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Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:25 am Post subject:
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Greetings everyone,
I just bought an MSI Nvidia NX6600/256 video card to replace my ATI Radeon
9800 pro 128. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!!!!!!
I read all the reviews on neweggs site about it, and, it had nothing but
rave reviews OVER the 6600GT <which had mostly bad reviews>.
Is there something I'm missing here? All the reviews said they had an "out
of the box" improvement over their prior cards, however, my benchmarks in
aquamark3d and 3dmark dropped by like ohhhhhhh 3,000 points yes, that's not
a typo thats threee thousand points. I even tried using the coolbits, and
the overclocking tab in the Nvidia settings windows to no avail......
Is this just a POS compared to the 9800 pro? Am I missing something or doing
something wrong? I have always been an NVidia kinda guy, but jumped ship
with the 9800 pro because it was "the best" back when..... and, I assumed
that the 6600 would at least be a step up from it, especially with 256mb of
memory.
After 5 hours of having the card I'm ready to bite the $27 restocking fee
and return it, and get something different.
Any ideas?
{SFU} Jackyl
MSI K7N2 Delta ILSR
Athlon XP2500
ATI Radeon 9800 pro ------ replaced by MSI NX6600/256 <stupid me>
1gb Geil DDR 3200 DC |
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Spidious
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:25 am Post subject:
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I have not heard of that card. But you might of got a bad one. Are the clock
and memory speeds as stated in the ad ? Use the RivaTuner to see what the
actual settings are. I personally do not like coolbits. RivaTuner seems to
work a lot better and easier..
<jedmister1@stny.rr.com> wrote in message
news:vWW7f.96986$K91.30789@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
| Quote: | Greetings everyone,
I just bought an MSI Nvidia NX6600/256 video card to replace my ATI Radeon
9800 pro 128. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!!!!!!
I read all the reviews on neweggs site about it, and, it had nothing but
rave reviews OVER the 6600GT <which had mostly bad reviews>.
Is there something I'm missing here? All the reviews said they had an "out
of the box" improvement over their prior cards, however, my benchmarks in
aquamark3d and 3dmark dropped by like ohhhhhhh 3,000 points yes, that's
not a typo thats threee thousand points. I even tried using the coolbits,
and the overclocking tab in the Nvidia settings windows to no avail......
Is this just a POS compared to the 9800 pro? Am I missing something or
doing something wrong? I have always been an NVidia kinda guy, but jumped
ship with the 9800 pro because it was "the best" back when..... and, I
assumed that the 6600 would at least be a step up from it, especially with
256mb of memory.
After 5 hours of having the card I'm ready to bite the $27 restocking fee
and return it, and get something different.
Any ideas?
{SFU} Jackyl
MSI K7N2 Delta ILSR
Athlon XP2500
ATI Radeon 9800 pro ------ replaced by MSI NX6600/256 <stupid me
1gb Geil DDR 3200 DC
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Quaestor
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:25 am Post subject:
Re: ~ONE ticked off mofo!!!! |
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jedmister1@stny.rr.com wrote:
| Quote: | Greetings everyone,
I just bought an MSI Nvidia NX6600/256 video card to replace my ATI Radeon
9800 pro 128. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!!!!!!
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MSI stands for NEVER BUY THIS! Shoulda paid attention.
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Godwin is a net-nazi |
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Larry Roberts
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:25 am Post subject:
Re: ~ONE ticked off mofo!!!! |
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On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 02:27:39 GMT, <jedmister1@stny.rr.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Greetings everyone,
I just bought an MSI Nvidia NX6600/256 video card to replace my ATI Radeon
9800 pro 128. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!!!!!!
I read all the reviews on neweggs site about it, and, it had nothing but
rave reviews OVER the 6600GT <which had mostly bad reviews>.
Is there something I'm missing here? All the reviews said they had an "out
of the box" improvement over their prior cards, however, my benchmarks in
aquamark3d and 3dmark dropped by like ohhhhhhh 3,000 points yes, that's not
a typo thats threee thousand points. I even tried using the coolbits, and
the overclocking tab in the Nvidia settings windows to no avail......
