Just ordered a 5800U for $200...

ragejg · 12-29-03, 08:50 AM

dang...

IMO, A Good Deal.

This will be a secondary card, and will probably have the cooling system reworked somehow.... If I can't do anything with the dusbuster setup, then I'm going to rework my entire fan setup to bring the overall noise level down, and maybe do a rubber o-ring treatment (it works for drums, it should work for PC's!)

I KNOW about the 128 bit memory interface, I KNOW about the dustbuster, I KNOW about the heat... I'll compensate...

..But $200 for this? A real 5800 ULTRA?? One that's been tested to 565/1.2ghz with a backside fan installed? YEAH!!

... I couldn't pass it up, folks...

There was a thread where someone overpaid for a non-ultra... well, I'm gonna Under-pay for an ULTRA...

digitalwanderer · 12-29-03, 09:12 AM

I wouldn't pick one up for that price, but it is a good deal on a card that will be a part of viddy card history. ($100 is my go number for a 5800U.)

**saturnotaku** · 12-29-03, 09:35 AM

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Originally posted by digitalwanderer
I wouldn't pick one up for that price, but it is a good deal on a card that will be a part of viddy card history. ($100 is my go number for a 5800U.)

I would definitely pick up a 5800U for $100. BFG Tech has many left in its inventory and they've been mulling the idea of a massive eBay auction to get rid of 'em.

But ragey, post some pics of the card once you've modded it. I'm very curious to see what you'll do with it.

12-29-03, 09:42 AM

o-rings... define o-ring. as in, a rubber o-shaped spacer on the screw mount? some Antec cases (like the Sonata I'm using right now) have those, and they do, in fact, work on PCs.

ragejg · 12-29-03, 09:58 AM

heh, I just realized that "o-ring" is a redundant term (my creaky brain tried to churn out a definition, and the punchcard it spit out

said "hmmm... O=ring shaped... Ring=O shaped... REDUNDANCY///PLEASE RE-PROCESS"

I believe this to be a great deal, as an OC'ed 5800U for sure can keep up with a 425/750 5900 regular in most tasks, and surpass it in others... and this might go into my home theatre PC anyway, so it would have quite a while before it would get slow @ 640x480 or 800x600 in anything... it would be better in there than a 325/500 5600 or a 240/550 128mb GF3 ti200!!

...and it probably spanks a 5700U in most tasks...

12-29-03, 10:20 AM

yes, it undoubtedly spanks a 5700U, since the 5700U is 2x2 and the 5800U is 4x2 (or whatever they actually are)

ragejg · 12-29-03, 02:51 PM

I can't wait!!!

jAkUp · 12-29-03, 11:48 PM

i remember my 5800 ultra until it died... i kinda wish i still had it... i have a friend that i can hope to buy one off of, not to use, but to be a part of history

plus im hoping it can go for some money later in life

cthellis · 12-30-03, 02:48 AM

Watch out, I think zakelwe's going to come over here and beat you up.

zakelwe · 12-31-03, 08:07 PM

Yeah I'm going to come over to the USA and beat your fat yankee hide ( as George III should have done

)

Accusing somone living in England of overpaying for something

we overpay for everything .....

LOL

Regards

Andy

ragejg · 12-31-03, 09:13 PM

Yeah well I'm John III.

Don't worry, Andy, my deal's hangin by a thread

... But even if it does I'll still pay up to $220 USD for one... I feel that this card is well worth it, especially when overclocked... Newer tests with newer Forceware drivers have helped the NV30 core out quite a bit...

bkswaney · 12-31-03, 10:14 PM

I Loved my 5800U.
I really miss the bloody FlowFX.

It run every game I had smooth as silk.
Yes the newer FX drivers really boosted
the NV30 by a ton.

I would pay 200 for one.
It will eat the 9600XT for lunch.
Mine would OC to 535 core/1130 memory.

