Got my 6800 GT today

[pscl227]

well if you wanted an ultra the sinple thing to do is to just flash the gt to an ultra! problem solved

[Willei]

hoping artic come out with a quieter fan solution.

They are. I think it's getting distributed in the middle of August. Here's some info:

Link

[Corrupt Rose]

I got hold of a Leadtek 6800GT, and I didn't notice any appreciable increase in sound from my old FX5900. Then again, I have tinnitus, so I'm probably a **** of a lot more resistant to background sound than most people.

[csuzw]

Do the Leadtek GTs have special HSFs on them. I know the Leadtek Ultra has some monster of a heatsink and so that would probably be quieter than normal 6800s.

My 6800 GT has an Arctic Rev 4 silencer on and is very quiet.

[Willei]

My 6800 GT has an Arctic Rev 4 silencer on and is very quiet.

Where did you get it from? Or did it come with the card? My 5800 Ultra needs some retrofitting action

[Corrupt Rose]

Do the Leadtek GTs have special HSFs on them. I know the Leadtek Ultra has some monster of a heatsink and so that would probably be quieter than normal 6800s.

Yeah, it's got the patented Leadtek HSF on it. My house almost collapsed when I brought the box upstairs because it's centre of balence was so radically altered.

I'd heard rumours that the 6800 range runs hot anyway, so I decided to go with Leadtek because their cooling solutions are usually better than stock. Not that it's being tested right now anyway because my room's so stuffy and humid, I've got the side of the case off, and a big house-fan blowing into it.

With that in mind, the Leadtek card run at about 62?c after an hour of Doom 3/Farcry, which I think is pretty acceptable, especially when I'm slowly overclocking it.

[csuzw]

mine run around 55 dgrees idle which is not too bad given the heat. Reaches about 58 when overclocked.

Under load I havent been able to get any reasonable results but I think its in the mid to high 60s.

Apparently the max temp a 6800 can handle is 100 degrees. I find that rather unbelievable but I've seen it said in a few places.

[Corrupt Rose]

100?c max temperature? That seems a little odd (and worrying), as the core slowdown threshhold is 120?c. My idle temp is high 40's, and full load is high 60's... but as mentioned this is with a fan blowing into the casing, I wouldn't be surprised if it was getting up toward the high 70's without the extra ventilation.

Hmmm.

I guess I worry about melting the card since it cost me a fair bit of money, and don't want to break it!

[Tom Salter]

How did this dude get banned? :S

[Ravon]

Maybe it had somethign to do with me slapping his legs in the Doom thread... lol

[Chadruharazzeb]

He asked if he could be banned, so we obliged! Aren't we nice.

[Ciaran]

Ahhh, isn't that nice. Can we request to get people banned and you can do it just like that?



How long does the ban last?

[fifty?ballz]

On the newest drivers they've upped it to 135c