Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT Express Graphics Card

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Mary

Okay, I went to Best Buy and purchased this card at 199.00 with a instant
rebate of 20.00. An hour later they said that card was not the right
connection type and substituted another one which I thought was another
Express one. I had them do the installation too.

When I got home, I noticed that the box was NOT an Exrpress one. It was a
GeForce 6600.

Should I take this card back and complain?

Thanks
Mary
 
Do you mean you expected a PCI express graphics card but got an AGP graphics
card? They would fit the type suitable for your motherboard. What
motherboard do you have? Although there are a few MBs that take both AGP and
PCI express they are few and far between. Have a look on the reciept they
gave you and see what they charged you for.
 
Thanks...... it is AGP. I do have a AMD Athlon 64 processor...3400+....2.40
GHz, 1.00 gb of ram.

For the express card, they deducted 179.99 and charged me 176.99 for the AGP
one plus 34.00 installation.

It sounds like that is the correct one, right? I am sure I paid top dollar
but I was afraid to do it myself.

Thanks
Mary
 
Its sounds about right. I haven't checked the price of cards you should
check that for yourself but they credited you with 179.99 for the pci
express and only charged 176.99 for the AGP version which seems ok. Whether
they overchraged for the card itself you would need to see how much they
cost in your part of the world.
 
Your original post mentions a 6600GT and you received a 6600???
I would also check to see if you were charged for a
6600GT....................or a 6600
There is quite a bit of difference in the performance of theses 2 cards not
to mention price.
peter
 
Is the express and the 6600 one of the same. I do have the AGP but the
express would not fit in my computer. I did notice a big difference in
price but thought the 6600 was my only option with the type of motherboard
that I have. Now I am wondering if I should go back to Best Buy and see
if they can order the express for my type of motherboard? Anyone know.

Tks
 
Most likely the first was a PCI-E -card (PCI Express x16, the newer gfx card
standard). It will not fit in an AGP-slot (the older standard).
Then comes the possible difference of nVidia 6600GT or (if there's such an
animal, haven't heard) 6600Express...


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Motherboards have video slots in 2 formats...AGP and PCI-E(other wise known
as PCI Express)
both cards 6600GT and 6600 come in both formats to fit either slot.
You needed a card to fit the AGP slot...you still had the choice of a 6600GT
or a 6600 Video card.
The 6600GT is a little more expensive but it also is a much better card.
The 6600 is less expensive but it also is the lesser of the 2
Which one you actually received determines how much you should have paid.
The Box that the video card was in plainly states which card is in the box.
The serial number of the card is needed for registration which will also
tell you which card you received.
peter
 
Okay, now I get it. BB gave me the cheaper 6600 because they did not have
the GT for the AGP slot. The express was on sale for 179.00 .....the
regular price being 200.00. Since they did not have the GT one for my AGP
slot, they gave me the 6600 video card which was the regular price of
178.00......so I got a few cents back. They never said one word about the
GT being a better card and I certainly did not know.

I am going to talk to them tomorrow about this but they will probably tell
me that only the express was on sale???.....not the AGP ones if in fact they
carry those.....I don't know.

I am learning a lot here. Thanks so much.

Mary
 
Before Xmas I bought a 6600GT for $160.00..........Canadian Dollars.
Now with newer cards out the price should be down..........not up.
BestBuy is not the best place to buy
peter
 
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