yay ...snagged a nvidia 6800

Post by **hate** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:30 am

SoM wrote:
hate wrote:
Pooinyourmouth wrote:12 into 16 pipes right here.
http://firingsquad.com/hardware/geforce ... /page2.asp
good link

thx
you should be thanking me, i posted it

oh yeah

i'm wasted..

Post by **Psyche911** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:34 am

You're all a bunch of idiots then. kthx.

Post by **Grudge** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:43 am

the customer is always right. repeat after me

Post by **Pooinyourmouth** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:45 am

Really though, I doubt you'd have to return it. Most unlock with no problems.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:50 am

hate, to be sure, run a recorded game of Q4 looped for a good number of hours. This sounds like a good way to test the stability of your unlocked card.

Post by **hate** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:16 am

from what i read

if minor artifacts occur

it won't affect stability

Post by **plained** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:04 am

so still no verdict?

Post by **SoM** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:35 am

if you guys want extensive research/facts, just search HardOCP forums about unlocking

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:45 am

hate wrote:from what i read

if minor artifacts occur

it won't affect stability

You wouldn't mind minor artifacts?

Post by **SoM** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:06 am

hate wrote:from what i read

if minor artifacts occur

it won't affect stability

but thats like using an LCD with 20 dead pixels that annoy the hell outta you

Post by **SoM** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:12 am

heres one thread worth reading through

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php ... =unlocking

Post by **Transient** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:54 am

Thanks for the info, guys. That explains a lot.

So would the 6600GT be better than the 6800 pre-unlocking?

Post by **SoM** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:01 am

no, because of the 6800 being 256 bit

Post by **Transient** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:19 am

Postal wrote:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130202

good idea for a GF6800?

I'd be interested to know, too.

Post by **SoM** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:24 am

eVGA's are nice too, it all comes down to finding one with the price/features/bundles etc. you want..

i went with BFG cause of 24/7 customer support and LIFETIME warranty

so if the fan fries the bitch i get a new card..

Post by **Pooinyourmouth** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:55 am

Yeah I got a BFG 6800 GT OC because it comes right out of the box overclocked with a lifetime warranty.

Post by **Ryoki** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:14 am

Question:

Will my radeon 9600 be able to run two monitors? I recently acquired a second screen, and i'm trying to figure out whether i just need a bit of cable that splits shit up, or an entirely new video card, and one of those funky cables. Or perhaps just a second video card, and kind of stick it in with my old one. Is that a good idea?

....God i suck at teh tech stuff.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:40 am

Ryoki wrote:Question:

Will my radeon 9600 be able to run two monitors?

....God i suck at teh tech stuff.

Yes..

Post by **MKJ** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:47 am

it has 2 vga outputs, most likely

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:55 am

MKJ wrote:it has 2 vga outputs, most likely

No, its not most likely..

IT WILL..

:icon27:

Post by **MKJ** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:56 am

has, not will :P

nayways, i dont own an ati, so i didnt know.
it couldve just as easily had 1 vga and 1 dvi, like my card at work does :P

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:04 am

MKJ wrote:has, not will :P

nayways, i dont own an ati, so i didnt know.
it couldve just as easily had 1 vga and 1 dvi, like my card at work does :P

DVI->VGA converter FTW

Post by **MKJ** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:06 am

indeed.
hes not very tech savvy though, so he;d prolly not recognize a dvi output as an actual place to hook up a screen; with or without a converter

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:11 am

MKJ wrote:indeed.
hes not very tech savvy though, so he;d prolly not recognize a dvi output as an actual place to hook up a screen; with or without a converter

Tada

^_^

Post by **Ryoki** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:48 pm

Oh! Thanks guys!

It does have one of those on the back, all i need is that thing Soap posted. I shall get one asap, and rejoice.