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eVGA e-GeForce 6800, 128MB DDR, DVI/TV-Out, AGP 8x (128-A8-N343-AX) | List Price: $508.40
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Brand: EVGA
Binding: Electronics
Release Date: 2004-04-02
Features: - CineFX Engine
- Intellisample
- Multi-display Option
- Digital Vibrance Control
- MPEG2 Decode Acceleration
Excelent product!!! [Posted on 2004-09-27]
I just upgraded from my Geforce FX5600XT 256Mb VIVO to this board and I can tell that this card is at least 2 times faster than my previous one. I get almost 80fps in Doom3 at 1024x768 High Quality with no AA. The fan is super silent, the one on my CPU produces more noise.
I haven't had any problem with TigerDirect for shipping and I tracked my package via UPS website without any troubles.
Awesome Card!! [Posted on 2005-03-12]
This is a great card, I bought it a while ago and I'm now playing Half-Life 2 and Doom 3 on max settings with no lag, it is fantastic. You can also download Riva Tuner and unlock 4 other pipes, bringing it to 16!! Just watch out for overheating. It is a good compromise if you don't want to purchase the more expensive 6800gt/ultra. You can get it for less dough also if you go to newegg dot com, same card, but much less dough. Oh, and you may want to consider a new cooler too if you are thinking about increasing the card's speed, as the stock one is not that great. Still, I highly recommend this card!
Fantastic Budget Graphics Card [Posted on 2005-11-07]
I purchased the EVGA Geforce 6800 as my last AGP card before switching to PCI-E. I narrowed my choices to either the Geforce 6600 GT or the 6800, since both could be found online for the same price. I could not be happier with my choice of the Geforce 6800. Using RivaTuner, all 16 pixel pipelines and 6 shaders were easily turned on, and I have not seen a single artifact. The card is a mild overclocker, I was only able to reach 350 MHz core/800 MHz memory and remain completely stable. Temperatures have not been a problem with stock cooling. When overclocked, core temperatures are 49C idle and 68C under full load.
My scores with the eVGA Geforce 6800, overclocked to 350/800, are as follows: 50135 in AquaMark 3, 16479 in 3DMark2001SE, 10221 in 3DMark03, and 76.71 average fps in Half Life 2 Video Stress Test.
My current hardware config: AMD Athlon XP 3200+, 1GB Corsair PC2700 (2 X 512, dual channel), Abit NF7 MB, Western Digital 50GB ATA133 HD, Seagate 80GB ATA133 HD, Audigy LS sound card, and of course eVGA Geforce 6800.
I agree with Rodrigo [Posted on 2005-11-15]
TIGER DIRECT SUPPORT SUCKS!!!!! Their demands for RMA are unrealistic. Check NewEgg instead. Never had a problem with them. I spend about $900-1300/yr on computer stuff...but never at Tiger Direct. Worst support I have had to deal with.
Great Picture Card [Posted on 2005-11-16]
Although I haven't launched and tested any of the latest 3D softwares yet because it has been only a few days after installation, the video card showed great result of showing 3D pictures in comparison to my old Radeon 9200. I'm planning to run more serious 3D test in a few days.
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Installation was a bit problematic. It's nothing about video card, but was about my system.
I am using Sony VAIO PCV-RS630G desktop, and I guess that revealing my experience may help (at least) some of other RS630G users who wants to upgrade their video card.
One thing you have to be careful is that there is a plastic clip(?) holding video card in place, and you have to locate it and press it to remove the video card. If you failed to do so, you may ruin your mainboard's video card slot. So be careful. (And the clip thing isn't a thing exclusive to this specific system, and I'm just making sure for beginners.)
Now... the real problem was that SONY didn't really consider much about system upgrades on this system. And for the eVGA's GeForce 6800, you need to connect the power cable to make your new video card up and running; although the manual said it is 'recommended' to connect the power, in reality you MUST connect it. For some reason, RS630G's power supply has no extra power output cable available, so you have to use the same power cable as the DVD-RW drive(not DVD-ROM). HOWEVER, those power cables are kind of located a bit too far from the video card slot, and the y-shaped power splitter cable provided with video card is a bit short. I could connect it somehow after some cable rearrange, but I(and you may) think that I would buy either an extender or another splitter for safety.
(Update)
For some reason, I couldn't find the 4p power splitter cable anywhere. So I contacted eVGA, and they kindly sent me a splitter(identical to what was included in the package) free of charge. Great customer service.
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