Best performing 6800GT

[0iD]

Just been asked to build a gaming rig for a friend based around a 6800GT. Just wondered if anyone knew if any paticular brand was out performing the others, or if they're all pretty much on a par with each other? Personally I've used PNY before & have had good reliable cards & Gainward....v-unreliable in my experience.

[Nomadd]

1. Use 'search'. This subject has been covered many times.
2. They are all pretty much the same. Overclocking - it's the luck of the draw.

Nomadd

[joely]

i have the aopen Aeolus and have OC'ed it to 416 and 1100 and it seems fine and stable

[0iD]

1. Use 'search'. This subject has been covered many times.
2. They are all pretty much the same. Overclocking - it's the luck of the draw.

Nomadd

D'oh, that's me told innit
Tool lazy am I

[BUFF]

The problem is more finding 1 in stock (PC World Components had some Aopen in stock last night)

[Spooky]

The problem is more finding 1 in stock (PC World Components had some Aopen in stock last night)

I bought one at PC Components Centre (ie PCW or Dixons) and was supplied with the no-name one in a 6800 box with a GT sticker hastily applied which is the same as in the review posted here on Hexus.

However, there is another one with proper AOpen branding and extra capacitors as on the Asus boards and in a propely printed box - as on the www.aopen.nl site. I suspect the Hexus-reviewed one is from the early batch of hurried-to-market ones and the branded one is the properly branded tweaked one. I think that the barebones ones do not clock so well whereas the branded ones do better.

[Leo]

Leadtek, PNY or XFX (if u can find any) are usually very good performers (and good clockers too)

[marc_ellis]

Got me a Gainward 6800 gt Golden sample from scan on Thursday. Last one on stock Its a bloody quick card

[joely]

I bought one at PC Components Centre (ie PCW or Dixons) and was supplied with the no-name one in a 6800 box with a GT sticker hastily applied which is the same as in the review posted here on Hexus.

However, there is another one with proper AOpen branding and extra capacitors as on the Asus boards and in a propely printed box - as on the www.aopen.nl site. I suspect the Hexus-reviewed one is from the early batch of hurried-to-market ones and the branded one is the properly branded tweaked one. I think that the barebones ones do not clock so well whereas the branded ones do better.

hmmmm didnt know that, gonna have to look at my aeolus and see what it is, as i said earlier got it running at 410/1100 happy as larry

[deothedago]

i bought a 6800 GT directly from the eVga web site a couple weeks ago and mine overclocks to 430/1180 and works flawlessly with no artifacts. they have great customer service too and they offer a step-up program in case you decide you want to go with the 6800 Ultra, pretty pointless to upgrade if you ask me though. not all cards overclock the same, but from what i have read the eVga usually overclocks pretty high.

[myth]

BFG or EVGA...

[0iD]

Who sells BFG & eVga cards in the UK then anyone?

[Duk]

PCW Component Center have BFG 6800GT's :-

http://www.pcwcomponentcentre.co.uk/...fgr68256gtocuk

Haven't seen anywhere in the UK selling eVGA cards though.