6800 Gt

tommy · August 15th, 2004

With all the different companys making this card is there one that sticks out from the crowd or are they about the same but different bundles, i.e Gainward, Leadtek, Point of view and Msi to name a few.
Thanks for any replies in this matter

tommy

**Electronic Punk** · August 15th, 2004

Honestly not mate, the only difference you might find are the default clocks are different.

**LeeJend** · August 16th, 2004

The quality of customer support and the quality of manufacturing varies widely.

The only major variation in the design will be the cooling solution. How effective, how heavy and how noisy. Most vendors go with the "Nvidia reference design" and at most will mess with the heatsink and fan. Some may vary the card layout a little also. A few will use faster RAM chips for better reliability (and overclocking potential).

Check forums for people bitching about support or failed cards on any brand you are seriously looking at.

**Mubbers** · August 16th, 2004

BFG get good write ups

Grier · August 23rd, 2004

If you're going by what you get in bundles, I'd recommend MSI. Ordered my GT there and you would get 17 games with it. Memorable ones being XIII, Splinter Cell:Pandora Tomorrow, Prince of persia 3D, URU (a myst game

rob not tempting for most. or anyone actually,) DX:Invisible War, IL2 Sturmovik, Commandos 3, Black Hawk Down, JOint Operations Typhoon rising amd Beach Life. The rest are less mainstream straegies like Praetorians. It also has a nifty fan speed slider (could be common...I just found it fun to play with) Also there's a oc prog right along with it.

with 2100+ xp, 512MB RAM and some crappy generic MB, I recieved 8000+ in 3D mark 03.

Anyway, there's a bit of info for you mate, a review sort of if that floats your boat.

762x51 · August 23rd, 2004

eVGA. Great customer service, their own discussion forums, step up program, Far Cry bundled in the box.

**Electronic Punk** · August 23rd, 2004

XFX get good write ups too, bottom line: do any get bad writeups ?

**Sazar** · August 23rd, 2004

there are a coupla minor annoyances like the stickers from the companies peeling off and being sucked into the fans and killed the cards.. (at least 3 people on nvnews who recently got nv40's had this happen so others have been removing their stickers)

generally other than that most of the cards follow the reference design so there should be no issues with QC...

**Electronic Punk** · August 23rd, 2004

Hadn't heard that one

**Sazar** · August 23rd, 2004

yah its an odd issue...

mainly when the sellers are just slapping their own stickers on top of the nvidia one and selling it.. with the heat generated the bond breaks and they peel right off...

corse it depends how cheap the sticking jobbie was...

but if you have checked the sticker on the hsf and it seems fine... thats ace... other than that you really should have no problems...

the general fails for the high-end cards from both ati and nvidia @ the moment are centered around the fans...

**Electronic Punk** · August 23rd, 2004

Ahh ok, thought you might have meant the one on the fan
The POV card ahs the nvidia default.

**Sazar** · August 23rd, 2004

yah i meant the sticker on the heatsink...

its not a big issue though... obviously since most haven't heard of it lol and is not card specific...

**Tuffgong4** · August 24th, 2004

eVGA and BFG...I own an evga 6800GT and have nothing but good times with it except some stuttering in UT2004 but I don't think that the card is the problem

the other company I was going to go for is BFG tech because they come factory overclocked and have a true lifetime warranty and great customer support

**ZeroHour** · August 25th, 2004

Originally Posted by Grier

If you're going by what you get in bundles, I'd recommend MSI. Ordered my GT there and you would get 17 games with it. Memorable ones being XIII, Splinter Cell:Pandora Tomorrow, Prince of persia 3D, URU (a myst gamerob not tempting for most. or anyone actually,) DX:Invisible War, IL2 Sturmovik, Commandos 3, Black Hawk Down, JOint Operations Typhoon rising amd Beach Life. The rest are less mainstream straegies like Praetorians.

Whats its spec? 256mb of ram? how much? where from?
Me thinking of getting one

**Terrahertz** · August 30th, 2004

BFG gets the thumbs up

cryogenic · August 31st, 2004

Well, HardOCP managed to get a 6800GT OC from BFG up to around Ultra speeds, so that card is nothing to sneeze at. Good luck finding one though. I haven't seen any in stock yet. I haven't looked that hard, but it does seem to be in fairly short supply.

**Tuffgong4** · August 31st, 2004

newegg.com has the eVGA 6800 GT in stock today...but don't know how long it will last

MargaritaIce · September 2nd, 2004

One thing to consider is if you have a watercooled computer BFG has some cards with the watercooling already built in. Personally, I skipped on that and just bought a normal PNY 6800GT, once someone (Koolance) builds a watercooling block then I will just install it myself. I have a Koolance watercooled case, and the video card isnt connected to it right now.. They wanted $650.00 for a watercooled 6800 Ultra.

