PCI Express x16 and PCI Express x1

[judge john]

don't know to much about the x550 but the 6600GT is defiantly better. unfortunately with most things in life bigger is often better, but that’s not the case here. the 6600GT may only have 128MB compared to the X550's 256MB but the memory of the 6600GT is DDR3 and runs at 1000MHZ. that is twice as quick as the memory of the x550(500MHZ) and as such more than makes up for the difference in size. also the 'core clock' of a 6600GT is quicker meaning it can handle the information at a faster rate. all these things make the 6600GT a far better card and as far as Nvidia cards go you need to be looking at a 6800GT/6800Ultra or a Geforce 7 to get better, and those all cost a lot more money. so don't be fooled by size, speed is more important. another advantage of a Geforce 6 card is they have more modern technology than the x550 allowing it to last longer before it becomes out dated and unsupported by software makers.
and that stuff about the gfx memory having to be the same as the system is false. i assume you may have got it from onboard video cards that use your system memory. but any separate gfx card uses it's own high speed memory. i personally have a 6600GT and can tell you it's a very capable card and certainly gives you some of the best 'bang for your buck', but the price isn't so cheap.

[stevejr]

Thanks, Judge...perhaps you are a lawyer instead of a judge...that was very informative and persuasive !! The info about the card's memory was much needed. Look out...creep, creep, creep!!! gotta go..later ya'll.

[123Mags456]

i cant remember if it was this thread or not that my precious Nvidia 6600 card was being criticised or not. but i ran a benchmark test on battlefield 2 with everything set on high, Nvidea control panel set to High quality and playing on a 64 player server, and i got these results.


Frames: 467
Time (ms) 10252
Min: 41
Max: 50
Avg: 45.552


Are they really that bad? or is that good considering the card was only £90?

[judge john]

well that defiantly should not be happening!!! a 6600 is just not capable of that under any circumstances so there must be another explanation. Firstly some simple questions;
What resolution is it set to?
Any AA?
And is every individual option set to high? Not just the 'high', 'medium', and 'low' option box.
Also the best way to asses the power of a gfx card is with a benchmarking test. this doesn’t always reflect real world situations but should be a good overall indicator of power. here's the best one; http://www.futuremark.com/download/?3dmark05.shtml
see what score that gives you. for reference i have 7977 and looking at your specs you should not be near that.

[123Mags456]

everything is set to high, and its set to the highest res it can go to. ill check out your link tho. thanks

also, the software i used to perform the benchmarking test with was fraps incase u wanted to know