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Dr.LaRd

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i know there have been a lot of these already, but i really need a new card, and i can't afford to go whole hog.

i'm happy with the rest of my system except for my video card, and i can't spend too much (300 CAD is the MAX i can afford).

i've been looking online, and through our retailers (i work for a small computer company) but i can't figure out what card to get.

i WANT a 6800GS, but the price i get for that is 346 tax/shipping incl., but that is over 300...and i don't want to spend that much. however, the alternative is a 6600GT, but the reason why i don't want to go with that is because it has 128/128....i would like to have 256/256....if nothing more than just to make me feel like i'm getting more of an upgrade from my 9600XT.

I've also looked at the 6800XT, but from what i gather i'd be better off with the 6600GT.

any help would be great.

thanks!

matt
 
The second link would work it comes up to about 295 CAD :)

Plus on the x850 pro agp if its vivo you have the off chance of modding it to an x850 xt at the least.
 
thank you for your fast replys, however, we found a distributor we don't normally do a lot of business with, and i can get the 6800GS, made by BFG, for 291 tax/shipping included!

so i told them to go ahead and order it, we used some inflated numbers, so hopefully it will be even cheaper!

thank you again for your quick reponses, and i wish i could go with nvidia, but the stupid thing is, it's cheaper to go ati in canada than it is (in most cases) than it is with ati....ahhh well, hopefully this card works out for me until i can go whole hog on a M2 system :D
 
quadnad said:
good choice. remember to give unlocking those pipes a try!
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hehehe i'm so low on cash that i don't dare! if it fried on me then i'd be screwed!
 
unlocking the pipes wont fry the card...

If they arent corrupt, you just gained a huge increase in performance... If they are corrupt, just relock them and you got exactly what you paid for!
 
BLiTzKRiEG said:
unlocking the pipes wont fry the card...

If they arent corrupt, you just gained a huge increase in performance... If they are corrupt, just relock them and you got exactly what you paid for!
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huge n00b question, but how does one even begin to unlock pipes for this card?
 
This is a guide that shows how to unlock 6800's, and should be just fine for your gs.

As was mentioned earlier, the only thing that could happen is the pipes are corrupt. You re-mask them, and everything is back to normal.
 
yep, quad hit the nail head on...

From all of the posters I have seen here... its about a 50-50 shot whether you get good pipes or not... I hope it turns out well for you, as it did for me!
 
quadnad said:
This is a guide that shows how to unlock 6800's, and should be just fine for your gs.

As was mentioned earlier, the only thing that could happen is the pipes are corrupt. You re-mask them, and everything is back to normal.
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thanks quad and blitz!

i'll look into it, just one quick question though, just by enabling those pipes/shaders in the program, does that make the change immediately? and if so, could it damage my card without even running a 3d app?

i'm just worried about doing damage to the card itself, also, heat may be a issue in my case....well...apartment...it's hot in there almost all the time, so how would that affect me?
 
Well, heat will always affect your system, so make sure that your system as adequate cooling available (i.e. decent airflow).

Also, don't worry about doing damage to the card; there is no damage to be done, as you aren't forcing it to do anything it wasn't built with. As I mentioned before, you're only making available to it something that was originally hidden. Whether what was hidden works properly or not is another matter, but just enabling them and testing won't damage the card. So go for it man, and best of luck!
 
You will have to restart your PC (which it will ask you to do once changing).

You will notice right away if you have video corruption. You will see lots of artifacting in windows and other applications... If you don't see any, run a 3d app and watch for artifacting. if none appear, Congrats!

If not, it will not damage the card. The heat will still be disipated by the stock cooler.
 
well, the card should be here in two days, and another guy from my shop is getting one too. we're both going to try the softmod and see what happens...

thanks for all your help!
 
got the card today, installed it and unlocked the pipes/vertex shaders....everything is running fine. had one little hiccup exiting BF2, but when playing no visual problems whatsoever.....thanks for all your help!
 
glad to hear everything worked out.

now you've gotta change that sig of yours.
 
M a d c o w said:
Looking to upgrade to this card, Preferred not OC'd. So if someone is willing to part with there card, pls post and if possible a reasonable price.

Thanks
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uhhh guy, you're in the wrong forum. hit up the fs/ft forums for this stuff.
 
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