6800GT ..waste of money!!!

[trickson]

what a complete waste of good money this investment was $400.00 bucks down the toilet!!! this is hands down the WORST video card ever !! while the graphics are ok the heat issue and lack of O/C'ing room (none at all) not to mention that this is the 3 rd one due to the things burnning up that I have ever had the missfortune to own!! I WILL NEVER STRAY FROM ATI EVER EVER EVER EVER AGAIN .NVIDIA YOU SUCK ASS !!!!!! :bang head :bang head

[Crana]

Maybe you have really bad air flow issues

[{PMS}fishy]

Maybe you have really bad air flow issues

Probally.

My 6800GT and 6800U are the best cards that I have owned. Sure they run hot, and don't O/C well on stock cooling. Thats why there are other heatsinks out there.

You can't expect the world from a stock 6800GT, but it sure beats anything that ATI has offered for the same price.

[KHF]

Probally.

My 6800GT and 6800U are the best cards that I have owned. Sure they run hot, and don't O/C well on stock cooling. Thats why there are other heatsinks out there.

You can't expect the world from a stock 6800GT, but it sure beats anything that ATI has offered for the same price.
Agree!
I've owned three 6800GTs, one is gainward 6800GT GS, one is gainward 6800GT GLH and leadtek 6800GT PCI-E..they OC well and not heat.

but ATI X800XL is a good choice aswell.

[stang8118]

Honestly the chance of getting 3 bum cards is pretty darn rare.... Sounds to me like it is something you are doing wrong...

[G0DZILLA]

Agreed.

[sipherblade]

I would agree too as to I have 2 6800 gts a pny and a leadtek(currently being rma'd to newegg) it just died on me the pny on the other hand is fine I think the heatsink on my leadtek was bent slightly not allowing good contact.

[stang8118]

Can you explain to us what exactly you are doing when you install these cards? Also what kind of case venilation do you have? Are you h20 cooled, air? How many case fans do you have? What kind of PSU?

[Ad Rock]

You can't expect the world from a stock 6800GT, but it sure beats anything that ATI has offered for the same price.

Ok Fishy I propose a duel once I get my Dually system up and running. I say we clock our CPU's to the same speeds and see who can win the 3dmark battle. Your 6800GT or my x800pro. I would be willing to bet that my x800pro will take the crown :D.

[mgoode]

I 'd like to see that showdown. Shouldn't the 6800gt beat a x800pro 16 pipes to 12 and all that?

[ShaftedTwice]

I'd say that you just did something wrong, there is no way that could happen three times in a row.

[{PMS}fishy]

Ok Fishy I propose a duel once I get my Dually system up and running. I say we clock our CPU's to the same speeds and see who can win the 3dmark battle. Your 6800GT or my x800pro. I would be willing to bet that my x800pro will take the crown :D.

No can do. All I have now is an Ultra :D

Ill still take you on, and I will crush that x800pro.

[trickson]

that is what I had thought too but I guess that it is just BAD luck with Nvidia cards on my part . here is what I have it in and don't tell me there is not enough air flow there are more FAN's in here than in most casees in the world .. look,
http://img123.exs.cx/img123/6460/pictback1pa.jpg

http://img200.exs.cx/img200/9347/pict00143hx.jpg

http://img232.exs.cx/img232/2928/pictsideice1bx.jpg

http://img232.exs.cx/img232/3281/pictside26ew.jpg
soon to be a cross flow installed here!!!

http://img231.exs.cx/img231/2848/pict00080mx.jpg

this is a CMSTACKER so far 2 120mm fans 2 80 and 2 more on HSF not to mention the 4 that are on the 2 PSU's .
this is just a crapy ass card no one should have let them put out a heater like that ! terable quality and BAD workmanship is all I can say !! none of then go one Mhz over there stock speed and they all heat up way too much too! what a pile of garbage . my only regret is not getting the X850 when I was going to and opted for this pile!! well I learned a valuable leason here , NEVER BUY A nVidia card NEVER!!!

[trickson]

No can do. All I have now is an Ultra :D

Ill still take you on, and I will crush that x800pro.

