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MSI GeForce 6600 NX6600-VTD256 Video Card (256MB, AGP 8X, DVI, 2D/3D w/ VIVO)

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  • Outstanding software and cables
  • Cons
  • Modest performance scores
  • Performance: Poor: 48
  • Features: Fair: 69
  • Design: Good: 78
Find out how these scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.
Performance
Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768)38.88
Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing)29.8
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200)20.82
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing)15.41
Doom 3 (1024 by 768)60.8
Doom 3 (1024 by 768, antialiasing)30.5
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200)32
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing)14.4
Far Cry (1024 by 768)60.64
Far Cry (1024 by 768, antialiasing)14.81
Far Cry (1600 by 1200)31.07
Far Cry (1600 by 1200, antialiasing)14.81
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768)58.8
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing)37.77
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200)30.1
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing)18.6
Halo (1024 by 768)64.03
Halo (1600 by 1200)31.84
Quake 4 (1024 by 768)47
Quake 4 (1024 by 768, antialiasing)28.3
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200)22.7
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing)12.9
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768)30
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768, antialiasing)21.51
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200)16.45
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200, antialiasing)10.82
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768)80.38
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768, antialiasing)63.52
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200)55.47
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing)31.03
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User Reviews for MSI GeForce 6600 NX6600-VTD256 Video Card (256MB, AGP 8X, DVI, 2D/3D w/ VIVO)

  • Reviewed by: kenanr

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: nice video card

    Weaknesses: fan somewhat noisy

    Overall Evaluation: I can play most games on a medium quality setting, and would recommend this card to anyone that needs a card in this price range. I personally prefer the higher end ati's myself, but this is a great card for the price. Doom 3 and HL2 still run, but not at the level that an intense gamer may desire. This card is really a pretty good card. Be careful, as it may overheat if you touch the very fragile heatsink. The CD that is provided does not have any drivers on it, the drivers must be downloaded online. With the standard stock settings, I got 3481 on 3dmark05. I'm pretty happy with this card nonetheless.

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