X800 XT or Geforce 6800 Ultra?

[KidDynamite]

http://www.bfgtech.com/6800.html For any Spec info on the BFG 6800U

[Bic-B@ll]

fucking hell, this poll has been a tie every other vote

[Izuno]

does it have dual dvi outputs?

yes

[Mazy]

Hmmmm, I thought the X800 cards supported 9.0c as well.

Hmmm, I donno, I just dont feel that good about nvidia's stuff anymore hmmm

Hmmmmmm

[CrazyMAC]

im not keen on NV any more either =\

[madcow]

gamecube is powered by ati..the choice should be obvious

[CrazyMAC]

what is the world powered by?

DELL!!!!!?

[Mazy]

Btw, Im also considering getting a P4 (AMD has always been the obvious choice for me, since I consider Intel's pricing to be fucking insane), but is there really all that much difference between the best AMD out today, and the best Intel?

Anyway, Ive always been happy with AMD, but Im just wondering what you guys think

[KidDynamite]

Personally i've always gone Intel, mainly because i can get them cheap through a friend. I will agree Intel's prices are high. If i had to work off a tighter budget i would more then likely go with AMD.

TAKE THE RED PILL!~~~

[JynxDaddy]

omg mazy be an ati fanboy with me Im getting my first ati card soon 9600xt .... shutup im poor.

Listen to madcow, he is a wise sage of the tilde.

[Izuno]

omg mazy be an ati fanboy with me Im getting my first ati card soon 9600xt .... shutup im poor.

9600xt is a pretty good value card...i think you can get the 256 mb version for under $175 now. i think you'll be ok for most of the next gen engine based games like hl2/d3/stalker/bf2

you know, it would be great if there was a universal guide to what how each card fairs with each new game engine, especially for those on a budget who want something good but can't drop 5 bills on a 6800 or X800.

[Duff-e]

new benchmarks released by hardocp/nvidia were released today and its showing that the 6800 "regular" beat out the optimized x800 xt-pe (the suffix's are getting retarded) by about 20%. I would take the results with a grain of salt though considering you're getting your facts from the company that is being paid by nvidia to promote it. then again...many people all along have been saying the 6800 will be and is the card that will win back nvidia the lead in the enthusiasts eyes (much like when the 9700 stole the lead from nvidia when it was against the geforce 4 ti4600).

personally, i wouldnt base my purchase on this because theres really no way you could refute the results, since the game isnt public. i dont think hardocp would put their reputation on the line by releasing false results either though....so its kind of up in the air

http://www2.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjQyLDU=

no matter what decision you make, im sure both cards will far surpass your expectations as far as performance is concerned....but it might be another case of 9700 pro vs ti 4600 in the long run :\

(edit: if its an overall review of pretty much every graphics card you've ever heard of then toms hardware has answered your prayers - http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphi ... index.html - .....of course the latest and greatest arent listed here, but its a crazily great reference for everything from pretty much the last 4 years)

[zaphod]

dunno if someone already posted this but they just released a bunch of doom3 benchmarks http://www2.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjQy

[KidDynamite]

Wow very interesting, thanks for the post Zaphod, i've made a more solid decision now hehe. I'd say go for either i'm sure you should be able to get the performance or close to it, out of either card for the most part.

[Duff-e]

but i said....he said....you said what i......SON OF A BITCH STOLE MY THUNDER