6800 128MB or 6600GT 256MB?

I work collegue has asked me to choose a new gfx card for him.

He like those games where you controll loads of warriors and stuff like that. He's got a reasonably fast PC and will soon have 1GB of RAM. He's also got a budget 17" TFT.

I'm stuck between recommending the 6800/6800LE with 128MB or a 6600GT with 256MB. I'm swaying towards the 6800 but thought I'd se what you guys thought.

Which will give him the most bang for his buck?

Thanks.

 

Same choice I had... go with a 6800... 256bit bus and extra pipes... faster card overall...

 

6800, purely on the fact it might unlock.

 

yea the 6800 is a better card. Even if he wants a 6600GT don't bother with the 256mb version. It won't perform any better than the 128mb version and is a complete waste of money.

 

I recently got an Asus V9999 6800 vanilla, unlocked to 16x1 and 6vs from the standard 12x1 and 5vs. Also clocks to 355 core, 890 ram.

 

6800 it is, I'll let him know.

Thanks for the help.