Just wanted some opinions on which card would be better to get. Tigerdirect.com has the XFX 6600GT PCIE card for $110(after rebate), and also has the eVGA 6800XT for $124(after rebate). Which would be the better one to get? Or does anyone have either of these cards? My current 6600 is giving me trouble and I want a new card, also need a new sound card. So any ideas would be great on that, too. Thanks! Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0GHz 2000MHz FSB 1024 Dual Channel PC3200 LeadTek PX6600TD 128MB

If you want to have more performance leap, I suggest you get the 6800GS.. Back to ur question... 6800XT seems to be a better choice... 6600 spec 8pipeline 300Mhz core ~ 2.4G fillrate 550Mhz 128bit Memory ~ 8.8GB/sec 6600GT spec 8pipeline 500Mhz core ~ 4Gb fillrate 1000Mhz 128bit memory ~ 16GB/sec 6800 spec 12pipline 350Mhz core ~ 4.2G fillrate 600Mhz 256bit memory ~19.2/sec However, there is special thing you can do the 6800 is to unlock additional 4 pipeline resulting... ~5.6G fillrate... By comparing the 6800 to 6600GT, the fillrate + memory bandwidth is > than 6600GT... So 6800 is a better choice to get... For $14 more, 6800 is definately a better choice... Also your 6600 is giving you trouble, like what kind? Can you describe it? TMP-Man Asus A7V classic rev 1.05 Athlon XP 2100+ @ 129x17 = 2195Mhz 1.81v 768MB PC133 RAM @ 129Mhz 2-2-2 40GB 540RPM + 120GB 7200RPM HD 128MB Radeon 9500 mod 9700 @ stock 275/540

Seems to lock up sometimes. NHL 2006 and Wolfenstein Enemy Territory are the only games i play really. It can happen 5min or 30min into playing. The game will just freeze, and sound gets stuck too. Sometimes it will unfreeze, other times it will just lock up and restart automatically. I uninstalled the card and used the onboard ati x200 graphics and never had that problem. I even upgrade my Power Supply to a 430w Thermaltake. Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0GHz 2000MHz FSB 1024 Dual Channel PC3200 LeadTek PX6600TD 128MB

Things to consider... 1. Temperature for the CPU at full load.. 2. Temperature of the gfx card in full load.. 3. RAM timing like CL3-3-3 RAM force to run in 2-2-2 mode... 4. Air flow of the case, overheat northbridge.. 5. Not enough voltage for o/c CPU... 6. Cheap power supply resulting low power efficency like 50% peak power max... Also the ampage on 12V rails... Low can cause instability since ur 6600 requires a +12v power source... Also, have you tried to use that graphic card you have in a different computer to see if it does the samething? TMP-Man Asus A7V classic rev 1.05 Athlon XP 2100+ @ 129x17 = 2195Mhz 1.81v 768MB PC133 RAM @ 129Mhz 2-2-2 40GB 540RPM + 120GB 7200RPM HD 128MB Radeon 9500 mod 9700 @ stock 275/540

Oh also have the latest driver installed for motherboard + video card... TMP-Man Asus A7V classic rev 1.05 Athlon XP 2100+ @ 129x17 = 2195Mhz 1.81v 768MB PC133 RAM @ 129Mhz 2-2-2 40GB 540RPM + 120GB 7200RPM HD 128MB Radeon 9500 mod 9700 @ stock 275/540

I don't have another pcie computer handy to test it. And yes I have updated all my drivers recently. The ram is the ram that came with the pc, so it can't be that. When you said 12v power source, did you mean a hook up? b/c this card doesn't have that option, it doesnt need to be hooked up directly to the psu. Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0GHz 2000MHz FSB 1024 Dual Channel PC3200 LeadTek PX6600TD 128MB

about the temp. I've downloaded that Sandra program or whatever it is, and it showed everything was fine. Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0GHz 2000MHz FSB 1024 Dual Channel PC3200 LeadTek PX6600TD 128MB