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eVGA 6800 ULTRA EXTREME EDITION IS HERE!!!

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Originally posted by: Nuker43
um maybe the box is like that because the extreme is just a regular ultra but with clocks of 450/1200.

They probalby had no idea what they were going to call it so hence the sticker. It's real so i don't know why people are gawking over the box.
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Like Transistor says, I am joking about the box, I was just amazed someone noticed it.
 
Originally posted by: GeneralGrievous
If it's only 4x AA that's not very impressive. Farcry isn't Nvidia's game I suppose.
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What are you talking about? it's the max the game can go i thought. Unless it can go high with an ati let me know.

I set everything to max.

it cost 550 at evga.com.
 
Originally posted by: Rollo
Originally posted by: Nuker43
um maybe the box is like that because the extreme is just a regular ultra but with clocks of 450/1200.

They probalby had no idea what they were going to call it so hence the sticker. It's real so i don't know why people are gawking over the box.
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Like Transistor says, I am joking about the box, I was just amazed someone noticed it.
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geez rollo have a go y dont u... my first comment about the box was in total jest... I found it funny..
no need to go on as if your life depended on pointing out that yes someone noticed the crap box!
 
Originally posted by: OfficerDoofey
Originally posted by: Rollo
Originally posted by: Nuker43
um maybe the box is like that because the extreme is just a regular ultra but with clocks of 450/1200.

They probalby had no idea what they were going to call it so hence the sticker. It's real so i don't know why people are gawking over the box.
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Like Transistor says, I am joking about the box, I was just amazed someone noticed it.
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geez rollo have a go y dont u... my first comment about the box was in total jest... I found it funny..
no need to go on as if your life depended on pointing out that yes someone noticed the crap box!
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I gues I'm just more the type to say "Woot! Sweet card!" than "What a rip! That box sux!" when someone gets a hot new card Officer....
 
Rollo it was a joke....

*insert sense of humour here*

did u not see the smiling faces and the LOL --- (Lots of laughter.. or Laughing out loud)

i thought it was sorta ironic that a kick ass card came in that packaging.. espeically when someone pays top $$$ for it... and i thought other ppl would have a laugh about it to... boy was i wrong

EDIT: sorry there was no smiley faces... but the point still stands..
 
In response to the screenshots, my 5900 Ultra (eVga) can do the same. Also, about framerates, the 6800 U is getting significantly less than the X800 XT in Far Cry, and many other games. Granted, these scores are as much as DOUBLE that of the 9800 XT, so dont whine....

Power consumption is one thing that scares me....
Next is that they are OCing the GPU to pull ahead, fine but it potentially cuts down the life of the card, and with a 1 yr warranty, I'd be scared.

The 6800U may be better for the mere reason of having Cine Shader 3.0, which allows for many more instructions than the X800 XT can handle, so it will be a card to last longer in games. Granted, CineShader 3.0 is not in Doom 3 or HL2, but it is coming.

In the long run, they are both good cards. Perfomance wise, the X800 XT wins out (the Pro is also good, but not as good as the XT or 6800U)

The 6800U is right behind the X800 XT in performance, and the AA doesnt look to bad. However, it cannot handle dense forests seen in BF Vietnam like the X800 XT can at High res. If you want to buy a card now, and not upgrade anytime soon, get the 6800U, though I think BFG does a nice job with their 6800U OC, with a good warranty. nVidia is renowned for its "rock solid" drivers and good support, and I can affirm this. ATi however, is VERY lackluster in forms of drivers and support. I know this from expierence, unfortunatly.

On the other hand, if you want to upgrade in a year, get the X800 XT. I am building a comp with a 939 pin FX-53 and a 6800U that I will not be upgrading, so im looking more for the future life of the computer.

See more on hard OCP's website www.hardocp.com
 
Yummy.🙂

It is fairly obvios this was a hasty release in reponse to XT. Proof is that after thought/homemade looking sticker which says "ULTRA EXTREME" on the box while the rest went though professional printing to say "ultra".
 
Originally posted by: Zebo
Yummy.🙂

It is fairly obvios this was a hasty release in reponse to XT. Proof is that after thought/homemade looking sticker which says "ULTRA EXTREME" on the box while the rest went though professional printing to say "ultra".
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It is obvious that nothing is fairly obvious.
 
Originally posted by: Zebo
Yummy.🙂

It is fairly obvios this was a hasty release in reponse to XT. Proof is that after thought/homemade looking sticker which says "ULTRA EXTREME" on the box while the rest went though professional printing to say "ultra".
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But uhhh the XT was a 5 months early to take on the 6800U... the UE was a response to that... So both companies rushed products or created new overclocked ones in nvidias case, rediculously early.
 
OKay, I'll say this again, the 6800 Ultra Extreme IS a response to the Radeon X80 XT. ATI stuck to their guns as far as clock speeds go and that frightened Nvidia providers, so they are overclocking it. All there is to it, I don't see why you care about the box, what about performance/support/reliability????
 
6800UE = proof that the NV4x core loves to be clocked higher.

linkypoo

Edit: just look at those GT OC scores.... WoW!
Edit 2: ill not post a 2 month old article next time though.

My take,
Y.A.F.
:beer:
 
Wow, seems like the performance/$ ration drops significantly as you go up. Like a LOT. I figured the UE would make a bigger difference than it looks like it does. I got 12,000 3DMark03 w/everything stock (see rig in sig). 1,000 more points for $150 more (MSRP). No diss to u, congrats on your card. Just surprised is all
 
Originally posted by: Nuker43
anyway............ <BR>WITH OUT FURTHER ADO, I present! <BR> <BR>http://nuker43.homestead.com/files/100_0242.JPG<BR>http://nuker43.homestead.com/files/100_0241.JPG<BR><BR>I hope this satisfies you guys for a bit because i need to format my PC and before i do that i need to back up all my mail and you know all that little stuff that you need. Once i reinstall windows and OC my processor a little (i was afraid but now i think i can OC it with confidence.) I will get you all benches.
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If your name is truly Ernie Mangone, how come you aren't on the e-GeForce 6800 Ultra Extreme Edition Winners List? 😉
 
Originally posted by: reallyscrued
lol, dissed. but thats probably what i would do.
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It just seemed to me like it's one thing to put a huge OC on a $140 9600 Pro that can't do much anyway, a totally other thing to put a huge 100MHz core OC on a $400 card that delivers state of the art performance at stock clocks already.

You burn up a 9600Pro, you might be happy.

You burn a 6800GT, you might weep.
 
Originally posted by: Sylvanas
meh, buy a GT then overclock to Ultra Extreme speeds....
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Overclocking isn't an exact science and there's definitely no guarantee that any given GT will overclock to Ultra speeds. Plus the Ultra has 2 power connectors and a better stock cooler.

 
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