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    a little disappointed with my new 6800gt

    thanks for the reply... i would have to check the make of the powersupply, but it's a 400w and the gainward had no problems in that regard....., also i have been running a 9500np >>9700 without any problems previously.., the temps range obviously but the gpu is at about 40 when idle and...
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    a little disappointed with my new 6800gt

    UPDATE For those interested, in the end i got another card which is a Pixelview 6800gt. I installed this card and the artifacting in both Riddick and splinter cell is gone. Although now i have another problem..., i got the card 2 days ago. Upon initial instalation there were no problems...
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    your opinion please

    hi i insisted that i want 256mb ram as that is what i paid for intially. they said that is what i would get with either brand.., i told them asus is my choice, just wanted to confirm my decision therefore posted this forum..., Thanks ALL!!!!
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    your opinion please

    Hi all I was having a problem with my gainward 6800gt a little while and decided to RMA it. now i am given the choice to get a different brand as they are not shipping the gainwards anymore. the choice i have is between a asus 6800gt or a XFX 6800gt. which would you choose???? thanks!!!
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    a little disappointed with my new 6800gt

    hi killrose thanks for the input, but unfortuantely the card is already gone... but i would mention that at first when i got my nv i would remove the ati card and format and re-install windows from scratch, hence the gart driver would be installed afresh. also formatted and re-installed xp...
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    a little disappointed with my new 6800gt

    Thanks for the replies..., last night i tried one or two more things. put fast writes on in the bios, and ran games without aa, no difference in performance or the artifacting issue... also, i slotted my 9700non pro back in the machine and installed cat 4.10. the artifacting in both...
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    a little disappointed with my new 6800gt

    hi again one or two more things to mention......, doom 3 timedemo demo1 score is about 72.6fps with the 66.93 driver. this was 1024x768, no aa, high detail. a friend of mine scores 68fps with a 6600gt with those settings. but possibly cranking up the aa would make the difference between...
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    a little disappointed with my new 6800gt

    Acanthus, i would have to check for you which brand the psu is. where would i check the amps on the 12v rail? what kind of numbers am i looking for and which would i not want to see? how many amps would be optimal? Thanks. monkeywrench4000, are you getting 30fps in far cry with similar specs...
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    a little disappointed with my new 6800gt

    hi thanks for the replies so far..., otispunkmeyer, you mention cool and quiet... i currently do not have that installed. Also, regarding the " somewhere, i read it, it cuts your fps in half or something coz its a bug," i think i know what you are referring to... i also read somewhere...
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    a little disappointed with my new 6800gt

    hi there A few months ago i got myself a new gainward geforce 6800gt agp graphics card. i've had a few issues with the card which i can not seem to resolve and would like your guys input in my concerns as i am thinking the card might be suspect at this point.Either that or I am...
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    Gainward 6800gt molex connectors

    Not plugging in both as i am running out of power connectors; have a couple of fans connected, which i would like to keep connected...,
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    Gainward 6800gt molex connectors

    Hi All I have a query for which i would like to get a confirmed answer. i have mailed Gainward support, but have gotten 2 different/contradictory answers, but have gotten no reply since i queried their responses based on the response received by the other (Germany and Sweden tech support i...
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    buying new card - your thoughts would be appreciated

    Hi All I am currently about to buy myself a Gainward 6800gt 256MB graphics card and would like your thoughts on this please. My current set up is: epox 8kda3I motherboard (nforce 3) amd athlon 64 3200+ (2.2ghz) 512MB RAM (1xddr400; 1xddr333, therefore running at 333mhz)(buying 2x 256mb...