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Anthony903

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Which is the best of this series (AGP)?


6800

6800 Ultra

6800 GT

6800 LE

6800 XE

6800 XT

Have all these cards to choose from and dont know which one is the best. Thanks in advance.
 
6800 ultra is the best. However you could get a 6800gt and oc it to 6800 ultra speeds becasue they both have 16 pipes.
 
The Ultra and GT are the same physical cards, but the Ultra is clocked 400/550 and the GT is clocked at 350/500.

The point of me saying this is because if you were looking to pick up a 6800 series card, either the GT or Ultra would be fine because the GTs will almost always clock to Ultra speeds.

I miss my GT :(
 
If youre looking at the 6800 Ultra you might also look at the 7800GS. Its AGP too.
 
You might still be able to find a few BFG 6800 GT OC's around. I had one in the rig I just sold and loved it. Factory OCed and the potential to go much higher.
 
So if I have an AGP 6800GS, and its fully unlocked to 16 pipes...that makes it the same as a 6800GT, right? The only difference being the clock speeds then, correct? Cause the stock GS comes 350/1000 mhz, and easily clocks to 450/1150, so does that in fact make it an Ultra then? Sorry for so many questions!

-Ashley
 
JackAshley said:
So if I have an AGP 6800GS, and its fully unlocked to 16 pipes...that makes it the same as a 6800GT, right? The only difference being the clock speeds then, correct? Cause the stock GS comes 350/1000 mhz, and easily clocks to 450/1150, so does that in fact make it an Ultra then? Sorry for so many questions!

-Ashley
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With those clock speeds it's faster than a stock ultra. I'd look at a 7800GS if I were you.
 
JackAshley said:
So if I have an AGP 6800GS, and its fully unlocked to 16 pipes...that makes it the same as a 6800GT, right? The only difference being the clock speeds then, correct? Cause the stock GS comes 350/1000 mhz, and easily clocks to 450/1150, so does that in fact make it an Ultra then? Sorry for so many questions!

-Ashley
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that is correct, only diff would be the card's bios ;)
 
Yay! I'm learning! Now...would the BIOS make too much of a difference? I figure the Ultra has a bit higher voltage, so should I consider flashing the bios/upping the voltage to stay safe? Or will it make that much difference?

-Ashley
 
bios definitely makes a difference, but i wouldnt flash the bios, extra voltage will kill the card ;)
 
quadnad said:
The Ultra and GT are the same physical cards, but the Ultra is clocked 400/550 and the GT is clocked at 350/500.

The point of me saying this is because if you were looking to pick up a 6800 series card, either the GT or Ultra would be fine because the GTs will almost always clock to Ultra speeds.

I miss my GT :(
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no, they arent the same physical cards... atleast one key physical difference is the fact the ultra has 2 molex connectors and dual DVI...

GT or Ultra is the best way to go :)
 
0mega said:
no, they arent the same physical cards... atleast one key physical difference is the fact the ultra has 2 molex connectors and dual DVI...

GT or Ultra is the best way to go :)
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oh yeah, the dual dvi thing is only on the pci-e spec 6800GTs.
 
I havea 6800gt OC on ebay


Anyways, the 6800 ultra requires 2 molex power sources pluged in, so it takes more power consumption id assume.

However, a 6800gt overclocked to ultra speeds is the better performer, becuase it has better tighter memory timings in the bios. Just look for a good deal
 
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well frankly i perfer the xt's very nise and oc able but i'm also runnign sli and pcie so in agp wise ultras or gt's r ur best bet
 
Don't the XT's only have 8 pipes tho? and a very rare chance to unlock to 12? At least, that's what I had heard, but from the specs it still looks like a bargain, they can be bought for like 100 bux!

-Ashley
 
True, the XTs have a small chance to unlock to 12 and an even smaller chance to unlock to a full 16. I'd get the 7800GS, which requires no unlocking, just overclocking and perhaps a new cooler.
 
6800 ultras and gts are hard to come buy now unless you buy them on ebay. anothor vote for the 7800gs
 
Somewhere along the way it seems people got confused :confused: into thinking it was JackAshley who was the OP. I don't believe JackAshley is inquiring about upgrading to a 7800GS nor was the OP Anthony903. Now it never hurts to give free advice; which no doubt is where all the 7800GS comments came from
 
The point to the OP I think is that while the 6 series is good (GT/Ultra) they are so hard to find and so expensive that it would be better for him to forget the 6 series and go to the 7800GS
 
Unless you get an XT. Yea I know the shortcomings but you just can't beat the price. Do you really want to spend all that money for a video card when the Vista/DX10 cards are on the horizon? :rolleyes: Plus make sure that you don't wind up getting a card that your cpu can not even keep up with anyway. Right now the cpu is the bottleneck in my system but I am holding on until the second or third generation of the new 64bit machines have come out.

LouP
 
well... http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1779348&CatId=0

Though there are horror stories of tigerdirect out there, i think it's all rebate-related. Here's a BFG 6800GS OC for 165..but for like 60 bux more you can get a 7800GS...so I guess for 6800 series, GS, GT or ULTRA would be the best buy, the GS being the easiest to find, modestly priced, with good chance of unlock, tho most here recommend the 7800gs as its a full generation ahead, or waiting for what's to come.

-Ashley
 
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