300$ Comp

[Kdar]

OK... So which one is better?

6600, 7300GS or 7300GT?

I also think I will go with just 512 stick, if what he can get another 512 later on.

 

[Meithan]

A 6600 (non-GT) will beat a 7300GS, but is matched by a 7300GT. Essentially:

7300GT ~ 6600 > 7300GS

I'm basing this comparison on the cards' pipelines, texture units, memory bus width and core/memory clocks.

With the exact cards you posted, I'm inclining towards the 6600, but I'm not really convinced. You could also look for a discount (open-box for instance) 6600GT, that's a bit better than both the 7300GT and the 6600.

Edit: also, if you're looking the ATI way, roughly equivalent cards are the X1300Pro, X1300XT and X1600Pro. Both the X1300XT and X1600Pro have 12 pixel pipelines, so they're probably faster than a 6600GT.

So in the great scheme of things it would look like:

X1600Pro ~ X1300XT > 6600GT > X1300 > 7300GT ~ 6600 > 7300GS

All based on reference values. This is a generalization; ultimately it will depend on the particular cards specs, since many manufacturers sell cards with better settings than the reference card. People are more than welcome to refute me.

 

[maroon1]

Some websites say that X1300XT and X1600Pro has 12 pixel pipelines but thats wrong

X1300XT, X1600Pro, X1650pro and X1600xt have 4 pixel pipelines but they can do 3 shaders per each pixel pipeline

OK... So which one is better?

6600, 7300GS or 7300GT?

I also think I will go with just 512 stick, if what he can get another 512 later on.

The 7300GT that I posted is 64bit version, so it has very low memory bandwidth. So, I really can't tell you which is better the 6600 or 7300GT. But I 'm very sure that both of them are better than 7300GS and X550.

Anyway I would go with 6600 because it is cheaper than 7300GT

A 6600 (non-GT) will beat a 7300GS, but is matched by a 7300GT. Essentially:

7300GT ~ 6600 > 7300GS

The 7300GT (128bit version) is better than 6600, and also the GDDR3 version of 7300GT is better than 6600GT

Edit: also, if you're looking the ATI way, roughly equivalent cards are the X1300Pro, X1300XT and X1600Pro. Both the X1300XT and X1600Pro have 12 pixel pipelines, so they're probably faster than a 6600GT.

X1600Pro ~ X1300XT > 6600GT > X1300 > 7300GT ~ 6600 > 7300GS

The 6600GT in some benchmarks can even beat the X1600xt in some games, so I don't think that X1600pro can beat 6600GT.


Thats more correct
7300GT (GDDR3) > X1600Pro ~ X1300XT ~ 6600GT > 7300GT >6600 >7300GS

 

[UA_Iron]

thats a Mini-ATX case and a full ATX mobo - that might be a problem

 

[UA_Iron]

I personally hate ECS mobos, never had good luck with the low end skt939 ones.

COOLER MASTER Centurion Micro ATX 380W PS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811119089


Open Box: BIOSTAR TForce6100-939 Socket 939
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813138264R
(I know its open box, but its such a bargain for what it is)

Albatron PC6600Q GeForce 6600 256MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814170071

G.SKILL 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231046

just some other suggestions

 

[Meithan]

Thanks for your corrections, maroon1. I didn't know the 7300GT (GDDR3) was that good. But I wasn't so far off, was I?