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$165 and you can 'unlock' more pipes (gay)



newegg'd

Assuming the pipelines work, yes.

Good buy all the same. The Q4 gods are pleased at your cash sacrifice.

well from the reviews...most have had no issues doing it with rivatuner

i figure a card upgrade every 4-5 yrs won't kill me

now if i could just get my serial # i paid for

:icon25:

i ve delayed getting one of those because of my trust issues

i keep thinkin i'll get sent one o them "pre-tested for my convienece" cards

i cant seem to find any at ant real stores around here.

Was it this one?

Apollo 6800 Geforce 6800 128MB 256-bit DDR AGP 4X/8X

I'd rather get a 6600GT 256MB for $20 more, since I don't like to overclock/unlock anything (I'm paranoid).

edit: WTF is "unlocking" anyway?

Transient wrote: edit: WTF is "unlocking" anyway?

Some cards are manufactured the same way. One example i know of was the 9500 and the 9800. To save on costs, they use the same board but they disable some of the pipes to match the lower spec, saving have to do new batches of different boards.

"unlocking" is the process of re-enabling these previously disabled pipelines.

My definition is a little dodgey, so if anyone feels like it they can correct me...

Transient wrote:Was it this one?

Apollo 6800 Geforce 6800 128MB 256-bit DDR AGP 4X/8X

I'd rather get a 6600GT 256MB for $20 more, since I don't like to overclock/unlock anything (I'm paranoid).

edit: WTF is "unlocking" anyway?

read this
http://firingsquad.com/hardware/geforce_6800_unlocking/

the 6600 is 128-bit

6800 are 256-bit = better

As far as I know all 6800's are already unlocked and using all 16 pipes. They just come at different clock speeds and memory sizes.

EDIT: nevermind I was thinking of the GT's.

no

12 into 16 pipes right here.
http://firingsquad.com/hardware/geforce ... /page2.asp

If these cards are essentially better cards crippled, why are they sold for a lower price? They wouldn't seem to save on the manufacturing of the cards versus their more expensive models? How much of the cost of the cards is R&D?

Massive Quasars wrote:If these cards are essentially better cards crippled, why are they sold for a lower price? They wouldn't seem to save on the manufacturing of the cards versus their more expensive models? How much of the cost of the cards is R&D?

From what I understand they are the same 6800 GT/ULTRA chips, but didnt pass the 6800 GT/ULTRA testing so they cut a few pipes to lower strain on the chip and call it a 6800. From what I understand that is also why you can get lucky with the unlock, or get a lot of problems with the unlock. Most people get lucky, but I've heard a good few getting errors in there graphics that are to hard to ignore, or just plain crippling.

I see.

i was lucky with my BFG 6800OC, unlocked and purrs like a bitch

i knew nothing about it until i read the reviews

which rave about the card for the price

Pooinyourmouth wrote:

Massive Quasars wrote:If these cards are essentially better cards crippled, why are they sold for a lower price? They wouldn't seem to save on the manufacturing of the cards versus their more expensive models? How much of the cost of the cards is R&D?

From what I understand they are the same 6800 GT/ULTRA chips, but didnt pass the 6800 GT/ULTRA testing so they cut a few pipes to lower strain on the chip and call it a 6800. From what I understand that is also why you can get lucky with the unlock, or get a lot of problems with the unlock. Most people get lucky, but I've heard a good few getting errors in there graphics that are to hard to ignore, or just plain crippling.

return it

get a new one

try again

plained wrote:i ve delayed getting one of those because of my trust issues

i keep thinkin i'll get sent one o them "pre-tested for my convienece" cards

i cant seem to find any at ant real stores around here.

just get it

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130202

good idea for a GF6800?

hate wrote:

Pooinyourmouth wrote:

Massive Quasars wrote:If these cards are essentially better cards crippled, why are they sold for a lower price? They wouldn't seem to save on the manufacturing of the cards versus their more expensive models? How much of the cost of the cards is R&D?

From what I understand they are the same 6800 GT/ULTRA chips, but didnt pass the 6800 GT/ULTRA testing so they cut a few pipes to lower strain on the chip and call it a 6800. From what I understand that is also why you can get lucky with the unlock, or get a lot of problems with the unlock. Most people get lucky, but I've heard a good few getting errors in there graphics that are to hard to ignore, or just plain crippling.

return it

get a new one

try again

I hate that mentality. You got the fucking product you paid for, and at a good price.

Cheap cunt.

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

good link

thx

Psyche911 wrote:

hate wrote:

Pooinyourmouth wrote: From what I understand they are the same 6800 GT/ULTRA chips, but didnt pass the 6800 GT/ULTRA testing so they cut a few pipes to lower strain on the chip and call it a 6800. From what I understand that is also why you can get lucky with the unlock, or get a lot of problems with the unlock. Most people get lucky, but I've heard a good few getting errors in there graphics that are to hard to ignore, or just plain crippling.

return it

get a new one

try again

I hate that mentality. You got the fucking product you paid for, and at a good price.

Cheap cunt.

if it works great

if not

fuck you

hate wrote:

Psyche911 wrote:

hate wrote: return it

get a new one

try again

I hate that mentality. You got the fucking product you paid for, and at a good price.

Cheap cunt.

if it works great

if not

fuck you

I find myself agreeing with hate, again.

edit: fucking quotes

I also agree

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

Massive Quasars wrote:

hate wrote:

Psyche911 wrote: I hate that mentality. You got the fucking product you paid for, and at a good price.

Cheap cunt.

if it works great

if not

fuck you

I find myself agreeing with hate, again.

edit: fucking quotes

of course you do

it's common sense