minor gfx card update

[deamonhunter]

first of all please stick to my choices of the GPUs and please dont tell me new egg got x1950 xtx for 150$ i know and i cant

so the thing is as the title says I'm undergoing a minor gpu update
some guy offered me 50$ for my 6600 and now I'm considering
1-with an extra 38bucks 7600 gs
2-with an extra 62 bucks sapphire hd 2600 pro

I'm just gonna use the card till February next year
so what card gets the best bang for the buck ?? please advise
and thanx in advance

[firyace]

I think the best one is the 7600gs, I don't think the 2600pro will be worth it, but may I ask why do you want to change your card?

[deamonhunter]

Originally Posted by firyace

but may I ask why do you want to change your card?

my current card is 6600 and its pretty much outdated i cant even run dirt at all and i mean at all; even with post processing disabled 6 fps is the best i got
and i started a new job so a little cash is flowing into my pockets

[skoreanime]

If you're going to upgrading your GPU, I'd upgrade your CPU while you're at it. They're both pretty much outdated.

[emwearz]

Which 7600GS is it?

[deamonhunter]

Originally Posted by skoreanime

If you're going to upgrading your GPU, I'd upgrade your CPU while you're at it. They're both pretty much outdated.

my cpu is socket 939 and there r no more of these where i live and just last month core 2 dous hit the shelves only e 6300 with a cost of 250 $
so go figure

please focus on my choices of upgrade 2600 or 7600
the 7600 gs is the ddr2 version generic one (forsa brand)

[Cid Highwind]

I'd probably go for the 2600 Pro, although I have no clue how it directly relates to the 7600, I suppose the newer features make up for it. That is, the HD2600 IS capable of adding to hardware decoding of videos? Unlike the broken HD2900 implementation.

As far as I can see from Toms Hardware's GPU charts, the HD2600XT is a lot faster than the 7600GS, dunno about the Pro though. Considering the image quality the GF7 gave me, I'd pick ATi over it anyway.

[refraction]

id go for the ATi, i presume it will be faster than the 7600GS which to be honest is barely better than your 6600, so if you got that youd really be wasting your money.

[Cheesus]

VGA Charts 2007 | Tom's Hardware

Go for the 2600XT

[RPGW1ZaRD]

Another vote for the ATI.

[skoreanime]

Originally Posted by deamonhunter

my cpu is socket 939 and there r no more of these where i live and just last month core 2 dous hit the shelves only e 6300 with a cost of 250 $
so go figure

please focus on my choices of upgrade 2600 or 7600
the 7600 gs is the ddr2 version generic one (forsa brand)

You can try and find an Opteron 165, or any X2 939 online. There are plenty of them swimming around on Ebay at a good price.

[refraction]

Originally Posted by skoreanime

You can try and find an Opteron 165, or any X2 939 online. There are plenty of them swimming around on Ebay at a good price.

hes already decided on the cpu, obviously he wants a core 2

[ian209]

HD 2600 all the way baby My sis has a 7600GS SLi rig; its fast, but the image quality is noticeably a lot worse than my other rigs - even using a DVI cable.