x1600XT vs 6800XT

[Runningkid]

my x700pro arrived for less than 2 weeks and i already got an oppurtunity to upgrade , my friend is building a budget pc and asked if i want to sell myx700pro for 50 quid (i bought it for 55).

so i get a choice with the monee i have.

A x1600XT which has 12 pipelines but only a bus width of 128bit?
or
A 6800XT with only 8 pipelines but has a bus with of 256bit

Also if u can suggestany otehr card withing the price range of 115 it would be great but i want the card to support SM3 , so that means no x800s

 

[Runningkid]

so x1600xt for the win?

and how much improvement will this be from my x700pro?

 

[Runningkid]

can the 6800xt be unlocked?

 

[Runningkid]

ok cheers

 

[Runningkid]

so the 6800XT has more potential to become a better card?

 

[Runningkid]

yea i m tempted towards x1600xt as well, as i play css more than bf2 and i think creators of hl2 uses ati cards.

 

[Runningkid]

i can find a x1600xt for 115 inc vat

 

[Runningkid]

lol, thanks no more x1600xt! just wanna kno can the 6800XT (PCI-E) be unlocked into a 12 pipelines?? or is it only for AGP?

 

[Runningkid]

, so none of the PPCI-E cards can be unlocked?

 

[Runningkid]

just like they replaced x600 with x700?

 

[Runningkid]

so is there ANY 6800 (PCIE) that can be unlocked ?

 

[Runningkid]

ok found this one for 99 pounds including VAT, an albartron 6800 128mb

http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/video/nv41-3.html

will this be better it has 12 pipelines and if i overclock it a little i mite be able to get decent performance out of it

 

[Runningkid]

well tbh i dont really wanna go for any card without sm3 .... so i think i mite go for 6800XT or 6800. but, generally speaking, how far can u overclock a gfx card and how much performance can you gain??

(and do ocuk sell any normal 6800? bcoz i really want to buy from you guys )

and Explicit, SM3 is for lighting, like in hl2 lost coast , it really does look amazing, none of the ATI cards have it except the x1000 series, the 6800GS does support SM3.

 

[Runningkid]

o i c thanks

 

[Runningkid]

i kno *** u mean, i got my new rig built the only thing holding it back is a decent gfx card