6800 Unstable?

[VIAN]

I've been seeing a lot of topics that say 6800 doesn't work here or here or here. What's this problem? I haven't seen X800 topics like that. Could the 6800 architecture be unstable?

 

[Killrose]

I can say one thing for sure, it is not compatable with Win98se.

 

[CKTurbo128]

It's probably because the 6800 is an entirely new GPU architecture and nVIDIA still has yet to work out all the kinks on it. As for the X800 (R420) series, it is basically a souped-up R300, whose architecture is already two years old and is pretty mature.

 

[VIAN]

no excuse is a good excuse for hardware F-ups.

 

[rbV5]

I never saw any instability issues with my 6800 that I can recall.

 

[Killrose]

Originally posted by: rbV5
I never saw any instability issues with my 6800 that I can recall.

That's because you're probably not using Win98

i'm really going to have to bite the bullet if i'm going to keep my 6800LE

 

[rbV5]

That's because you're probably not using Win98

You got that right LOL.

 

[RampantAndroid]

actually, there are MANY threads on stability issues, and I've had my own too....thery seem to be due to power issues, when the card swtichs from its 2d core clock (400 mhx) to its 3d core clock (425 mhz) like when the elevator door opens in a Doom 3 level....when it ups the freq, it requires massive amounts of power...the solution is to rause the 2d clock up to 425, but this DOES bring up yor temp! Alll in all, the 6800 U rocks, and will have a longer life to it in furutre games where the X800 will not becaus eof one thing: Pixel Shader 3.0....a difference of 600,000 shader instructions! I'd take the 6800U (and I did)