Video Card Upgrade

[cv6vb10]

I'm looking to upgrade my video card and have settled on these two partly because they have the 2 DVI inputs I need. I'm hoping to get better performance when running MS Flight Simulator 2004 at 1600x1200 resolution.

One card is 256Mb and the other is 128Mb. All things being equal, which card would be more likely to give better performance? I've been reading various other posts suggesting more memory is not necessarily better.

Also, will the upgrade from my current Asus Ti 4200 128Mb even really be worth it?

Thanks :)


XFX PVT43KUDF3 Geforce 6600 256MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card

Core clock: 300MHz
DirectX: DirectX 9
DVI: 2
Memory Clock: 500MHz
Memory Interface: 128-bit
OpenGL: OpenGL 1.5
PixelPipelines: 8
Tuner: None
TV-Out: S-Video Out
VIVO: No

Model #: PVT43KUDF3
Item #: N82E16814150086

Or

XFX PVT43ANDF3 Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card

DirectX: DirectX 9
DVI: 2
Memory Clock: 1000MHz
Memory Interface: 128-bit
OpenGL: OpenGL 1.5
PixelPipelines: 8
RAMDAC: 400 MHz
Tuner: None
TV-Out: S-Video Out
VIVO: No

Model #: PVT43ANDF3
Item #: N82E16814150089

[Mr.Ferrari]

Go with the gt. The 6600 migh thave 256mb but only 128bit. So it can only support up to 128mb. And the 6600gt has better specs. Go with da gt.

[gtucker329]

Go with the gt. The 6600 migh thave 256mb but only 128bit. So it can only support up to 128mb. And the 6600gt has better specs. Go with da gt.

I agree. The clock speed on the 6600GT is higher as well. The GT will perform much better than the 6600.

[cv6vb10]

Thanks for the replies. :)

I am now looking at these 2 video cards.

Any thoughts regarding which is the better cost/performance value is appreciated.

BFG Tech BFGR6600GTOC Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail

Core clock: 525MHz
DirectX: DirectX 9
DVI: 2
Memory Clock: 1050MHz
Memory Interface: 128-bit
OpenGL: OpenGL 1.5
PixelPipelines: 8
Tuner: None
TV-Out: HDTV Out
VIVO: No

Model #: BFGR6600GTOC



BFG Tech BFGR68256GSOC Geforce 6800GS 256MB GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail

Core clock: 370MHz
D-SUB: 1
DirectX: DirectX 9
DVI: 1
Memory Clock: 1050MHz
Memory Interface: 256-bit
OpenGL: OpenGL
PixelPipelines: 12
TV-Out: S-Video Out
VIVO: No

Model #: BFGR68256GSOC

[arthur666]

If you like to crank up the anti-aliasing when you game, go for the 6800GS. The extra pipelines should make a big difference.