Should I buy a 6600 or 6600GT for new rig?

Hi,

going to build a new system for my lil bro and don't know if I should buy him a gf6600 or gf6600gt?

AMD Athlon K7 XP 2800+ BOX Barton
Abit NF7-S2 Nvidia N-Force2 AMD K7 400FSB PC400
512MB VT CL2.5 PC400
Silver-Power Midi-T. + Temp-Displ. 420W (1128888)

are the main components... can any1 tell me the differences of the 6600 and the 6600gt? which would perform better on this rig? thx for your help...

 

i own a 6600 that performs really good but the obvious choice is to get a 6600gt mainly because of the gddr3 memory

i say go and get teh 6600gt

only reason why i got a 6600 is because i didnt have the cash for a gt

 

hm ok i think i'll get the gt, can use it longer i think

 

i mean the 6600 is a decent card but the 6600gt is worth the extra money

 

Yup, the GT is worth it. Check out my spex ->

Edit: Also, try to get the original NF7-S. I heard the NF7-S2 is not quite as good. Or get the AN7 ->

 

well i have the nf7-s but i can't find it on any shops overhere anymore

 

They still sell them over in the Uk, so they must be around over there i would have thought

 

I would go for the 6600GT

 

GT has gddr3 memory and higher clock speeds, so if you have the extra $30 go for it

 

My 6600 GT is doing great Check out m sig.

 

I'd recommend the Geforce6600GT ... but im not sure if ur PSW can hold it... even if it can, it might cause some issues.
Im not sure about it tho =)
happy birthday to your brother, and good luck

 

ok got the whole system with a leadtek 6600gt, works well till now, i'll post some benchmark score soon

edit: btw i got the asus a7n8x-x as mobo, does any1 know where to get a better bios version which is able to do any variable fsb counts? some o/c would be nice (fsb 200 is too much, 2500mhz :/)

 

if u have some extra money, then go for 6800LE, which is good card for gamers point of view, with unlocking pipes u can get boost ur fps

 

6600 gt > 6800le anyday

 

Except the day when the 6800LE is unlocked; then the 6600GT is blown out of the water.