Which 6800GT to get?

DBZ · 10-05-04, 10:47 AM

All price are from newegg, all specs look the same on these cards...but the price seems to have a huge range between them.

Elsa 390.00
XFX 399.00
PNY 405.00
EVGA 405.00
Chaintech 425.00
BFG 469.00 - their core is 370.00 but I think they just o/c it.

All other have a 350 core.

Pls advise on what to get. Don't plan on ocing or anything.....yet

edited - those were x800pro brand heh my band. now is the 6800gt brand.

alinosa · 10-05-04, 11:11 AM

hi, been doing the same as you and researching the 6800 GT's and most people (including me) favor the Gainward cards. I have a gainward ti4600 that has taken everything i've thrown at it. I plan to get a gainward 6800GT golden sample this christmas.

Sentential · 10-05-04, 11:30 AM

Get the Gainward Golden Sample. Those cards overclock the best out of all the GTs. Plus they gaurntee that it will do atleast Ultra speeds at $100 cheaper

Chowdy · 10-05-04, 11:47 AM

Yea i second that w/ Sent.

Just a note: The BFG 6800 GT is $400 at best buy. Damned newegg and their gouging!

bobmanfoo · 10-05-04, 11:48 AM

i agree in getting a gainward. but from the list you posted above, i've haven't heard anything about the Elsa, all the other brands are fine except for the BFG. thats way to pricey and isn't worth 1$ than any of the other cards, another reason i wouldn't go with the BFG is because of the HS they are using, which doesn't perform as well as the reference coolers that the others come with, so i wouldn't go with the BFG unless you can find it for cheaper and plan on replacing the HS. the chaintech comes with the reference design but looks better than the others imo

SilverJag · 10-05-04, 06:00 PM

Def. the Gainward GS. I have it and love it! I can reach (more or less) UE speeds. Look at sig.

CandymanCan · 10-05-04, 06:02 PM

I wouldnt even get a 6800 card get the x800pro, Nvidia is having to many driver and video card problems right now.

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DBZ Member Join Date: Jul 2004	Which 6800GT to get? All price are from newegg, all specs look the same on these cards...but the price seems to have a huge range between them. Elsa 390.00 XFX 399.00 PNY 405.00 EVGA 405.00 Chaintech 425.00 BFG 469.00 - their core is 370.00 but I think they just o/c it. All other have a 350 core. Pls advise on what to get. Don't plan on ocing or anything.....yet edited - those were x800pro brand heh my band. now is the 6800gt brand. __________________ I3 530 3.5 GHZ 4GIG DDR3 1600 Heatware Last edited by DBZ; 10-05-04 at 11:10 AM.
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alinosa Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX	hi, been doing the same as you and researching the 6800 GT's and most people (including me) favor the Gainward cards. I have a gainward ti4600 that has taken everything i've thrown at it. I plan to get a gainward 6800GT golden sample this christmas. __________________ Intel Pentium4 640 @ 4000 MHz (250x16) stock volts MCP650>BIX3>Cathar Storm G4>MCW60>DangerDen 5.25" Res, tygon 7/16" pqi turbo ddr400 DFI Lanparty 875P-T powerstream 520 eVGA 6800U@ 465/1100 on an Acer 22 inch WS LCD Lian Li PC-G70B HEAT Lenovo T61p-> Desktop crushing machine.
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Sentential Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL	Get the Gainward Golden Sample. Those cards overclock the best out of all the GTs. Plus they gaurntee that it will do atleast Ultra speeds at $100 cheaper __________________ Coolermaster 690II Advanced \| Corsair 1000W Creative X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Intel i5 2500K (4.5ghz @ 1.33v)Corsair H100 PNY GTX 470 SLI SLi Asus P8Z68-V Pro Intel 320 SSD SATAII 2 X 120GB Raid 0 Kingston HyperX (4x4096MB)(8-8-9-28 @ 1600mhz @ 1.5v) Heatware: 13-0-0
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Chowdy Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Berkeley, CA	Yea i second that w/ Sent. Just a note: The BFG 6800 GT is $400 at best buy. Damned newegg and their gouging! __________________ . 3570k / 7970 / 16gb .
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bobmanfoo Disabled Join Date: Apr 2004	i agree in getting a gainward. but from the list you posted above, i've haven't heard anything about the Elsa, all the other brands are fine except for the BFG. thats way to pricey and isn't worth 1$ than any of the other cards, another reason i wouldn't go with the BFG is because of the HS they are using, which doesn't perform as well as the reference coolers that the others come with, so i wouldn't go with the BFG unless you can find it for cheaper and plan on replacing the HS. the chaintech comes with the reference design but looks better than the others imo
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SilverJag Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chicago, IL	Def. the Gainward GS. I have it and love it! I can reach (more or less) UE speeds. Look at sig. __________________ \|ASRock\|- Z77 Extreme4 \|Intel\|- Core i5 2500k \|Asus\|- ATi Radeon HD 4850 \|G.Skill\|- 2x4GB Ripjaws DDR3 1600 \|Samsung\| - 830 Series 128GB SSD \|Corsair\|- 750T \|Cooler Master\|- 690 \|Microsoft\|- Windows 7 x64
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CandymanCan Disabled Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Woodbridge, Va	I wouldnt even get a 6800 card get the x800pro, Nvidia is having to many driver and video card problems right now.
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