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Subject: 9800pro VS 6600GT

Original Message

Name: echelon4
Date: December 4, 2004 at 23:09:44 Pacific
Subject: 9800pro VS 6600GT
OS: Win XP
CPU/Ram: athlon xp3000+/512ddr

Comment:

Which one runs better under these specifications?
9800pro- 128mb ddr/256bit
6600GT- 128mb ddr/128bit
I heard that the 6600GT whoops the 9800pro, but i was thinking, does the 128/256bit difference do anything?

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Response Number 1

Name: Custom Built
Date: December 5, 2004 at 10:10:39 Pacific
Subject: 9800pro VS 6600GT

Reply: (edit)

"does the 128/256bit difference do anything?"
Thats the whole why the nvidia card is better.

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Response Number 2

Name: echelon4
Date: December 5, 2004 at 12:39:40 Pacific
Subject: 9800pro VS 6600GT

Reply: (edit)

so 128bit is beter that 256bit? Is that what your saying?

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Response Number 3

Name: snoopy104
Date: December 5, 2004 at 13:35:21 Pacific
Subject: 9800pro VS 6600GT

Reply: (edit)

256 bit is better than 128 bit, otherwise, why would the more expensive 6800 series all use 256 bit??
More bits = larger instructions = greater accuracy = better quality graphics...
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Response Number 4

Name: Custom Built
Date: December 5, 2004 at 15:07:28 Pacific
Subject: 9800pro VS 6600GT

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ooops my mistake

I thought the listing was for a 6800GT wich is a 256bit card and the better choice.
Sorry
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Response Number 5

Name: LeFtBehinD
Date: December 5, 2004 at 17:08:03 Pacific
Subject: 9800pro VS 6600GT

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So ur all saying the 9800pro then?
Ive seen heaps of reviews where the 6600gt kills the 9800pro/xt and even beats the newer X800 series cards in some opengl games.
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Response Number 6

Name: Custom Built
Date: December 5, 2004 at 23:09:27 Pacific
Subject: 9800pro VS 6600GT

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You may have read an article about the 6600gt wich was a PCI Express card not AGP.The PCIX cards have twice the bandwidth as a regular AGP style card.
Do you have a PCI express motherboard?
Only very recently has nvidia released an AGP version of the 6600GT.
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Response Number 7

Name: LeFtBehinD
Date: December 6, 2004 at 02:14:40 Pacific
Subject: 9800pro VS 6600GT

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"You may have read an article about the 6600gt wich was a PCI Express card not AGP.The PCIX cards have twice the bandwidth as a regular AGP style card."
No it was the AGP, and that PCI-X bandwith doesnt even get used in todays games so it wouldnt really make much difference.

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Response Number 8

Name: Custom Built
Date: December 6, 2004 at 10:17:39 Pacific
Subject: 9800pro VS 6600GT

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OMG! games dont use bus bandwidth!
VIDEO CARDS DO!!!!!!
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Response Number 9

Name: Dumb Geek (by bitboy)
Date: December 6, 2004 at 16:16:09 Pacific
Subject: 9800pro VS 6600GT

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you dont use ati 9800 vs geforce 6600 man, use ati x700XT vs geforce 6600 and ati x800XT vs geforce 6800
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Response Number 10

Name: Dumb Geek (by bitboy)
Date: December 6, 2004 at 16:21:02 Pacific
Subject: 9800pro VS 6600GT

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by the way, if you wanna compare ati and geforce. you should use radeon series vs FX/TI series, X700/800 vs GT series, you shouldnt use radeon series vs nvidia GT, of course nividia will win, cuz GT series is newer, thats why ATI made X700 or 800 whatever.
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Response Number 11

Name: LeFtBehinD
Date: December 6, 2004 at 18:28:44 Pacific
Subject: 9800pro VS 6600GT

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Here you go. 6600gt clear winner.
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2277&p=3
" Across the board, the 6600GT is a better buy than the 9800 Pro. There is no question that the performance is better across the board, and only gets better at higher resolutions. Add to that the fact that the feature set is a year newer, and there really isn't a debate. "
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