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GeForce 6600 Announced

by Maarten Goldstein, Aug 12, 2004 7:03am PDT

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NVidia today announced the GeForce 6600 series, which will include a regular version of that chipset along with a GT version. Both these cards are considerably more affordable than the 6800 cards, with the regular 6600 card setting you back $149 while the GT version will be $199. Though the press release mentions they'll have awesome performance in DOOM 3, that of course remains to be seen. There's a benchmark-less preview on Tech Report.

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will the Memory bus width (bits) of 128 kill the performance of the 6600's a bit?

Aug 12, 2004 8:42am PDT

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will the Memory bus width (bits) of 128 kill the performance of the 6600's a bit? : lingo
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  With only 8 pipes, a 128bit bus is probably a good fit. The 16 pipe Ultra ang GT cards have 256bit. Loo... : Freon
  - there's never overkill in regards to memory bandwidth... : tommysgun
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    The people who bought the 128bit version of Sapphire's 9800pro would disagree : MrMethane
    - If an 8 pipe 6600 is limited by a 128bit bus, then wouldn't a 6800 16 pipe be limited by a 256bit bus? W... : Freon

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it's funny how most people in the Q3 community wont play Q3 with less than a constant 125 FPS.

Aug 13, 2004 6:39am PDT

it's funny how most people in the Q3 community wont play Q3 with less than a constant 125 FPS. : clan ass

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8 pipeline:/ affordable yes! meanwhile ATI answers the 6800 ultra with the new xt 800 xt:/ 16 pipes for a whopping $700.00
available at www.pcsforeveryone.com

when will it ever be enough? LoL

Aug 12, 2004 11:06am PDT

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8 pipeline:/ affordable yes! meanwhile ATI answers the 6800 ultra with the new xt 800 xt:/ 16 pipes for a... : deucy
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- Wow. Remember to vote with your wallet, peoples. : project13
- I think that's just an overpriced x800 xt. : Kerath
- Yes, it is an overpriced XT PE. Not a new card. : rantor490
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  meh, those guys always overprice their stuff because they're right next to Cambridgeside. : the archvile
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    waaay overprice wtf:/ I didn't think ATI had an 16 pipeline card out yet.. my 9800 will be just fine i... : deucy
    - What's with the :/ : Bob422
  - Prolly jacked the price due to the tax holiday too. : PsychoBoyJack

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According to this page http://www.overclockers.com.au/image.php?pic=articles/299494/03.jpg it looks like the GT will run DooM3 at 56FPSeither at

10x7 High 32bit 4xAA 8xAF,

or

16x12 High 32bit.

Full PDF linked on this page. http://www.overclockers.com.au/article.php?id=299494

Aug 12, 2004 3:57pm PDT

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According to this page http://www.overclockers.com.au/image.php?pic=articles/299494/03.jpg it looks like : capt tripps
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  is there any reason to believe that? if so.. i am buying one : lodit
  - The numbers are from the nvidia pdf. I don't think they would lie. Your milage may vary based on your c... : capt tripps

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PCI express - what a waste of time that is. :-)

Who wants to swap textures to and from video card memory anyways.

Aug 12, 2004 11:29am PDT

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PCI express - what a waste of time that is. :-) Who wants to swap textures to and from video card memo... : Rapid 99
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  remember you said that when it's the only form factor available next year. : Old_Fart
  - I will, Ill remember it as being another method by which people are forced to upgrade. : Rapid 99
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    AGP will linger on the market for another 18 monthes easy. : kevp
    - just who do you thinke you are, buster? : rasputinreborn

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From the Tech Report article:

Both cards can get by with a single-slot cooler, which is especially impressive for the 500MHz 6600 GT.

Mainstream cards not requiring two slots is "impressive"? No, no it's not. Here's to hoping nVidia doesn't decide all its customers have an extra slot they feel like wasting because of their ridiculous cooling systems.

Aug 12, 2004 8:43am PDT

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From the Tech Report article: Both cards can get by with a single-slot cooler, which is especially imp : SpiderMonkey
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  How many game machines have all the slots occupied anyway? I'm willing to speculate that anyone who woul... : Sludgehead
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    Yeah, but what about us SFF owners? I absolutely love my SN41G2V2B, If ati can get their high-end offerin... : Subarushian
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      Who would want an ATI card in their PC?! (just kidding) I'm not familiar with SFF PC's but I thought the ... : Sludgehead
      
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      The PCI slot is on the other side of the AGP slot. The side of the case is what's stopping SFF owners (my... : SpiderMonkey
      
      Yes but the 6600 is a single slot card. I only mentioned the 6800 because of it features Nvidia's patent... : Sludgehead

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Also a preview on HardOCP.

This looks interesting - I might get one if its faster than my 9700 Pro. Need that AGP though

Aug 12, 2004 2:24pm PDT

Also a preview on HardOCP. This looks interesting - I might get one if its faster than my 9700 Pro. Ne... : aznboysix

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Haha, making them like candy bars.

Aug 12, 2004 12:58pm PDT

Haha, making them like candy bars. : Leroy Da Playa

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yea, offering only pci express is outrageous. It kills the budget aspect of the 6600.

Aug 12, 2004 8:08am PDT

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yea, offering only pci express is outrageous. It kills the budget aspect of the 6600. : miketd
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i would think these cards were meant to run in SLI.......

Aug 12, 2004 10:43am PDT

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  is it possible to SLI 2 256Mb cards to enable the Ultra high quality mode in Doom3? : Piotyr
  - I would think no, because each GPU needs the textures loaded locally into its own memory. So every textu... : Snifter_42

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Will the 6600 GT be faster than the 9800 XT ?

Aug 12, 2004 11:00am PDT

Will the 6600 GT be faster than the 9800 XT ? : mystikal

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Hopefully they see the light and bridge these cards to AGP very soon. Plenty of people with the 2500+ Barton / ATI 9600 special that are choking in parts of Doom 3.

Aug 12, 2004 8:02am PDT

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Hopefully they see the light and bridge these cards to AGP very soon. Plenty of people with the 2500+ Ba... : the archvile
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- signed, sir. AGP request seconded : Downforce

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it's annoying that they're announcing another new card when most people can't even get their hands on a 6800 GT/Ultra very easily. (which should be out in full force by May/June)

Aug 12, 2004 9:31am PDT

it's annoying that they're announcing another new card when most people can't even get their hands on a 6... : hlkjdsg