What videocard to buy??
 

Howdy,


What's the best card at this moment? Let's say the x800xt and the 6800 ultra are too expensive, so I have to choose between the x800pro and the 6800 GT.

However, these cards seem to be equally good if you look at the benchmarks?

So, what to buy?


Thanks

Corax

6800 gt should be a bit more powerful in doom3 and opengl based games... however, ati could bring out enhancing new drivers that would equal it.
I think they're both pretty great cards...

both are great, although I tend to lean towards the 6800GT which offers more future proof features

yes the 6800 has shader model 3.0
but again ati released shader model 2.0b
think the difference is between the games where they are optimize for.

Aha, now that's what I call some nice replies! (the main reason for not posting it on SG:p)

Thanks!

Same here, both are great, but I'd slightly prefer the 6800GT. Way better OpenGL / Linux drivers, a bit more futureproof and dual DVI for l33t dual TFT owners. :)

Downside is it draws an huge amount of power, but luckely only while under load.

Buy an X800PRO ViVo and flash it to X800XT PE (success rate = 90-95%).

I'f you're able to wait a month, i should take a GeForce 6600 GT (about €220)

that card seems to offer quite a bit of value if we can believe the press releases. Better wait for some hands-on experiences though before drawing a final conclusion. ATI is working on a mid-end card also, so this ain't over :)