ati 9800 pro or leadtek geforce 6800 le

[rajhouston]

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

 

[imported_Kensai]

Ew.. 6800NU and unlock it.

 

[rajhouston]

6800 nu? never heard of it?

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Originally posted by: Kensai
Ew.. 6800NU and unlock it.

What exactly is the difference between the 6800NU and the 6800? I haven't seen a 6800NU anywhere actually...

Also, the 6800LE can be unlocked to the same number of pipelines as 6800Ultra. I've seen plenty of mods for that as well.

Between the 9800Pro and the 6800LE? 6800LE of course.

 

[Kogan]

6800 non ultra (vanilla). or plain old 6800. They typically sell for as low as $150

Anyhow, the 6800le should be faster than the 9800pro, so if you're getting them at the same price, go for the 6800le (I'm assuming they're about as fast as 6600gt's)

To clarify:
6800 = 6800nu = 6800vanilla
These are all the same card that people call different things.

 

[shoRunner]

6800 handsdown (NU = non-ultra)

 

[rajhouston]

6800 le is not non-ultra?

 

[The Pentium Guy]

6800NU > 6800? Or the other way around.

 

[rajhouston]

6800 le = $129 on newegg
ati 9800 pro = 136 on new egg

 

[ArchAngel777]

Why did you double post?

 

[rajhouston]

sorry

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Big whoop, $7. Get the 6800LE dude. 9800Pro is the 2 generations old, 6800GT is previous generation.....and the 7800GT is current generation. Stick with the 6800LE, unlock 4 more pipelines (total of 16), and overclock it to GT speeds, all you're all set.

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: The Pentium Guy
Big whoop, $7. Get the 6800LE dude. 9800Pro is the 2 generations old, 6800GT is previous generation.....and the 7800GT is current generation. Stick with the 6800LE, unlock 4 more pipelines (total of 16), and overclock it to GT speeds, all you're all set.

do you know what a 6800le is? it's a 8pipe 4vs card which has a 50% chance to unlock to 12pipe and a small chance of unlocking to full 16pipe.

still, i'd go with 6800le, it's comparable to a 9800xt in performance.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

do you know what a 6800le is? it's a 8pipe 4vs card which has a 50% chance to unlock to 12pipe and a small chance of unlocking to full 16pipe.

Close enough. I got it mixed up with the regular 6800 then . Well thanks for the info.

 

[Valkerie]

6800LE and unlock.

 

[rajhouston]

thank you guys..
one quick question, 6800 support 8x agp.. will it fit in new mobo

i ordered the following component are doing more research
msi k8n neo2 platinum mobo
amd 64 4800 x2
1 gb geil memory with heatspreader
6800le video card
dvd writer from old pc
new care
cd writer from old case

thanx once again.. anandtech rock and you guys rulez too
raj

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Yeah it'll fit.

 

[mwmorph]

it's a fiarly long card. as long as your case isnt too small(MATX box or something) it'll fit.

here's a comparison. a 9800pro will probably be as fast as a 9800xt oced.
http://www.tbreak.com/reviews/article.php?id=325
6800le pulls ahead in aa, but ati's 9800 pulls ahead in lower res or no aa or multitexturing fill rate.

 

[rajhouston]

lol.. i already ordered 6800 le its leadtek company.. cheaper one.. but its good one..
thanx again guys..
raj

 

[mwmorph]

leadtek is a good company. imho, i wou;d've saved some money and gone for a 9800pro form the fs/t forums here. I got one for $90 shipped a week ago. seriously, hough, good luck unlocking it, if it unlokcs right, you got a decently fast card, if you are really lucky and unlock to 16pipe/6vs, you got a above average fast card, but if it didnt unlock, a 6600gt wouldve been a lot faster for same price.. the 6800 is a risk buy.

 

[rajhouston]

kool..
now i have to search google on how to unlock the video card.
im waiting for my component to arrive on friday thru newegg
any link?
thanx
raj