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Which mfr makes the very best nVidia based cards?
"Fleabus" wrote in message news Timely, bug-free driver support, cool and quiet is important. I don't mind paying for performance, reliability and features. Who turns out the best of the 6800Ultra cards? eVga, BFG, Asus three choices, each comperable, NewEgg or GameVE won't let you down. Also, be advised, and ultra needs two slots, two molex connectors and robust interior case thermal management. Unless you pick up a device to exhaust the air out rather than in. (um...exciting... to install, but worth the task.) Also, since you are throwing money around, why not PCI-E, just a thought... |
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"Friendly Guru" wrote in message ... "Fleabus" wrote in message news Timely, bug-free driver support, cool and quiet is important. I don't mind paying for performance, reliability and features. Who turns out the best of the 6800Ultra cards? eVga, BFG, Asus three choices, each comperable, NewEgg or GameVE won't let you down. Most manufacturers (well, almost all) will use the reference board design and a lot will use reference coolers. So other than a different coloured PCB and a software bundle there wont be much to choose from. FWIW this side of the pond, BFG are considered one of the worst in many circles - partly because the cooling solution seems to be completely terrible - 2 little screaming fans on a very thin heatsink. I doubt anyone here can speak from experience of every manufacturer but I eventually decided on a 6800GT from leadtek and im very happy with it. The heatsink is absolutely massive, the software bundle was pretty good and it overclocks very well. Also, be advised, and ultra needs two slots, two molex connectors and robust interior case thermal management. Unless you pick up a device to exhaust the air out rather than in. (um...exciting... to install, but worth the task.) a case fan? Also, since you are throwing money around, why not PCI-E, just a thought... |
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"Iain Dingsdale" wrote in message ... I doubt anyone here can speak from experience of every manufacturer but I eventually decided on a 6800GT from leadtek and im very happy with it. The heatsink is absolutely massive, the software bundle was pretty good and it overclocks very well. Also, be advised, and ultra needs two slots, two molex connectors and robust interior case thermal management. Unless you pick up a device to exhaust the air out rather than in. (um...exciting... to install, but worth the task.) a case fan? Actually, I was thinking about the Arctic Cooling NV5, it's a useful device and it functions as a powered air duct for the GPU HSF. |
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I have a 6800 GT from BFG and really like it. No problems and it runs well.
John "Iain Dingsdale" wrote in message ... "Friendly Guru" wrote in message ... "Fleabus" wrote in message news Timely, bug-free driver support, cool and quiet is important. I don't mind paying for performance, reliability and features. Who turns out the best of the 6800Ultra cards? eVga, BFG, Asus three choices, each comperable, NewEgg or GameVE won't let you down. Most manufacturers (well, almost all) will use the reference board design and a lot will use reference coolers. So other than a different coloured PCB and a software bundle there wont be much to choose from. FWIW this side of the pond, BFG are considered one of the worst in many circles - partly because the cooling solution seems to be completely terrible - 2 little screaming fans on a very thin heatsink. I doubt anyone here can speak from experience of every manufacturer but I eventually decided on a 6800GT from leadtek and im very happy with it. The heatsink is absolutely massive, the software bundle was pretty good and it overclocks very well. Also, be advised, and ultra needs two slots, two molex connectors and robust interior case thermal management. Unless you pick up a device to exhaust the air out rather than in. (um...exciting... to install, but worth the task.) a case fan? Also, since you are throwing money around, why not PCI-E, just a thought... |
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"John McCoy" johnm160athotmail.com wrote in message ... I have a 6800 GT from BFG and really like it. No problems and it runs well. John the problem with the bfg cards here is the heatsink which look like this: http://www.bfgtech.com/images/6800GTOC_product_06.jpg and over the pond, look like this: http://www.hothardware.com/articleim...card_front.JPG correct me if im wrong. apparently the first one is noisy and inneficient "Iain Dingsdale" wrote in message ... "Friendly Guru" wrote in message ... "Fleabus" wrote in message news Timely, bug-free driver support, cool and quiet is important. I don't mind paying for performance, reliability and features. Who turns out the best of the 6800Ultra cards? eVga, BFG, Asus three choices, each comperable, NewEgg or GameVE won't let you down. Most manufacturers (well, almost all) will use the reference board design and a lot will use reference coolers. So other than a different coloured PCB and a software bundle there wont be much to choose from. FWIW this side of the pond, BFG are considered one of the worst in many circles - partly because the cooling solution seems to be completely terrible - 2 little screaming fans on a very thin heatsink. I doubt anyone here can speak from experience of every manufacturer but I eventually decided on a 6800GT from leadtek and im very happy with it. The heatsink is absolutely massive, the software bundle was pretty good and it overclocks very well. Also, be advised, and ultra needs two slots, two molex connectors and robust interior case thermal management. Unless you pick up a device to exhaust the air out rather than in. (um...exciting... to install, but worth the task.) a case fan? Also, since you are throwing money around, why not PCI-E, just a thought... |
