Regular 6800 or asus 128bit 512mb 6800?

[bdww00]

which one is faster
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121216
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...item-details.asp?EdpNo=1820441&CatId=0


i can get them both from newegg.com

the asus is like 50$ more!

 

[dug777]

save yourself & get the regular 6800, 512mb 128bit mem is a gimmick to pull in the n00bs

 

[bdww00]

thats what i thought thought the only reg.6800 is an apollo and it has bad reviews although i usually have no problem with my upgrades and other stuff.

 

[CP5670]

Does that apollo card have the Ultra heatsink on it?

 

[SpeedZealot369]

512mb is useless on crappy cards.

edit

but 256bit interface is where the good cards start comin

 

[Soccerman06]

Trust me I know, the 6800 Ultra 512 is not worth the premium, so dont think that the 6800 NU is going to benifit any more.

 

[SpeedZealot369]

Originally posted by: Soccerman06
Trust me I know, the 6800 Ultra 512 is not worth the premium, so dont think that the 6800 NU is going to benifit any more.

Especially when they lower the memory interface....

Lets add more memory and then severly bottleneck it!!! yayayayaaya

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: SpeedZealot369

Originally posted by: Soccerman06
Trust me I know, the 6800 Ultra 512 is not worth the premium, so dont think that the 6800 NU is going to benifit any more.

Especially when they lower the memory interface....

Lets add more memory and then severly bottleneck it!!! yayayayaaya

They usually do that when the "more memory then the gpu can use" cards.

Say the GPU is the horses and the memory is the wagons. You can hitch 4 wagons to one horse, but if you actually filled all four wagons full the one horse couldn't even pull it. In the end, all you end up with is a bunch of empty wagons that you had to pay for anyway. You should buy a card that has a horse for each wagon.

 

[bdww00]

yes the apollo is said to have gainward board and it does have a ultra hsf on it hence the reason i want to unlock it and oc it! so yes im now getting the apollo! w00t maybe if anyone else can giove me alower price or benchmarks on the 6800

 

[Nextman916]

If you thought about purchasing the Asus and actually could put up the money for it, i would suggest saving a little more for a 6800gs which would severly outperform both those cards. But if you must choose from the 2 then my vote goes to apollo.:thumbsup:

 

[bdww00]

yeah 6800 ultra unlocked from a 6800 would be better correct? than a 6800gs

 

[AzNPinkTuv]

Originally posted by: bdww00
yeah 6800 ultra unlocked from a 6800 would be better correct? than a 6800gs

impossible.. 128 bit..