Is this just a POS compared to the 9800 pro? Am I missing something or doing
something wrong? I have always been an NVidia kinda guy, but jumped ship
with the 9800 pro because it was "the best" back when..... and, I assumed
that the 6600 would at least be a step up from it, especially with 256mb of
memory.
After 5 hours of having the card I'm ready to bite the $27 restocking fee
and return it, and get something different.
Any ideas?
{SFU} Jackyl
MSI K7N2 Delta ILSR
Athlon XP2500
ATI Radeon 9800 pro ------ replaced by MSI NX6600/256 <stupid me
1gb Geil DDR 3200 DC
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Sounds like you have it backwards. The 6600GT is better than a
standard 6600. Usally the 256MB version is slower than the 128MB. The
reviews about 6600GT beating the 9800 Pro are right, but it's not
enough to be considered an upgrade. The standard 6600 would be a
downgrade from a 9800 Pro.
I'd at least get a standard 6800 (not a 6800LE, or other
crrippled varient) to do better. |
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Augustus
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:25 am Post subject:
Re: ~ONE ticked off mofo!!!! |
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<jedmister1@stny.rr.com> wrote in message
news:vWW7f.96986$K91.30789@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
| Quote: | Greetings everyone,
I just bought an MSI Nvidia NX6600/256 video card to replace my ATI Radeon
9800 pro 128. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!!!!!!
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A straight 6600 isn't really any improvement over a 9800 Pro. A 6600GT is.
You seem to be under the impression that your card is a 6600GT. It isn't.
Here's a bench of your card and the actual MSI 6600GT and a 9800 Pro.
http://www.overclockers.co.nz/ocnz/review.php?id=05vga00gf6600gtmsi00000gf6600gt0406 |
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Smart Feet
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:25 am Post subject:
Re: ~ONE ticked off mofo!!!! |
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jedmister1@stny.rr.com wrote:
| Quote: | Greetings everyone,
I just bought an MSI Nvidia NX6600/256 video card to replace my ATI Radeon
9800 pro 128. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!!!!!!
I read all the reviews on neweggs site about it, and, it had nothing but
rave reviews OVER the 6600GT <which had mostly bad reviews>.
Is there something I'm missing here? All the reviews said they had an "out
of the box" improvement over their prior cards, however, my benchmarks in
aquamark3d and 3dmark dropped by like ohhhhhhh 3,000 points yes, that's not
a typo thats threee thousand points. I even tried using the coolbits, and
the overclocking tab in the Nvidia settings windows to no avail......
Is this just a POS compared to the 9800 pro? Am I missing something or doing
something wrong? I have always been an NVidia kinda guy, but jumped ship
with the 9800 pro because it was "the best" back when..... and, I assumed
that the 6600 would at least be a step up from it, especially with 256mb of
memory.
After 5 hours of having the card I'm ready to bite the $27 restocking fee
and return it, and get something different.
Any ideas?
{SFU} Jackyl
MSI K7N2 Delta ILSR
Athlon XP2500
ATI Radeon 9800 pro ------ replaced by MSI NX6600/256 <stupid me
1gb Geil DDR 3200 DC
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To replace a 9800 Pro you should have gotten a BFG 6800 GT OC.
Oh, and asked here first... <g> |
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Robert Hancock
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:25 am Post subject:
Re: ~ONE ticked off mofo!!!! |
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jedmister1@stny.rr.com wrote:
| Quote: | Greetings everyone,
I just bought an MSI Nvidia NX6600/256 video card to replace my ATI Radeon
9800 pro 128. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!!!!!!
I read all the reviews on neweggs site about it, and, it had nothing but
rave reviews OVER the 6600GT <which had mostly bad reviews>.
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A 6600 is going to be significantly slower than a 6600GT, there's no
getting around it. Who is giving bad reviews to 6600GT cards?
| Quote: | Is there something I'm missing here? All the reviews said they had an "out
of the box" improvement over their prior cards, however, my benchmarks in
aquamark3d and 3dmark dropped by like ohhhhhhh 3,000 points yes, that's not
a typo thats threee thousand points. I even tried using the coolbits, and
the overclocking tab in the Nvidia settings windows to no avail......
