And boy is it f'ing sweet! I love love love love love my GeForce 6800 Ultra OC
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=3050880
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And boy is it f'ing sweet! I love love love love love my GeForce 6800 Ultra OC
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=3050880
So you`ll be selling you old 16MB card on eBay then :p
Hows Doom3 then? And what did u do first with it?
Ran 3dMark 03 on it first, then played Doom3, and I must say Im suprised to see that its still smooth (solid at 60FPS)at 1024x768 with 2x AA and 8x AFQuote:
Originally Posted by TechZ
What do you get on Auqanox (sp?). I love that benchmark.
what is wrong with just using the Intel integrated video controller?? ;)
Errrrr ... after spending 'all that dosh' on a video card why are you playing at 1024x768 ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Radical Dreamer
Btw what are you doing with anisotropic filtering on at 8x ? - I can never see a difference, well I can, if only just, but mostly only with craply written games (anisotropic filtering sorts out 'crumby'/not enough texture samples) - doom seems pretty good to me whatever level I choose or even if I turn it off.
I'll bet he's so scared, that he has the time to look at all the details while crawling around in Doom3 ;)
BTW What goodies did u get with the card?
That was EXACTLY my initital thought as well... :thumbs:Quote:
Originally Posted by confus-ed
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Originally Posted by TechZ
A nice, fat bill. :p
Dont forget slightly better graphics, 1024x768!
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Originally Posted by confus-ed
Because I dont like 1600x1200. Also, I notice a HUGE difference with high AF
2 DVI to VGA converters, 2 power cables, and a driver disk and a demo diskQuote:
Originally Posted by TechZ
No bundled games?!
You got gipped. :p
No Games!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by a d e p t
Maybe so, but I have a 6800 Ultra OC and you dont, so who got gipped? :D
If by "gipped" you mean "beaten up with bricks", then I would say you in about 5 minutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Radical Dreamer
Friggin' showoff. :p
Seriously though, notice any difference in the actual picture quality?
"Before and after" screenchots?
Image quality is slightly better in some games, but I mainly bought the card so that Doom3 would run smoother, the 9800xt = teh gay....big time when it came to D3.
I also wanted to "future proof" myself with the new games coming out since they will likely be using the doom 3 engine
even HL2 and Unreal, STALKER? all great games
For Adept:Gipped is 'done out of' - skanked - diddled -fiddled -robbed !
I too would like to see 'before & after' shots, what extra can you turn on/see more than you'd get with a 9800xt ? - If we are only running this at 1024x768 one of them should be alright at high quality (well it ought to manage 60fps at that - how much do you want?) ..
The 9800XT ran choppy and sometimes dropped into the teens of FPS when playing Doom3 at high quality and 1024x768, now I can turn on 2x AA and leave 8x AF on and still never drop below the high 40's
Not to mention the Nvidia runs at 57C and the ATI ran at 72C at IDLE
How hot?
Anyway tweaks here for doom-mongers :D -Framerate and Visual Tweaks
Got the Aquamark3 Score....61,247!!!! JESUS CHRIST this thing screams!
YOU won't be wanting any tweaks then ! :D
I found some comparative scores, a p4 3gig with HT,512meg & a 5950 ultra scored a measley 48734 comparison - even I'll now let you feel pleased with yourself :thumbs:
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Originally Posted by confus-ed
Thank you very much your highness :D
Heres a rundown of my system, if anyone cares.
P4 3.0GHZ Prescott
Intel D875PBZ mobo
BFG 6800 Ultra OC (overclocked by 25mhz outta the box)
Enermax 460watt psu
120GB WD 8mb cache
80GB WD 8mb cache
40GB WD 2mb cache
120GB External Maxtor One Touch
Soundblaster Audigy 2
2GB Dual Channel DDR by Crucial
Asus TV Tuner with 10bit chip (opposed to the normal 8bit tv tuners)
Coolermaster Round IDE
Promise IDE Controller Card
Asus 16x DVD
Lite-On 52x24x52x
I'd say I have a pretty beastly machine.....for the time being :D
reading many benchmarks i noticed, the change from 512 to 1gb of ram didnt affect the scores much, except in memory intensive benchmarks, not games, wht about 1 to 2gb any difference?
In games, pretty much the only thing that I noticed was wen playing UT2K4 online. When maps change, I usually am the first to join that level since most of them are cached in memory. When doing other things like video editing etc, there is a big difference since everything I am working on usually fits into ramQuote:
Originally Posted by TechZ
I just ran Aquamark on my system: 65,100 ega 6800GT
Aqua Mark 3 Results
:devil:
Never mind benchmarks, you can feel the difference in windows staright away, lots & lots of memory can only help benchmarks so much, its not a faster/better number its just a bigger number.. when you add more memory you just give it more of a resource to use at that rate, diminishing return from it that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by TechZ
Yeah, and how much OC you got? You also have a slightly faster cpu.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poseidon
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Originally Posted by Radical Dreamer
417 core 1.13 memory.
Still impressive numbers from both systems
Damn, you got the core OC'd to almost what mine Ultra OC is at stock! Memory is slightly faster than what I have....Quote:
Originally Posted by Poseidon
I take pride in my score, even though it is not the fastest on the planet, it is 100% stock settings, no tweaking the ram timings, no OC on the cpu or the video. Somehow it makes me feel better knowing that I have such a high score with 0% OC.
Not saying I dont have respect for overclockers, its just not something that I do. Dont want to fry a $600 graphics card for .03 FPS better. Also I hate the fact that everytime a program acts up the first thing I think of is the overclock, even though I know I am safely within the 10% overclock rule.
How does your system compare in 3dmark 03?
I pretty much feel the same way about over-clocking. Like you mentioned, it costs too much money for a good system to fry it. The only reason I am overclocking my video card is due to the fact the 6800 GT is designed to be overclocked. By using the “Detect Optimal Frequencies” option in the clock cycle section of nview’s control panel, along with the fact you must “Test Changes” before you can apply any changes, I am confident my card is not being pushed too hard.
The following registry key will enable nVidia’s clock cycle menu:
This is the first time running 3dmark 03:Code:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\NVTweak]
"CoolBits"=dword:00000003
3DMark Score 12824 3DMarks
CPU Score 924.0 CPUMarks
Project ID 3078873
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Originally Posted by Poseidon
The project id is not valid - please check the URL
How do you get that it was designed to be overclocked? The only card that I have seen to date that are designed to be OC'd (meaning it doesnt void warranty) is some of the ATI cards like my XT that already have, without any tweaks an "overdrive" box that ocs by like 20mhz if the temps are low enough.
I would use the Auto-OC if someone can show me where it does not void my warranty
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=3078873Quote:
Originally Posted by Radical Dreamer
You paid alot for your card and I don't blame you for being cautious -
If my vendor had them availible at the time I bought mine, I would have gotten the Ultra for myself as well. In the shop I now have two of each (6800GT and Ultra)- PNY (6800 Ultra, 6800 GT), eVGA (6800Ultra), & XFX (6800GT)
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Originally Posted by Poseidon
I got the BFG myself, paid a premium for it since they are so hard to find and since it is OC'd ever so slightly out of the box.
What CPU you running? Northwood? Prescott? EE?
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Originally Posted by Radical Dreamer
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