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Old 04-01-2005, 07:22 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Need Advice 6800 GT Brand

I'm going to get an nVidia 6800 GT card soon. Prices have come down some and I think it's worth it now. I've surfed around and found reviews of the chipset, but I'm wondering what brand I should go with.

On Pricewatch.com the cheapest is an Apollo, followed by PNY and XFX. I'd be willing to spend the extra money on an eVga or MSI card if I thought it was worth it.

So far I'm leaning toward PNY, since they're pretty cheap (less than $350), a brand I recognize, and have a good warranty.

Any advice is appreciated, and if anyone knows of a better deal, please let me know.

(an AGP card, not PCIe)

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Old 04-01-2005, 08:31 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Go for a BFG GT OC. Its OC'd out of the box, and their warranty is the best I've ever seen. Its a little more expensive than the crappy brands, but the one I have kicks, and its only a 6600 GT OC.
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Old 04-01-2005, 10:16 PM   #3 (permalink)
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my EVGA works wonders. not sure of the prices currently but it's a beast.
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Old 04-02-2005, 11:30 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Go for a BFG GT OC. Its OC'd out of the box, and their warranty is the best I've ever seen. Its a little more expensive than the crappy brands, but the one I have kicks, and its only a 6600 GT OC.
I had the 6800 OC, well worth it. Eventhoung it is overclocked right out of the box I suggest overclocking it more, and upping that FPS. Go play some games at 8x AF/ 4x AA on all high at 1600x1200 resolution. Make your head spin ,and if you ever get a PCIe setup the SLI would kick some major ass.
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Old 04-02-2005, 12:06 PM   #5 (permalink)
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As previously stated, get the BFG 6800 GT OC. It's available in both AGP 8X and PCIE. You just can't go wrrong with it. I have mine OCd more than it was out of the box to a stock 6800 Ultras speeds (both memory and GPU) and have had no problems. I even got it up to 420 Mhz once with the memory clocked at 1.2 MHz and ran 3DMark05 giving me a score of 4985 with an Athlon XP CPU and PC2100 DDR.
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