What do people recommend? I would prefer to have the XFX as it has shader model 3 but does the X800GTO2 even support Direct X 9C? Gaming will be on 15" monitor so nothing incredibly powerful required but I would like to keep the card for about two years, the X800 series are already quite old arent they?
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XFX 6800GS Extreme Edition of X800GTO2?
- Thread starter Mikey1280
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Both cards will run fine under Direct X 9C.
6800GS - benefit is SM3, but card is more expensive
X800GTO2 (or Powercolor X800GTO16 : essentially same card but Powercolor is cheaper & 16 pipes unlocked) - no SM3 (not really used at present) & either card is cheaper than the GS.
Performance wise all cards are close & on a 15" monitor nothing to be concerned over.
If it was me i would buy the cheapest of those i could find, considering your needs.
6800GS - benefit is SM3, but card is more expensive
X800GTO2 (or Powercolor X800GTO16 : essentially same card but Powercolor is cheaper & 16 pipes unlocked) - no SM3 (not really used at present) & either card is cheaper than the GS.
Performance wise all cards are close & on a 15" monitor nothing to be concerned over.
If it was me i would buy the cheapest of those i could find, considering your needs.
