Dual 6600's

Discussion in 'Video Cards, Displays and TV Tuners' started by Exfoliate, Jul 27, 2005.

  1. Exfoliate

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    Check this beast out 6600x2, probably about as good as an X800SE maybe?
     
  2. zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG

    zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG HWF Guitar Freak

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    im not interested unless you can pair up two of those cards on sli still would only have performance little above a 6800GT
     
  3. ninja fetus

    ninja fetus I'm a thugged out gangsta

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  4. Matt555

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    and only OpenGL 1.5
     
  5. Exfoliate

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    Well OpenGL has no real performace degrecrease that I know of and we're talking about 2 6600's on one board for <$250. The specs are a lot better than a singe 6600, though double the price. But I wouldn't buy it myself unless I was feeling creative and weird/stupid.
     
  6. zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG

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    does it require an sli capable rig or not?
     
  7. Exfoliate

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    Shouldn't, it's just one card. It should also be a lot fastet than the 6800GT in SLI, as it's like haveing 4 6600's. I know some people have SLIed their 6600's before, I just don't know about dual core...
     
  8. zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG

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    im expecting less than sli 6800GTs in sli'ed performance like 1 and a half ultras
     
  9. Exfoliate

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    I sort of see what you're getting at...oh well I just thought I'd keep you guys up with the new junk on the Egg.
     
  10. ninja fetus

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    I'd like it if it was SLI
     
  11. zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG

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    true that would really mean much to value imagine dual 7800GTX cards on SLI
     
  12. Exfoliate

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    But then again what's the point if a single 7800GTX plays every game on max settings. By the time we need more oomph they're have the 8000GTX or whatever. I can't imagine SLI being a requirement, more like an insurance.
     
  13. ninja fetus

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    if I had the money, I'd have SLI for fun
     
  14. Matt555

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    yeah there would be no real need for it but you could do it just to say you have, i wouldnt need it as i dont game but if i had lots of money i might, or i might just have a 4 monitor set up or something just to be different :good:
     
  15. zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG

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    but it still makes one hell of a bragging right lol

    and dual 7800GTXs can prob play games on max for next 2-3 years
     
  16. Exfoliate

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    Heh, well I wouldn't count on the 2-3 year thing as that's what people were saying about the 9800Pro being good on Max for 2 years and that hasn't panned out. But yeah really expensive bragging rights would be cool, if you had a ton of cash and your dad appreciated killer hardware:confused:
     
  17. zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG

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    HAHAHA

    poor ex (pat on back)


    well no one has to know about these things, or do they view your account?
     
  18. n0chi

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    instead of dual 7800 gt, get 1 7800 gt and a dual core amd processor... thats also prolly good for 2 years :p hehe who knows...

    maybe we will be into 4X proc. and 4X gpu by then :D
     
  19. Exfoliate

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    Ah, thanks bud:), I have to pay them in cash for whatever I buy then they put it in the bank to compensate for the spending.
     
  20. Big B

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    nVidia has said that the plain 6600's are now SLI okay. I think they came out with that about a month ago or so. From what I can remember off the top of my head, I believe it's simply a driver deal. Of course it'd have to be considering the 6600's don't have the bridge connector on them.
     

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