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Newegg: PNY 6800 128meg PCIe - $168.49 shipped / AR

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The kicker - PNY's spec's directly from their site:
Specifications
NVIDIA® CineFX 3.0 engine
Superscalar GPU architecture
325MHz core clock
256-bit DDR memory interface
600MHz memory data rate
22.4GB/sec. memory bandwidth
3.9 billion texels/sec. fill rate
406 million vertices/sec. setup
16 pixel pipelines
16 textures per pixel (max in a single rendering pass)
Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
Maximum display resolution 2048 x 1536 @ 85Hz
Flat-panel display support with resolutions up to 1920 x 1200
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16-pipe non-GT... no unlocking required... hot? Or not... you make the call...
 
Yeah, I'd like to see some benchies on this. I've been waiting to find a great deal on a 7800gt, but I might grab this instead.
 
Originally posted by: Nutdotnet
I don't see the 128mb version on PNY's site.
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http://www.pny.com/products/verto/performance/6800pcie.asp

There's only 2 6800s listed in the video card section. 😛 Kind of hard to miss.

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The 6800nu cards use the NV41/NV42 core, both are native 12 pipeline chips. It's very unlikely that PNY's 6800nu uses the NV45 core especially since NV45 based cards (6800GT/6800GTO/6800Ultra PCI-E) are still pretty expensive.
 
Guys, when you look up the 6800 PCI-E on PNY's website, it shows it as a 16 pipe card. Perhaps all the vendors will be clearing out their 6800U inventory by labeling them and selling them as 6800NUs? If this is true, the core on these should be an outstanding overclocker! HOT HOT HOT!!

http://www.pny.com/products/verto/performance/6800pcie.asp

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Imagine SLI'd 6800Us for $330 :Q
Only downside is that you have slower memory and less memory, so you'd have to make up for it somewhat by overclocking. The rest will give you somewhat of a hit at higher resolutions/AA/AF, but I'd think it would still do as well as a stock 6800GT SLI setup would.
 
Now, my question that I've posted in just about every "Hot Deals" Video Card thread...

Would this card (if it has the 16 pipelines) run WoW @ 1920x1200 using a 2405FPW?

If so...then I'll be the guinea pig and jump on this. I guess if it isnt 16 pipelines I can bitch to Newegg or PNY to get something in consolation.
 
Originally posted by: Avalon
Guys, when you look up the 6800 PCI-E on PNY's website, it shows it as a 16 pipe card. Perhaps all the vendors will be clearing out their 6800U inventory by labeling them and selling them as 6800NUs?
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That's wishful thinking with little evidence to back it up.

The PNY 6800nu doesn't have a 6 pin power connector, doesn't have dual DVI, has a sub-6800gt cooler and has the 6800nu reference PCB (not the beefier 6800U PCB with extra power ICs). It's almost 100% guaranteed not a rebadged 6800U. Then there are the other problems with selling a NV45 core as a PCI-E 6800nu: WMV acceleration in the VPU portion of the core is broken on the NV40/NV45.

Nice idea, though. 😛
 
Originally posted by: pxc
Originally posted by: Avalon
Guys, when you look up the 6800 PCI-E on PNY's website, it shows it as a 16 pipe card. Perhaps all the vendors will be clearing out their 6800U inventory by labeling them and selling them as 6800NUs?
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That's wishful thinking with little evidence to back it up.

The PNY 6800nu doesn't have a 6 pin power connector, doesn't have dual DVI, has a sub-6800gt cooler and has the 6800nu reference PCB (not the beefier 6800U PCB with extra power ICs). It's almost 100% guaranteed not a rebadged 6800U. Then there are the other problems with selling a NV45 core as a PCI-E 6800nu: WMV acceleration in the VPU portion of the core is broken on the NV40/NV45.

Nice idea, though. 😛
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Why is it wishful thinking? Are you saying they developed a NEW core just for PNY to sell 16 pipe 6800NUs? Because, you know NV41 is only a 12 pipe core.

Chances are these are NV40 6800U cores slapped onto a 6800NU PCB, which is what I meant to say, not that the entire card was a 6800U rebadged as an NU. I was referring to the core. It would be much too costly to develop a new 16 pipe core just for the 6800NU.