12-29-03, 08:50 AM	#1
ragejg nV News Alumni Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Finger Lakes of Hell, NY Posts: 5,399	Just ordered a 5800U for $200... dang... IMO, A Good Deal. This will be a secondary card, and will probably have the cooling system reworked somehow.... If I can't do anything with the dusbuster setup, then I'm going to rework my entire fan setup to bring the overall noise level down, and maybe do a rubber o-ring treatment (it works for drums, it should work for PC's!) I KNOW about the 128 bit memory interface, I KNOW about the dustbuster, I KNOW about the heat... I'll compensate... ..But $200 for this? A real 5800 ULTRA?? One that's been tested to 565/1.2ghz with a backside fan installed? YEAH!! ... I couldn't pass it up, folks... There was a thread where someone overpaid for a non-ultra... well, I'm gonna Under-pay for an ULTRA... __________________ 2010-2011 Reviews: GTX 570 \| GTX 580 \| GTS 450 \| GTX 460 \| GTX 465 Pre-2010 Reviews: 6600 GT \| XMS 4400 DDR \| SilenX Cooler \| 6800 \| 5900 XT \| Personal Cinema \| 5900 NU ______________________________________________ Phenom II x6 1090t @ 4.0 ghz \| Asus M498TD-EVO Am3 SLI nForce 980a \| 2x EVGA GTX 560 SLI \| 2x4gb DDR3-1333 \| Antec EarthWatts EA650 PSU \| 60gb Mushkin Calisto Enhanced Sandforce SSD \| 2x WD2500KS RAID 0 \| Sunbeam Tuniq 3 case \| 24" Asus 19x10 LED LCD \| 26" Panasonic 720p TV \| Sidewinder X5 mouse \| Logitech MX5500 & Revolution mouse \| Altec Lansing 5.1 THX-Certified audio \| Win 7 Ultimate \| desk \| couch "Stars must die so that I may live. I... stepped out of a Supernova."

12-29-03, 09:12 AM	#2
digitalwanderer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 4,944	I wouldn't pick one up for that price, but it is a good deal on a card that will be a part of viddy card history. ($100 is my go number for a 5800U.) __________________ [SIZE=1][I]"It was very important to us that NVIDIA did not know exactly where to aim. As a result they seem to have over-engineered in some aspects creating a power-hungry monster which is going to be very expensive for them to manufacture. We have a beautifully balanced piece of hardware that beats them on pure performance, cost, scalability, future mobile relevance, etc. That's all because they didn't know what to aim at." -R.Huddy[/I] [/SIZE]

12-29-03, 09:58 AM	#5
ragejg nV News Alumni Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Finger Lakes of Hell, NY Posts: 5,399	... heh, I just realized that "o-ring" is a redundant term (my creaky brain tried to churn out a definition, and the punchcard it spit out said "hmmm... O=ring shaped... Ring=O shaped... REDUNDANCY///PLEASE RE-PROCESS" I believe this to be a great deal, as an OC'ed 5800U for sure can keep up with a 425/750 5900 regular in most tasks, and surpass it in others... and this might go into my home theatre PC anyway, so it would have quite a while before it would get slow @ 640x480 or 800x600 in anything... it would be better in there than a 325/500 5600 or a 240/550 128mb GF3 ti200!! ...and it probably spanks a 5700U in most tasks... __________________ 2010-2011 Reviews: GTX 570 \| GTX 580 \| GTS 450 \| GTX 460 \| GTX 465 Pre-2010 Reviews: 6600 GT \| XMS 4400 DDR \| SilenX Cooler \| 6800 \| 5900 XT \| Personal Cinema \| 5900 NU ______________________________________________ Phenom II x6 1090t @ 4.0 ghz \| Asus M498TD-EVO Am3 SLI nForce 980a \| 2x EVGA GTX 560 SLI \| 2x4gb DDR3-1333 \| Antec EarthWatts EA650 PSU \| 60gb Mushkin Calisto Enhanced Sandforce SSD \| 2x WD2500KS RAID 0 \| Sunbeam Tuniq 3 case \| 24" Asus 19x10 LED LCD \| 26" Panasonic 720p TV \| Sidewinder X5 mouse \| Logitech MX5500 & Revolution mouse \| Altec Lansing 5.1 THX-Certified audio \| Win 7 Ultimate \| desk \| couch "Stars must die so that I may live. I... stepped out of a Supernova."

