replacing my video card

[AND_YOU_ARE]

I am thinking of replacing my video card, with this one.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-127-150&depa=1

I currently have a saphire 9800pro, which has been giving me problems, see this

http://www.techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=47577

If no one else has any suggestions to fix the problems, then i think i might have to buy a new card.

If that isnt a good card, please suggest a different one.

Thanks

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

Assuming you reinstalled windows and stuff, the new graphics card will probolly solve the problem

 

[dhw200]

6600 GT is a great card at a great price. however, I would recommend the eVGA models over the MSI models.

Also, if u have PCI-E (which im assuming u dont cuz of the 9800 pro) go for the X800 XL.

 

[AND_YOU_ARE]

Im not goint with ATI until they have a good line of cards again. I had this same problem with a 9600pro and a 9800pro. I dont have pcix. I dont want to get a 6800 because i will be building a new rig in july 06. And plus 400$ is too much right now.

Going back to what dhw200 suggested, stating that evga is better than msi. I found this evga, it has a 900mhz mem speed while msi has a 1000mhz.

6600gt evga
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-130-220&depa=1

6600gt msi
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-127-150&depa=1

6600gt gigabyte
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-125-168&depa=1

The msi has many more reviews than the other two, so it seems like more people have had success with it.

 

[dhw200]

Then in that case, the 6600 GT would prolly be ur best choice.

 

[AND_YOU_ARE]

Which of the three listed above? I am leaning to the msi, any reason not to go with it?

Also when is the next generation of card coming out? In a month or two? Would it be worth it to wait for the netgenerations to come out so prices are lower, and maybe go with the 6800 instead?

 

[dhw200]

m sure other people have opinions about this as well. eVGA has proved time and time again that they built the most reliable, most powerful, and downright most bad-ass cards of the labs that do nvidia stuff. However, wait for some other ideas b4 u make ur purchase.

 

[AND_YOU_ARE]

what other ideas?

 

[phosho510]

yea the evga is the best one out of the 6600gt brands

 

[pc_boy]

I have that and it's a great card so go for it...

by the way, back when i bought it it was $220, then after a couple of weeks it dropped to $170 (that pissed me off) and now it's back around 200, lol