Is this just a POS compared to the 9800 pro? Am I missing something or doing
something wrong? I have always been an NVidia kinda guy, but jumped ship
with the 9800 pro because it was "the best" back when..... and, I assumed
that the 6600 would at least be a step up from it, especially with 256mb of
memory.
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Slower cards often come with more RAM, often as a marketing gimmick -
since the required RAM is slower, it doesn't cost as much to inflate the
RAM. It's not really going to improve performance much.
| Quote: | After 5 hours of having the card I'm ready to bite the $27 restocking fee
and return it, and get something different.
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Sounds like a plan to me..
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Robert Hancock Saskatoon, SK, Canada
To email, remove "nospam" from hancockr@nospamshaw.ca
Home Page: http://www.roberthancock.com/ |
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Geoff
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:07 am Post subject:
Re: ~ONE ticked off mofo!!!! |
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<jedmister1@stny.rr.com> wrote in message
news:vWW7f.96986$K91.30789@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
| Quote: | Greetings everyone,
I just bought an MSI Nvidia NX6600/256 video card to replace my ATI Radeon
9800 pro 128. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!!!!!!
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hang on, let me get this right, you bought a 6600 to replace your 9800 pro ?
lol
maybe next time you should do your own research instead of listening to
poeple say, oh yes this is a brilliant piece of hardware, buy one now ! |
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Conor
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:53 pm Post subject:
Re: ~ONE ticked off mofo!!!! |
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In article <vWW7f.96986$K91.30789@twister.nyroc.rr.com>, says...
| Quote: | Greetings everyone,
I just bought an MSI Nvidia NX6600/256 video card to replace my ATI Radeon
9800 pro 128. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!!!!!!
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It will be, dickhead. You bought a 6600, not a 6600GT. It's about 2/3
of the speed.
| Quote: | I read all the reviews on neweggs site about it, and, it had nothing but
rave reviews OVER the 6600GT <which had mostly bad reviews>.
Is there something I'm missing here?
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Yeah, two letters G T.
| Quote: | All the reviews said they had an "out
of the box" improvement over their prior cards, however, my benchmarks in
aquamark3d and 3dmark dropped by like ohhhhhhh 3,000 points yes, that's not
a typo thats threee thousand points. I even tried using the coolbits, and
the overclocking tab in the Nvidia settings windows to no avail......
Is this just a POS compared to the 9800 pro? Am I missing something or doing
something wrong? I have always been an NVidia kinda guy, but jumped ship
with the 9800 pro because it was "the best" back when..... and, I assumed
that the 6600 would at least be a step up from it, especially with 256mb of
memory.
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You assumed wrong.
| Quote: | After 5 hours of having the card I'm ready to bite the $27 restocking fee
and return it, and get something different.
Any ideas?
BUY A FUCKING 6600GT. You read the reviews of the GT then went and |
bought a plain 6600. That's about as clever as reading reviews of a
9800 Pro then going and buying a 9800SE and complaining that it isn't
as quick.
--
Conor
"You're not married, you haven't got a girlfriend and you've never seen
Star Trek? Good Lord!" - Patrick Stewart, Extras. |
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Spidious
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:57 am Post subject:
Re: ~ONE ticked off mofo!!!! |
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I now am the proud owner of a 6600GT..
One thing to say
WOW
The scores I have managed to get on 3DMark03 absolutely blew away my 9800XT
9800XT was 4078
and the
6600GT was 8315 ! http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=4361128
<jedmister1@stny.rr.com> wrote in message
news:vWW7f.96986$K91.30789@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
| Quote: | Greetings everyone,
I just bought an MSI Nvidia NX6600/256 video card to replace my ATI Radeon
9800 pro 128. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!!!!!!
I read all the reviews on neweggs site about it, and, it had nothing but
rave reviews OVER the 6600GT <which had mostly bad reviews>.
