6800 overclocked???????? (AGP)

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also its 128 bit interface... get the appolo 6800 clocked at 350/700 128 mb ddr3, 256 bit interface, that will outperform the asus one due to the 256 bit interface.
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All 6800's have a 256-bit interface, dude.

[edit]I stand corrected, it says 128-bit interface. Never heard of a 128-bit 6800, my mistake. Typo maybe, or did they cripple them recently? Either way, the apollo is $150, better deal like you said Parlee. [/edit]
 
looks like its the appolo for the win, i didnt know 6800 had a few 128 bit interface, if ur not careful i guess u cold get conned, kinda... but anyways, appolo all the way
 
Meh, Guess you were kidding.
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About AGP 6800 GTs being over $300 if you can find 'em?

Nope, 100% serious. That's how much they cost.

The card you offered in your link is a PCI-express card, not AGP... what part of that is confusing to you?
 
damn, that went fast then lol... well the asus 6800 is a waste, dont recommend he gets it, at 175 you get dated ddr2 memory, that runs hotter and uses more energy, so not much overclocking, u get 512 of it... which is only useful in a few brand new games at max settings, which u wont be seeing with a 6800... also its 128 bit interface... get the appolo 6800 clocked at 350/700 128 mb ddr3, 256 bit interface, that will outperform the asus one due to the 256 bit interface. plus the fact that its 150 and the stock cooler looks pretty decent, maybe itll overclock well.. im saying thats ur best bet for under 170 pricetag, with the exception of the x850 which im told is sold out (what a shame 🙁 ) ... id recommend the 6800gs next, and if u want more power get a pci express mobo and get a 7900gt, anything higher than a 6800gs on agp is a waste and grossly overpriced... but maybe the 7800gs will drop due to the 7900 release (doubt it)

go with the appolo 6800 128mb, i promise ull be much happier over the asus
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I've got 200 dollars to spend...
 
appolo + the new psu u wanted will keep u close to but under 200... any card over 150 and ull end up getting a crap psu
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ERR WELL I have 250 dollars to spend. I meant 200 on the card itself, allocating 50 for the Power Supply...
 
theres really no agp card thats worth the 200 bux when u can just overclock the nuts off the appolo... even with the 128 memory it will perform very close to a 6800gs at the same clock speeds, for about 70 bux less, save the 50 bux from the video card and get another 512 memory or somthing...
 
i would recommend the card i have, 6800le 256mb gddr3.It cost me £120 from www.dabs.com and i unlocked all extra pipelines and vertex shaders, and my core and memory speeds are at those of 6800gt. If you can find one, i would highly recommend it.
 
guess im the only 1 to notice that the card only had 128 bit,
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Yeah, a couple weaks ago when first seeing this card, I absolutely freaked out in a thread about the fact this card has only a 128-bit mem int. Lame! 512MB of slow clocked mem crippled over a 128-bit bus. :x
 
OK well is this the best:

Radeon X800 GTO
Codename: R430, 13 micron technology
12 pipeline
256-bit memory bus
400 Mhz core, 490 Mhz DDR (960 Mhz effective) Memory

The only card that currently offers the best performance in this price segment for both PCI-express and AGP, the X800 GTO but boasts a full 12 pipelines, 256-bit memory bus, and high clockspeeds. Known to be good overclockers, these are great cards for the price.
The Geforce 6800 GS AGP is on par performancewise with the X800 GTO, but it's price is currently between $220 and $250, and it cannot be recommended against the $180 GTO at those prices. As well, the notably superior X800 XT can be found for as low as $250.

I thought the X800 doesnt have the Shader Model 3???

Im still so confused!
 
DO NOT BUY THAT CARD THAT IS A REALLY SH!T CARD.

128 bit = sh1t

you can never get full blistering use of the 512ram fast enougth.
 
that card is 200 bux for agp, the 6800 vanilla is 150 and can perform just as well if overclocked
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First of all, I don't know how to overclock. 😳 SEcondly, I wouldn't expect my stupid add Compaq Presario to be able to handle the heat of overclocking...

I just want to know what the best card is around 200 dollars, AGP for me?

OOO Also, any good bundles out there? I like freebies!
 
