Comment Re:Affordable? It's just $249 vs $266. (Score 1) 321
GeForce 6800 GS - $209 at newegg. So $50-$60 cheaper. Yes big deal. For $40 more than a 6600 GT, you get a 50% increase in performance. Again big deal.
I'm not one of those who play games at 1600x1200 or even care if the game has uber-photorealistic effects as long as its a good game. When I build systems for myself and others, I recomend spending no more than 20% of the cost of the current top end CPU and 30% of the top end graphics, assuming they are going to play 3D games. Thats around $200 for the processor and $180 for the graphics card. Yea, you're not going to win the "my framerate is bigger than yours" contest but you will have a system that performs reasonably well with games for the next 2 years.
I'm not one of those who play games at 1600x1200 or even care if the game has uber-photorealistic effects as long as its a good game. When I build systems for myself and others, I recomend spending no more than 20% of the cost of the current top end CPU and 30% of the top end graphics, assuming they are going to play 3D games. Thats around $200 for the processor and $180 for the graphics card. Yea, you're not going to win the "my framerate is bigger than yours" contest but you will have a system that performs reasonably well with games for the next 2 years.
