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replaceing 6800 with x1800xt?
- Thread starter Cyber-Mav
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A few days ago I upgraded from my 6600GT to a x1800XT and I have seen some huge differences! However mine is the 512mb version but I don't think there is too much difference between them.
What games do you play? The greatest difference it will make is with the newer ones.
I hope that helps a bit
What games do you play? The greatest difference it will make is with the newer ones.
I hope that helps a bit
LOL you must be joking, I've had a 6800nu (clocked at 450/900), 6800GT past ultra speeds a 6800 ultra and the x1800xt will absolutly murder these cards, its over twice the performance of the 6800nu overclocked to hell, massive difference mate you cant compare them, I couldnt even run the 6800nu some games with high details as it would go like 1fps at a time because of lack of ram (I game at 1680X1050), when I got a card with 256mb ram this problem was fixed, due to this alone the difference is massive.King_Boru said:
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Nah even at stock the x1800gto is far better than your card (its better than any old generation card i.e 6800ultra/x850xtpe), and the gto has a lot more potential todo well by unlocking pipes and overclocking adding volts via ati tool.Cyber-Mav said:
[offtopic]I think I'll take a page from your book and say "this thread is about 6800 to X1800, I don't know why you're talking about 7900s at all."easyrider said:
[/offtopic]As for the question at hand, the difference between a vanilla 6800 and an X1800XT is like night and day.
Exsomnis said:As for the question at hand, the difference between a vanilla 6800 and an X1800XT is like night and day.
priceless!
LOL
first its delicious, now its night and day!
LMAO
anyway merely on topic,
The same money gets the OP a 7900 GT a more overclockable cooler solution.
But the x1800 upgrade from a 6800 is like a warm summer meadow with the sweet smell of dew on the grass
7900gt was my first choice but since the failure rate on them has exceeded the level set by the 9800pro cards i decided its best not to bother with nvidia this round.
the x1800xt is priced very well and i can get a x1800gto card for £100 inc vat so im wondering if thats the way to go.
unlocking wise the success rate is very poor from what i have read so far.
also the x1900gt is in an ok price point so not sure if the x1900gt is better than a x1800xt.
but for 100 quid the x1800gto is very tempting. just need someone the post up some links to reviews comparing it to a 6800gt so i can get a rough idea on what to expect.
the x1800xt is priced very well and i can get a x1800gto card for £100 inc vat so im wondering if thats the way to go.
unlocking wise the success rate is very poor from what i have read so far.
also the x1900gt is in an ok price point so not sure if the x1900gt is better than a x1800xt.
but for 100 quid the x1800gto is very tempting. just need someone the post up some links to reviews comparing it to a 6800gt so i can get a rough idea on what to expect.
It'll be a lot better than a 6800gt, but in fairness these a preety big difference between a 6800gt and a 6800nu, you might score similar in benchies due to your overcock but this doesnt tell the full story as i realised when I changed my monito to 1680X1050 and using native res.Cyber-Mav said:
the change will be collosal mate, you wont be disappointed with a x1800xt
Just seen what cpu you have, a x1800xt will fly on that and could achieve over 10K with a tiny overclock, if your one of the lucky ones that doesnt get problems when overclocking the card past 690 due to driver errors you could easily get over 11K, in games though 10K gaming machine is fabolous I run oblivion on ultra high settings 1680X050 settings and its great - wish I had 2gb of ram though.