I would put cash on it that that X800 pro would O/C better and smoke that Ultra and I do mean by the time your card was done it would be SMOKIN and on fire ! :argue:

[PCGUY112887]

Looks like a BFG card you have there, has great stock cooling.

Apparentelly your doing something wrong. Did you install the drivers correctelly? Use any type of driver cleaner before you installed the new drivers? What drivers do you have installed?

Personally I have a BFG 6800 (not GT), and I can O/C up to 400/975 with the stock cooler.
O yeah, and that speed is with all 16 pipes and shaders enabled, and hacked firmware.

[_l4st_chanC3__]

that is what I had thought too but I guess that it is just BAD luck with Nvidia cards on my part . here is what I have it in and don't tell me there is not enough air flow there are more FAN's in here than in most casees in the world .. look,
http://img123.exs.cx/img123/6460/pictback1pa.jpg

http://img200.exs.cx/img200/9347/pict00143hx.jpg

http://img232.exs.cx/img232/2928/pictsideice1bx.jpg

http://img232.exs.cx/img232/3281/pictside26ew.jpg
soon to be a cross flow installed here!!!

http://img231.exs.cx/img231/2848/pict00080mx.jpg

this is a CMSTACKER so far 2 120mm fans 2 80 and 2 more on HSF not to mention the 4 that are on the 2 PSU's .
this is just a crapy ass card no one should have let them put out a heater like that ! terable quality and BAD workmanship is all I can say !! none of then go one Mhz over there stock speed and they all heat up way too much too! what a pile of garbage . my only regret is not getting the X850 when I was going to and opted for this pile!! well I learned a valuable leason here , NEVER BUY A nVidia card NEVER!!!

Thermaltake, ugh . . . well your first mistake was the Tt cooler on your cpu but nevermind that. wtf is that thing under the card, some kind of PCI Fan or something? I don't even have that and I have the same case as you but I don't have problems with overheating . . . try reseating the heatsink with some AS5(try not to put it on the memory chips if you must) and let it run for about a day or so. BFG claims that they now use AS5 on all their cards but they don't, trust me. Also you could look at getting an aftermarket heatsink, such as a Zalman. The stock 'heatpipe' cooler on that thing is trash anyway. Sorry to hear about your bad experience. The 6800GT is still probably the best price vs. performance card out there in my opinion, even compared to an X800 Pro.

[SolidxSnake]

wanna get a shot of the WHOLE case without a side panel?? i wanna see your wiring

[Silversinksam]

He seems to want to rant and rave, as he has been griping and moaning in another thread like this (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?p=3585870#post3585870) one.

He doesn't seem to want any help and I suspect it is user error in one way or another that is the root of his problems.

[trickson]

He seems to want to rant and rave, as he has been griping and moaning in another thread like this (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?p=3585870#post3585870) one.

He doesn't seem to want any help and I suspect it is user error in one way or another that is the root of his problems.
call it what you will but I have a friend in NEW MEXICO that bought one and had the same thing happen to him . I maybe ranting but when I spend 400 bucks for some thing I do not expect the dam thing to OVERHEAT and fail !!! call me old fasioned but I want my product to last and not have heat problems . I just think that BFG should be recalling there crapy card and giving the consurmer that pays for thies cards a new HSF setup to solve the problem , my friend had 2 of them do the same thing now he is back on his ATI 9800 pro he will NEVER buy another nVidia card again!! so call it what you will I feel riped off that is all.. and I have done every thing posibale to the extent of removing the side panel the dust had to be cleaned daily .. call it what you will this is no joke I think if they recall cars for a $20.00 dallor part then they should recall a $400.00 dallor video card !! that is all!

[diehrd]

Ya I have followed the rants,I would suspect something other then 3 bad cards,And look at other issues.It could be you expect to much from the card ? I have yet to her ya complain about speed or picture quality ?

Also heat is an issue but the thermal abilities of the 6800 series cards is quite impressive.I have yet to have an issue with my heat on a stock heat sink and the BFG sinks do cool the GPU pretty well.Ramno but GPU ya.

