9800 pro or 6800 le?

rajhouston · Aug 23, 2005

i have one option to buy
which one should i go for?
ati 9800 pro or leadtek geforce 6800 le?
please advice
thanx
raj

unfalliblekrutch · Aug 23, 2005

which one is cheaper?

which camp (ati or nvidia) would you rather side with?

is heat/power an issue?

The 6800le might OC better than a 9800pro, but the 9800 pros can come with 256bit memroy interfaces.

the 6800le also USED to be able to unclock into a 6800vanilla or GT specs, but i think they dont do that anymore

rajhouston · Aug 23, 2005

6800 le comes with 256 bit too

imported_Kensai · Aug 23, 2005

6800NU and unlock.

rajhouston · Aug 23, 2005

what s 6800 nu?

ArchAngel777 · Aug 23, 2005

I bought my Dad a 6800LE for 179... I was able to Unlock all 16 pixel pipelines and 6 vertex shaders.

The ram is at 700Mhz and the core is at 325. Both can be overclocked pretty decently. Even without overclocking, the performance gains from unlocking all pipelines and shaders is a 27% performance gain. I tested this with my fathers card... Works well, but it is not gaurenteed to unlock all pipelines and shaders... So, it is somewhat of a risk... Regardless, the card rocks.

baddog121390 · Aug 23, 2005

6800le

SM3.0 + better oc'ing ability + ability to unlock pipes & vertex shaders on AGP version

MX2 · Aug 23, 2005

9800 Pro = last generation card. Go with the 6800.

rajhouston · Aug 23, 2005

thanx guys
you rock
raj

2Xtreme21 · Aug 23, 2005

Don't bother with the LE. Get the 6800 plain (non GT/Ultra). For a few extra $ more you have 4 more guaranteed pipes and one more guaranteed vertex processor.

rajhouston · Aug 23, 2005

6800 le are same as 6800 plain (non ultra)
see my other post in general hardware section
raj

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
Don't bother with the LE. Get the 6800 plain (non GT/Ultra). For a few extra $ more you have 4 more guaranteed pipes and one more guaranteed vertex processor.

imported_Kiwi · Aug 23, 2005

This many threads about the same thing is ridiculous.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=27&threadid=1671287

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=31&threadid=1671280

:|

2Xtreme21 · Aug 23, 2005

Excuse me? They're the same? ... I'd love to see you justify that.

6800 LE NOTICE: 8 Pixel Pipelines, 4 Vertex Processors
6800 NOTICE: 12 Pixel Pipelines, 5 Vertex Processors

mwmorph · Aug 23, 2005

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
Excuse me? They're the same? ... I'd love to see you justify that.

6800 LE NOTICE: 8 Pixel Pipelines, 4 Vertex Processors
6800 NOTICE: 12 Pixel Pipelines, 5 Vertex Processors

as seen by the aobve posts, it's a common mistake ot confuse 6800le and 6800. for the price, 6800le has the potential to be a great value, but it's a big gamble.

Susquehannock · Aug 23, 2005

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
Don't bother with the LE. Get the 6800 plain (non GT/Ultra). For a few extra $ more you have 4 more guaranteed pipes and one more guaranteed vertex processor.

Exactly what I did - got the NU/Vanilla because I didn't want to be stuck with an 8 pipe
card if the unlock procedure was unsuccessful. But it was and I am happy as hell.

At this point it's worth noting that even if you get the 6800NU/LE to the same clock speeds
as the GT/Ultra it won't perform the same because of the RAM.

NU/LE = DDR1 RAM ~ 128mb memory interface
GT/Ultra = DDR3 RAM ~ 256mb memory interface

rajhouston · Aug 23, 2005

i i called them they say you can overclock 6800 le to match the power of 6800 gt

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
Excuse me? They're the same? ... I'd love to see you justify that.

