Nvidia Announces Mid-Level Geforce 6
At Quakecon today, Nvidia announced their mid-level range of Geforce 6 videocards today called the 6600 series. They will run at $149 and $199 price points and have 42 FPS at 1600X1200 in 32-bit color for Doom III. Initial cards will be PCI Express native only, which limits the market for us add-on geeks. The killer feature is these cards is SLI, so later down the line you can add a 2nd card for theoretically double the performance. No word yet if the card requires an extra power connector and a 350W+ power supply like the 6800 series.
If they can get a 6600 out soon that runs on my AGP system without overloading my 300W power supply, this may be the card that replaces my aging ATI 9700. The card is expected to start selling in mid-September.
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