Also it would help a lot if you said my 6800GT is hitting 120c in games or something to show others your issue is more then a rant or a means to flame on nVidia.

[Jarod]

NEVER BUY A nVidia card NEVER!!!
i could have told you that, but getting one for free is ok right? (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=377317)

[{PMS}fishy]

So, Does living in one part of the country make your video cards die faster? I don't see how thats important. Im sure its not 100 deg. in your house, so thats really a moot point.

2 People and 5 dead video cards seems like a lot to me. One of the two of you, or both of you is doing somehting seriously wrong. It really takes a lot to kill one of these cards. they can run up to around 115c before they even throttle. Try that with a R350/360. Heck crimedog has a 6800 that he knocked parts off of, and it still works, these are some of the toughest cards that I have seen.

[{PMS}fishy]

i could have told you that, but getting one for free is ok right? (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=377317)

Can we try to keep the train on the tracks?

[Westline]

Does your friend in New Mexico have A/C? If he does, maybe he should think about using it. LOL ;)

I think you went wrong somewhere. What is your Ambient Case Temperature?

My friend has a 6800 and he says it is the best card he has ever owned.

[trickson]

ok the 2 other cards I had returned both fryed YES in FLAMES ! smoke and the such they were way past the 120c mark . ok I will calm this down by saying this that the card I have now is fine no problems but it is not to take away from the facts that 2 cards fryed ! and I do like the graphics of this card and it is faster than my 9800 pro , still it is some thing that now seems to be just fine I am mearly stating that if one spends that kinda cash one should be able to expect more than having to visit the store for a replacment right? I say recall them all and get some real cooling on them ! that is some thing that realy should be done . I am a gammer and I like the card for the graphics and all but wow 2 cards in less than one month . I play games on an average of 6 hours a day ( during the week) and about 10 weekend . just one thing where is the best cooler for this card ? and are they avalible from pc club , compusa , frys or best buy? I just don't want this to happen again and think that if I get a new cooling unit this may just help.

[PCGUY112887]

I'm starting to think he's making **** up out of his ass...
The 6800 doesn't even think about WARNING you till 120*C, it is next to impossibal to roast them unless you put it under a heatlamp with no heatsink.

I vote to roast your account ;)

[Silversinksam]

My friend has a 6800 and he says it is the best card he has ever owned.


I'll second that my BFG 6800 is without a doulbt the best card I have ever owned and it runs flawless.


With that said, I still prefer ATI cards, but this person rantings either are BS, or he has a secondary issue and I don't believe for one second that five 6800Gts are all defective running out of spec unless both this person and his friend are installing them wrong or have a secondary issue.

Not once has he told us what the 'high' temperature actually is at, nor what difficulties the cards are having aside from his claim of the card 'burnning up'.

Like I said, he is not here apparently to get any type of help, I tried and he just blurts out "I have nVidea! ". Whatever that means, my advise to him is to get an ATI card and move on since I believe his claims are a figment of his imagination since he cannot elaborate on the actual problem whatsoever.

[mdameron]

how much did you try to OC the thing? this has to be some form of user error.

[Silversinksam]

how much did you try to OC the thing? this has to be some form of user error.

He claims he cant even overclock it 1 mhz

[Westline]

ok the 2 other cards I had returned both fryed YES in FLAMES ! smoke and the such they were way past the 120c mark.

Fried in Flames....Right..... :rolleyes:


I am with PCGUY112887 on this one. I think your full of BS.

Number one, You cannot go past the 120c mark because your computer should auto shut down. At most the core will be burnt, but you will not see any sort of fire. The 6X series cards are made to withstand over 100c.

Two, The side of your case does not even have a window so how could you possibly know it fried in "Flames"?

Three, You have yet to show us a picture of your card that fried in "Flames." Also you have not list any temperatures of any kind, besides your BS saying it went "WAY PAST" the 120c mark. And what exactly would this temperature be? 60c? 70c? ;)


LOL, I edited the **** and ******** to simply read BS, although I agree with what you were saying and thinking, but we have to try to be nice, even to those that are trying to pull the wool over our eyes ;) -sss

[SolidxSnake]

im guessing you were installing the cards wearing wool socks on a rug in the driest area in your house while your mom/wife was vaccuming

BS dude, there is absolutely NO way you can kill 2 cards in a row, in EXACTLY the same way without doing anything to them...

