Three ~200$ Cards

[Slacko]

Im trying to choose between three cards. The 3dConnect Radeon x800GTO, the Sapphire Radeon x800GTO2, and the eVGA GeForce 6800GS.

Here are the links for each of these cards with their prices on NewEgg.com.


3dConnect x800GTO
Sapphire Radeon x800GTO2
eVGA GeForce 6800GS

With the plain GTO, I will be flashing it to 16-pipes and overclocking it, hopefully to within x850XTPE ranges. I will also do the same witht he GTO2, but it has a higher chance to flash correctly and I have heard that it will overclock a little higher than the normal GTo from 3dconnect. With the 6800GS, I will just be overclocking it, but I dont know much about overclocking a GeForce card or how high it can go.

Also, I have read that the GTO overheats alot after just flashing it before you even overclock it. So the GTO2 might do so as well. So I will then need to buy a cooler. Can anyone reccomend a good one?

This is all dependent on price for me. I want the biggest bang for my buck. Can anyone reccomend a choice? I personally would rather go the ATI route. I had great sucess with overclocking my x300SE(from 325MHz to 474MHz core and a little memory) so I am hoping their other cards will be as good with OCing.

So, any suggestions? Thanks.

 

[Zap]

Connect3D X800GTO $150 AR

I don't think the X800GTO² is worth the $90 more than the X800GTO. The 6800GS may or may not be worth the $60 more... Personally I'm gonna order the X800GTO for $150 after rebate, free shipping, no tax, 5% Discover Card cashback... just gotta wait until tomorrow for the cashback program to start.

 

[Fenixgoon]

you can mod the gto2 to an XTPE, if i'm not mistaken

 

[compgeek89]

Both the Connect3d x800 GTO and Sapphire x800 GTO2 are moddable to x800 XT and above.