6800GT vs 6800 Ultra

[RacerChuck]

Can anybody tell me what the difference is between a 6800GT and a 6800 Ultra, besides the Ultra costing twice as much?

 

[dguy6789]

the ultra has higher clock speeds.

 

[ponyo]

6800GT: 350mhz core/ 1000mhz memory; requires 1 power connector
6800Ultra: 400mhz core/ 1100mhz memory; requires 2 power connector

 

[kylebisme]

Same features, the ultras just have higher clocks; they don't cost twice as much though.

 

[Mrvile]

Ultra is about 600 bucks while GT is about 400.

 

[BW86]

ultra has a higher voltage aswell.

 

[Travis6586]

Originally posted by: Naustica
6800GT: 350mhz core/ 1000mhz memory; requires 1 power connector
6800Ultra: 400mhz core/ 1100mhz memory; requires 2 power connector

I was under the impression that 6800 Ultras had a clock speed of 425 MHz.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Extra Slot, extra power connecter, higher clock speeds and MUCH more $$$

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Originally posted by: Travis6586

Originally posted by: Naustica
6800GT: 350mhz core/ 1000mhz memory; requires 1 power connector
6800Ultra: 400mhz core/ 1100mhz memory; requires 2 power connector

I was under the impression that 6800 Ultras had a clock speed of 425 MHz.

Some do, like the BFG

 

[RealityTime]

Originally posted by: RacerChuck
Can anybody tell me what the difference is between a 6800GT and a 6800 Ultra, besides the Ultra costing twice as much?

difference between gt and ultra..........

gt + coolbits overclock + maybe bios voltmod = ultra - $200 wasted dollars
:Q

 

[Luck JF]

Originally posted by: RacerChuck
Can anybody tell me what the difference is between a 6800GT and a 6800 Ultra, besides the Ultra costing twice as much?

You can actually buy a GT.

 

[Elvis2]

gt + coolbits overclock + maybe bios voltmod

= fried card in a couple of months. the net's full of peeps griping about how they've had their gt's o/c'd for weeks and then all of a sudden they're artifacting and let's not forget that instead of sucking up the loss, some of those same people will rma it as a defective card thus creating loss's for those video card manufacturer's which in turn pass those losses's onto the rest of us in the form of higher prices . think people. you want faster? buy faster. ultra's can be had for msrp. you just have to do a little diggin' .

 

[nRollo]

Originally posted by: Elvis2

gt + coolbits overclock + maybe bios voltmod

= fried card in a couple of months. the net's full of peeps griping about how they've had their gt's o/c'd for weeks and then all of a sudden they're artifacting and let's not forget that instead of sucking up the loss, some of those same people will rma it as a defective card thus creating loss's for those video card manufacturer's which in turn pass those losses's onto the rest of us in the form of higher prices . think people. you want faster? buy faster. ultra's can be had for msrp. you just have to do a little diggin' .

A thinking man with honor- kudos.

 

[DeadPoetic86]

"= fried card in a couple of months. the net's full of peeps griping about how they've had their gt's o/c'd for weeks and then all of a sudden they're artifacting and let's not forget that instead of sucking up the loss, some of those same people will rma it as a defective card thus creating loss's for those video card manufacturer's which in turn pass those losses's onto the rest of us in the form of higher prices . think people. you want faster? buy faster. ultra's can be had for msrp. you just have to do a little diggin' . "


I can't really speak for the current line of video cards ( yet), but i've had my Geforce2 ti OC'd by about 20% for 2 years now, still perfectly fine. There's nothign wrong with wanting the most for your money.

 

[Chronoshock]

Originally posted by: DeadPoetic86
"= fried card in a couple of months. the net's full of peeps griping about how they've had their gt's o/c'd for weeks and then all of a sudden they're artifacting and let's not forget that instead of sucking up the loss, some of those same people will rma it as a defective card thus creating loss's for those video card manufacturer's which in turn pass those losses's onto the rest of us in the form of higher prices . think people. you want faster? buy faster. ultra's can be had for msrp. you just have to do a little diggin' . "


I can't really speak for the current line of video cards ( yet), but i've had my Geforce2 ti OC'd by about 20% for 2 years now, still perfectly fine. There's nothign wrong with wanting the most for your money.

It's not about wanting the most for your money, it's about scumbags who RMA cards they fry through overclocking. There's nothing wrong with OC'ing, the important thing is that one remembers they are voiding the warranty and thus cannot get a replacement if anything goes wrong with their card