[{PMS}fishy]

He claims he cant even overclock it 1 mhz

Not possible.

Coolbits auto detect will deffinatly find something. I have yet to see any 6800 series that could not overclock.

This thread is a mess, and should just be closed. Too many lies. Lies I say.

[{PMS}fishy]

im guessing you were installing the cards wearing wool socks on a rug in the driest area in your house while your mom/wife was vaccuming

BS dude, there is absolutely NO way you can kill 2 cards in a row, in EXACTLY the same way without doing anything to them...

I guess if your AGP socket was full of AS5 I could see it happeneing.

[{PMS}fishy]

I would put cash on it that that X800 pro would O/C better and smoke that Ultra and I do mean by the time your card was done it would be SMOKIN and on fire ! :argue:

Ha, ok. Why don't you get one then, and we will see.

Top score on the ORB for an x800p in 03 is 13xxx. I can put up 14k and Im closing in on 15k.

[crimedog]

Ok Fishy I propose a duel once I get my Dually system up and running. I say we clock our CPU's to the same speeds and see who can win the 3dmark battle. Your 6800GT or my x800pro. I would be willing to bet that my x800pro will take the crown :D.
I would put cash on it that that X800 pro would O/C better and smoke that Ultra and I do mean by the time your card was done it would be SMOKIN and on fire ! :argue:
I've got $500 that says x800pro can't touch a 6800u in ANYTHING but 3dmark01. Throw a prometia on it and volt mod it too. I owned both a x800xtpe and a 6800u and guess which one performed better? I scored 13.8k in 3d03 with my 24/7 settings, 6.4k in 3d05. The top of the orb for x800pro is 13.8k and almost 6.7k. Oh, did I forget to mention I got my scores running amdXP and untweaked windows? I haven't benched 03 with my new setup because I don't care much about it, and I find 01 more fun.

Listen, don't let your fanboyisms get to your heads. That's all I mean by this.

To the thread creator, it's obvious by your posting style that you want nothing more than to say "NVIDIA SUCKS!!!!111!!". You are obviously doing something terribly wrong. Before you say that the company controlling most of the video card market sucks, maybe you should consider that you're doing something wrong.

[Zulu-1]

I've got $500 that says x800pro can't touch a 6800u in ANYTHING but 3dmark01. Throw a prometia on it and volt mod it too. I owned both a x800xtpe and a 6800u and guess which one performed better? I scored 13.8k in 3d03 with my 24/7 settings, 6.4k in 3d05. The top of the orb for x800pro is 13.8k and almost 6.7k. Oh, did I forget to mention I got my scores running amdXP and untweaked windows? I haven't benched 03 with my new setup because I don't care much about it, and I find 01 more fun.

Listen, don't let your fanboyisms get to your heads. That's all I mean by this.

To the thread creator, it's obvious by your posting style that you want nothing more than to say "NVIDIA SUCKS!!!!111!!". You are obviously doing something terribly wrong. Before you say that the company controlling most of the video card market sucks, maybe you should consider that you're doing something wrong.


dude!
you got pwned!


cmon dude, seriously, you cant believe the card poofed into flames, all nvidia cores since the FX series turn off when they get too hot!

it sounds like your just some ati fanboy flaming about how people shouldnt buy nvidia, if your not, post some proof that what happened, actually happend

i vote BS

[PCGUY112887]

And I vote to lock up this thread.

There is no problem with ATI, and no prob with Nvidia, there is no way that you and ur friend could have done that, your full of crap. Simple as that.

[Ironsave]

My BFG 6800GT is a great card, I too have never owned better. If you do change the heastsink, you might wanna be sure You won't screw up your card again, cuz once you do, there is no chance for exchanging it......( For a 4th time).

