GeForce 6800 Ultra surprises!

12.000 points in 3DMark 2003. A score of over 60.000 in AquaMark 3. Over 60fps in Halo at 1600x1200 and more than 50fps in FarCry with High FSAA and 4tap anisotropic filtering at 1024x768 - these are numbers that will bring tears of joy to PC enthusiasts everywhere.

Tom\'s Hardware | Anandtech

Crikey!  nVidia finallly raises the bar in their favor.  Look at those benchmarks of the 6800 trouncing the 9800xt. :eek:  Even HDTV friendly too, accelerating WM9 & H.264 files.







I wonder how much longer I have to wait to nab a 9800 Pro at under $120.

Christ.  Requires two power supply cables, takes up the AGP slot, and at least two (whoever puts any PCI card next to that monstrous fan that blows out hot air is insane) PCI slots?  ... Is it even worth the sacrifice?  It\'s like its own motherboard sans the powersupply...

I think the fan sucks in air and it comes out on the other side where the metal fins are.  I luckily have the room to spare for such a card (but not the cash!) but I can see how this would be a problem for some gamers.  Watch ATi introduce a card with similar (or better performance) that takes up 0 pci slots.  I\'m sure someone like Zalman or Thermaltake will create a massive heatsink/pipe solution that will be less intrusive and loud.

Either way Anand is saying this is the new 9700pro; it\'ll treat current gamers as well as being competitive 2-3 years from now.

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Sure - it is impressive, but it\'s engineering is god-awful. I remember reading somewhere that they recommended at least a good 350 watt PS - which means a lot of people, will end up having to buy a new PS also...

That said - if it\'s aound $500 - 600 at launch, count me in.

Edit - Tom\'sHardware says it needs at least a 480WTT PS. Jesus. Maybe count me out, as my brand new PS is 450 WTT\'s and I\'m not sure I want to upgrade something that won\'t be a full three months old by the time this comes out..

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WAYYY to large for my likes. its just overkill.  I\'m sure other cards will come out that will be smaller, and most likely not require so much juice.

anyone who puts card in the 1st PCI slot is a damn fool

get over it guys, its a moot point

oh, and technology doesnt cater to you

the ultra will be 499$, the non ultra will be 299$

most reviews were done on a 430-450w power supply and no problems

ati will show its tits in may, too late

I saw it on tech TV :surprised: and thought Jeebsus it takes 2 power plugs and is that thick.......  heck no!  I\'ll stick with my 9700Pro.  I thought my 9700 pro took up alot of power!

NVIDIA themselves state that a 480W power supply is required. Two power connectors are required because a single wire is not able to provide the full supply to the board, so you should also consider that two lines directly from the PSU should be used for the NV40 and not a single line split.

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Originally posted by mm
anyone who puts card in the 1st PCI slot is a damn fool

get over it guys, its a moot point

oh, and technology doesnt cater to you

the ultra will be 499$, the non ultra will be 299$

most reviews were done on a 430-450w power supply and no problems

ati will show its tits in may, too late

Exactly - while the requirements are massive, new technology always is and guess what? Early adopters pay for it. You pay for it out the ass , to be honest.

ATi\'s offering will probably be faster with prettier graphics, and more economic power-wise. I\'ll definitely wait.

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It\'ll be interesting to see what ATI\'s offering is . It is going to take a lot to impress people after see\'ing this. I think the biggest thing ATI needs to focus on is matching the specs and making the package a lot smaller . I don\'t see how they will be able to come down in price though, both high end cards should be around the $500 mark, which for the hardcore is A-OK and the companies know it. Where as the low end model would be around $250 - $300.

Here\'s to the next generation of video-card wars! Just glad I\'m back in the PC world to see this one... I\'ll be picking up my 9800 XT here in about two weeks, but when both parties show their newest stuff, I know I\'ll end up upgrading . \'Tis the price you pay for the newest stuff and being an early adopter.
Buggy hardware, buggy drivers and a nice new video card. Ah, the bliss.

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=27394

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Thanks for the link, MM - that\'s interesting to say the least. Do we have a firm release date? I can\'t find one for the life of me, \'cept for "in around 45 days" - if I could get an exact release date, I would try and average it out so I can see if I am finishing this PC about the time the card comes out, if that is the case, I\'d go ahead and pick it up instead of my 9800 XT. -shrugs-

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http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=681&s=2

Pictures of all the different manufactor\'s boards and bundles./

most reviews were done on a 430-450w power supply and no problems

ati will show its tits in may, too late

Thats really funny since 6800 will be in stores AFTER the X800\'s

Asus is making a model with zero PCI footprint.

http://www.frazpc.pl/komentarz/10396