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Thanks for your comments. I will probably buy the XFS since it is cheaper
with the discount ($379 and free shipping) since no one here says anything bad about it. It must be ok? http://www.pricewatch.com/ shows the pny at $363 shipped, but do what you like rms |
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Well, you seem to be the only one having a problem with the BFG card. Every
review I have read rated it the best. I have it myself and it works great. Any product sold will have some bad ones. For her to base her decision solely on only you having trouble wouldn't be good. "The DragunLadee" wrote in message news:isYbd.187384$wV.33999@attbi_s54... guess wrote: Well, about the only truth to this reply, is that you say she is a good girlfriend. The BFG 256 meg card is actually the one to get. You get 24/7 support (no one else offers it), there is NO, repeat NO problem with the heatsink, it comes out of the box overclocked WITH a warranty, and it can easily take the same clock speed settings as the $100.00 more expensive 6800 Ultra. the stock 6800 GT is clocked at 350 / 1.0. the BFG is clocked at 370 / 1.0, and it can easily be clocked to 400 / 1.1. I have this card, and it is fantastic. It is the one that I would recommend as the one to get hands down. All the magazines recommend it. Maximum PC gave it thier "KickAss" award. So, to the girl who is looking for a card, I highly recommend the BFG 6800GTOC 256. (the "OC" stands for Over Clock) P.S. If she ever breaks up with her boyfriend, I am recently seperated, and she can stay at my place anytime!! "The DragunLadee" wrote in message news:YIMbd.184854$wV.119796@attbi_s54... Suzanne wrote: Hi everyone, I am a newbie. I want to buy the nVidia 6800 GT that my boyfriend wants for his birthday, but there are so many brands. What is the difference between them? Why are some more money than others when it looks like the same item? I did a little hunting and the only thing I could find was some ppl said the BFG brand has a bad heatsink or something. I also looked on newegg.com and saw that all the cards look the same, but the PNY brand doesn't show that has DirectX 9C, it only has DirectX 9. Is this a concern? Please I'd like to hear from some of you and possibly find some comparisons and best values. Thank you, Susanna First of all, you must be a REALLY good g/f in order to spend that much for your b/f for his b-day. Now, one of the differences is the amount of vram that's onboard the card. The 6800GT comes in two main flavors...one that has 128mb of vram onboard, and one that comes with 256mb of vram onboard. He really doesn't need the 256mb version, as none of today's games really take advantage of that much vram as of yet. Yes, don't get the BFG as it does indeed have a bad heatsink and fan, junk really. All of them support Directx9 (you can upgrade a card that doesn't come with 9c quite easily). Personally if it were me, I'd go with the asus card that newegg has. It's the best deal for the money IMO, but if he insists on having one of the more expensive cards, PNY is a good brand as well as EVGA. I also wouldn't go with a chaintech or gainward either, as the performance on those cards tends to be less than that of some of the others that are supposed to be the "same quality". I suppose if she really wants her b/f to have nothing but problems, then she should go ahead and get the BFG, but I certainly wouldn't. |
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guess wrote:
Well, you seem to be the only one having a problem with the BFG card. Every review I have read rated it the best. I have it myself and it works great. Any product sold will have some bad ones. For her to base her decision solely on only you having trouble wouldn't be good. "The DragunLadee" wrote in message news:isYbd.187384$wV.33999@attbi_s54... guess wrote: Well, about the only truth to this reply, is that you say she is a good girlfriend. The BFG 256 meg card is actually the one to get. You get 24/7 support (no one else offers it), there is NO, repeat NO problem with the heatsink, it comes out of the box overclocked WITH a warranty, and it can easily take the same clock speed settings as the $100.00 more expensive 6800 Ultra. the stock 6800 GT is clocked at 350 / 1.0. the BFG is clocked at 370 / 1.0, and it can easily be clocked to 400 / 1.1. I have this card, and it is fantastic. It is the one that I would recommend as the one to get hands down. All the magazines recommend it. Maximum PC gave it thier "KickAss" award. So, to the girl who is looking for a card, I highly recommend the BFG 6800GTOC 256. (the "OC" stands for Over Clock) P.S. If she ever breaks up with her boyfriend, I am recently seperated, and she can stay at my place anytime!! "The DragunLadee" wrote in message news:YIMbd.184854$wV.119796@attbi_s54... Suzanne wrote: Hi everyone, I am a newbie. I want to buy the