Plz Help Me!!

[nautica_]

sorry, i dont know if im posting this int he right section..but i need a hand!!

i got a Pentium 4 HT @ 2.8ghz Asus P4P800 512mb DDR400 and have a PSU of P4-450W and i got a MSI GeForce FX5600 256mb

i wunna buy the new GeForce 6800 Ultra...but i dont know from witch manufacture to buy from!!

should i get it from Gainward, ASUS or eVGA ???

im thinking about those 3!!

thnx alot!!

[saaya]

welcome to XtremeSystems nautica :toast:

is your psu a no name brand? or is it a good psu? can you post what exact model and manufacturer it is?

if you have a lot of money to spend, gainward has a watercooled card that runs 450mhz+ for the gpu stock! and it comes with very nice memory as well.

dont know the difference between asus and evga cards...

if your rather short on money on the other hand, theres a 6800GT from asus that has the 6800Ultra pcb and memory, so its basically an ultra for less money :D

or you can just get a 6800 or 6800gt and unlock the extra pixel pipelines with rivatuner and have a 6800 ultra with slower memory, but you pay a lot less...

its not working for all cards, so theres a risk it might not work on your card...

[burnhead]

if your rather short on money on the other hand, theres a 6800GT from asus that has the 6800Ultra pcb and memory, so its basically an ultra for less money :D

or you can just get a 6800 or 6800gt and unlock the extra pixel pipelines with rivatuner and have a 6800 ultra with slower memory, but you pay a lot less...

its not working for all cards, so theres a risk it might not work on your card...
not right... the ASUS V9999 GE has a 12 pipe 6800gt with only 5 vertex shaders.... every other 6800gt or ultra has 16 pipes and 6 vertexes.... the asus costs ~390 $, another GT up to 430$... ill buy a POINT OF VIEW 6800 GT

[saaya]

hmmm but the asus has fast memory, right? so theres a good chance you can unlock the extra pipes and vertex unit and then have a full 6800U for 400$, no?

[burnhead]

it has got 2.0ns mem, as all the other gt have... i'll take a gt and overclock it... and if the pipes are damaged.... F***

[nautica_]

thnx guys!! more opinions plz!! but i wunt the Ultra nto the GT, im thinking about Gainward, but its hard to find the Golden Sample Ultra !! anyknow where where i can get cheap gainward cards???

[burnhead]

golden sample sucks a little... how much money do you want to spendß do you want to overclock your card?

[nautica_]

umm , im thinking about spending like 450-500$ and yes i wunna overclock the card when i get it!!

[conrad.maranan]

BFG 6800 Ultra OC

[Sheograth]

yeah, id get the BGF Ultra OC if you have that kind of money

[burnhead]

which card's better for oc? here the cards: XFX 6800 GT oder BFG 6800GT?

[rick_fx]

Go for BFG

[burnhead]

I see.... btw. why BFG?! How much is it?

[jmg823]

ok this is the thread i have been looking for, ill just expand on it. Im looking into buying a 6800 nonU nongt and was wondering what brand is best for unlocking pipes and for OCing. BTW iv been gone from this site for a while but now im back! :d

[burnhead]

@jmg823: take the ASUS V.9999 GE and unlock the pipes with the mod, described on pcunleash.com!! beeessstt one EVVA!

[jmg823]

that asus is also a GT price@ $400 i only wanna spend bout $300

[Squid_Spit]

get the evga limited edition, it has a chance of being softmodded and can clock to ultra speeds since it has the ultra's 1.6ns ram.

[burnhead]

how big is the difference between 6800Nu@GT clocks and 6800GT?

[stayfrosty]

dont get a NU its clocked at 325/700 but it only has ddr1 memory and it only has 12 pixel pipelines as oppsed to 16 on the GT, The GT also has the ddr3 ram and its clocked at 350/1000. You can try your luck at softmodding a cheaper card to get all the pipes but IMO its not worth it cause if it fails then your stuck with a slow card. Every GT that I have seen can hit very near ultra speeds w/ stock cooling/voltage

[burnhead]

hey stayfrosty.... what about the ASUS v9999 GE? it can also reach ULTRA CLO'CKS and is a 12 piped GT chip... how does that sound to you? is this better than a nu6800?