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Meridian   10-22-2004 at 06:11:43 PM

Is it just me, or isn't there any practical difference between the NVidia 6800GT 256MB and the NVidia 6800 Ultra 256MB? Would anyone reccomend the Ultra 256MB?

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Spitfire_x86   10-22-2004 at 06:22:08 PM
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There's more than one practical difference between 6800GT and 6800 Ultra. Ultra is much more expensive, requires more power (2 extra molex power connectors for Ultra, 1 for GT), generates more heat and gives few extra fps in games which is noticable only in benchmark charts.

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sweatlaserxp   10-22-2004 at 07:56:16 PM
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Tests show that dollar-for-dollar the 6800GT is a <i>way</i> better deal. The Ultra is only a little bit faster and it really it's not worth the money. The 6800GT has been overwhelmingly popular here on the forum.

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xonic   10-22-2004 at 07:56:25 PM
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For the 128MB versions, why is 6800 Ultra a lot cheaper than GT? Source: www.pricewatch.com

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sweatlaserxp   10-22-2004 at 08:34:01 PM
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There is no 128MB 6800 Ultra. There's a lot of false/erroneous advertising on pricewatch- link to that retailer and check the fine print, it's most likely a 6800NU. To my knowledge, Asus makes the only 6800GT 128MB, and it's slightly cheaper than the 256MB versions.

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