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tommy OSNN Member Joined: January 2004 Location: Salisbury. England Posts: 189 Reputation: 30 Power: 104	6800 Gt With all the different companys making this card is there one that sticks out from the crowd or are they about the same but different bundles, i.e Gainward, Leadtek, Point of view and Msi to name a few. Thanks for any replies in this matter tommy Athlon 64 3800 : Asus A8v Deluxe : 2x512meg corsair XMS XL PRO : Maxtor 120gb : nvidia 6800 Ultra OC

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LeeJend OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2003 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 5,261 Reputation: 3386 Power: 199	The quality of customer support and the quality of manufacturing varies widely. The only major variation in the design will be the cooling solution. How effective, how heavy and how noisy. Most vendors go with the "Nvidia reference design" and at most will mess with the heatsink and fan. Some may vary the card layout a little also. A few will use faster RAM chips for better reliability (and overclocking potential). Check forums for people bitching about support or failed cards on any brand you are seriously looking at. Thought for the new millenium: In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and Gates? - Open Office - Firefox - Thunderbird - Gimp -Ubuntu - Red Hat -

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Grier OSNN Junior Addict Joined: August 2004 Posts: 5 Reputation: 0 Power: 95	If you're going by what you get in bundles, I'd recommend MSI. Ordered my GT there and you would get 17 games with it. Memorable ones being XIII, Splinter Cell:Pandora Tomorrow, Prince of persia 3D, URU (a myst gamerob not tempting for most. or anyone actually,) DX:Invisible War, IL2 Sturmovik, Commandos 3, Black Hawk Down, JOint Operations Typhoon rising amd Beach Life. The rest are less mainstream straegies like Praetorians. It also has a nifty fan speed slider (could be common...I just found it fun to play with) Also there's a oc prog right along with it. with 2100+ xp, 512MB RAM and some crappy generic MB, I recieved 8000+ in 3D mark 03. Anyway, there's a bit of info for you mate, a review sort of if that floats your boat.

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Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	there are a coupla minor annoyances like the stickers from the companies peeling off and being sucked into the fans and killed the cards.. (at least 3 people on nvnews who recently got nv40's had this happen so others have been removing their stickers) generally other than that most of the cards follow the reference design so there should be no issues with QC... Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	yah its an odd issue... mainly when the sellers are just slapping their own stickers on top of the nvidia one and selling it.. with the heat generated the bond breaks and they peel right off... corse it depends how cheap the sticking jobbie was... but if you have checked the sticker on the hsf and it seems fine... thats ace... other than that you really should have no problems... the general fails for the high-end cards from both ati and nvidia @ the moment are centered around the fans... Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,510 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 349	Honestly not mate, the only difference you might find are the default clocks are different.

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Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,510 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 349	Ahh ok, thought you might have meant the one on the fan The POV card ahs the nvidia default.

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Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	yah i meant the sticker on the heatsink... its not a big issue though... obviously since most haven't heard of it lol and is not card specific... Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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ZeroHour ho3 ho3 ho3 Joined: March 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,112 Reputation: 1032 Power: 121	Originally Posted by Grier If you're going by what you get in bundles, I'd recommend MSI. Ordered my GT there and you would get 17 games with it. Memorable ones being XIII, Splinter Cell:Pandora Tomorrow, Prince of persia 3D, URU (a myst gamerob not tempting for most. or anyone actually,) DX:Invisible War, IL2 Sturmovik, Commandos 3, Black Hawk Down, JOint Operations Typhoon rising amd Beach Life. The rest are less mainstream straegies like Praetorians. Whats its spec? 256mb of ram? how much? where from? Me thinking of getting one <Z> EduGeek.net -The I.T. professionals' life line

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MargaritaIce GOD Joined: January 2004 Location: Dallas Posts: 28 Reputation: 0 Power: 102	One thing to consider is if you have a watercooled computer BFG has some cards with the watercooling already built in. Personally, I skipped on that and just bought a normal PNY 6800GT, once someone (Koolance) builds a watercooling block then I will just install it myself. I have a Koolance watercooled case, and the video card isnt connected to it right now.. They wanted $650.00 for a watercooled 6800 Ultra. AMD64 3400 2.0 Gigs PC4000 Corsair XMS Pro Dual Channel (2) x 80 Gig HD on RAID 0 w/ 16 Meg Cache SB Audigy2 GeForce 6800 GT 52x LG CD-Burner Samsung DVD-ROM Logitech Mx1000 Laser Mouse Klipsch 5.1 Ultra 22" Sony CRT Koolance Watercooled w/ UV dye & (4) Blacklights Ultra X-Connect 500w PSU Exterior PaintJob from artist for Metallica