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Sep 16, 2004, 05:05 PM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
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Ordered my 6800GT
Should have it tommorrow, ordered from newegg, god I love those guys!
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Sep 16, 2004, 05:07 PM
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Demonic
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You're lucky...I just checked my tracking number for the Gainward 6800GT i ordered....i won't be here until monday earliest...  |
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Sep 16, 2004, 05:30 PM
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第3 子供
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Originally Posted by PoopyTheJ
Should have it tommorrow, ordered from newegg, god I love those guys!
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Good choice. I'm not exactly fond of nVidia (to say the least) but the 6800GT is a fine choice indeed.
... and NewEgg is friggin' awesome. |
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Sep 16, 2004, 05:49 PM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
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So what drivers should I use for this beastie? And any tweaks or tools like ATI tray tools to use?
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Sep 16, 2004, 06:05 PM
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My Suggestion would be using the 66.31 Drivers. Benched over 10,000 for me. (3DMark03)
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Sep 16, 2004, 06:23 PM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
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Wired how do you like that MX1000? I've got a MX700 I love but I'm drooling over the 1000, and have you tried Rivatuner?
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Sep 16, 2004, 06:33 PM
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DriverHeaven Junior Member
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Congrats man!
My BFG is superb, what have you ordered?
I use coolbits for OC...
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Sep 16, 2004, 06:53 PM
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eVGA, I liked the price, not much less but enough for me.  |
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Sep 16, 2004, 08:14 PM
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To answer both those questions:
1. Yes, the mouse is very nice. Although IT mixed with The 6800GT I've got...for some reason doesn't play very well with UnrealTournament (99). Just seems laggy...
On any other game...runs crystal clear, and perfectly precise. UT2004, I've had no probs nailin' people on Instagib servers.
(btw, the 66.31 drivers have some interesting D3D glitches in the older games. )
2. Can't say that I play with overclocking much on stuff that's still under warranty...so no, I haven't played with RivaTuner for the card. |
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Sep 16, 2004, 09:05 PM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
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Well if you're into instagib, stop by the thread about the DH dedicated servers and hop on the game of your choice. We've got the DH fragfest this weekend saturday night, winner gets to choose a custom skin for playing on the server and a stick of PC277 Crucial I'm giving away to the winner.
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Sep 16, 2004, 10:47 PM
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What game?  And where do I look for the info on these supposed servers?
Doh...nevermind.  |
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Sep 17, 2004, 04:13 AM
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Ill have mine today.............................can't wait.............
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Sep 17, 2004, 04:25 AM
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And nevermind about that weird lag problem I was talkin' about with UT.
I happened to forget when I went from a 128MB 4200Ti to a 256MB 6800GT, that I had to change the aperture size in the BIOS to avoid that little problem. (doh) Went through my old techin' steps n' figured out that I'd missed that little tidbit. Now everything runs smooth as silk. |
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Sep 17, 2004, 04:46 PM
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Arrggh, so I went to work and Fedex finally delivered my 6800GT, I'll be installing it tonight, I hope |
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Sep 17, 2004, 05:33 PM
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i'll be happy with my x800xt pe   
http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=25802
when ever it ships that is   
NV hasn't changed not neraly enough for me to even consider going back ...
but they have made strives my preferane still lyes with ati though...
(I will possably buy one in the future though for testing purposes...) |
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Sep 17, 2004, 05:35 PM
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Demonic
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I bet you will  |
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Sep 17, 2004, 06:09 PM
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watching 1080i
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Nice card Poopy, I can't say I blame you for choosing it. If I was going to buy a top-end card right now this second, it would be hard not to buy the same one. I would be very happy with and X800 card too, but it's all about the money/performance really. -It probably depends on what games you play too though.
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Sep 17, 2004, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by BWX
Nice card Poopy, I can't say I blame you for choosing it. If I was going to buy a top-end card right now this second, it would be hard not to buy the same one. I would be very happy with and X800 card too, but it's all about the money/performance really. -It probably depends on what games you play too though.
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Either card I think you'd be happy with I agree, like you said though for the price/perf ratio it's a great deal. I'll be updating on installation etc as soon as I can get it in my box! |
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Sep 17, 2004, 11:22 PM
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ein Krieger
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what you need:
coolbits 2
rivatuner 2.0
66.31 (or .32) drivers
and of course, a nice format would help |
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Sep 18, 2004, 12:15 AM
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congrats poopy hope it works slower so i can kill you more
sweet card u got there |
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Sep 18, 2004, 02:09 AM
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Like a Fish
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well, if i had a choice between 6800u and x800xt pe, i'd get the 6800u. just as expensive, and performs better in the games i'll be playing more often.
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Sep 18, 2004, 02:32 AM
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I'd say no to either and wait for the NV50 and R520... They both will have PS3 and all and run better! And the R520 is from the 9700 Pro team... |
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Sep 18, 2004, 11:11 AM
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Your in fo a treat Poppy.
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Sep 19, 2004, 05:01 AM
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Like a Fish
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Originally Posted by sandok
I'd say no to either and wait for the NV50 and R520... They both will have PS3 and all and run better! And the R520 is from the 9700 Pro team... |
really? where did you find this info out from? |
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Sep 19, 2004, 05:23 AM
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watching 1080i
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Originally Posted by sandok
I'd say no to either and wait for the NV50 and R520... They both will have PS3 and all and run better! And the R520 is from the 9700 Pro team... |
The X800 cards are from a different team than the 9700pro? I though all ATI cards were made by the "ATI TEAM" --- Hmmmmm......  |
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Sep 19, 2004, 11:36 AM
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