Personal Opinions on 6800's ?
Was wondering if anyone had any personal tested experience or opinions they could share about the new line of NVIDIA cards, the 6800's.
I don't want to get into an ATI > NVIDIA or NVIDIA > ATI battle as I simply don't care which is "better". I have always used NVIDIA cards and have never had problems, thus I personally am interested in getting the new NVIDIA card and not the new ATI line of cards.
I've been looking around and it appears there are 3 versions of the 6800. The 6800 128 meg regular, The 6800 Ultra (which appears to be 128 megs as well), and the 6800 GT which seems to be the only one with 256 megs from what I've seen.
Obviously I would like to get the 256 version as I was reading an article recently about Doom 3 in PCGamer and it appears having a 256 meg card will allow you to run all textures at high rez which is obviously a nice touch.
I guess my question is, does anyone here have a 6800 yet? ANd if so how is the performance on it? I am scared to shell out $400+ on a video card thinking it will show me the world, only to get it and have it not improve my FPS's by much. FYI I'm currently running a Geforce 4Ti4200 which has proven a great card over the years. Bought it for $140 I think a few years ago and it's still able to play FarCry with quite high settings and run smooth.
Here is the card inparticular I am currently considering:
http://www.futurepowerpc.com/scripts/details.asp?PRDCODE=VCPN-G6800GAPB
What I found strange is that I can only find ONE card on newegg of the 6800 with 256 megs. I always prefer using Newegg to other sites. But I find it strange they only have 1 card to choose from. Looking on pricewatch I've found tons, which is where I've found the above link.
Any insights would be much appreciated. I'm planning on making the purchase within the next few weeks.
I don't want to get into an ATI > NVIDIA or NVIDIA > ATI battle as I simply don't care which is "better". I have always used NVIDIA cards and have never had problems, thus I personally am interested in getting the new NVIDIA card and not the new ATI line of cards.
I've been looking around and it appears there are 3 versions of the 6800. The 6800 128 meg regular, The 6800 Ultra (which appears to be 128 megs as well), and the 6800 GT which seems to be the only one with 256 megs from what I've seen.
Obviously I would like to get the 256 version as I was reading an article recently about Doom 3 in PCGamer and it appears having a 256 meg card will allow you to run all textures at high rez which is obviously a nice touch.
I guess my question is, does anyone here have a 6800 yet? ANd if so how is the performance on it? I am scared to shell out $400+ on a video card thinking it will show me the world, only to get it and have it not improve my FPS's by much. FYI I'm currently running a Geforce 4Ti4200 which has proven a great card over the years. Bought it for $140 I think a few years ago and it's still able to play FarCry with quite high settings and run smooth.
Here is the card inparticular I am currently considering:
http://www.futurepowerpc.com/scripts/details.asp?PRDCODE=VCPN-G6800GAPB
What I found strange is that I can only find ONE card on newegg of the 6800 with 256 megs. I always prefer using Newegg to other sites. But I find it strange they only have 1 card to choose from. Looking on pricewatch I've found tons, which is where I've found the above link.
Any insights would be much appreciated. I'm planning on making the purchase within the next few weeks.
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you can softmod a 6800 into a 6800GT
I have a 5900
It has gotten good reviews from the few sites I've checked. So it definately looks like the best bang for the buck. It's currently going for only $399.00 at BEST BUY believe it or not, which is an awesome price. Unfortunately it is out of stock, and I can't seem to find it anywhere else where it is in stock either.
I guess I will just wait until it gets back in stock at either best buy or another retailer online. It definately seems like the best bang for the buck though.
i hate living in the middle of no-where. how long has the 6800 been out? (not exactly, but like few weeks, 1-2 months, half a year kind of thing)
I like the new line of nVidia cards over the ati cards since they come with pixel shader 3.0 unlike ati and its just a bad ass card!
Now I'm just rambling, so you can ignore this post.