6800GT for 400.00 or X800pro for 400.00?

[Keysplayr]

I'm asking this because I will soon buy a new vid card. I would like honest replies only. No bias driven reasoning. Fanboys from either camp please dont even bother replying. Thanks.

 

[Corporate Thug]

at the moment i am leaning towards the 6800 GT but i would like to see an few reviews dedicated to it before i commit

 

[ForceCalibur]

One is better. Buy that one.

 

[fwtong]

Originally posted by: ForceCalibur
One is better. Buy that one.

The one that is better depends on what kind of fanboy will be using it.

 

[MemberSince97]

I'm leaning twords the GT, betting on its future potential, assuming it has 16 full pipes. The drivers will get better but, I also need more info...

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: shady06
at the moment i am leaning towards the 6800 GT but i would like to see an few reviews dedicated to it before i commit

As I stated before in the other thread I would choose the 6800GT. That's if Nvidia keeps current specs and the performance is as expected to match or even beat the x800pro.

More features, more advanced technology. Wins my vote for the 6800GT.

 

[LeChuck59]

I'll be getting a 6800GT because in most of the bench marks it performs as well or better than the X800 Pro. It only falls behind when AF is on high and I think that that's a driver issue that will be fixed. I also think that whatever happens with SM3.0, when the performance and price between the two cards is so close, why not go for the card that has it? That way I don't have to worry about it in the future and there's a good chance the card will last longer. It also seems to overclock really well so, in six months or a year if and when it starts to show its age, I can look forward to a healthy boost in performance. So again, it seems more future proof than the X800 Pro.

And, though I wouldn't be saying this if there was a clear winner, I want to support the company that lost last round and that's Nvidia. If one or the other company begins to dominate the other, that's no good for us, the consumer. In other words, I don't want ATI to think they don't need to continue pushing the envelope and though the X800 line is undeniably powerful, its architecture, as I understand it, hardly innovates beyond their last line so I'd like to reward Nvidia for coming up with something new.

Really though, you can't go wrong with either card and so you can afford to be picky and even illogical in your reasoning.

 

[Avalon]

Originally posted by: LeChuck59
I'll be getting a 6800GT because in most of the bench marks it performs as well or better than the X800 Pro. It only falls behind when AF is on high and I think that that's a driver issue that will be fixed. I also think that whatever happens with SM3.0, when the performance and price between the two cards is so close, why not go for the card that has it? That way I don't have to worry about it in the future and there's a good chance the card will last longer. It also seems to overclock really well so, in six months or a year if and when it starts to show its age, I can look forward to a healthy boost in performance. So again, it seems more future proof than the X800 Pro.

Agreed.

 

[Keysplayr]

I guess we can't go wrong buying either card. They are both hugely faster than their predecessors. There is nothing that cant' be played at high settings with the candy on. Finally. I am going to hold back for about 2 months after the 6800GT is released for sale and new drivers surface and see what happens. Until then, I'm stuck with a Matrox G450 because I just sold my 5900Ultra in anticipation of the new cards. Well, at least my 2D looks minty fresh! LOL.

 

[Dman877]

I'll wait for production boards and overclocking results before I decide.

 

[CaiNaM]

my preference is the 6800gt - performance is similar, and i'd rather have sm3 and DV than 6x aa or temporal aa.

that being said tho, as i said perf. is similar, and i just may get the x800 simply cause i may not want to wait for the GT to be available.. nv screwed up there IMO.

 

[VisableAssassin]

Originally posted by: Dman877
I'll wait for production boards and overclocking results before I decide.

you allready have OC stats for the 420 dude...what you're seeing is retail cards from ATi and they look to be hitting their ceiling from what I'm reading..
and Nvidias "test" cards are allready showing high marks....so the OC should one can only speculate that the OC crown will go to NV...but who knows

 

[Keysplayr]

Well, I was never much for o/c'ing. I just like to put the card in there and forget about it. My 5900U was pretty damn quick and I never felt the need to o/c. That is until Painkiller came out. I didn't o/c it, but I thought about it. Game played beautifully at 10x7 everything high, but if I went up to 12x10 with the same quality settings, a slowdown was definatley noticeable when fighting got heavy. I know these new cards, either one, will probably laugh at Painkiller. Actually, why didn't any review sites use Painkiller for a bench test? Its pretty intensive on the graphics card. Hmmm.

 

[GeneralGrievous]

x800 XT all the way.

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: GeneralGrievous
x800 XT all the way.

Ummm...he said X800PRO or 6800GT.

It looks like the 6800GT will be the better buy if it's the same price as the X800PRO, but I'm giving it a couple of months for nVidia to work out their driver issues.

 

[Illissius]

6800 GT.
Another factor is that due to the 16 pipes vs. 12 pipes thing, overclocking will yield 33% more performance for the GT per extra MHz.

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: GeneralGrievous
x800 XT all the way.

Thanks General, but my vid card budget is 350 to 400. (God, I never thought I'd ever say that!)
So this is only for the X800pro and 6800GT area.

SickBeast: Yes, I believe Nvidia has quite a bit of headroom for driver improvements.

 

[Soulkeeper]

i think the 6800gt will have better overclocking results and future driver updates

 

[bluewall21]

If you're playing Far Cry, X800 Pro , if not, nVidia should do better with driver updates and the like.

 

[VisableAssassin]

Originally posted by: bluewall21
If you're playing Far Cry, X800 Pro , if not, nVidia should do better with driver updates and the like.

if your playing farcry...well once crytek gets their sh1t together the game should run better on NV hardware....and NV is saying that they will get even better performance outta their new drivers by like 20% or more or some sh1t....so ill wait and see

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: bluewall21
If you're playing Far Cry, X800 Pro , if not, nVidia should do better with driver updates and the like.

Hey Bluewall,
As far as FarCry is concerned, it is not an nvidia issue alone. It involves Crytek to "fix" the game so it will run like its supposed to. Im no programmer and have no clue whats involved. I personally do not like the FarCry demo so it wont be a deciding factor in my purchase. But for those that love the game, you should be fine using a 6800 in the near future. Crytek has to fix it because people who love nvidia and will only buy nvidia may not purchase FarCry due to its poor IQ and framerates compared to ATI's latest monsters. So if they want to make all the cash they can, they had better get coding some serious patches.

 

[Ackmed]

Originally posted by: keysplayr2003

Originally posted by: bluewall21
If you're playing Far Cry, X800 Pro , if not, nVidia should do better with driver updates and the like.

Hey Bluewall,
As far as FarCry is concerned, it is not an nvidia issue alone. It involves Crytek to "fix" the game so it will run like its supposed to. Im no programmer and have no clue whats involved. I personally do not like the FarCry demo so it wont be a deciding factor in my purchase. But for those that love the game, you should be fine using a 6800 in the near future. Crytek has to fix it because people who love nvidia and will only buy nvidia may not purchase FarCry due to its poor IQ and framerates compared to ATI's latest monsters. So if they want to make all the cash they can, they had better get coding some serious patches.

It isnt just the patch. The 61.11's have several bugs in the game. You have to blame NV for some of it, they need to fix the problems. IF they can keep the performance gains, and get rid of the bugs, then that would be great.

 

[Insomniak]

6800GT. There's more headroom for overclocking and driver performance improvments, plus a better feature set. This one's a no brainer in my opinion.

 

[nRollo]

6800GT of those two. Likely better Doom3, PS3 possibilities, and not outperformed significantly in anything I've seen by X800Pro.

 

[JBT]

I would got for the GT. I plan on getting that if it comes out in PCI-Express in a few months.