Hello All,
Been reading this and other forums to see the story unfold. I also purchased the monarch computer EVGA for $215 + $5. As I look at different pictures of these cards, look at the capacitor and resistor locations. The XFX looks more like the 6800ultra cards, and the EVGA looks more like the ASUS V9999 something or other card that had a different core, if I remember right, but was introduced into the 6800 line. The point being that the core really did only have 12 pipelines.
I really hope it is the NV40 core on this (EVGA)PCB and not the knock off. Then again, Asus also put out an ultra 6800 series that resembles the card too. Anyone else notice this? Look at pics at NewEgg to see what I mean. Anyway, I look forward to your report back(joincamp), as I will be in the same boat as you.
Cheers, Kibby