So I bought that eVGA 6800XT 256mb PCI-e

[hootpie]

I got it for $97 including shipping, tax, and the MIR I'm going to use.

My system is a Dell E510:

Pentium D 2.8ghz (820)
2x512 DDR2
160gb 7200RPM HD

With my ATI 128mb x300, I got a 3dMark 06 of 187.
With the 6800XT 256mb, I got a 3dMark 06 of 1452. That's almost an 8x improvement.

I was running BF2 at 800x600 set to low and I was getting smooth frames, now I'm playing it at 1024x768, with details set to medium and 2xAA. It runs really smooth and I have a feeling I can bump the details to high (but keep textures at medium because of my lack of RAM) and move it up to 4xAA and still have great frames.

My only gripe is that the onboard fan is pretty damn loud.

For $97, it was an awesome upgrade

http://www.hootpie.com/6800xtfront.jpg
http://www.hootpie.com/6800xtback.jpg
http://www.hootpie.com/6800xtports.jpg

 

[BlacKJesuS]

dont the XT's unlock??? tried that using rivatuner

 

[hootpie]

Originally posted by: BlacKJesuS
dont the XT's unlock??? tried that using rivatuner

I heard only the AGP version can be unlocked...I'll try it though.

I tried unlocking to 12 pixel pipes and 5 vertex shaders...no luck.

 

[BlacKJesuS]

did u try to unlock using hte other quad?

 

[hootpie]

Originally posted by: BlacKJesuS
did u try to unlock using hte other quad?

I'm not sure what you mean by the "other quad."

 

[F1shF4t]

Originally posted by: BlacKJesuS
did u try to unlock using hte other quad?

PCIE 6800xt and 6800nu come with only 3 quads (6800xt has one locked), so there is no more to try and unlock.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: hootpie

Originally posted by: BlacKJesuS
dont the XT's unlock??? tried that using rivatuner

I heard only the AGP version can be unlocked...I'll try it though.

I tried unlocking to 12 pixel pipes and 5 vertex shaders...no luck.

does "no luck" mean you couldn't do it, or the graphics were messed up when you unlocked?

 

[hootpie]

Originally posted by: guoziming

does "no luck" mean you couldn't do it, or the graphics were messed up when you unlocked?

It showed "12/5," but when I viewed the table again, it still said "Disabled" next to those vertex/pixel pipelines.

I ran 3dMark06 again just to be sure and there was no change in my score.