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Reviews: Value Graphics Boards
EVGA eGeForce 6600
Chip Set: nVidia GeForce 6600 • Bus: PCI Express • TV Tuner: No • Installed RAM (MB): 256 • Performance Word Score: Fair • Price When Reviewed: $110
EVGA eGeForce 6600 (Front)
EVGA eGeForce 6600 (Front)
66.6 Fair
Last updated
July 07, 2006
Test Center
Pros
  • Affordable price
Cons
  • So-so performance
Pricing: Inexpensive: $110 (7/7/2006)
Performance: Fair: 60
Features: Poor: 56
Design: Good: 79
Pricing
Inexpensive: $110  
Performance
Fair: 60  
PC World Tests (Results measured in frames per second)
Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768) 32.28 
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200) 18.82 
Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 23.7 
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 12.52 
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768) 42.2 
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200) 21.23 
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 27.4 
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 12.83 
Quake 4 (1024 by 768) 38.9 
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200) 18.4 
Quake 4 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 21.57 
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 9.2 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768) 21.61 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200) 11.97 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 15.25 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 7.4 
Doom 3 (1024 by 768) 48.03 
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200) 24.77 
Doom 3 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 22.7 
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 9.97 
Far Cry (1024 by 768) 47.3 
Far Cry (1600 by 1200) 23.28 
Far Cry (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 9.81 
Far Cry (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 9.81 
Halo (1024 by 768) 52.93 
Halo (1600 by 1200) 26.21 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768) 76.19 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200) 44.45 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 50.95 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 22.89 
Features
Poor: 56  
General
Bus PCI Express 
Chip Set nVidia GeForce 6600 
Installed RAM (MB) 256 
RAM Type DDR 
RAM Speed (MHz) 500 
Processor Speed (MHz) 300 
Ports
DVI-Out
Primary Ports DVI-out, 15-pin VGA-out 
Composite-Video-In No 
Composite-Video-Out No 
S-Video-In No 
S-Video-Out Yes 
Component Video No 
Audio Input No 
Audio Output No 
Other
TV Tuner No 
SLI/Crossfire Support Yes 
Slots Occupied
Windows XP x64 Driver Yes 
Included Hardware DVI-to-VGA adapter, S-Video cable 
Included Software Driver CD 
Labor Warranty (years) Lifetime 
Parts Warranty (years) Lifetime 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Design
Good: 79  

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