Anyone seen this yet?

[Dethfrumbelo]

I don't think I'd ever buy anything from these guys, but they claim to have an MSI 6800NU PCI-e flavor in stock:

Link

Again, not surprisingly, more price gouging.

I'd be mildly interested in seeing an SLI benchmark with 2 vanilla 6800s.

 

[imported_Computer MAn]

Right now 6800 vanilla's are not supported by PCI-E so thats why there aren't any benchies. Nvidia has said they will probably support them later on though

Edit: Almost looks like a GT because it has 256mb of memory and has the SLI connector. And that heatsink looks small for a 6800 to me.

 

[jiffylube1024]

MSI GEFORCE 6800 256MB TV-OUT

It's a GT card with 256MB of memory (that must be GDDR3 also, they don't make 128MB cards with GDDR1, not even bizzaro cards like the ASUS 6800nu). More correctly, it could be a GT with a failed core, ie only 12 pipes, or 16 pipes don't work at 400 MHz. Plus by calling it a regular 6800 they can cheap out on the cooling and not have any RAMsinks. But that's a GT designed board, for sure, with the SLI connector.

So basically they're selling you a GT (possibly a failed GT) but underclocked (and possibly with only 12 pipes open) for the price of a regular GT. Price gouging at it's finest.

 

[klah]

It may be an nv41

Nvidia's NV41 already shipping

08 November 2004

NVIDIA IS ALREADY shipping NV41 PCIe cards. Those cards are meant to quietly replace NV40 in the cheaper segment of high end market.

You can be sure that you won't get NV45 + BR2 6800 standard cards as NV41 is native PCIe chip. Cost wise, Nvidia will save some for PCIe bridge and PCB with NV41 cards.

As soon as you get Geforce 6800 PCIe card in your hands there is a good chance that you will hold NV41 marchitecture, but NV41 is present in only 6800 PCIe standard cards.

Nvidia is already shipping these chips to its partners and customers are about to get them very soon