Graphic Cards Is it worth to go from 6600gt to 6800gt?

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hey guys

im now having 6600gt 128MB DDR3, and am thinking of getting the 6800gt 256DDr3, is it worth to make that switch?

i aint gonna upgrade for an another half year, so will this change make a big impact on my gaming? im a lil into maya will i see any difference?

if u say it will, then i'll sell my 6600 for 3.5 k here and get the 6800gt with a 1k more, so tell me guys what choice do i make?
 
Not if you are planning to upgrade further in the next year. You can wait for the 8 series to drop. The performance of the 6800gt isn't that much greater than the 6600gt.

Now the difference between 6600gt and 8800gts...
 
^^bigbadidea, you're wrong.

@memnom, it's absolutely worth it. 6800GT outperforms a 6600GT by roughly 2X. Ask anyone who upgraded from one to the other. However, with the current 8 series cards out there now, I'd recommend you take a harder look at what you really want based on your budget. If all you've got is 1k, however, invest in that 6800GT - you will be see a huge difference. Ask Sharekhan who bought my 6800GT.
 
yep....just put 500 nurbs spheres in ur maya viewport n see the frame rate difference...u may get a 30% increase in frame rate with 6800GT...in games it will be more prominent... but then 6800GT is itself getting outdated...also 8500GT is 5k n it performs close to 6600GT with directx10 support...

for 1k that u will put in u will see considerable wireframe lugging power increase in Maya...thats for sure...but do u really need it....
 
Are you on AGP or PCI-E ? If on PCI-E then you would probably be better of with a 7600Gt or 8600Gt. If on AGP then yes, a 6800 GT would be a nice upgrade.
 
Well , for particularly ur case ... if ur into Maya/Max more than gaming , then try to get a 6800GT ... particularly older one's will do the trick .. A1 nv40 or similar one's ... those are guaranteed softmoddable to Quadro FX4000 ... and for your interest , i hope u know what a Quadro means and costs ... that'll do much better in those apps .. and the biggest plus is that u won't lose out on gaming either ...

And compared to a 6600GT .. well , the 6800GT will almost be 2x times better at any given situation .. coupled with a slight oc to 400/1100 .. it'd be close to an Ultra infact :P ...
 
deathvirus_me said:
Well , for particularly ur case ... if ur into Maya/Max more than gaming , then try to get a 6800GT ... particularly older one's will do the trick .. A1 nv40 or similar one's ... those are guaranteed softmoddable to Quadro FX4000 ... and for your interest , i hope u know what a Quadro means and costs ... that'll do much better in those apps .. and the biggest plus is that u won't lose out on gaming either ...

And compared to a 6600GT .. well , the 6800GT will almost be 2x times better at any given situation .. coupled with a slight oc to 400/1100 .. it'd be close to an Ultra infact :P ...
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4 years back I softmodded my ti4400 to quadro 750XGL....I didnt see too much of a difference...IMO its overrarted..softquadro isnt the same as quadro but does seem to holdup better than the unmodded one when u put up lot of lights...Even without the mod 6800GT is worth if u r only gng to upgrade in 6 months...
 
thanks guys me not into Maya tat much as im into games so games wise will this be worth?

will this config do with F.E.A.R with 1024*768 at medium details

2.4 P4

1gb

6800gt.????
 
memnom said:
thanks guys me not into Maya tat much as im into games so games wise will this be worth?

will this config do with F.E.A.R with 1024*768 at medium details
2.4 P4
1gb
6800gt.????
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I was playin on most settings with medium on my 6600GT + AthlonXP 2600+ on 1024 so u should definately be able to with the 6800GT..
 
memnom said:
thanks guys me not into Maya tat much as im into games so games wise will this be worth?

will this config do with F.E.A.R with 1024*768 at medium details
2.4 P4
1gb
6800gt.????
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That will give you an average of 45fps - I used to get 50-55fps but you're CPU limited there.
 
well then will go for the 6800gt if my 6600 sells guys thanks for all the help, how would i liv without you guys.
 
I upgraded from an FX 5900 to a 6800GT last year and I swear it made all the difference in every game! Performance jumped as much as 4x to 5x at times, very nice. :D

As for 6800GT vs. 7600GT, 7600GT is better at lower detail levels but as you push up the AA to 4x and the AF to 16x the 7600GT comes in between the 6800GT and GS (or slightly above both 6800GT and GS, depending on game), and the 6800 Ultra spanks the 7600. Most reviews do not show this because they set AF to only 8x, setting 16xAF+4xAA seems to cause a bandwidth constraint in 7600s :P

When you enable HDR 7600 is much better, but now in newer games like STALKER 6800s are again catching up even with HDR because newer games have very intensive texture lookups which benefit heavily by a 256-bit memory bus.

In OpenGL games, the 6800s are mostly on par with the 7600s with the 6800U having a good lead over the 7600. On enabling eye candy 6800U>6800GT> or =7600GT>6800GS This is because of the higher number of ROPs in the 6800GT and 6800U (but not in the 6800GS).

Either way, do not worry, in most cases 6800s will play the same games 7600s will, at approximately the same speed level. :)
 
like everyone else says the 6800GT is almost 2x times better then the 6600gt

the 7600gt is the next gen midrange card meaning its nearly same as 6800gt maybe even a little less, so u can go in for that too if u r not limited by AGP
 
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