6800gt question

macetom · 12-January-05, 04:41 PM

on friday i am purchaing a 6800gt for my friend(his money). I was was curious as to which one of these card to purchase: here are the choices. keep in mind these ar the only choices that are available at newegg.com

MSI nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, 256-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "6800GT-TD256" -RETAIL (limit 2 per customer)

eVGA nVIDIA GeForce 6800GT Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, 256-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "256-A8-N344-AX" -RETAIL (limit 5 per customer)

XFX nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, 256-Bit, TV-Out/DVI, 8X AGP, Model "PVT40AUA" -RETAIL (limit 5 per customer)

AOpen nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, 256-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "91.05210.401" -RETAIL

thank you very much......."The ultimate PIMP!", Mace

Ryj · 12-January-05, 04:54 PM

Supposedly the XFX is the way to go because of faster memory. I believe this question has been asked before (or one similiar) please use the search function.

Spectrum · 12-January-05, 04:55 PM

The AOpen's clock speed is 325Mhz, which is 25Mhz slowe than the other three cards' 350Mhz. Other than that, the other 3 seem identical. The eVGA one is cheapest, but I've had good experiences with MSI. Also the XFX supposedly has better ram from what I've heard.

elitelilnoyd · 12-January-05, 04:57 PM

I recently purchased the PNY Verto 6800GT and its clocked stable well above ultra speeds

. 460/1.2, I picked it up for only 370 bucks on a site on froogle.

macetom · 12-January-05, 05:08 PM

okokok...Thankyou verymuch for your replies.. this leads me to 1 question..

of the 2, the XFX andthe EVGA which one would you purchase!

hopefully the answer to this question will lead me to a decision inwhich best suits my friend and his gaming addiction

design cognition · 12-January-05, 05:12 PM

If speeds of ram and core don't make the decision for you..then always check out what comes with the card. Assuming you get the retail package, check out what games/utilites and cables come with it. This typically makes my mind up immediately.

-d

BobTheBum · 12-January-05, 05:40 PM

I would say get the XFX, from the ones that ive looked at from XFX, they get awesome reviews. i dont think you could go wrong with either one though

12-January-05, 04:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ryj Apex Master Tech Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Got Moat? Posts: 449	Supposedly the XFX is the way to go because of faster memory. I believe this question has been asked before (or one similiar) please use the search function. __________________

12-January-05, 04:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Spectrum Former GameApex Editor Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,669	The AOpen's clock speed is 325Mhz, which is 25Mhz slowe than the other three cards' 350Mhz. Other than that, the other 3 seem identical. The eVGA one is cheapest, but I've had good experiences with MSI. Also the XFX supposedly has better ram from what I've heard. __________________

12-January-05, 04:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
elitelilnoyd N-Hoe-yd Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: C-Hoe-Nnecticut Posts: 1,151	I recently purchased the PNY Verto 6800GT and its clocked stable well above ultra speeds . 460/1.2, I picked it up for only 370 bucks on a site on froogle. __________________ "We're more popular than jesus now" - John Lennon Rig 1: AMD 3500+ Venice, 512 MB Ram, Dual Layer DVD-RW , ASUS-A8LE (not overclocked) Rig 2: P4P800-E, CT479, Pentium M Dothan 760 2.0GHz @ 3.1ghz, Peltier cooled, 1gb BH-5 Rig 3: P4 2.8c @ 3.4, 1gb of generic DDR3200, Koolance H20 (Currently out of commision) No good video cards to speak of...

12-January-05, 05:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
macetom Apex Advanced Techie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: brooklyn Ohio Posts: 153	dsasd okokok...Thankyou verymuch for your replies.. this leads me to 1 question.. of the 2, the XFX andthe EVGA which one would you purchase! hopefully the answer to this question will lead me to a decision inwhich best suits my friend and his gaming addiction __________________ athlon 64 3400+ asus K8n-e deluxe mobo 1024 MB of PC 3200 Mushkin ATI Radeon 9800 pro 256 MB

12-January-05, 05:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
design cognition CADD-Pro-Hoe Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 655	If speeds of ram and core don't make the decision for you..then always check out what comes with the card. Assuming you get the retail package, check out what games/utilites and cables come with it. This typically makes my mind up immediately. -d __________________

12-January-05, 05:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
BobTheBum Apex Techie Wannabe Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 2 inches from my screen Posts: 7	I would say get the XFX, from the ones that ive looked at from XFX, they get awesome reviews. i dont think you could go wrong with either one though

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