GeForce 6600 vs GeForce 7300GS
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:06 am
My motherboard has packed in so it's time to upgrade. I'm choosing between two ASUS boards, both of which require a PCI-e graphics card. Since my A8V Deluxe takes AGP, it's time for a new video card as well.
The two passively-cooled ones available from my preferred vendor are these:
AOpen GeForce 6600 128 MB – £79
Gainward 7883 GeForce 7300GS 256 MB – £55
I don't play games so don't really need to worry about fps or anything like that. I do overclock the bus, so might that be an issue to consider? Do PCI-e cards need to be frequency locked in the same way as PCI cards do?
Is AOpen a more reliable cardmaker than Gainward? I ask as I'm curious as to what makes a 256 MB card cheaper than a 128 MB one.
Thanks
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The two passively-cooled ones available from my preferred vendor are these:
AOpen GeForce 6600 128 MB – £79
Gainward 7883 GeForce 7300GS 256 MB – £55
I don't play games so don't really need to worry about fps or anything like that. I do overclock the bus, so might that be an issue to consider? Do PCI-e cards need to be frequency locked in the same way as PCI cards do?
Is AOpen a more reliable cardmaker than Gainward? I ask as I'm curious as to what makes a 256 MB card cheaper than a 128 MB one.
Thanks
Cams