No.wait......April fools? Is that what this is???????????? :shrug:

[ShaftedTwice]

Another for BS, that is just plain out BS that a 6800GT caught fire and Im surprised that there were no pics. If that happened, I would flip out, take the card out, and take pics, lol. Whatever, we all know the truth, stop trying to get yourself into trouble.

[SolidxSnake]

LMAO april fools... i don't think anyone would be THAT serious with an april fools...

if so, go rott :D

*pre-lock jig*

[KHF]

My BFG 6800GT is a great card, I too have never owned better. If you do change the heastsink, you might wanna be sure You won't screw up your card again, cuz once you do, there is no chance for exchanging it......( For a 4th time).

No.wait......April fools? Is that what this is???????????? :shrug:

LOL! maybe

[Ad Rock]

I've got $500 that says x800pro can't touch a 6800u in ANYTHING but 3dmark01. Throw a prometia on it and volt mod it too. I owned both a x800xtpe and a 6800u and guess which one performed better? I scored 13.8k in 3d03 with my 24/7 settings, 6.4k in 3d05. The top of the orb for x800pro is 13.8k and almost 6.7k. Oh, did I forget to mention I got my scores running amdXP and untweaked windows? I haven't benched 03 with my new setup because I don't care much about it, and I find 01 more fun.

Listen, don't let your fanboyisms get to your heads. That's all I mean by this.

To the thread creator, it's obvious by your posting style that you want nothing more than to say "NVIDIA SUCKS!!!!111!!". You are obviously doing something terribly wrong. Before you say that the company controlling most of the video card market sucks, maybe you should consider that you're doing something wrong.

I hope none of this was directed at me Crimedog, I know Fishy and I was just having a little fun. I am no fanboy believe me, but I do enjoy a good competition when I can find it. Also the original challenge was a pro vs ultra one.

Personally I think being a true fanboy is rather silly since most fanboy's will stick with a company even when they product they output is sub-par. That or they will completley jump ship as soon as there is a better product out, which makes them look stupid in the first place. Woshiping a company like it is a athlete just does not make any sense to me.

[tae_moh]

the 2 other cards I had returned both fryed YES in FLAMES ! smoke and the such they were way past the 120c mark .

This mysterious, incredible phenomenon though was merely one stage in a whole cycle of transitions and equally inexplicable events that resulted in a thermo-electric process that transformed ordinary air into a super-biomagneto-kinetic force that opened a portal to an unknown dimension so powerful that it sucked out the life of two cards of an unsuspecting owner with a tower that has more fans than most cases in the world and another card of an owner who happened to be a friend within the blast radius!!!

Sorry, just had to do it :) Lol... April fools:)

What a string of unfortunate events... Maybe your whole set up is the problem...

Oh well, whatever it is, I hope you don't ever experience it again...

[{PMS}fishy]

I hope none of this was directed at me Crimedog, I know Fishy and I was just having a little fun. I am no fanboy believe me, but I do enjoy a good competition when I can find it. Also the original challenge was a pro vs ultra one.

Personally I think being a true fanboy is rather silly since most fanboy's will stick with a company even when they product they output is sub-par. That or they will completley jump ship as soon as there is a better product out, which makes them look stupid in the first place. Woshiping a company like it is a athlete just does not make any sense to me.


Better hurry up man, cause the dually is for sale.

[SolidxSnake]

this is a VERY rude remark but:

i kind of hope it DOES happen to you again... you first:

didn't even ask for help, just stated your problem, and then stubbornly stuck with one theory...

and also:

you did it in a rude manner...

*continues pre-lock jig*

[crimedog]

ad rock i don't mean to direct towards you in a negative way, i know you're a good guy. however, you must be dillusional if you think a x800pro can take a 6800u. i'm up for a good battle too :)

i also never understand fanboyism. you give your hard earned money to a company and then you feel you have to claim it's better than everything else? are they just deep down embarrased they spent so much?

[ShaftedTwice]

ad rock i don't mean to direct towards you in a negative way, i know you're a good guy. however, you must be dillusional if you think a x800pro can take a 6800u. i'm up for a good battle too :)
As am I once mine arrives :)

[Silversinksam]

I'm locking this thread because my BS meter went so far to the right it broke.