What is a 6800 LE?

[david_uk]

What is a 6800 LE? I know it has 256MB Ram but thats about it. Would 2 of these in SLI mode be better than a single 7800 GT?

 

[chillyman]

As far as I know, the 6800LE cards do not come with SLI support.

 

[david_uk]

its ok, dropped into manufacterers showroom today and found this out for myself now. The 'LE' is 'limited edition' and they do come with SLI support.

 

[bob360]

the 6800le (lite edition) is a striped version of the 6800 and as far as i know 2x6800,s does not beat the 7800gt..and if u have the capabilitys to run a dual card get a 7800gt now and when u upgrade again get another 7800gt ...makes more sense

 

[MercilessDeadlyRaven]

They aren't better then a 7800GT, but two 6800GS are. They are $209 on newegg. If you SLI two of those, your doing better then a 7800GTX.

 

[david_uk]

i'm getting my new pc through a pc manufacturer, not sure that they do 2 x 6800 gs in their pc configurations. At the moment i'm tempted to go for a single asus board (ie. non sli) with the best card going. I'll save about £80 on the cheaper board which can be put towards purchase of a better single card eg. 7800 gtx 512mb, as soon as they become more widely available in a few weeks time. don't really see the sense in spending money on a sli board only to have to settle for a cheaper card with a view to adding another card in 2-3 years time by way of an upgrade.

 

[shata]

Stay away from anything besides GT AND Ultra and Ultra Extreme and normal i.e. 6800

Thats all i say... SLI or not... If i were you and you want SLI on a budget get 2 6600gts they slightly out proform a 6800gt.

 

[david_uk]

i'll be going 7800 gtx+ , no problem!

 

[Samsa]

Make sure you get/have a monitor that can handle really high resolutions. Basically its not worth it to get 7800 GTXs without having a high res monitor, because the performance gain isn't that much better than a single 7800 GT at 1280x1024 or lower (or so Tom's would have us believe ). I'm talking 1600x1200 or higher.

 

[MercilessDeadlyRaven]

Stay away from anything besides GT AND Ultra and Ultra Extreme and normal i.e. 6800

Thats all i say... SLI or not... If i were you and you want SLI on a budget get 2 6600gts they slightly out proform a 6800gt.

Have you seen the specs on the 6800GS? Its by far the best performance-per-dollar card on the market.

 

[david_uk]

my res is 1280 x 1024, same as most other peoples really. From experience, I'll not be going for a card that can just handle present day applications (ie. games , mostly) but a card which will also be able to handle games released in the future, since the system I buy today will be with me for at least the next 4 or 5 years and will remain mostly unmodified.