6800GT or Ultra

[FUNTY]

Ok guys looking to upgrade, dont want to go PCI express until next year.

I would like one of the following..

6800gt or 6800 ultra. (AGP)

Is it worth spending the extra on the Ultra? or should i just go fot the GT and OC.

Did have an X800GTO 256 - sold it yesterday. How much more of a performance increase can i expect?

Thanks

 

[egt]

The 6800 Ultra's are a crazy price though aren't they? I'd go with the GT and overclock.

 

[Logsi]

IN clearance they are £120!!!

Am considering myself, if they havnt sold out

Ive got a X800XT PE at the mo...

 

[FUNTY]

Very nice..

And the GT's are under £100.

So which shall it be?????????

 

[Aidoscuz]

The 6800 Ultra's are a crazy price though aren't they? I'd go with the GT and overclock.

Yep, go for the GT. Most of them seem to easily overclock to Ultra speeds and beyond. Plus they only need one power connector and don't have a dual-slot cooler. Although from the picture it looks like the Ultra on sale only has a single-slot cooler, have they changed the design or something?

 

[Logsi]

Get a Ultra you know you want it, you get 3 games also with it so its a good bundle!

the only one instock is OEM so you get nothing with it and 1 month or is it 3 month warranty, if you go with the ultra its retail and you get a good bundle and a much longer warranty time

 

[FUNTY]

Your right - couldn't resist.

Hope its still in stock.

Not a bad deal as i got £100 for my GTO.

How much of a performance increase will i notice?

 

[Zefan]

I wouldn't have thought there'd be much increase really. Maximum of 10% if that - depending on game of course.

 

[FUNTY]

Ill post the results when it arrives, just to help any1 else in the same boat.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

IN clearance they are £120!!!

Am considering myself, if they havnt sold out

Ive got a X800XT PE at the mo...

makes no sense, 6800 Ultra is a downgrade from the x800 XT PE.

 

[Zefan]

makes no sense, 6800 Ultra is a downgrade from the x800 XT PE.

You're far too correct.

 

[FUNTY]

Naughty OCUK

Well I received my card this morning - nice and quick, to find it wasn't a 6800 Ultra, they had sent me a 6800GT...Not just that, no bundle!!!!!!

So phoned up ( like the new telephone system btw ) had a very nice man who stated the product had been advertised wrong and offered me a refund or a load of games as all the other cards were out of stock. Well I have sold my old card, so im in a pickle, not really interested in the games but seeing as I only paid £38 for it with the sale of my old card I cant really complain. So i take the games.

Anyway story gets better..

Card overclocks like a dream, easily way past ultra speeds and seems to run all my games with ease at high res. Will do a 3dmark test next and post results.

I hope no one else has had the same problem as me.

I still love you though OCUK!!!! )