stikkypixie Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Well recently I have been toying around with the idea of getting a replacement video card for my fx 5600. And I stumbled upon this Aopen 6800 LE 128 Mb Ddr3 Agp 8x + Tv-Out at $120. The thing is a friend of mine recommended the Asus V9999 6800 (plain 128 Mb) but that card cost double the Aopen. And I was wondering what the difference is? I mean is $120 too good to be true? Or have I struck oil here? Thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 The difference is that the LE only has 8 pixel pies, the 6800 (no letters) has 12. The critical memory bandwidth is the same and the GPU is only ignorably lower clocked. So depending on what game you run the LE is anything from from 66% to 100% as fast as the 6800. The pixel pipes will help with high resolutions, high AA/AF settings and complex shaders. So the higher the quality settings the more difference you will see. If you play with lower quality settings they will be more equal. It is however nonsense to even consider speding $240 on a 6800. 6800s should go from $160 up, and in that case it might be worth the $40 extra. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stikkypixie Posted August 5, 2005 Author Share Posted August 5, 2005 What do you consider high resolutions, I'm happy with 1024 times 768. Perhaps retail prices in Europe are higher in the US. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TufenHuden Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Sounds good to me and it has DDR-3 ram- $120.00 there is riva turner that can open the other 4 pipelines or a bios change, but ask Shrullenhaft on that aspect-well from a 5600 to a 6800 is a big leap-it's not a GT maybe GT and a half.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TufenHuden Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 By doing a google search the one I think you are getting only has 8 pipelines,there is one step above that but 12 pipelines probly $50.00 more I'd get that one-instead of the LE but it isn't to shabby for $120.00.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Again, DDR3 or DDR does not matter if the memory bandwidth is the same. The 8 pipes on the 6800LE can theoretically be unlocked to the same 16 pipes that the 6800 (no letters) can usually be unlocked to. Or in other words, both have 16 pipelines and on the LE 8 are hidden and on the 6800 4 are hidden. The original poster didn't tell us where he is and since he gave prices in (probably) U.S. dollars we cannot give any further recommendations as we have no clue how to point him to a good offer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TufenHuden Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Well then Mr.Fancy Pants how does one unlock these 8 pipelines-since you know everything-and DDR-3 ram is better then just plain DDR on a vid-card-well give us step by step on how this can be acheived-enlighten us with you wisdom... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Link where you can learn all about DDR, DDR3 and rivatuner 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TufenHuden Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I went a step further but I still don't understand how to use it. http://firingsquad.com/hardware/geforce_6800_unlocking/page2.asp 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Don't you have a 6800GT? The GT doesn't have pipes to unlock. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TufenHuden Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I've one Asus 6800GT has all 16-pipelines,and the Gainward-2200 or 6800 reg-256mb Golden sample I've the riva turner on that PC with that card in it did everything the link I've found to unlock the 4 others and I didn't unlock it-I don't think I did it right....=(. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Not all 6800 and 6800LE actually unlock the pipes. It is hit and miss and voids your warranty (if you cannot re-flash the old BIOS or re-set the old settings before sending it in). That is why I didn't use it in my initial post. In any case, this is best description I know about (with pictures): http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=31&threadid=1500237 Also this one: http://www.ocia.net/articles/6800/page4.shtml But it is really just one step, one command. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TufenHuden Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 The 1st one my link seems not to work but I'll try your links as well-Redwolf seems you can be more polite-you wouldn't get as much flak.....=).It was said that only the plain NV40 can be unlocked from the AGP cards but the NV41's PCI-E's can't be unlocked. (6800's AGP-NV40)/(6800's PCI-E's-NV41). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TufenHuden Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Well Redwolf you have a winner-that link you posted works then the one I've found Thank you..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TufenHuden Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 The link I posted doesn't work=). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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