Where to get a 6800GTUltra PCI-E?

magik10 · Oct 12, 2004, 11:12 PM

Who carries them? and also which Brands are good and which ones to stay away from? I will be using these for their SLI capabilites as soon as a Mobo that can handle that is released within the next month or two. Even a GT would suffice....Is the diff between a GT and Ultra really that much or can the GT be tuned to Ultra speeds?

Thanks.

mike2h · Oct 12, 2004, 11:46 PM

you have to have a pci express vers to do sli. there is none at this time. th mb has to have 2 pci ex slots. would not hold my breath on that happening & the ultras coming out in the next month.
there is no game coming out in the next 6 months that is going to be more 'playable' on a sli setup than any of the current top of the line nvidia/ati cards out there.
save your money for 2nd gen of both techs next year. buy a quality gt or pro now & enjoy. bank them $$ for next year.

magik10 · Oct 13, 2004, 02:51 AM

What does it mean when the description/tech specs of the card state:

"Designed for PCI Express x16" <---Example of the BFG 6800GT OC Description.

I assume that mean you can install it in a PCI-E slot or an AGP X but looks like you have to wait for the NV45 chips to come out for the SLI support? A simple answer would be nice. I just want a different setup and like the idea of the SLI.

Thanks.

Wiredzero · Oct 13, 2004, 04:12 AM

Actually, the current AGP 6800GT cards support SLI. It's there...even though I don't have a use for it. :S

mike2h · Oct 13, 2004, 09:58 AM

means it is pci-e card. you can not use the card in either slot - you buy either agp or pci-e.. sli requires the mb to have 2 pci-e slots.
no agp card supports sli as there is no way to implement it.