- Dec 21, 2000
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Hey guys! I was wondering if there's a program or utility that will tell me what kind of GeForce 6800 PCI-express 256MB I have in my Dell XPS Gen4 machine. It's the non-ultra, I do know that, and it has DVI and analog outputs. By the looks of the card in my hand, it came from nVIDIA directly as there are no 3rd party markings, like Sapphire, Gainward, ASUS, etc. The card itself takes 1 slot; no dual-slot cooling required I guess.
What I want to find out is if I can enable the 4 remaining pipes, as I understand there are 12 enabled in the PCIe non-ultra and 16 enabled in the GT/Ultra series. I was also told that it is harder/impossible to unlock the pipes and overclock the videocard some. How accurate is this?
Mainly I want to see what speeds my GPU and RAM are running at. My idle temps hover around 51-52C and peak at about 62-63C on the GPU core, according to my 66.93 nVIDIA drivers.
The GTO version of this card was an extra $180 or so, IIRC, which I felt was too much at the time I purchased this machine. If I can squeeze a few more ounces of performance out without needing extra cooling or damaging anything in the process, then in the words of Joe from Family Guy, "LET'S DO IT!!!!"
What I want to find out is if I can enable the 4 remaining pipes, as I understand there are 12 enabled in the PCIe non-ultra and 16 enabled in the GT/Ultra series. I was also told that it is harder/impossible to unlock the pipes and overclock the videocard some. How accurate is this?
Mainly I want to see what speeds my GPU and RAM are running at. My idle temps hover around 51-52C and peak at about 62-63C on the GPU core, according to my 66.93 nVIDIA drivers.
The GTO version of this card was an extra $180 or so, IIRC, which I felt was too much at the time I purchased this machine. If I can squeeze a few more ounces of performance out without needing extra cooling or damaging anything in the process, then in the words of Joe from Family Guy, "LET'S DO IT!!!!"