I think this is the best deal I've found:

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=321046

I have no idea what any of this means, but it sounds good:

Graphics Core
256-bit

Memory Interface
256-bit

Memory Bandwidth
32 GB/sec

Vertices Per Second
531 Million

Pixels per Clock (peak)
12

Textures per Pixel
12

RAMDACs
400 MHz

Fill Rate
5.1 Billion Texels/sec.

Memory Date Rate
1000 MHz

Memory Clock
1000MHz

Engine Clock
350MHz

Chipset
GeForce 6800GS

Memory
256MB

Bus Type
AGP 8X

Memory Type
DDR3

Memory Bus
256-bit

Highlighted Features
TV Out , Dual DVI Out
 
that card is 200 bux for agp, the 6800 vanilla is 150 and can perform just as well if overclocked
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First of all, I don't know how to overclock. 😳 SEcondly, I wouldn't expect my stupid add Compaq Presario to be able to handle the heat of overclocking...

I just want to know what the best card is around 200 dollars, AGP for me?

OOO Also, any good bundles out there? I like freebies!

Overclocking is never, ever, a sure thing. If you are inclined to gamble then it may be worth it, but if you are not then I recommend you not assume it will work and just spend the extra money on a card you a assured will give you the expected results.
 
overclocking is very easy, rivatuner does it for u i think, if u get an ati atitool does it for u, u just stop when it artifacts and lower the speeds 5-10mhz... start with overclocking memory then core. the compaq case will handle the heat, ati tool had a sensor in the card to tell u the temp, try to keep it under 60 in load, that 6800gs for 219 is a good deal but there wont be a big difference if u overclock the appolo, id say for 200 the x800gto is probably ur best bet for the best card... look into those, ati tool is very easy to overclock with, u just push a button to start/stop it, it does the rest. ive never used rivatuner or anything with nvidia to overclock cause ive never owned and nvidia, but im sure its just as easy... for 250 bux id say get the 50 dollar psu, 512 memory for 50 and the appolo 6800 and overclock it with rivatuner, if not then get the x800gto and the psu..
 
it will overclock a little at least, and at stock settings i dont think theres a big difference from a 6800 vanilla and a 6800gs... there both 256 bit 12 pipelines, the gs just has 256 memory and higher clocks, it isnt worth the extra 70 bux IMO for about 10 fps when u can overclock the appolo, and it will overclock at least 100 mhz, ive enver heard of anyone not making that, even i did with my x700
 
It doesn't but 6800gs does. Anyway with 6800gs you cannot get playable fps with sm3 enabled. Also there are only handfull of games that support sm3. So that's making x800 better deal IMO.
 
Overclocking may be very simple, but it is still never, ever, a sure thing.

I always see stuff posted on websites about "just buy this card and overclock it and you'll have that card". Well, in a perfect world that may be true, but overclocking is never, ever, a sure thing. Ever. Never, ever, and to say it is, is simply wrong.

People will say, and I don't necessarily mean you, but people....will say, I bought this card and overclocked it, so the card is very overclockable. Yeah, well, lets review. Overclocking is never, ever, ever, and sure thing. Ever.

If you are willing to accept the risk and buy a card thinking it will overclock, then go right ahead. But, it is still never, ever a sure thing.
 
u say it like some cards cant overclock even 5mhz, the cards hes considering are hand-me-down cards, that dont pass certain tests for the higher quality ones, whether it be pipelines, shaders, clock speeds, core speed, they dont pass at the rated speed, since the memory speed on a 6800gt is 1000 vs a vanilla which is 700 im sure u can get at least 50mhz out of the memory, the core is more luck, but memory is almost a sure thing to overclock decently, he may even be able to reach 900mhz on memory if he gets a good card. 99% of the cards WILL overclock but how well is based on the luck of the draw
 
If you think 5mhz is going to make a difference in performance, then you are certainly correct. I am wrong. I think it is very safe to assume that you can overclock many if not most cards at least 5mhz, and if that is your goal I think it's a safe bet.
 
well to say that some cards will not overclock is wrong, even my 9600 that didnt even let u overclock let me do 10 mhz, without any mods... of course there was almost no perforamnce increase, but newer cards more or less unoffically support overclocking... its not guarenteed that ull break records but u will be able to overclock a bit
 
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