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Dyn0mutt wrote:well i have recently upgraded from a 9800pro to 2x6600gt's i tested with just one 6600GT before i installed the second. i found that in 3dmark 01 the 6600GT was about 30% faster, in 03 was about 40% faster and in 05 was about 50% faster so would be quite a good upgrade but nothing steller, please note I went from a AthlonXP3200 to a A64-3700 PCIe system @ the same time so your improvment would be a little less if you went for a 6600GT.
so my conclusion is thatt the 6600GT crunches modern games a whole lot better than the 9800pro but the 9800pro is still quite a good card even for modern games, if it fit in my new system I would probably still be using it now
Vrock wrote:Dyn0mutt wrote:well i have recently upgraded from a 9800pro to 2x6600gt's i tested with just one 6600GT before i installed the second. i found that in 3dmark 01 the 6600GT was about 30% faster, in 03 was about 40% faster and in 05 was about 50% faster so would be quite a good upgrade but nothing steller, please note I went from a AthlonXP3200 to a A64-3700 PCIe system @ the same time so your improvment would be a little less if you went for a 6600GT.
so my conclusion is thatt the 6600GT crunches modern games a whole lot better than the 9800pro but the 9800pro is still quite a good card even for modern games, if it fit in my new system I would probably still be using it now
First, no gamer worth his salt pays two brain cells worth of attention to 3dmark scores. Secondly, 6600GTs in SLI isn't a smart purchase, as a single 6800GT and/or X800XL 1) Costs less, and 2) Is going to be faster.
Dyn0mutt wrote:Vrock wrote:Dyn0mutt wrote:well i have recently upgraded from a 9800pro to 2x6600gt's i tested with just one 6600GT before i installed the second. i found that in 3dmark 01 the 6600GT was about 30% faster, in 03 was about 40% faster and in 05 was about 50% faster so would be quite a good upgrade but nothing steller, please note I went from a AthlonXP3200 to a A64-3700 PCIe system @ the same time so your improvment would be a little less if you went for a 6600GT.
so my conclusion is thatt the 6600GT crunches modern games a whole lot better than the 9800pro but the 9800pro is still quite a good card even for modern games, if it fit in my new system I would probably still be using it now
First, no gamer worth his salt pays two brain cells worth of attention to 3dmark scores. Secondly, 6600GTs in SLI isn't a smart purchase, as a single 6800GT and/or X800XL 1) Costs less, and 2) Is going to be faster.
correct me if i am wrong but this thread is not entitled lets read dynos post and pick on him, Is it?
i never said that 2x6600GT's was a smart purchase I could not get a 6800GT @ the time and the 2 6600GT's cost the same as a single 6800GT at the time, also I used 3dmark as an example to show what improvment i got from the upgrade, so it has meaning considering the context I used it in FYI, did i quote any scores? No, didnt think so!
Dyn0mutt wrote:OK Vrock, i tend to disagree with you there, a 6600GT is a canny bit quicker than a 9800 pro in real world games, i know i have tested and compared both ,in modern games the 6600GT is almost twice the performance of a 9800 pro as it has a much better pixel shader it also copes better with higher reolutions than the 9800pro too. i am only speaking from experience with both cards and i used 3dmark as an example as a lot of peeps use it and understand it after all it is a benchmark and is designed for this sort of use, better hardware does get better benchmark results even in 3dmark and the fact i used them to test both cards proves that the comparison is fair.
anyway Vrock back on the topic, he is asking people for advice on a worthwhile upgrade i have given my opinion
just did some research online and found that the 6600GT is mostly faster than a 6800 vanilla according to this http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2005/05/18/nvidia_sli_pt3/5.html
Vrock wrote:Dyn0mutt wrote:OK Vrock, i tend to disagree with you there, a 6600GT is a canny bit quicker than a 9800 pro in real world games, i know i have tested and compared both ,in modern games the 6600GT is almost twice the performance of a 9800 pro as it has a much better pixel shader it also copes better with higher reolutions than the 9800pro too. i am only speaking from experience with both cards and i used 3dmark as an example as a lot of peeps use it and understand it after all it is a benchmark and is designed for this sort of use, better hardware does get better benchmark results even in 3dmark and the fact i used them to test both cards proves that the comparison is fair.
anyway Vrock back on the topic, he is asking people for advice on a worthwhile upgrade i have given my opinion
just did some research online and found that the 6600GT is mostly faster than a 6800 vanilla according to this http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2005/05/18/nvidia_sli_pt3/5.html
OK, hey sorry guy, again I wasn't picking on you. Still think that with his budget though, if he is bound and determined to upgrade his 9800pro, that a 6600GT is not a good choice.
Vrock wrote:Dyn0mutt wrote:well i have recently upgraded from a 9800pro to 2x6600gt's i tested with just one 6600GT before i installed the second. i found that in 3dmark 01 the 6600GT was about 30% faster, in 03 was about 40% faster and in 05 was about 50% faster so would be quite a good upgrade but nothing steller, please note I went from a AthlonXP3200 to a A64-3700 PCIe system @ the same time so your improvment would be a little less if you went for a 6600GT.
so my conclusion is thatt the 6600GT crunches modern games a whole lot better than the 9800pro but the 9800pro is still quite a good card even for modern games, if it fit in my new system I would probably still be using it now
First, no gamer worth his salt pays two brain cells worth of attention to 3dmark scores. Secondly, 6600GTs in SLI isn't a smart purchase, as a single 6800GT and/or X800XL 1) Costs less, and 2) Is going to be faster.
JustAnEngineer wrote:I consider a GeForce 6800GT or a Radeon X800XL as the minimum worthwhile upgrade from a Radeon 9800Pro. I made that step earlier this year. At present, you may want to give a hard look to the GeForce 7800GT and a leap to PCI-Express.
Have you tried overclocking your Radeon 9800Pro?
Dyn0mutt wrote:and also what they disagree with