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I have a 6800 GT from BFG and really like it. No problems and it runs
well. I love mine too. BFG 6800 GT OC. Just got it today. the problem with the bfg cards here is the heatsink which look like this: http://www.bfgtech.com/images/6800GTOC_product_06.jpg and over the pond, look like this: http://www.hothardware.com/articleim...card_front.JPG correct me if im wrong. apparently the first one is noisy and inneficient I'm not sure what side of the pond you are on, but I have the second one and I live in the US. My card is not noisy, not to me anyway. It's idling at 49C and was at 60C after 2 hrs of Far Cry and Doom 3 maxed out. So far, so good. Using 67.66's. |
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Dave Zass wrote:
I have a 6800 GT from BFG and really like it. No problems and it runs well. I love mine too. BFG 6800 GT OC. Just got it today. the problem with the bfg cards here is the heatsink which look like this: http://www.bfgtech.com/images/6800GTOC_product_06.jpg and over the pond, look like this: http://www.hothardware.com/articleim...card_front.JPG correct me if im wrong. apparently the first one is noisy and inneficient I'm not sure what side of the pond you are on, but I have the second one and I live in the US. My card is not noisy, not to me anyway. It's idling at 49C and was at 60C after 2 hrs of Far Cry and Doom 3 maxed out. So far, so good. Using 67.66's. Leadtek 6600GT PCIe was my choice. No regrets. Ron |
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"Freedom55" "joinertake this wrote in message
... Dave Zass wrote: Leadtek 6600GT PCIe was my choice. No regrets. Ron Ron, I got the same card, Leadtek 6600GT PCIe and I love it. I've been an MSI buyer for years now, but I'm a stickler about 2d quality too and I've read many places that Leadtek's cards usually offer the best 2d quality. Perhaps it's my imagination, but the 2d seems sharper on this card than my previous MSI cards (5900, 4800, etc). |
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Mine sees to work just fine, it isn't noisy at all, it seems to keep it cool
enough. Thanks "Iain Dingsdale" wrote in message .. . "John McCoy" johnm160athotmail.com wrote in message ... I have a 6800 GT from BFG and really like it. No problems and it runs well. John the problem with the bfg cards here is the heatsink which look like this: http://www.bfgtech.com/images/6800GTOC_product_06.jpg and over the pond, look like this: http://www.hothardware.com/articleim...card_front.JPG correct me if im wrong. apparently the first one is noisy and inneficient "Iain Dingsdale" wrote in message ... "Friendly Guru" wrote in message ... "Fleabus" wrote in message news Timely, bug-free driver support, cool and quiet is important. I don't mind paying for performance, reliability and features. Who turns out the best of the 6800Ultra cards? eVga, BFG, Asus three choices, each comperable, NewEgg or GameVE won't let you down. Most manufacturers (well, almost all) will use the reference board design and a lot will use reference coolers. So other than a different coloured PCB and a software bundle there wont be much to choose from. FWIW this side of the pond, BFG are considered one of the worst in many circles - partly because the cooling solution seems to be completely terrible - 2 little screaming fans on a very thin heatsink. I doubt anyone here can speak from experience of every manufacturer but I eventually decided on a 6800GT from leadtek and im very happy with it. The heatsink is absolutely massive, the software bundle was pretty good and it overclocks very well. Also, be advised, and ultra needs two slots, two molex connectors and robust interior case thermal management. Unless you pick up a device to exhaust the air out rather than in. (um...exciting... to install, but worth the task.) a case fan? Also, since you are throwing money around, why not PCI-E, just a thought... |
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I've got a BFG 6800GT and the thing is quite, cool, and overclockes to 407 -
1100 Cheers! "John McCoy" johnm160athotmail.com wrote in message ... Mine sees to work just fine, it isn't noisy at all, it seems to keep it cool enough. Thanks "Iain Dingsdale" wrote in message .. . "John McCoy" johnm160athotmail.com wrote in message ... I have a 6800 GT from BFG and really like it. No problems and it runs well. John the problem with the bfg cards here is the heatsink which look like this: http://www.bfgtech.com/images/6800GTOC_product_06.jpg and over the pond, look like this: http://www.hothardware.com/articleim...card_front.JPG correct me if im wrong. apparently the first one is noisy and inneficient "Iain Dingsdale" wrote in message ... "Friendly Guru" wrote in message ... "Fleabus" wrote in message news Timely, bug-free driver support, cool and quiet is important. I don't mind paying for performance, reliability and features. Who turns out the best of the 6800Ultra cards? eVga, BFG, Asus three choices, each comperable, NewEgg or GameVE won't let you down. Most manufacturers (well, almost all) will use the reference board design and a lot will use reference coolers. So other than a different coloured PCB and a software bundle there wont be much to choose from. FWIW this side of the pond, BFG are considered one of the worst in many circles - partly because the cooling solution seems to be completely terrible - 2 little screaming fans on a very thin heatsink. I doubt anyone here can speak from experience of every manufacturer but I eventually decided on a 6800GT from leadtek and im very happy with it. The heatsink is absolutely massive, the software bundle was pretty good and it overclocks very well. Also, be advised, and ultra needs two slots, two molex connectors and robust interior case thermal management. Unless you pick up a device to exhaust the air out rather than in. (um...exciting... to install, but worth the task.) a case fan? Also, since you are throwing money around, why not PCI-E, just a thought... |
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