6800GT cards

FP

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Sorry if this is common knowledge but I haven't been keeping up-to-date since I built my rig...

I have an eVGA 6800GT that I purchased last May. I wanted to buy another for SLI but can't find them anywhere.

Has the 6800GT GPU been discontinued by most manuf?

I see there are a bunch of 6800 and 6800GSs available but not very many 6800GTs.
 

InlineFour

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there are still one or two models available on newegg, but for the most part, they were replaced by the 6800gs.
 

Green Man

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6800GTs are hard to find. The manufacturers aren't making them anymore.
There's good news, though. By the end of the week you will be able to buy a 7900gt for just a few $ more than the 6800GTs are going for. It'll be faster than 6800GT SLI and if you sell the 6800GT it'll end up being cheaper as well. It's really win/win for you. Except you don't get the coolness of SLI. Unless you buy 2 7900GTs.
:D
 

twitchee2

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Originally posted by: Green Man
6800GTs are hard to find. The manufacturers aren't making them anymore.
There's good news, though. By the end of the week you will be able to buy a 7900gt for just a few $ more than the 6800GTs are going for. It'll be faster than 6800GT SLI and if you sell the 6800GT it'll end up being cheaper as well. It's really win/win for you. Except you don't get the coolness of SLI. Unless you buy 2 7900GTs.
:D

Dat a baby
 

FP

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Originally posted by: Green Man
6800GTs are hard to find. The manufacturers aren't making them anymore.
There's good news, though. By the end of the week you will be able to buy a 7900gt for just a few $ more than the 6800GTs are going for. It'll be faster than 6800GT SLI and if you sell the 6800GT it'll end up being cheaper as well. It's really win/win for you. Except you don't get the coolness of SLI. Unless you buy 2 7900GTs.
:D

Interesting. How much do you think the street price of the 7900GTs will be out of the gate?
 

fire400

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I keep hearing that dual 6800's don't even match up to a 7800 card. I'm sure the benchmarks have spoken quite loudly, however.

Do yourself a favor, and consider the option of not spending that much money on another 6800, the math doesn't come out right~
 

FP

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Thanks. I guess I will wait to see the benchies on the 7900GT. Are there any sites that have benches yet for this card?