NVIDIA 6800GT

[impemonk]

Hey there guys. Christmas is coming up and well, I've been using my 6800GT for quite some time now.

I haven't OC'ed, put on a new heatsink, or tweaked around with anything else. I just wanted to see if people still have 6800GT's, especially now that the new generation cards are in stock. I think I will be keeping this 6800GT for a looooong time. Maybe in the future I'll upgrade to one of those ULi mobos that support PCIe and AGP and a 939 socket.

Well, this might've been a waste of time for some of you guys, but I just wanted to pay tribute to a great card.

 

[wanderer27]

For the general populace, that's still a high end card

Heck, I'm still running a Ti 4400 in one of my Systems and it doesn't do too bad.

 

[NoStateofMind]

Originally posted by: impemonk
Hey there guys. Christmas is coming up and well, I've been using my 6800GT for quite some time now.

I haven't OC'ed, put on a new heatsink, or tweaked around with anything else. I just wanted to see if people still have 6800GT's, especially now that the new generation cards are in stock. I think I will be keeping this 6800GT for a looooong time. Maybe in the future I'll upgrade to one of those ULi mobos that support PCIe and AGP and a 939 socket.

Well, this might've been a waste of time for some of you guys, but I just wanted to pay tribute to a great card.

How does that card do in CoD2 and Day of Defeat:source?

Settings?

Please reply, thinking about getting one.

The Surgeon

 

[Goi]

I have a 6800GT too. I'll be keeping it until I upgrade my computer since it's pretty much one of the fastest AGP cards I can get anyway. My S754 A64 2.5GHz doesn't seem like it's giving up anytime soon either, so I guess I'll be keeping this for a while.

CoD2 is kinda choppy at 1024x768 at high settings(no FSAA) but definitely playable. I find CoD2 even more demanding than F.E.A.R. The card runs Quake4 easily though.

 

[Nextman916]

Most demanding games B&W>F.E.A.R>COD2. btw why is black & white so demanding? Its not even that purrty

 

[aatf510]

Originally posted by: Nextman916
Most demanding games B&W>F.E.A.R>COD2. btw why is black & white so demanding? Its not even that purrty

Well, I guess that's very easy to see, because in B&W there is a large world with many small individual objects to render?

But the lower fps in B&W is easier to tolerate because there isn't any fast action going on unlike FPS games.

 

[Goi]

I find CoD2 more demanding than F.E.A.R though. I'm able to get 2xFSAA with F.E.A.R. but not with CoD2. xbitlabs' latest GPU review seems to support this too.

 

[blckgrffn]

Originally posted by: Goi
I find CoD2 more demanding than F.E.A.R though. I'm able to get 2xFSAA with F.E.A.R. but not with CoD2. xbitlabs' latest GPU review seems to support this too.

:thumbsup:

That is the way it is. I could crank FEAR settings, definitely can't with COD2.

Nat

 

[CalamitySymphony]

Its because COD2 is programmed like shiet in DX9 mode. Try DX7 and your frames will rocket into the 100s, and it looks about the same too.

 

[eLiu]

Quite some time? The 6800 line hasn't even been around for quite some time

 

[CP5670]

I have had one of these for the last 18 months. I have been quite happy with it overall; it had some limitations but worked very well in general. I'm not really satisfied with its performance anymore, but my new cards came in yesterday. I will probably either sell it on ebay or put it in a second computer.

 

[sisq0kidd]

I just upgraded to a 6800 GT today. Oh my.

 

[Fistandantilis]

I love my 6800GT, but I will be doing a new biuldin about 6 weeks and I think thateither the 7800GT or the GTX is going to be included, what does ATI have around the corner? that I might look into also...I got time

 

[Captante]

I've had my 6800GT since a few weeks after its release & its still going strong.. OC's to Ultra speeds when gaming & plays everything I throw at it including FEAR & Quake 4 ... no COD2 yet though ... I'm debating getting either an X-2 CPU or a 7800GTX & PCIe motherboard in a few weeks myself, but this card doesn't owe me a thing, best value in a gaming card for me since my Voodoo 2 SLI rig.

 

[Fenuxx]

Originally posted by: Captante
...but this card doesn't owe me a thing, best value in a gaming card for me since my Voodoo 2 SLI rig.

I have to agree. The jump I went to from a GeForce FX 5700 Ultra to my 6800GT was astounding, LOL. Even after over a year having it, I can still play games at reasonable quality\speed, which I couldn't do even less than 6 months after I bought the 5700. I'll most likely be building another rig (hopefully) come October or November next year, but I'll probably keep my existing CPU (as it works fine as a "4100+", 2.71GHz) but just upgrade to a PCI-E board (nForce4 or if it's even around\out, nForce5) and an 8800 with 2GB RAM, to prep for Vista .