nVidia 6800 GT that my boyfriend wants for his birthday, but there are so many brands. What is the difference between them? Why are some more money than others when it looks like the same item? I did a little hunting and the only thing I could find was some ppl said the BFG brand has a bad heatsink or something. I also looked on newegg.com and saw that all the cards look the same, but the PNY brand doesn't show that has DirectX 9C, it only has DirectX 9. Is this a concern? Please I'd like to hear from some of you and possibly find some comparisons and best values. Thank you, Susanna First of all, you must be a REALLY good g/f in order to spend that much for your b/f for his b-day. Now, one of the differences is the amount of vram that's onboard the card. The 6800GT comes in two main flavors...one that has 128mb of vram onboard, and one that comes with 256mb of vram onboard. He really doesn't need the 256mb version, as none of today's games really take advantage of that much vram as of yet. Yes, don't get the BFG as it does indeed have a bad heatsink and fan, junk really. All of them support Directx9 (you can upgrade a card that doesn't come with 9c quite easily). Personally if it were me, I'd go with the asus card that newegg has. It's the best deal for the money IMO, but if he insists on having one of the more expensive cards, PNY is a good brand as well as EVGA. I also wouldn't go with a chaintech or gainward either, as the performance on those cards tends to be less than that of some of the others that are supposed to be the "same quality". I suppose if she really wants her b/f to have nothing but problems, then she should go ahead and get the BFG, but I certainly wouldn't. Actually no I'm not the only one having problems, but you seem to think you know everything, so we'll just leave it at that. |
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get the BFG 6800 256 GT OC from http://www.outpost.com for around $350
"Suzanne" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, I am a newbie. I want to buy the nVidia 6800 GT that my boyfriend wants for his birthday, but there are so many brands. What is the difference between them? Why are some more money than others when it looks like the same item? I did a little hunting and the only thing I could find was some ppl said the BFG brand has a bad heatsink or something. I also looked on newegg.com and saw that all the cards look the same, but the PNY brand doesn't show that has DirectX 9C, it only has DirectX 9. Is this a concern? Please I'd like to hear from some of you and possibly find some comparisons and best values. Thank you, Susanna |
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I had the same problem with something hitting my fan as well. It turned out
to be a cockroach! "MJ" wrote in message ink.net... "The DragunLadee" wrote in message news:isYbd.187384$wV.33999@attbi_s54... guess wrote: Well, about the only truth to this reply, is that you say she is a good girlfriend. The BFG 256 meg card is actually the one to get. You get 24/7 support (no one else offers it), there is NO, repeat NO problem with the heatsink, it comes out of the box overclocked WITH a warranty, and it can easily take the same clock speed settings as the $100.00 more expensive 6800 Ultra. the stock 6800 GT is clocked at 350 / 1.0. the BFG is clocked at 370 / 1.0, and it can easily be clocked to 400 / 1.1. I have this card, and it is fantastic. It is the one that I would recommend as the one to get hands down. All the magazines recommend it. Maximum PC gave it thier "KickAss" award. So, to the girl who is looking for a card, I highly recommend the BFG 6800GTOC 256. (the "OC" stands for Over Clock) P.S. If she ever breaks up with her boyfriend, I am recently seperated, and she can stay at my place anytime!! "The DragunLadee" wrote in message news:YIMbd.184854$wV.119796@attbi_s54... Suzanne wrote: Hi everyone, I am a newbie. I want to buy the nVidia 6800 GT that my boyfriend wants for his birthday, but there are so many brands. What is the difference between them? Why are some more money than others when it looks like the same item? I did a little hunting and the only thing I could find was some ppl said the BFG brand has a bad heatsink or something. I also looked on newegg.com and saw that all the cards look the same, but the PNY brand doesn't show that has DirectX 9C, it only has DirectX 9. Is this a concern? Please I'd like to hear from some of you and possibly find some comparisons and best values. Thank you, Susanna First of all, you must be a REALLY good g/f in order to spend that much for your b/f for his b-day. Now, one of the differences is the amount of vram that's onboard the card. The 6800GT comes in two main flavors...one that has 128mb of vram onboard, and one that comes with 256mb of vram onboard. He really doesn't need the 256mb version, as none of today's games really take advantage of that much vram