What's the best 6600GT AGP to get?

[Monkeee]

i thought about getting the XFX but i heared it would go over 50C at times and idle ar around 45C... seems a little to hot... should i go for the MSI? :unsure:

[peat moss]

Found some reviews , the msi is highly thought of . The Xfx has crappy support .



Link: http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/nvidia_geforce_6600_gt_agp_roundup/default.asp

Check out the noise level comparison ! Msi = 1 Xfx =5 . :unsure: And for what it's worth HDTV output only avalable with the Msi. :)


Hey who's BFG ? Notice their core and memory clocks , are some what higher !

[Monkeee]

hmmm.. is that 50 MHz gonna make a difference from MSI and XFX?

actually i might get the BFG... it has the lowest temperature and the highest benchmarking for FPS. :cool:

[peat moss]

I don't know, you can over clock your self ! But read all the reviews ,I found them very interesting . Like the Bfg OC ! :) Ya the Bfg is factory over clocked . and has a life time warranty , best in the indusrty ! :01:

[Monkeee]

hmmm... newegg doesen't sell the BFG.. what was that other computer site.. it was something tiger..

[peat moss]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/

Hey Monk did you see my edit about the warranty?

[Monkeee]

yep, trying to look for the BFG... i cant find any..

[peat moss]

http://www.bfgtech.com/buy_redux.html Ah good old goggle ! :D

[Monkeee]

lol i checked that site... didn't find anything good

i think i just might the XFX...

[lynx]

How can anyone really tell if noise is a significant factor from that report? All you get is a subjective level 1 for the MSI board compared to a 4 for the BFG offering and a 5 for the XFX. Couldn't they hire a sound meter FFS.

Did anyone check the OC benchies? The XFX outstripped the BFG each time when OCed, but without revealing the resulting temps it seems a little meaningless. Still, I suppose you can draw the conclusion that the boards were stable at the quoted speeds so perhaps temp isn't that important. I wouldn't want to bet on it though.

Still, a useful comparison, but I guess I'll probably be going for a PCI-E board next so it's not going to really affect me.

[Snee]

The xfx is supposed to be a pos. Bad quality and high temps, maybe noisy too, gonna go have a look.

There are some good ones from gainward, tho' I hear they didn't do a good job of mounting the heatsinks on quite a lot of the early ones. Insufficient springs to keep them in place and such.

The latest batch should be cool tho'.

EDit: not sure about the noise levels, still looking, but the xfx support is horrible according to a lot of people.

[Monkeee]

o gawd so which one do you guys reccomend?

[Snee]

The very latest ones from gainward, or one of those MSI's.

Haven't heard anything bad about the MSI's at all, but haven't heard much else about them either.

EDit: maybe pete can link to more of those reviews.

[lynx]

Can't comment about the XFX boards with regard to noise, I've got an FX5200 with passive cooling!!!

But I have never had a moment's problem with it and it is well overclocked when running games. I haven't had any problem getting drivers from the XFX site when necessary either.

[Snee]

Can't comment about the XFX boards with regard to noise, I've got an FX5200 with passive cooling!!!

But I have never had a moment's problem with it and it is well overclocked when running games. I haven't had any problem getting drivers from the XFX site when necessary either.
Then there are the blokes at sudhian and elsewhere who'd class xfx as the world's worst brand ever. :lol: Tales of trying to get support and all lines always being busy and whatnot.

The quality complaints I've seen have specifically been about the 6600's and the 6800's, btw. :unsure:

I dunno', I can only refer to what others have said, as I never tried one myself. Still trying to save enough money to buy what I want, which is a gainward, I think.

[Monkeee]

ok nevermind i'm not getting the XFX, have heard a lot of people saying their XFX 6600GT had burned out

[peat moss]

ok nevermind i'm not getting the XFX, have heard a lot of people saying their XFX 6600GT had burned out



What about the Asus card ? What are they bundle with ? like games , programs ? Or Leadtek ?

http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/control.php?cid=3&id=1309&src=3rd

[peat moss]

Game bundle : Like ASUS, eVGA, and MSI, Leadtek has chosen to stick with NVIDIA’s reference clock speeds of 500MHz core/450MHz memory for their WinFast A6600 GT TDH card. All three cards also ship with the conventional DVI/VGA combination as well. Leadtek outfits their card with one of the better game bundles in this roundup by including the DVD version of Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, two popular Ubisoft titles from 2004. Leadtek also bundles a power adapter, DVI adapter, and HDTV output with the WinFast A6600 GT TDH.


Link: http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/nvidia_geforce_6600_gt_agp_roundup/page5.asp

[Monkeee]

hmmm.. maybe i'll just stick with MSI, i hope nothing better comes out >_<

[peat moss]

hmmm.. maybe i'll just stick with MSI, i hope nothing better comes out >_<



Found some bench marks here !

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1714

[Formula1]

Video Card ( $213 ) - EVGA nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Video Card, 128MB GDDR3, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, AGP 8X -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-130-220&depa=0

[Monkeee]

hmmmm... i guess the MSI is the best one to get

[peat moss]

hmmmm... i guess the MSI is the best one to get


Probably a choice , but if like me don't go window shoping after ! :P

[Monkeee]

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2295

i found some reviews for the 6600 cards and thank god i didn't get the MSI yet.... the load temp for MSI went over 90 >_<, definetly going for leadtek

damn these 6600GT are friggin hot...

[Supernatural]

Honestly, you should just get the cheapest one. They're all the same in terms of performance, and isn't that what it's all about? I happen to have the XFX 6600GT AGP, and it runs great. Sure, it gets hot under load. What modern microprocessor doesn't?! It's sitting idle at a comfortable 45C in a 33C ambient case. That's not too bad at all. Don't go by rumors and hearsay. I actually own and use it. I can't account for it's overclockablity. I find OCing anything to be rather pointless and far too dangerous.

[Monkeee]

actually many of people's xfx burned out, i just want to keep mines cool.