Can somebody explin to me the difference between GT, GS, XT and Ultra?

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05-01-2006, 04:24 PM
koocha

Can somebody explain to me the difference between GT, GS, XT and Ultra?

Because I don't understand at all

Thanks
05-01-2006, 05:03 PM
sawyen

When u throw in the Ultra, Im assuming its Nv 6 series..

Performance wise, its pretty simple..

6800Ultra > 6800GT ~ 6800GS >>> 6800XT.

6800GT runs better at high res than a 12 pp variant GS.
6800GT also clocks to 6800Ultra very easily ,(425/1150) is easy peasy.
6800GS clocks scales very well.. and thanks to its .11 manuf.. they clock very very high. 530/1250 is a norm.. this then translate to almost 6800Ultra speeds at lower res but still drops out at higher res due to its skimp pipes.
05-01-2006, 05:14 PM
koocha

Quote:

Originally Posted by sawyen

When u throw in the Ultra, Im assuming its Nv 6 series..

Performance wise, its pretty simple..

6800Ultra > 6800GT ~ 6800GS >>> 6800XT.

6800GT runs better at high res than a 12 pp variant GS.
6800GT also clocks to 6800Ultra very easily ,(425/1150) is easy peasy.
6800GS clocks scales very well.. and thanks to its .11 manuf.. they clock very very high. 530/1250 is a norm.. this then translate to almost 6800Ultra speeds at lower res but still drops out at higher res due to its skimp pipes.

Yeah, was the 6800 series. Sorry about that.

I'm just looking at chich card to buy but got confused by all the letters. nvidia.com didn't help either.

Thanks for that

so which would you recommend? I'll be running at high res so maybe a GT?
05-01-2006, 05:28 PM
Merlin4458

Gt then clock to ultra i guess
05-01-2006, 06:31 PM
sawyen

GT wont handle most high res today tbh.. it will run faster than GS, but whats the use if both were also around 20s? u cud get like 18fps on GS but 25fps on the GT. But if ur running older 1 year old games like DOOM3 etc.. the GT is a good buy esp when second handed. I saw some going for £130 or less...
05-01-2006, 06:33 PM
koocha

Any specific brand I should be looking for?

I've got a Hercules AIW 9800SE @ 9800 at the mo you see

EDIT: One of the silent ones if possible, you know, with the huge heatsinks
05-01-2006, 07:53 PM
sawyen

if u can get leadtek's offering for the GT then thats the best.. it comes with a dual slot copper heatpipe cooler and a near silent fan even at max rotation. They run as cool as AC NV Silencers and just a tad hotter than them Zalman VF700-Cu.

They're hard to come by nowadays, but if u can find one at bargain price then they're a good buy. I personally run 2 of them in 2 rigs and both clocks to 420/1170. One of them even hit 450/1200 without volt mod.
06-01-2006, 11:03 AM
koocha

Are they the winfast ones? Am I able to run them in SLI mode?
06-01-2006, 02:49 PM
sawyen

Since ur upgrading from a 9800Pro.. I would assume its an AGP board. Then no..

Leadtek's AGP GT offering's called A400GT
Their PCI-E offering's called PX6800GT
06-01-2006, 03:26 PM
koocha

I have AGP at the mo, yeah, but I'm upgrading my mobo and CPU too.

Are the SLI kits at http://www.lowestonweb.com/Products/...FC6F3ABD3&td=1 good value?
10-01-2006, 05:33 PM
koocha

I've got a motherboard chosen for sure. The ECS KN1 SLI Extreme. Shame SCAN don't sell it and have no plans to.

As for the SLI graphics card thing...I'm after a quiet setup (I'm going to get the Vapochill Micro Ultra Low Noise cooler) so would I be better off getting a couple of 6600GS/GT silent cards then the 6800 GTs?