as of yet. Yes, don't get the BFG as it does indeed have a bad heatsink and fan, junk really. All of them support Directx9 (you can upgrade a card that doesn't come with 9c quite easily). Personally if it were me, I'd go with the asus card that newegg has. It's the best deal for the money IMO, but if he insists on having one of the more expensive cards, PNY is a good brand as well as EVGA. I also wouldn't go with a chaintech or gainward either, as the performance on those cards tends to be less than that of some of the others that are supposed to be the "same quality". I suppose if she really wants her b/f to have nothing but problems, then she should go ahead and get the BFG, but I certainly wouldn't. I bought the BFG 6800 Ultra OC from NewEgg. It has worked great and has lifetime warranty, BUT I have heard some strange noises coming and going from my case (about 2 weeks ago). It sounds like something was hitting a fan inside. I coundn;t pinpoint it but i guess it could be the heatsink/fan problem people are talking about... It hasn't happened for over a week now and everything seems to be running fine. I probably should have saved the $$$ and bought a GT but I had the $ and didn't do as much research as I should have... BFG does have a lifetime warranty if you go that route. Also you asked about DVI. The new cards usually come with a DVI to VGA (old crt style) adapter so don't worry if you don't have an LCD monitor. MJ |
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Ditto, I've owned a BFG 6800 GT OC for over 2 months now and it works great
so disregard what DragunLadee said about it. Chances are that Dragun doesn't even own one so knows nothing of which she or he speaks. I have played Doom3 and Far Cry along with many other games and it performs flawlessly. "guess" wrote in message news:1097834221.843776@news... Well, about the only truth to this reply, is that you say she is a good girlfriend. The BFG 256 meg card is actually the one to get. You get 24/7 support (no one else offers it), there is NO, repeat NO problem with the heatsink, it comes out of the box overclocked WITH a warranty, and it can easily take the same clock speed settings as the $100.00 more expensive 6800 Ultra. the stock 6800 GT is clocked at 350 / 1.0. the BFG is clocked at 370 / 1.0, and it can easily be clocked to 400 / 1.1. I have this card, and it is fantastic. It is the one that I would recommend as the one to get hands down. All the magazines recommend it. Maximum PC gave it thier "KickAss" award. So, to the girl who is looking for a card, I highly recommend the BFG 6800GTOC 256. (the "OC" stands for Over Clock) P.S. If she ever breaks up with her boyfriend, I am recently seperated, and she can stay at my place anytime!! "The DragunLadee" wrote in message news:YIMbd.184854$wV.119796@attbi_s54... Suzanne wrote: Hi everyone, I am a newbie. I want to buy the nVidia 6800 GT that my boyfriend wants for his birthday, but there are so many brands. What is the difference between them? Why are some more money than others when it looks like the same item? I did a little hunting and the only thing I could find was some ppl said the BFG brand has a bad heatsink or something. I also looked on newegg.com and saw that all the cards look the same, but the PNY brand doesn't show that has DirectX 9C, it only has DirectX 9. Is this a concern? Please I'd like to hear from some of you and possibly find some comparisons and best values. Thank you, Susanna First of all, you must be a REALLY good g/f in order to spend that much for your b/f for his b-day. Now, one of the differences is the amount of vram that's onboard the card. The 6800GT comes in two main flavors...one that has 128mb of vram onboard, and one that comes with 256mb of vram onboard. He really doesn't need the 256mb version, as none of today's games really take advantage of that much vram as of yet. Yes, don't get the BFG as it does indeed have a bad heatsink and fan, junk really. All of them support Directx9 (you can upgrade a card that doesn't come with 9c quite easily). Personally if it were me, I'd go with the asus card that newegg has. It's the best deal for the money IMO, but if he insists on having one of the more expensive cards, PNY is a good brand as well as EVGA. I also wouldn't go with a chaintech or gainward either, as the performance on those cards tends to be less than that of some of the others that are supposed to be the "same quality". |