6800 LE NOTICE: 8 Pixel Pipelines, 4 Vertex Processors
6800 NOTICE: 12 Pixel Pipelines, 5 Vertex Processors

unfalliblekrutch · Aug 23, 2005

the reviews on newegg say that the newer ones that newegg is shipping arnt the same core as the old ones and so WILL NOT unlock, iirc.

*prepares to get flamed for reading newegg reviews*

rajhouston · Aug 23, 2005

u mean the 6800 le?
my cousin ordered the same one..

i readed the latest review, one person unlocked it to 16 pixels that mean 6800 and 6800 le are same.. i called leadtec companies, they said its same after you overclock and unlock

Originally posted by: unfalliblekrutch
the reviews on newegg say that the newer ones that newegg is shipping arnt the same core as the old ones and so WILL NOT unlock, iirc.

*prepares to get flamed for reading newegg reviews*

rajhouston · Aug 23, 2005

u mean the 6800 le?
my cousin ordered the same one 4 days he receive it home and unlocked it to 16 right in front of me..
so your words are not true.. buddy

i readed the latest review, one person unlocked it to 16 pixels 6800 and 6800 le are same.. i called leadtec companies, they said its same after you overclock and unlock

Originally posted by: unfalliblekrutch
the reviews on newegg say that the newer ones that newegg is shipping arnt the same core as the old ones and so WILL NOT unlock, iirc.

*prepares to get flamed for reading newegg reviews*

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rajhouston · Aug 23, 2005

6800 LE NOTICE: 8 Pixel Pipelines, 4 Vertex Processors BEFORE UNLOCKING 6800 LE
6800 LE NOTICE: 16 Pixel Pipelines, 5 Vertex Processors AFTER UNLOCKING 6800 LE

nick1985 · Aug 24, 2005

Originally posted by: rajhouston

6800 LE NOTICE: 8 Pixel Pipelines, 4 Vertex Processors BEFORE UNLOCKING 6800 LE
6800 LE NOTICE: 16 Pixel Pipelines, 5 Vertex Processors AFTER UNLOCKING 6800 LE

UNLOCKING IS NOT 100%

BrokenArrow · Aug 24, 2005

6800le - way cheap, and even hotter if it unlocks. 256bit memory bus is nice too. Mine unlocked to 16/5 with >10K 3d03 and >4K 3d05

rajhouston · Aug 24, 2005

it is gurantee to be unlocked
my cousin got it, my friend got it, all same version

Originally posted by: nick1985

Originally posted by: rajhouston

6800 LE NOTICE: 8 Pixel Pipelines, 4 Vertex Processors BEFORE UNLOCKING 6800 LE
6800 LE NOTICE: 16 Pixel Pipelines, 5 Vertex Processors AFTER UNLOCKING 6800 LE

Click to expand...

UNLOCKING IS NOT 100%

Valkerie · Aug 24, 2005

Originally posted by: rajhouston
it is gurantee to be unlocked
my cousin got it, my friend got it, all same version

Originally posted by: nick1985

Originally posted by: rajhouston

6800 LE NOTICE: 8 Pixel Pipelines, 4 Vertex Processors BEFORE UNLOCKING 6800 LE
6800 LE NOTICE: 16 Pixel Pipelines, 5 Vertex Processors AFTER UNLOCKING 6800 LE

Click to expand...

UNLOCKING IS NOT 100%

Click to expand...

over and over again until you get it right.

mwmorph · Aug 24, 2005

Originally posted by: Valkerie

Originally posted by: rajhouston
it is gurantee to be unlocked
my cousin got it, my friend got it, all same version

Originally posted by: nick1985

Originally posted by: rajhouston

6800 LE NOTICE: 8 Pixel Pipelines, 4 Vertex Processors BEFORE UNLOCKING 6800 LE
6800 LE NOTICE: 16 Pixel Pipelines, 5 Vertex Processors AFTER UNLOCKING 6800 LE

Click to expand...

UNLOCKING IS NOT 100%

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

over and over again until you get it right.

um unlocking to 16p6vs is no where near 100%, its in the range of 10-20% or so. 12pipe 5vs is more attraniable at 50% or so.

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