GF 6800 Ultra

**ClickHere2Surf.com** · April 15th, 2004, 01:08 PM

I'm sure just like last time ATI will release a much better one at about the same time nvidia releases it, just like what happened with the original FX.

**Escape_Driver** · April 15th, 2004, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by jmani

Went to the nvidia LAN, launch on tuesday. Played ut2004 and battlefield till my eyes bleed. Was a great way to spend a sick day.

Any way the new card is beyond the pale. I will pay the $400 they are asking for it in 6 weeks.

Patience...wait for ATI to beat the stuffing out of the 6800 Ultra...

**Stalemate** · April 15th, 2004, 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by jmani

Went to the nvidia LAN, launch on tuesday. Played ut2004 and battlefield till my eyes bleed. Was a great way to spend a sick day.

Any way the new card is beyond the pale. I will pay the $400 they are asking for it in 6 weeks.

Sorry to hear you were sick.

Hope you're feeling better now.

**Ronin999** · April 16th, 2004, 10:51 AM

To those of you ready to camp out in front of your store to get your hands on one of these cards - be warned! The first barrier on your way to graphics ecstasy is the power requirement calling for a PSU with at least 480Watts. In effect, its not so much the power rating that may prove problematic - it may turn out harder to find a power supply with enough ATX power cables for use with the graphics card! Of course, true enthusiasts won't be deterred, and case modders will welcome the new challenge.

But we have some grievances as well. For one thing, there's the disappointing shader quality in FarCry. NVIDIA should get this problem ironed out as soon as possible, as it leaves a bitter aftertaste in our mouths despite (or because of) the otherwise excellent benchmark results. The new video processor also requires some more work through drivers - the GeForce 5950 Ultra with no video processor onboard offers a lower CPU utilization than the GeForce 6800 Ultra with video processor. Still, neither of these points spoil the fun, and NVIDIA should have ample time to resolve these issues before the retail boards launch. Small details like the last-minute change to the fan voltage on our review card leave us with the impression that this may be a little while off anyway. But who knows - let's just wait and see.

Need to point out the negatives too although... they don't seem so bad.

**Escape_Driver** · April 16th, 2004, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by Ronin999

Need to point out the negatives too although... they don't seem so bad.

Tom has always had a thing for Nvidea products and something against ATI... Never could understand that

**Stalemate** · April 16th, 2004, 12:50 PM

I know what it is.

He's one of those rednecks who hates canucks!

He'd pick anything but a product from a canadian company, even if it limped along and emitted microwaves into his eyes.

I knew thare was something wrong with him.

**Larommi** · April 16th, 2004, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by Escape_Driver

Tom has always had a thing for Nvidea products and something against ATI... Never could understand that

Actually I read good stuff on ATI at that site, its just where its geared too. Nvidia is a gaming card. Always has been, it wont change. ATI is graphics and video. Thats the way it is.

**Escape_Driver** · April 16th, 2004, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by Larommi

Actually I read good stuff on ATI at that site, its just where its geared too. Nvidia is a gaming card. Always has been, it wont change. ATI is graphics and video. Thats the way it is.

But ATI's are faster in games 99% of the time and the image quality is better.....

**ClickHere2Surf.com** · April 16th, 2004, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by Escape_Driver

But ATI's are faster in games 99% of the time and the image quality is better.....

Agreed, ATI is the best for gaming and video and graphics.

**Radical Dreamer** · April 17th, 2004, 09:26 PM

<rant> My god, people will find anything they can to put down the top dog wont they? Reminds me of the AMD fanboys bitching about everything Intel. The card is big so what! You shouldnt use the slot next to your GPU anway since they share an IRQ and also there is that little heat problem. Do you really need 6 PCI slots anyway? I think most people that give this (and other Nvidia) products hell just want something to bitch about </rant off>

**ClickHere2Surf.com** · April 17th, 2004, 10:01 PM

I have a friend that thought nvidia was the best and he would never even consider an ATI product, he got the latest and greatest geforce FX, a few weeks later he saw a Radeon 9800 and couldnt believe how much faster it was and how much the graphics were better. Since then he only buys ATI video cards.

They are a lot better than nvidia, and I have an nvidia chipset on my mobo and never had so many driver problems in my life, including a complete system crash where the PC wouldnt boot at all, that was my first and last nvidia product, and I only got it because nvidia is the only one that makes a sound chip with a dolby digital encoder.

**Trout** · April 17th, 2004, 10:19 PM

Seems to me really,,That buying a really high end video card at this point in time would be kind of a waste,,
What With PCI Express just around the corner,, And Both the top video card makers ALREADY working on Much faster Ultra-high bandwidth PCI Express Video Cards,, The current cards will be like playing Pong on an old atari lol.
AGP will soon follow the path of ISA,,, Sad,, But True
Besides,,, lol,, DoomIII is still 2 years away right???
Trout

**rgharper** · April 17th, 2004, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by a d e p t

I know what it is.

He's one of those rednecks who hates canucks!

He'd pick anything but a product from a canadian company, even if it limped along and emitted microwaves into his eyes.

I'm guessing you don't read his site often. For the last three to six months now he's been recommending ATI over nVidia because of the price and performance points. This review is the first good review he's given nVidia in some time.

**NightRust** · April 18th, 2004, 08:55 PM

If I recall, the monster Voodoo card at least had an external power brick instead of demanding two discrete leads from your PSU.

Although your lights would probably dim every time you booted with a 6800 if it had a power brick...

**Stalemate** · April 19th, 2004, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by rgharper

I'm guessing you don't read his site often. For the last three to six months now he's been recommending ATI over nVidia because of the price and performance points. This review is the first good review he's given nVidia in some time.

My last post was writen with tongue firmly planted in cheek.

I've been a fan of Tom's since 1998 about.