XFX 6800GS or HIS X800XL?
Hi again all,
To go with the new LCD that I am planning to buy near the end of this month, I thought that I could also do with a new AGP graphics card to upgrade my current 9800 Pro. :)
I don't really want to go the socket 939 route just yet (system spec on the left), so I am looking for a half-decent AGP card to tide me over until the A64 platform has matured a bit more (when dual-core becomes cheap :lol:)
I've got it down to two cards, one ATI and one nVidia and I don't know what to pick (price difference between the two is negligible):
XFX GeForce 6800 GS Extreme Edition 256MB (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/6800_Series.html)
and
HIS Radeon X800 XL (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/X800_Series.html)
How do these two stack up against each other? I am kind of leaning towards the 6800GS Extreme but is there a clear winner? (I mainly play FEAR/UT03/HL2 and others).
Thanks for any input into this tough decision!
Watch out - XFX AGP extreme not shipping yet
I ordered a XFX extreme from Komplett, received yesturday and its not the extreme version but the vanilla. This is a known problem with a packaging mix-up. Look here http://www.xfxforce.com/forums/threa...rt=15&tstart=0 . It appears from the product number on the Scan site (PV-T40B-UDF3) that this is a mere standard card in an exteme box. The real extreme cards have (PV-T40B-UDD7) model number but apparently haven't left the factory yet. Fantastic