Which brand of 6800 Ultra?

nezbit · May 25, 2005, 08:19 AM

My 9800xt died, no OC'ing no heat probelms it just died so I'm buying a 6800 Ultra and want to understand the difference between the brands.

found a very competitive price on the BFG and Gainwood cards but not knowing the difference between them it's hard to choose.

my short list is

BFG 6800Ultra OC
XFX 6800 Ultra
Gainwood 6800 Ultra "golden sample"
Asus v9999 6800 Ultra

Does the BFG require extra cooling, or would they all benifit from extra cooling?

Cheers
Nez

AMD4Life · May 26, 2005, 03:47 PM

All of these brands are high quality products, however I would lean towards BFG or eVGA. All of these brands would benfit from extra cooling, especially if you plan to overclock the card. If you are going to overclock the card, I suggest you invest in an Arctic Cooling NVSilencer or Zalman VF700-Cu VGA Cooler.I use the Zalman VF700-Cu VGA Cooler on my 6800GT and it overclocks like it never could on stock cooling Make sure you have a beefy power supply to give the card the juice it needs. You should look for a PSU that supplies 480 Watts (more is better), and has a +12v rails that runs at 30+ Amps. Cheaping out on a PSU could result in stability issues as well as damaging your computer's components, so be wise and squeeze out a few extra bucks on a quality PSU.

LuCifer · May 27, 2005, 12:24 AM

I too would lean towards BFG I dont know about eVGA because I havent had one of there cards but... I've owned a BFG and Never had any Problems with it. I also agree with AMD4life on the PSU Advice. I've had PSU probs before and man are they fustarting.

Tipstaff · May 27, 2005, 01:46 AM

BFG. Nicely made cards. Great tech support. Lifetime Warranty.

Enough said.

-Tip

TJ- · May 27, 2005, 01:58 AM

Whats your guys opinion on Albatron, i havnt had any problems with mine and it seems like a nice card...

Tipstaff · May 27, 2005, 02:28 AM

No complaints really. Few issues with their motherboards, however their video cards seem to be pretty good. Not the best, but more like 'average', or middle of the road to bottom of the high quality. Not bad for a company that has only been making mobos/video cards for 3 years.

-Tip

***Zardon*** · May 27, 2005, 02:36 AM

I like the XFX boards.

pr0digal jenius · May 27, 2005, 08:59 AM

I have an XFX board, and no complaints here.

Also, Asus boards tend to be quite expensive

sc3000 · May 27, 2005, 02:46 PM

eVGA

LuCifer · May 27, 2005, 06:59 PM

Oh Yeah I haerd XFX are good Cards.

May 25, 2005, 08:19 AM	#1
nezbit DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Which brand of 6800 Ultra? My 9800xt died, no OC'ing no heat probelms it just died so I'm buying a 6800 Ultra and want to understand the difference between the brands. found a very competitive price on the BFG and Gainwood cards but not knowing the difference between them it's hard to choose. my short list is BFG 6800Ultra OC XFX 6800 Ultra Gainwood 6800 Ultra "golden sample" Asus v9999 6800 Ultra Does the BFG require extra cooling, or would they all benifit from extra cooling? Cheers Nez

May 26, 2005, 03:47 PM	#2
AMD4Life -=[DHzer0point Team]=- Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 107 Rep Power: 0	All of these brands are high quality products, however I would lean towards BFG or eVGA. All of these brands would benfit from extra cooling, especially if you plan to overclock the card. If you are going to overclock the card, I suggest you invest in an Arctic Cooling NVSilencer or Zalman VF700-Cu VGA Cooler.I use the Zalman VF700-Cu VGA Cooler on my 6800GT and it overclocks like it never could on stock cooling Make sure you have a beefy power supply to give the card the juice it needs. You should look for a PSU that supplies 480 Watts (more is better), and has a +12v rails that runs at 30+ Amps. Cheaping out on a PSU could result in stability issues as well as damaging your computer's components, so be wise and squeeze out a few extra bucks on a quality PSU. __________________ [color=green]-=[My Machine]=-[/color] [color=black]DFI LanParty UT nF3 250Gb Socket 754 Motherboard[/color] [color=black]AMD Athlon 64 3400+ @ 2.52GHz W/ Zalman CNPS7000b-Cu CPU Cooler[/color] [color=black]1GB Corsair Value PC3200 (512mb x 2, 2.5-3-3-8 1T)[/color] [color=black]eVGA e-GeForce 6800GT AGP @ 370/1100 W/ Zalman VF700-Cu VGA Cooler[/color] [color=black]Western Digital Caviar SE 80GB SATA HDD [/color] [color=black]Creative Audigy 2 ZS Sound Card[/color] [color=black]Rosewill RE502 500W Power Supply[/color]

May 27, 2005, 12:24 AM	#3
LuCifer DH sig maker! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Compton Posts: 1,110 Rep Power: 0	I too would lean towards BFG I dont know about eVGA because I havent had one of there cards but... I've owned a BFG and Never had any Problems with it. I also agree with AMD4life on the PSU Advice. I've had PSU probs before and man are they fustarting. __________________ [COLOR=silver] [/COLOR]

May 27, 2005, 01:46 AM	#4
Tipstaff DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Toronto Posts: 5,529 Rep Power: 94 System Specs	BFG. Nicely made cards. Great tech support. Lifetime Warranty. Enough said. -Tip __________________ >><<

May 27, 2005, 01:58 AM	#5
TJ- DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Infinity Posts: 3,682 Rep Power: 0	Whats your guys opinion on Albatron, i havnt had any problems with mine and it seems like a nice card... __________________ new sig comming soon

May 27, 2005, 02:28 AM	#6
Tipstaff DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Toronto Posts: 5,529 Rep Power: 94 System Specs	No complaints really. Few issues with their motherboards, however their video cards seem to be pretty good. Not the best, but more like 'average', or middle of the road to bottom of the high quality. Not bad for a company that has only been making mobos/video cards for 3 years. -Tip __________________ >><<

May 27, 2005, 02:36 AM	#7
*Zardon* enchanted Join Date: May 2002 Location: Driverheaven Posts: 32,254 Rep Power: 3150	I like the XFX boards.

May 27, 2005, 08:59 AM	#8
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,672 Rep Power: 0	I have an XFX board, and no complaints here. Also, Asus boards tend to be quite expensive

May 27, 2005, 02:46 PM	#9
sc3000 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York Posts: 231 Rep Power: 0	eVGA

May 27, 2005, 06:59 PM	#10
LuCifer DH sig maker! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Compton Posts: 1,110 Rep Power: 0	Oh Yeah I haerd XFX are good Cards. __________________ [COLOR=silver] [/COLOR]