is the leadtek a good card? i got a Dell 4700 that gets hot quite frequently and gets real loud with my current GF3Ti...i wonder if this GT card will generate too much heat...


also can the pipelines on this card be unlocked to run like a 6800?

Jbannas said:Isn't this a great deal?
I'm suprised there hasn't been more talk...
Is the 6800 better at $20 more?

Yes and yes. This is a good deal, but I'd go with the PNY 6800 for $20 difference. I have this card (new egg refurb) and it's quite nice...

take care,
THP

Please let me know where you can get the 6800nu for a great price... I'm in the market for a good & cheap card. Thanks.

Kmf420 said:6800nu is a better card for the money.

the order of cards goes something like this...

x700pro < 6600gt < x800pro < 6800nu < 6800gt < x800xl < x800xt < 6800ultra < x850xt

Sli 6600gt fits in between x800xt and 6800 ultra while 6800gt/ultra SLi defeats everything

Kmf420 said:6800nu is a better card for the money.

the order of cards goes something like this...

x700pro < 6600gt < x800pro < 6800nu < 6800gt < x800xl < x800xt < 6800ultra < x850xt

Sli 6600gt fits in between x800xt and 6800 ultra while 6800gt/ultra SLi defeats everythingYou need to reverse the positions for x800pro and 6800nu - I've owned several of both and the x800pro easily beats the 6800nu. It has 256MB and overclocks nicely. I have one here on my work bench right now - no luck unlocking the last pipe quad but, even so, it's running the xt pe bios (520/1080) and scores 5249 in 3dmark05.

And no, I'm not an ATI fanboy. I use both.

Back to the deal - title needs to be updated - it's $154.50 shipped now.

Received mine today and it plays battlefield2 very nicely. Only "lag" i felt was when some tank next to me exploded and my screen froze/slow down for a sec.

oh yea, and of course i died cause that friggin thing was next to me.