THIS IS FOR AN AGP BUS SLOT
Circuit city just put up a sale on 6600GTs...
Down to $150 AGP from $250. The problem is, this sale is sparking a thought in my mind to upgrade the GPU in my old Dell D4600, which is still using the onboard 865G Chipset (100 FPS constant 1.6).
The problem is, I looked online, and for the same price, I could get a 6800NU, which stock doesn't offer a whole lot of performance difference over the 6600GT. BUT, it has a good chance of unlocking. Should I get the 6600GT from a closer more local store, or should I go for the 6800NU purely on the fact that I might unlock it? My 330W power supply will easily power them either way, if I don't get constant 12r, then I'll just buy a new one ; /.
Would Circuit City pricematch Newegg on the 6800NU?
I'll actually put it on my 4700, as the 4600 is a P4 2.66 Ghz 533 mhz bus, and the 4700 is a P4 2.8 800 mhz bus. Would a 6600GT be bottlenecked on a 2.66 GHz proc? especially at 1024x768.
Circuit city just put up a sale on 6600GTs...
Down to $150 AGP from $250. The problem is, this sale is sparking a thought in my mind to upgrade the GPU in my old Dell D4600, which is still using the onboard 865G Chipset (100 FPS constant 1.6).
The problem is, I looked online, and for the same price, I could get a 6800NU, which stock doesn't offer a whole lot of performance difference over the 6600GT. BUT, it has a good chance of unlocking. Should I get the 6600GT from a closer more local store, or should I go for the 6800NU purely on the fact that I might unlock it? My 330W power supply will easily power them either way, if I don't get constant 12r, then I'll just buy a new one ; /.
Would Circuit City pricematch Newegg on the 6800NU?
I'll actually put it on my 4700, as the 4600 is a P4 2.66 Ghz 533 mhz bus, and the 4700 is a P4 2.8 800 mhz bus. Would a 6600GT be bottlenecked on a 2.66 GHz proc? especially at 1024x768.