6600GT Next-gen performance

Nymins · Mar 8, 2006, 06:19 PM

I have recently ordered a Gigabyte 6600GT PCI-E 128mb, and i am wondering how it will perform for next gen games. Keep in mind that i only have a 15" monitor so i cant go any higher than 1024 x 768. I have looked at many reviews and benchmarks of this particular 6600GT and it handles the current generation of games easily (except for maybe FEAR on max and COD2 on max, but many people cant handle this).

So i am asking if anyone knows how this will cope in next gen games.

BTW: I am upgrading from a Xpress 200 intergrated GPU (if it matters).

Cheers for your replies

- Nymins

fobis · Mar 8, 2006, 11:09 PM

Next-gen games, I'm not so sure. It'll probably play 'em all, but only at lower resolutions and settings. But this generation, it'll still play just fine, but maybe not at the absolute highest.
Good luck with your new card (and by the way, your upgrade will show HUGE leaps in performance, just make sure you clean out your ATi drivers properly using the Catalyst Uninstaller from ATi and DriverCleaner Pro from here).

Nymins · Mar 9, 2006, 03:25 PM

Ok. Thanks for the driver cleaning advice. Didn't really know what to do with them.

Ogimos · Mar 11, 2006, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nymins

Ok. Thanks for the driver cleaning advice. Didn't really know what to do with them.

I see you have 512MB Ram, to advice you (if i may) to upgrade to minimal 1 GB of ram,
especialy for newer games, i have the same Graph card as as you and it gives me a good
performance boost.

Btw i upgraded to 2 gig of Ram and BF2 doesn't stutter anymore, wich it did with 1 Gig of Ram ,Runnin Win XP Home SP2

Friendly greetings Ogimos

Nymins · Mar 11, 2006, 04:46 PM

yea i was thinking of the same thing. most games like FEAR and especialyl BF2 need at least 1GB of ram to run at a constantly good frame rate. I may invest in some cheapish PC3200 ram after i get the card.

huichosalas · Mar 24, 2006, 12:14 AM

i have a nx 6600 gt, and cant make it run Counter strike source...
i having this error:
AppName: hl2.exe AppVer: 0.0.0.0 ModName: unknown
ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 00000000

is 128 agp

thnx.......

Mar 8, 2006, 06:19 PM	#1
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	6600GT Next-gen performance I have recently ordered a Gigabyte 6600GT PCI-E 128mb, and i am wondering how it will perform for next gen games. Keep in mind that i only have a 15" monitor so i cant go any higher than 1024 x 768. I have looked at many reviews and benchmarks of this particular 6600GT and it handles the current generation of games easily (except for maybe FEAR on max and COD2 on max, but many people cant handle this). So i am asking if anyone knows how this will cope in next gen games. BTW: I am upgrading from a Xpress 200 intergrated GPU (if it matters). Cheers for your replies - Nymins __________________ Pc 1 (Dell Dim 2400): P4 2.8ghz\| 512mb ram\| Geforce FX 5200\| 160gb 7200rpm hard drive\| 17" Flat Screen Monitor Pc 2 (Custom PC): Athlon 64 3000+\| 1GB ram\| Gigabyte 6600GT 128mb PCI-E \| 80gb hdd\| 15" Flat screen monitor Pc 3 (HP d530 SFF): P4 2.8ghz\| 1GB ram\| Integrated gfx\| 40gb Hdd\| 17" Flat screen monitor

Mar 8, 2006, 11:09 PM	#2
fobis DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 716 Rep Power: 51	Next-gen games, I'm not so sure. It'll probably play 'em all, but only at lower resolutions and settings. But this generation, it'll still play just fine, but maybe not at the absolute highest. Good luck with your new card (and by the way, your upgrade will show HUGE leaps in performance, just make sure you clean out your ATi drivers properly using the Catalyst Uninstaller from ATi and DriverCleaner Pro from here). __________________ MacBook Pro Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.4 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz 2GB DDR2-677 ATi Mobility Radeon X1600 256MB 120GB 7200RPM SATA HDD

Mar 9, 2006, 03:25 PM	Thread Starter #3
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	Ok. Thanks for the driver cleaning advice. Didn't really know what to do with them. __________________ Pc 1 (Dell Dim 2400): P4 2.8ghz\| 512mb ram\| Geforce FX 5200\| 160gb 7200rpm hard drive\| 17" Flat Screen Monitor Pc 2 (Custom PC): Athlon 64 3000+\| 1GB ram\| Gigabyte 6600GT 128mb PCI-E \| 80gb hdd\| 15" Flat screen monitor Pc 3 (HP d530 SFF): P4 2.8ghz\| 1GB ram\| Integrated gfx\| 40gb Hdd\| 17" Flat screen monitor

Mar 11, 2006, 04:46 PM	Thread Starter #5
Nymins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 0	yea i was thinking of the same thing. most games like FEAR and especialyl BF2 need at least 1GB of ram to run at a constantly good frame rate. I may invest in some cheapish PC3200 ram after i get the card. __________________ Pc 1 (Dell Dim 2400): P4 2.8ghz\| 512mb ram\| Geforce FX 5200\| 160gb 7200rpm hard drive\| 17" Flat Screen Monitor Pc 2 (Custom PC): Athlon 64 3000+\| 1GB ram\| Gigabyte 6600GT 128mb PCI-E \| 80gb hdd\| 15" Flat screen monitor Pc 3 (HP d530 SFF): P4 2.8ghz\| 1GB ram\| Integrated gfx\| 40gb Hdd\| 17" Flat screen monitor

Mar 24, 2006, 12:14 AM	#6
huichosalas DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	i have a nx 6600 gt, and cant make it run Counter strike source... i having this error: AppName: hl2.exe AppVer: 0.0.0.0 ModName: unknown ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 00000000 is 128 agp thnx.......