So how is the 6800XT?

[Piuc2020]

I just got one for 129.99, I wanted to get a 7600GT but I got tired of waiting (AGP) and jst got a 6800XT, I said, with some overclocking and some pipe unlocking i'll be set, I cant' try the card until tomorrow night but what should I expect? Is it better than a X1600 mobility? I have that in my laptop and I'm happy with the performance it gives, if the 6800XT is better then that would be enough for me and I love the idea of being able to tinker with it to squeeze more performance out of it.

 

[Fadey]

The x1600 is prolly better , a 6600gt even out performs it in some areas..... unlocking isnt 100% if you can unluck it , it will be alright.

 

[CCityInstaller]

I used one recently on an Athlon 64 system that I built for my cousin. She plays games @ 1280x1024 without any problems so far. She has told me that she loves Quake 4, it is quite smooth. I am not sure if that helps or not.

 

[Piuc2020]

yeah well it helps, I've seen some benches and the 6800XT seems to be better than the 6600GT, I did get the 256MB 256 bit version with a 1.0ghz memory clock (XFX XTreme ), well I won't know for sure until tomorrow but I guess I can't complain for 129.99$ and I know it will be tons better than the 9600SE it is replacing anyways.

 

[akshayt]

Depends on which 6800XT you get. It might range from lesser than a 6600GT to slightly higher than a 7600GS. But for 120$ there is no point.

Also, don't even compare to a 6800GS/GT.

 

[F1shF4t]

Originally posted by: Piuc2020
yeah well it helps, I've seen some benches and the 6800XT seems to be better than the 6600GT, I did get the 256MB 256 bit version with a 1.0ghz memory clock (XFX XTreme ), well I won't know for sure until tomorrow but I guess I can't complain for 129.99$ and I know it will be tons better than the 9600SE it is replacing anyways.

The 6800xt should have more ram bandwidth, but if its a 8pipeline card the 6600gt should be faster (unless unlocked). In the end a 6600gt and a 6800nu perform almost equally, the 6800nu does better at higher AA and AF level, then again at thos level and higher reso, both cards get low fps

A 6800xt should be a good card, i still have my 6600gt in second comp and it still playes everything i throw at it at 1024 * 768, with some AA and AF in some games games, some games still run great at 1280 * 960 even.

 

[Piuc2020]

Yeah well thats good to hear, I can't wait to play and tinker with my new toy I've just been able to appreciate it from the outside yet and XFX definitely knows how to make some flashy cards lol I like it, hopefully I'll be able to unlock at least one quad and overclock it nicely but even if I don't, I'm most likely sure I'll be happy with it.