Is this true?

[DaveBC]

Tell me what you guys think.

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Read the specifications.

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Here is a 3rd link.



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[nRollo]

Good deal if true.

 

[DaveBC]

Originally posted by: DaveBC
Tell me what you guys think.

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Read the specifications.

EDIT:

Here is a 3rd link.



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Doesen't any one find this odd? I heard the 6800LE's we OEM 8 pipe cards. But if this is correct these cards are essentially GTs.

 

[SneakyStuff]

I would NEVER purchase a card from them, their name just screams cheesy, and their rep. isn't nearly as good as a proven company, such as Gainward, Leadtek, or BFG.

 

[DaveBC]

Originally posted by: SneakyStuff
I would NEVER purchase a card from them, their name just screams cheesy, and their rep. isn't nearly as good as a proven company, such as Gainward, Leadtek, or BFG.

I'm not familiar with them either. But once I bought an off name brand (Hercules GeForce 2 pro) and it is still in my wife's computer. I have been Googeling for some reviews on this card and I haven't had any luck. Has anyone else read any review/benchmarks?

 

[DaveBC]

Well I managed to find this article. It refers to "nvidia 6800LE" and not to Apollo 6800LE. It says the card is an 8 pipe card.

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[Killrose]

[/quote]I'm not familiar with them either. But once I bought an off name brand (Hercules GeForce 2 pro) and it is still in my wife's computer. I have been Googeling for some reviews on this card and I haven't had any luck. Has anyone else read any review/benchmarks?
[/quote]

Hercules was actually considered the brand to get in the day

 

[ponyo]

It's crippled 6800. It's pricy for what you get. Ugh.

 

[nRollo]

Originally posted by: Naustica
It's crippled 6800. It's pricy for what you get. Ugh.

Sheesh dude, if it's not the 8 pipe card, it's a steal.

 

[jiffylube1024]

It smells very fishy. $259 for a 16-pipe 'GT' with 128MB of faster GDDR3 is less than most 12-pipe GT's. More worrysome is the claim of using GDDR3 - no 128MB cards beside the 6600GT and X700XT that I know of use GDDR3.

It could be a steal - in the first link it says 16-pipes, 800 MHz memory (the 6800nu is 700 MHz memory AFAIK), 325 MHz core.

But I would let someone else buy first. You know what it means when something is too good to be true...

 

[Killrose]

Even Apollo's own site does not show a 6800LE, only a 6800 and with the same specs as the posters links.
Maybe its a 128mb 6800GT in reality? Would be far better than a 6800NU at the same price point.

Newegg say's it only has 8 pipes. Obviously, somethng is amiss.

Newegg

 

[imported_JeReMY]

6800 LEs do have 16 pipes.

 

[SneakyStuff]

Originally posted by: JeReMY
6800 LEs do have 16 pipes.

Not these ones, there are 2 different types, the evga one does, ones like these don't.

 

[DaveBC]

Well I just went over to CompUSA and bought one of the $200 PNY 6800NUs. I'm gonna stick it in and see if RivaTuner can unlock it.

Thanks for all the replies.

 

[ponyo]

You made the wise choice.

 

[thejackal1]

Originally posted by: Killrose

I'm not familiar with them either. But once I bought an off name brand (Hercules GeForce 2 pro) and it is still in my wife's computer. I have been Googeling for some reviews on this card and I haven't had any luck. Has anyone else read any review/benchmarks?
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Hercules was actually considered the brand to get in the day

[/quote]

I had a Hercules card back in the day too.

 

[DaveBC]

Originally posted by: DaveBC
Well I just went over to CompUSA and bought one of the $200 PNY 6800NUs. I'm gonna stick it in and see if RivaTuner can unlock it.

Thanks for all the replies.

Kewl, got 16 pipes and 6 shaders WOOT! : )

 

[rammstein junkie]

hey is that utility easy to use for a first timer?

 

[cubeless]

yup...

 

[DaveBC]

Originally posted by: DaveBC

Originally posted by: DaveBC
Well I just went over to CompUSA and bought one of the $200 PNY 6800NUs. I'm gonna stick it in and see if RivaTuner can unlock it.

Thanks for all the replies.

Kewl, got 16 pipes and 6 shaders WOOT! : )

Spoke too soon.... but I did manage 12x1 6p