12-29-03, 02:51 PM	#7
ragejg nV News Alumni Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Finger Lakes of Hell, NY Posts: 5,399	... I can't wait!!! __________________ 2010-2011 Reviews: GTX 570 \| GTX 580 \| GTS 450 \| GTX 460 \| GTX 465 Pre-2010 Reviews: 6600 GT \| XMS 4400 DDR \| SilenX Cooler \| 6800 \| 5900 XT \| Personal Cinema \| 5900 NU ______________________________________________ Phenom II x6 1090t @ 4.0 ghz \| Asus M498TD-EVO Am3 SLI nForce 980a \| 2x EVGA GTX 560 SLI \| 2x4gb DDR3-1333 \| Antec EarthWatts EA650 PSU \| 60gb Mushkin Calisto Enhanced Sandforce SSD \| 2x WD2500KS RAID 0 \| Sunbeam Tuniq 3 case \| 24" Asus 19x10 LED LCD \| 26" Panasonic 720p TV \| Sidewinder X5 mouse \| Logitech MX5500 & Revolution mouse \| Altec Lansing 5.1 THX-Certified audio \| Win 7 Ultimate \| desk \| couch "Stars must die so that I may live. I... stepped out of a Supernova."

12-29-03, 11:48 PM	#8
jAkUp eat. sleep. overclock. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chino, California Posts: 17,744	i remember my 5800 ultra until it died... i kinda wish i still had it... i have a friend that i can hope to buy one off of, not to use, but to be a part of history plus im hoping it can go for some money later in life __________________ 965xe \|\| evga x58 classified \|\| 3x evga gtx 480 \|\| 6gb g.skill \|\| win7 x64

12-29-03, 09:42 AM	#4
The Baron Guest Posts: n/a	o-rings... define o-ring. as in, a rubber o-shaped spacer on the screw mount? some Antec cases (like the Sonata I'm using right now) have those, and they do, in fact, work on PCs.

12-29-03, 10:20 AM	#6
The Baron Guest Posts: n/a	yes, it undoubtedly spanks a 5700U, since the 5700U is 2x2 and the 5800U is 4x2 (or whatever they actually are)

12-30-03, 02:48 AM	#9
cthellis Hoopy frood Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 549	Watch out, I think zakelwe's going to come over here and beat you up.

12-31-03, 08:07 PM	#10
zakelwe Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 768	Yeah I'm going to come over to the USA and beat your fat yankee hide ( as George III should have done ) Accusing somone living in England of overpaying for something we overpay for everything ..... LOL Regards Andy

12-31-03, 09:13 PM	#11
ragejg nV News Alumni Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Finger Lakes of Hell, NY Posts: 5,399	... Yeah well I'm John III. Don't worry, Andy, my deal's hangin by a thread ... But even if it does I'll still pay up to $220 USD for one... I feel that this card is well worth it, especially when overclocked... Newer tests with newer Forceware drivers have helped the NV30 core out quite a bit... __________________ 2010-2011 Reviews: GTX 570 \| GTX 580 \| GTS 450 \| GTX 460 \| GTX 465 Pre-2010 Reviews: 6600 GT \| XMS 4400 DDR \| SilenX Cooler \| 6800 \| 5900 XT \| Personal Cinema \| 5900 NU ______________________________________________ Phenom II x6 1090t @ 4.0 ghz \| Asus M498TD-EVO Am3 SLI nForce 980a \| 2x EVGA GTX 560 SLI \| 2x4gb DDR3-1333 \| Antec EarthWatts EA650 PSU \| 60gb Mushkin Calisto Enhanced Sandforce SSD \| 2x WD2500KS RAID 0 \| Sunbeam Tuniq 3 case \| 24" Asus 19x10 LED LCD \| 26" Panasonic 720p TV \| Sidewinder X5 mouse \| Logitech MX5500 & Revolution mouse \| Altec Lansing 5.1 THX-Certified audio \| Win 7 Ultimate \| desk \| couch "Stars must die so that I may live. I... stepped out of a Supernova."

12-31-03, 10:14 PM	#12
bkswaney Mr. Extreme! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SC Posts: 3,421	I Loved my 5800U. I really miss the bloody FlowFX. It run every game I had smooth as silk. Yes the newer FX drivers really boosted the NV30 by a ton. I would pay 200 for one. It will eat the 9600XT for lunch. Mine would OC to 535 core/1130 memory. __________________ Notebook! Compaq Presario CQ60-215DX AMD 64 Athlon X2 @ 2GHz (QL62) 15.6 inch HD WideScreen Nvidia 8200M-G 895mb 2Gig system ram 250Gig SATA 5400rpm HDrive Vista Premium