 

[aatf510]

Originally posted by: GeForceTony

Originally posted by: Captante
...but this card doesn't owe me a thing, best value in a gaming card for me since my Voodoo 2 SLI rig.

I have to agree. The jump I went to from a GeForce FX 5700 Ultra to my 6800GT was astounding, LOL. Even after over a year having it, I can still play games at reasonable quality\speed, which I couldn't do even less than 6 months after I bought the 5700. I'll most likely be building another rig (hopefully) come October or November next year, but I'll probably keep my existing CPU (as it works fine as a "4100+", 2.71GHz) but just upgrade to a PCI-E board (nForce4 or if it's even around\out, nForce5) and an 8800 with 2GB RAM, to prep for Vista .

If you bought a 9700Pro 3 year ago, you could still be playing modern games @ medium quality.

 

[A554SS1N]

I've found COD2 alright max settings at 1280x960 with a 6600GT. Haven't really noticed any areas that I would consider choppy.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: Goi
I find CoD2 even more demanding than F.E.A.R.

Try turning on 4xAA in FEAR and report back It will chew up that 6800GT; hell, it chews up my 7800GT

 

[Malladine]

Originally posted by: toattett
If you bought a 9700Pro 3 year ago, you could still be playing modern games @ medium quality.

Bought my wife's 9700 non pro almost 3 years ago. It struggles horribly in EQ2 but i'm sure would run other games minimum-medium settings @ 800x600 or maybe 1024. It's old now that's for sure.

Lookin at getting her a 939 system with an x800gto for $440 OR maybe keep the XP/AGP system going a bit longer with a X800XT or something.

Just not sure how well a higher end agp card would perform with an AXP 1700+ processor.

 

[Goi]

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak

Originally posted by: Goi
I find CoD2 even more demanding than F.E.A.R.

Try turning on 4xAA in FEAR and report back It will chew up that 6800GT; hell, it chews up my 7800GT

Yeah, obviously. I had it at 2xFSAA because 4xFSAA was too much, but hey, at least I could use 2xFSAA. With CoD2, I couldn't even do that.

 

[Leper Messiah]

my 9800 pro (even at 450/400) is slow...

 

[Wolfshanze]

Hey there guys. Christmas is coming up and well, I've been using my 6800GT for quite some time now. I haven't OC'ed, put on a new heatsink, or tweaked around with anything else. I just wanted to see if people still have 6800GT's

"Still" have 6800GTs? I just upgraded to a 6800GT about a month ago. Considering it's still one of the fastest AGP cards you can get (no 7800-love for AGP), and the fact I can't afford a new MB or video card every three months, the 6800GT is KING in my household of three desktop computers. I have a 6800GT, my wife has a 6600GT, and the third computer has a FX5900. We have no plans for any further upgrades in the near-future in our household, so the 6800GT will be our flagship video card for awhile here.

PC Surgeon, I know you've been waiting for the 6800GS, but if you want an upgrade now and a willing to pay a few bucks more for a few FPS more, NewEgg has an AGP 6800GT (eVGA) in stock for under $300 I do believe. Grab it while they still have it... when I bought my BFG 6800GT OC, NewEgg wasn't even carrying ANY AGP 6800GTs.

 

[Malladine]

Originally posted by: Wolfshanze
PC Surgeon, I know you've been waiting for the 6800GS, but if you want an upgrade now and a willing to pay a few bucks more for a few FPS more, NewEgg has an AGP 6800GT (eVGA) in stock for under $300 I do believe. Grab it while they still have it... when I bought my BFG 6800GT OC, NewEgg wasn't even carrying ANY AGP 6800GTs.

There are x800xt cards available for less than $20 more - if not the same - than the 6800gt. If I was to stick with AGP I'd take one of those over a 6800gt any day.

 

[Goi]

Actually there's a x850xt agp for $250, a friend of mine just got one

 

[Icepick]

Originally posted by: PC Surgeon

Originally posted by: impemonk
Hey there guys. Christmas is coming up and well, I've been using my 6800GT for quite some time now.

I haven't OC'ed, put on a new heatsink, or tweaked around with anything else. I just wanted to see if people still have 6800GT's, especially now that the new generation cards are in stock. I think I will be keeping this 6800GT for a looooong time. Maybe in the future I'll upgrade to one of those ULi mobos that support PCIe and AGP and a 939 socket.

Well, this might've been a waste of time for some of you guys, but I just wanted to pay tribute to a great card.

How does that card do in CoD2 and Day of Defeat:source?

Settings?

Please reply, thinking about getting one.

The Surgeon

This card is excellent for Day of Defeat:Source. I've got it set to high settings and play it at 1680x1050 res. It's smooth as silk.

I haven't tried COD2 yet so can't comment on that game.