Showdown: BFG 6800 GT vs Gainward 5800 (pics)

mileswb · 07-08-04, 11:10 PM

Hey there, everybody. I thought I'd post some pics of just how advanced IMO the 6800 GT is, especially when compared to my "old" vid card, a Gainward Geforce FX 5800 (yes, 5800).

I attached a massive heatpipe to the 5800 'cause I hated its leafblower-like sound. It's amazing to see the difference between the overly-complicated 5800 and the elegant (and astoundingly fast) 6800 GT. The pics are attached.

**MUYA** · 07-09-04, 12:03 AM

Holy bonkers that Thermtake Heat Piped HSF is sure huge!

Anyways enjoy and do please post some feedbacks here

ragejg · 07-09-04, 12:05 AM

yeah and send that 5800 my way when you're done with it!!

I have an nv30 orphanage, yeah...

Ruined · 07-09-04, 01:26 AM

The 5800 looks like its going to eat the poor gt

mileswb · 07-09-04, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruined

The 5800 looks like its going to eat the poor gt

Yes! The GT is cowering in terror. 'Till it's installed, at which point it kicks the everloving #%*! out of the 5800 Ultra. No matter what resolution I set the GT at, Far Cry with all the settings on "Very High" runs between 50-75 fps. Methinks the CPU (AthlonXP 2500+ overclocked to 2147MHz/400FSB) is now the bottleneck.

Only disconcerting thing: the heatpiped 5800 Ultra never got hotter than 75 degrees (I watch the temperature indicator on a second monitor) during gameplay. The BFG 6800 GT OC regularly hits **91 degrees**!! Zikes!!

MontoyaSG · 07-10-04, 09:22 PM

at least the cooler on the 5800 is much better as compared to the reference cooler

peaks out something like 65 when i'm gaming

07-08-04, 11:10 PM	#1
mileswb Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 18	Showdown: BFG 6800 GT vs Gainward 5800 (pics) Hey there, everybody. I thought I'd post some pics of just how advanced IMO the 6800 GT is, especially when compared to my "old" vid card, a Gainward Geforce FX 5800 (yes, 5800). I attached a massive heatpipe to the 5800 'cause I hated its leafblower-like sound. It's amazing to see the difference between the overly-complicated 5800 and the elegant (and astoundingly fast) 6800 GT. The pics are attached. Attached Thumbnails

07-09-04, 12:03 AM	#2
MUYA Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 6,774	Re: Showdown: BFG 6800 GT vs Gainward 5800 (pics) Holy bonkers that Thermtake Heat Piped HSF is sure huge! Anyways enjoy and do please post some feedbacks here __________________ I5-2500k@4.7GHz - MSI Z77A-GD65 - 4GB X2 A-DATA DDR3 1600 - Corsair H100 - Antec Quatro 850W Gigabyte Windforce X3 GTX 680 OC - Dell 24" IPS Intel 320 300 GB SSD - 1 TB Hitachi HDD - 2x 250 GB WD HDD Corsair K90 - Corsair Venegance 2000 Headset - Razer Naga Epic Corsair 600T Case

07-09-04, 12:05 AM	#3
ragejg nV News Alumni Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Finger Lakes of Hell, NY Posts: 5,399	Re: Showdown: BFG 6800 GT vs Gainward 5800 (pics) yeah and send that 5800 my way when you're done with it!! I have an nv30 orphanage, yeah... __________________ 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."

07-09-04, 01:26 AM	#4
Ruined Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,447	Re: Showdown: BFG 6800 GT vs Gainward 5800 (pics) The 5800 looks like its going to eat the poor gt __________________ We're all in it together. Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz CPU \| Intel G965WH mobo \| 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2-667mhz CAS5 RAM (1066MHz FSB) \| BFG GeForce 285 GTX OC 1GB \| Dell E228WFP 22" DVI-HDCP LCD Monitor \| 1TB Western Digital RE3 SATA2 Main Drive \| 500GBx2 Western Digital RE3 SATA2 Scratch Drives in RAID0 \| Western Digital RE3 1TB SATA2 Media Drive \| External 2TB Western Digital MyBook Backup Drive \| Adaptec eSATA 3.0gbps PCI-E interface \| Sandisk External 12-in-1 Flash Card Reader \| LG GGC-H20L HD DVD/BD reader, DVD writer \| LG GGW-H20L HD DVD/BD reader, DVD/BD writer \| Microsoft E4000 Ergonomic Keyboard \| Logitech Trackman Wheel \| Antec P182 ATX Case \| Thermaltake ToughPower XT 850w modular PSU \| KRK RP-8 Rokit Studio Monitors \| Windows Vista Ultimate x64

07-10-04, 09:22 PM	#6
MontoyaSG Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 163	Re: Showdown: BFG 6800 GT vs Gainward 5800 (pics) at least the cooler on the 5800 is much better as compared to the reference cooler peaks out something like 65 when i'm gaming

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