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"paking" wrote in message . com... I had the same problem with something hitting my fan as well. It turned out to be a cockroach! You had a cockroach in your PC???!??! Yuk. Makes me - for once - glad I live in cold, damp & rainy England. It may be cold an wet, but at least its roach-free! Chip "MJ" wrote in message ink.net... "The DragunLadee" wrote in message news:isYbd.187384$wV.33999@attbi_s54... guess wrote: Well, about the only truth to this reply, is that you say she is a good girlfriend. The BFG 256 meg card is actually the one to get. You get 24/7 support (no one else offers it), there is NO, repeat NO problem with the heatsink, it comes out of the box overclocked WITH a warranty, and it can easily take the same clock speed settings as the $100.00 more expensive 6800 Ultra. the stock 6800 GT is clocked at 350 / 1.0. the BFG is clocked at 370 / 1.0, and it can easily be clocked to 400 / 1.1. I have this card, and it is fantastic. It is the one that I would recommend as the one to get hands down. All the magazines recommend it. Maximum PC gave it thier "KickAss" award. So, to the girl who is looking for a card, I highly recommend the BFG 6800GTOC 256. (the "OC" stands for Over Clock) P.S. If she ever breaks up with her boyfriend, I am recently seperated, and she can stay at my place anytime!! "The DragunLadee" wrote in message news:YIMbd.184854$wV.119796@attbi_s54... Suzanne wrote: Hi everyone, I am a newbie. I want to buy the nVidia 6800 GT that my boyfriend wants for his birthday, but there are so many brands. What is the difference between them? Why are some more money than others when it looks like the same item? I did a little hunting and the only thing I could find was some ppl said the BFG brand has a bad heatsink or something. I also looked on newegg.com and saw that all the cards look the same, but the PNY brand doesn't show that has DirectX 9C, it only has DirectX 9. Is this a concern? Please I'd like to hear from some of you and possibly find some comparisons and best values. Thank you, Susanna First of all, you must be a REALLY good g/f in order to spend that much for your b/f for his b-day. Now, one of the differences is the amount of vram that's onboard the card. The 6800GT comes in two main flavors...one that has 128mb of vram onboard, and one that comes with 256mb of vram onboard. He really doesn't need the 256mb version, as none of today's games really take advantage of that much vram as of yet. Yes, don't get the BFG as it does indeed have a bad heatsink and fan, junk really. All of them support Directx9 (you can upgrade a card that doesn't come with 9c quite easily). Personally if it were me, I'd go with the asus card that newegg has. It's the best deal for the money IMO, but if he insists on having one of the more expensive cards, PNY is a good brand as well as EVGA. I also wouldn't go with a chaintech or gainward either, as the performance on those cards tends to be less than that of some of the others that are supposed to be the "same quality". I suppose if she really wants her b/f to have nothing but problems, then she should go ahead and get the BFG, but I certainly wouldn't. I bought the BFG 6800 Ultra OC from NewEgg. It has worked great and has lifetime warranty, BUT I have heard some strange noises coming and going from my case (about 2 weeks ago). It sounds like something was hitting a fan inside. I coundn;t pinpoint it but i guess it could be the heatsink/fan problem people are talking about... It hasn't happened for over a week now and everything seems to be running fine. I probably should have saved the $$$ and bought a GT but I had the $ and didn't do as much research as I should have... BFG does have a lifetime warranty if you go that route. Also you asked about DVI. The new cards usually come with a DVI to VGA (old crt style) adapter so don't worry if you don't have an LCD monitor. MJ |
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Chip wrote:
"paking" wrote in message . com... I had the same problem with something hitting my fan as well. It turned out to be a cockroach! You had a cockroach in your PC???!??! Yuk. Makes me - for once - glad I live in cold, damp & rainy England. It may be cold an wet, but at least its roach-free! Heh, that's where the term "debug" came from in the first place when computers were rooms full of vaccuum tubes with exposed wiring. Bugs would get into the works and cause electrical havoc. dvus |
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"dvus" wrote in message
... Chip wrote: "paking" wrote in message . com... I had the same problem with something hitting my fan as well. It turned out to be a cockroach! You had a cockroach in your PC???!??! Yuk. Makes me - for once - glad I live in cold, damp & rainy England. It may be cold an wet, but at least its roach-free! Heh, that's where the term "debug" came from in the first place when computers were rooms full of vaccuum tubes with exposed wiring. Bugs would get into the works and cause electrical havoc. See: http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/tek1/...mputer_bug.htm http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/tek1/..._bug_large.htm http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/cs...bjects/bug.htm Apparently it was a moth in a relay switch... Vu. |
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