Fs: Bfg Geforce 6800 Gt Oc Agp8x 256mb 256bit
Up for grabs:
BFG GEFORCE 6800 GT OC AGP8X 256MB 256BIT DDR3 VGA DVI S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO CARD
RETAIL VALUE (+ GST) = $498.89 - Prices from NCIX.com
ASKING PRICE = $380 FIRM - WILL NOT GO LOWER
Please PM Me if you are interested.
These cards have a lifetime warranty on them.
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A big advantage of the BFG 6800 GT OC is that it is overclocked out of the box pitting it almost squarely in between the stock GT and stock Ultras that most other manufacturers will produce with the Ultra having under a 10% clockspeed advantage. Memory is on par as well with the Ultra sporting about a 10% advantage in raw memory bandwidth.
The BFG 6800 GT does not come with a lot of extras unfortunately. The standard Y adapter and DVI->VGA converter are included as well as a driver CD, Quick Install Guide and a demo disc. The demo disc does contain some newer games such as Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, Silent Storm and Painkiller. No high profile pack in like Call of Duty this time around though let's keep our fingers crossed for a DOOM 3 pack in when it finally shows up on shelves.
There are a couple new things on the NVIDIA control panel with regards to overclocking. Under the manual option, they have a "Detect Optimal Frequencies" button. Using this resulted in several tests that took around two minutes in total before the sliders adjusted themselves to a whopping 428 Mhz core and a 1.11 Ghz memory clock. The headroom on the GT seems pretty amazing if this our particular test sample is any indication of the ability of the retail cards. Not only are we past 6800 Ultra speeds but we are also surpass BFG's 6800 Ultra OC specs (425 Mhz). Something else to ponder is that the GT is a single slot, single molex solution compared to Ultra which utilize dual slots and dual molex connectors. The BFG 6800 GT OC stayed stable and artifact free for over an hour looping in 3DMark03. Attempts to push the core a few extra megahertz beyond the Optimal Frequency setting resulted in a lockup in 3DMark so the limit is very close to the 428 detected by the driver software. Unlike the Ultra based cards, the GT series seem to be going with the single DVI single D-Sub connectors for the video out. This might be an issue for those with dual LCDs.
There is a lot to like about the BFG 6800 GT OC. It is hard to go wrong with BFG as a company; they have one of the best, if not the best support in the industry. I mean who else mans their phones 24/7? A lifetime warranty is not a bad thing either.
For more information, or to view the full review article, go to:
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware...gtoc/index.html
