[Pc_Support] GeForce 6200 and DDR bus width -- WAS: PNY GeForce 6600GT for $139 shipped - $40 rebate ...

[Richard Jobity]

Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> Jason Boxman wrote:
> 
>>From my experiences with a crippled ATI 9600 SE (was 64-bit versus 128-bit
>>for non SE version) I would say a resounding yes for 3D.  The memory clock
>>speed and bandwidth is more important than the GPU speed even.  64/128 is a
>>big jump.  I don't know about 256 though.
> 
> 
> William Warren wrote:
> 
>>yes 128 to 256 is a good jump as well.  #d is all about memory bandwidth 
>>and higher clocked memory is one portion..a fat pipe to and from memory 
>>is the other part..:)
> 
> 
> Yes, I should have pointed out that nVidia does _not_ enforce any width
> requirement on the GeForce 6200.  It's not uncommon to not only see 64-
> bit DDR, but even a trace-lowering 32-bit DDR!  Try to strive to find a
> 128-bit DDR version, although the 64-bit versions are commonplace (with
> the 32-bit typically only being the measly 16MiB 6200TC models).
> 
> I've been spoiled with running GeForce 6800GT to 7800GTX models for the
> last 15+ months.  ;-ppp  Before that I was using GeForce4 Ti models.
> 
> Totally skipped the GeForce FX 5xxx series for good reason.  ;->
> 
> 

Ah.

Thanks for the clarification.

It makes sense.  The 128 bit 6200s are hard to get, though.  Even with 
the 64-bit bus, it still makes a great upgrade for a Geforce FX 5200. 
*spit*  That card is absolutely woeful.  I've seen benches that put it 
faster than the ATI 5500s.

The 6600s I've seen locally go for twice the price of the 6200s.  (I'm 
not in the US and Newegg.com doesn't take international credit cards, so 
I'm out of luck there)

Seems that my best bet is to see what the hardcore gamers in my area are 
selling off.   Still faster than what the stores are selling.



-rj