You do have a valid point in that the heatsink looks too weak for overclocking to 400mhz+ speeds, so some AS5 with that stock HSF or a new aftermarket HSF altogether would be desireable here. And yes, if this is true, then it means that Purevideo will only be partially functional on these cards.
 
Originally posted by: Avalon
Chances are these are NV40 6800U cores slapped onto a 6800NU PCB. It would be much too costly to develop a new 16 pipe core just for the 6800NU.
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The NV45 is the PCI-E version of the NV40, with the bridge chip on the package. No one said that a 16 pipeline version of the NV41/NV42 was developed, so why do you bring that up?

Chances are that it's just a typo on PNY's page. If their tech support number wasn't just voicemail, i'd call and ask directly.

Go ahead and buy one. Just don't be surprised when you get a 12 pipeline NV41/NV42 core.
 
Originally posted by: pxc
Originally posted by: Avalon
Chances are these are NV40 6800U cores slapped onto a 6800NU PCB. It would be much too costly to develop a new 16 pipe core just for the 6800NU.
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The NV45 is the PCI-E version of the NV40, with the bridge chip on the package. No one said that a 16 pipeline version of the NV41/NV42 was developed, so why do you bring that up?

Chances are that it's just a typo on PNY's page. If their tech support number wasn't just voicemail, i'd call and ask directly.

Go ahead and buy one. Just don't be surprised when you get a 12 pipeline NV41/NV42 core.
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Doh. I forgot that they called the PCI-E NV40 the NV45. I mentioned a 16 pipe NV41 because I thought you were implying you believed there was no way that it was a 6800U core on a 6800NU PCB and that you also believed these were 16 pipes. I'm not buying one. I'm just excited by the prospect of a GTO2 competitor.
 
Originally posted by: Avalon
Originally posted by: pxc
Originally posted by: Avalon
Chances are these are NV40 6800U cores slapped onto a 6800NU PCB. It would be much too costly to develop a new 16 pipe core just for the 6800NU.
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The NV45 is the PCI-E version of the NV40, with the bridge chip on the package. No one said that a 16 pipeline version of the NV41/NV42 was developed, so why do you bring that up?

Chances are that it's just a typo on PNY's page. If their tech support number wasn't just voicemail, i'd call and ask directly.

Go ahead and buy one. Just don't be surprised when you get a 12 pipeline NV41/NV42 core.
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Doh. I forgot that they called the PCI-E NV40 the NV45. I mentioned a 16 pipe NV41 because I thought you were implying you believed there was no way that it was a 6800U core on a 6800NU PCB and that you also believed these were 16 pipes. I'm not buying one. I'm just excited by the prospect of a GTO2 competitor.
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THG shows that the entire 6800 PCIe line is the NV45... 12 and 16 pipe alike.
 
awesome deal, but I really think it isn't worth buying 2 for.... I mean even if you bought 2 you still could pay just a tad more for a 7800GT. Definently hot for just one though.
 
Originally posted by: SunnyD
Originally posted by: Avalon
Originally posted by: pxc
Originally posted by: Avalon
Chances are these are NV40 6800U cores slapped onto a 6800NU PCB. It would be much too costly to develop a new 16 pipe core just for the 6800NU.
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The NV45 is the PCI-E version of the NV40, with the bridge chip on the package. No one said that a 16 pipeline version of the NV41/NV42 was developed, so why do you bring that up?

Chances are that it's just a typo on PNY's page. If their tech support number wasn't just voicemail, i'd call and ask directly.

Go ahead and buy one. Just don't be surprised when you get a 12 pipeline NV41/NV42 core.
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Doh. I forgot that they called the PCI-E NV40 the NV45. I mentioned a 16 pipe NV41 because I thought you were implying you believed there was no way that it was a 6800U core on a 6800NU PCB and that you also believed these were 16 pipes. I'm not buying one. I'm just excited by the prospect of a GTO2 competitor.
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THG shows that the entire 6800 PCIe line is the NV45... 12 and 16 pipe alike.
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Wow, I can't believe I was this off. And I spend half my time in the Video forum 😕
Must have been at the time I wasn't paying much attention to the core names of the PCI-e parts because I wasn't interested in them.
 
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