Is there something I'm missing here? All the reviews said they had an "out
of the box" improvement over their prior cards, however, my benchmarks in
aquamark3d and 3dmark dropped by like ohhhhhhh 3,000 points yes, that's
not a typo thats threee thousand points. I even tried using the coolbits,
and the overclocking tab in the Nvidia settings windows to no avail......
Is this just a POS compared to the 9800 pro? Am I missing something or
doing something wrong? I have always been an NVidia kinda guy, but jumped
ship with the 9800 pro because it was "the best" back when..... and, I
assumed that the 6600 would at least be a step up from it, especially with
256mb of memory.
After 5 hours of having the card I'm ready to bite the $27 restocking fee
and return it, and get something different.
Any ideas?
{SFU} Jackyl
MSI K7N2 Delta ILSR
Athlon XP2500
ATI Radeon 9800 pro ------ replaced by MSI NX6600/256 <stupid me
1gb Geil DDR 3200 DC
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Augustus
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 8:26 am Post subject:
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"Spidious" <lfdorries@hnootsmpaaiml.com> wrote in message
news:zMV8f.524054$xm3.23321@attbi_s21...
You must have had one of the slowest 9800XT's around. My 9800 Pro would do
6150 at XT clockings on a stock Barton 3200. |
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Spidious
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:05 pm Post subject:
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I think one of the reason it was slower is that it was a counterfeit one I
bought off of EBay ! Finally got my money back from PayPal. and got the
6600GT. Another reason I think the score is lower, I have a lot of other
programs running at the same time. currently 42 processes on at this time..
UGGG
Think I will cancel them all and get a true score...
"Augustus" <augustus@wrtt.net> wrote in message
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"Spidious" <lfdorries@hnootsmpaaiml.com> wrote in message
news:zMV8f.524054$xm3.23321@attbi_s21...
I now am the proud owner of a 6600GT..
One thing to say
WOW
The scores I have managed to get on 3DMark03 absolutely blew away my
9800XT
9800XT was 4078
and the
6600GT was 8315 ! http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=4361128
You must have had one of the slowest 9800XT's around. My 9800 Pro would do
6150 at XT clockings on a stock Barton 3200.
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vellu
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:01 pm Post subject:
Re: ~ONE ticked off mofo!!!! |
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Spidious kirjoitti:
| Quote: | I think one of the reason it was slower is that it was a counterfeit one I
bought off of EBay ! Finally got my money back from PayPal. and got the
6600GT. Another reason I think the score is lower, I have a lot of other
programs running at the same time. currently 42 processes on at this time..
UGGG
Think I will cancel them all and get a true score...
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42 doesn't sound that bad. Mine is around there right after boot, and
apart from one or two all are necessary for everyday use
(firewall/antivirus/spyware services, couple of monitoring/diagnostic
type programs on top of basic windows services and drivers) which are
always running no matter what I do. So why not benchmark with them on
and get a "real life" score. Of course, the best possible score is
achieved with turning some of them of. But to me that's not important;
who cares what the performance can be at that state, when the computer
is never running in that state. |
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Geoff
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Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:09 pm Post subject:
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you mean one of these pieces of crap?
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-RADEON-9800-XT-256-MB-DDR-128-BIT-9800XT-SAVE-SHIP_W0QQitemZ8714352333QQcategoryZ40158QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
so called 9800XT
with 128bit memory, ebay garbarge....
"Spidious" <lfdorries@hnootsmpaaiml.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I think one of the reason it was slower is that it was a counterfeit one I
bought off of EBay ! Finally got my money back from PayPal. and got the
6600GT. Another reason I think the score is lower, I have a lot of other
programs running at the same time. currently 42 processes on at this time..
UGGG
Think I will cancel them all and get a true score...
You must have had one of the slowest 9800XT's around. My 9800 Pro would
do 6150 at XT clockings on a stock Barton 3200.
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Larry Roberts
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Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:27 am Post subject:
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On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:09:15 -0000, "Geoff" <fooooooool@hotmail.com>
wrote:
It looks to be a 9600Pro/XT maybe. I wonder if the ATI drivers
see it as a 9800XT? |
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