular 6800

 

[Asus]

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050524/vga_charts-02.html

decide of yourself... it looks like the 6600gt is a little more powerful than a regular 6800

Ya know that is really odd. That's the first time i've seen the 6600GT beat the 6800 consistantly by a frame or so.

I've always seen the 6800 tied or slightly ahead over the 6600GT, like this.
Wonder what was different in Tom's article that made it so. I personally would go with the 6800 over the 6600GT simply for the fact that it has more pipelines and if you did OC then it would be a much bigger gain because of that. Not to mention some people have unlocked up to 4 additional pipelines on the 6800 (model/revision depending).

 

[Lahire149]

Ya know that is really odd. That's the first time i've seen the 6600GT beat the 6800 consistantly by a frame or so.

I've always seen the 6800 tied or slightly ahead over the 6600GT, like this.
Wonder what was different in Tom's article that made it so. I personally would go with the 6800 over the 6600GT simply for the fact that it has more pipelines and if you did OC then it would be a much bigger gain because of that. Not to mention some people have unlocked up to 4 additional pipelines on the 6800 (model/revision depending).

wow that's odd...
Guess i'll hafta consult both sites before reccomending a card.
I wonder which is correct?

 

[3ssence]

Personally i was under the same impression as asus, all reviews i have seen have usually seen a much closer result. The 6800 would be my choice for my pc, but that's because i enjoy a bit of overclocking and would prob be able to get a lot out of it, but if you aren't up for all of that, then i would go with the 6600GT