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Naser @ tbreak forums have posted some pics of the MSI NX6800 Ultra, benchmarks coming soon...
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"I only got time today to actually try it out & my first impression is its NOISY & the drivers on Nvidia site (56.72) does NOT support this card. I am sure it is faster then my 9800XT BUT will the performance diffrence reallly justify its price!? well i doubt it but theres only one way to find out.And im seriously more into games then benching. Farcry was awsome but even on my FX51+1GB Ram & the 9800XT (450/390) still runs like crap."

MagamiAKO Unregistered

#54248 Posted on: 06/04/2004 12:50 PM This guy is so far beyond biased it's not funny. SOOO many other people say how nice of a card it is, especially MikeC over @ nvnews (he's always flaunting his card off). He's got an Athlon 64 FX51 and he says a "video card" is noisy?!? LOL.....unless he's running a water cooler setup, the video card is probably the least of his worries in the system he's using... But then again, he does have enough $ apparently to shell out on a 6800Ultra, so he probably has a water cooling setup. Regardless, it's obviously unsubstantiated ATI-biased crap.

owa Unregistered

#54251 Posted on: 06/04/2004 02:11 PM I'm not sure why he's concerned about the drivers on the nvidia site not supporting the card since it ships with drivers that do support it. Anyway, a guy that got his yesterday has been updating people at nvnews. He was going to get a XT-PE before the ultra was sitting in front of him and too much of a temptation to pass up. He seems pretty unbiased (goes back and forth b/w nvidia and ATI) and is reporting the good with the bad. Just look for a thread called My 6800 Ultra or something like that. The good news is that his overclocked to 450/1300. The bad is still Far Cry as it is for most nvidia card owners.

Phalin Junior Member Posts: 3 Joined: 2002-07-28

#54256 Posted on: 06/04/2004 05:22 PM Well if you want improvemts in far cry, find the DX 9c thats out there, it makes a difference. The install is a bit convoluted but its worth the effort.

Hyde Unregistered

#54258 Posted on: 06/04/2004 05:55 PM Wasn't Nvidia going to release a driver today that would bring the farcry performance 30% up ?

The_truth Unregistered

#54263 Posted on: 06/05/2004 07:40 AM It is a bit one sided, but the 6800U is loud. Its not 5800U loud but its loud.

Jaybo Unregistered

#54265 Posted on: 06/05/2004 09:01 AM Well that makes it a piece of crap then doesn't it...

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