Here is what I have to work with, my current computer -> Since this is for my current computer I need AGP 8x, I currently am without a TV and so for the first time got me looking into ATi's for the AIW. Now I am stuck between what I think are two decent cards so I turn to you wise and knowledgeable Gurus. With my current CPU I think I will bottleneck the powerful x700 Pro, but it will be much faster than my current card anyhow. Although I can get the AIW 2006 Edition based on the 9600... for the same price. So which for my system! is best?
well If I can get faster games... yeah faster games, but what of my CPU wouldn't there be a bottleneck?
200 I am kind of not wanting to go more than $200 but I can get both these for $179, after rebates. Especially cause I am gonna start building my next rig sometime after Longhorn is released. I need this card to play Guild Wars without crashing... and I can sell my current card for some cash, my parents are gonna help me out since they took my TV after theirs went kaboom during the Hurricane.
If I were you bro, I'd shoot this direction...current cpu aside. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150106 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814135186 Better than either the 9600 or x700. I'm leaning more towards the 6600GT with your rig.
Not bad, especially at those prices, but as far as for Guild Wars I was looking at ATi because the game was written for 24 bit FP and such... and well my current card crashes with it. So: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102584 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102352 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102581
Save some money for your future rig, and get better gaming performance now with this... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102362 My gf plays Guild Wars and has my old 9800pro in her rig. Runs it perfectly...cranked detail etc. I'd take a 9800pro over a x700 or a 9600 any day. I'm sure most would agree. One of the best cards ever made for its time.
A cpu will always be a bottleneck,one way or the other. Yours is fine for all tips given here. Just keep in mind they work togetter but also have independent needs(cpu and gpu). So a game requiering more cpu power then you can provide will suffer regardless of the graphics card that is present.
RE: Pretty much true, with the exception to this rule being the new aspect of the 6600 and 6800 Series 6 GeForce cards. They have a secondary processor on the cards that unloads tasks from your CPU in order to allow your CPU some extra freedom. But than again, those are NVidia's. oO FYI, I did just swap my BFG 6600 GT OC for an X700 Pro ViVo Edition...and so far the 6600 seems to have performed a bit better...
go for the 9800pro and mod it to an xt but if u want to stay ati then i would go for the pro but imo i would get the 6800 and unlock it or w/e
I'd go for the 9800 Pro if you're looking to stay with ATi, though overall, the 6600 GT performs better in most games. Actually, if you're looking towards nVidia, you might as well go ahead and get a 6800nu for under $200. All AGP of course...
