eVGA e-GeForce 6600 GT Graphics Card

Good performer for the dollar; card for the budget gamer

Strengths: Inexpensive compared to other 6600 GT, good performance, play most modern games at decent FPS.

Weakness: Hot, louder fan, overshadowed by GeForce 7600 line, AGP phasing out

A decent card for light or budget-minded gamers. Fan noiser than I would prefer. No software were bundle but the price is usually less than comparable 6600 GTs. PCWORLD rates as the lowest 6600 GT performance wise. The new 7600 makes this card less attractive for price/performance ratio.

By bengance - May 23, 2006

The eVGA 6600 GT video card is...

Strengths: Good video performance, HDTV outputs, great value

Weakness: Loud fan on video card

The eVGA 6600 GT video card is solidly built and gives great gaming performance. It is a great bang for the dollar card. Also, eVGA seems to be a great company with excellent customer support. The one thing that is annoying about this card though is the loud, tiny fan on the video card. Unfortunately, this seems to be a problem with pretty much all the nVidia 6600GT video cards out there in the...
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The eVGA 6600 GT video card is solidly built and gives great gaming performance. It is a great bang for the dollar card. Also, eVGA seems to be a great company with excellent customer support.

The one thing that is annoying about this card though is the loud, tiny fan on the video card. Unfortunately, this seems to be a problem with pretty much all the nVidia 6600GT video cards out there in the market. I was able to alleviate some of the problem by using a software fan control for the 6600GT. This allowed the system to rev down the fan either based on temperature or when I was not playing 3D games.

By esit - Jun 10, 2005

Unlike my older ATI 9600XT card,...

Strengths: Price vs. performance, HDTV output

Weakness: Runs hot, requires additional power connector

Unlike my older ATI 9600XT card, this card is able to recognize my Hitchi rear-projection HDTV, and produce a nice 1080i image. With the latest drivers from Nvidia, it is even possible to get rid of the overscan effect, so that the entire desktop can be visible on the screen. Half-Life2 also plays better than with my ATI 9600XT card, but I can still not enable all of the HL2 graphics features. I...
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Unlike my older ATI 9600XT card, this card is able to recognize my Hitchi rear-projection HDTV, and produce a nice 1080i image. With the latest drivers from Nvidia, it is even possible to get rid of the overscan effect, so that the entire desktop can be visible on the screen.

Half-Life2 also plays better than with my ATI 9600XT card, but I can still not enable all of the HL2 graphics features. I guess a much more expensive video card would be needed for that.

One disadvantage seems to be that it makes my computer hotter. Not surprising, though, since it requires an extra power connector. Don't forget to connect it. If you forget, the software will report that the power supply is not supplying sufficient power, which is somewhat misleading.

By klemets - May 30, 2005

I am pleased with this card. I...

Strengths: Better than the last line of cards for a decent price.

Weakness: Not the greatest card or the greatest price, and also needs a power molex.

I am pleased with this card. I upgraded from a geforce 4 ti 4200 and this card is a lot faster. This card isn't much behind the top end cards in most games today so it's probably the most bang for your $. Worth spending a little extra instead of getting a geforce 5xxx card or radeon 9xxx card since it is the newest technology.

By siatucka - Mar 22, 2005

Very Happy with Card

Strengths: This card is adequate. With a good processor, it can handle anything on the market. I bought mine shortly after they came out. As with all nVidia products, easy to OC. Cool Doom3 picture on hsf.

Weakness: It's probably not the best value out there in terms of performance/money (but fairly close..)

If you can't afford the $300+ cards, this is a great option. I can OC mine from 500/900 to approx 550/1000 and it still runs completely stable (3572 3DMark05). Oh, and just for the record, when I put this card in, I had to add another case fan--it does generate a lot of heat. The reason for only 4 stars--if you can afford the bigger cards, I would recommend you get them so that you can run...
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If you can't afford the $300+ cards, this is a great option. I can OC mine from 500/900 to approx 550/1000 and it still runs completely stable (3572 3DMark05). Oh, and just for the record, when I put this card in, I had to add another case fan--it does generate a lot of heat. The reason for only 4 stars--if you can afford the bigger cards, I would recommend you get them so that you can run tomorrow's games without having to upgrade again.
My system:
Athlon XP @ 2.5Ghz (200*12.5)
eVGA 6600GT (549/997)
512MB PC3200
WD 80GB HDD * 2
3 Case fans, Tt Silent Tower

By FormerFirebirdOwner - Apr 4, 2005