| | |  | Memory Cards | Home » » » » eVGA e-GeForce 6800 Ultra, 256MB DDR3, Dual DVI/TV-Out, AGP 8x (256-A8-N345-AX) | | | | | | | Description: | | The groundbreaking new NVIDIA® GeForce¿ 6800 graphics processing units (GPUs) and their revolutionary technologies power worlds where reality and fantasy meet; worlds in which new standards are set for visual realism and quality, performance, and video functionality. The GeForce 6800 GPUs deliver powerful, elegant graphics to drench your senses, immersing you in unparalleled worlds of visual effects for the ultimate PC experience. | | | Features: | |
• CineFX Engine
• Intellisample
• Multi-display Option
• Digital Vibrance Control
• MPEG2 Decode Acceleration
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
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24 of 24 found the following review helpful:
 This card is the best graphics experienceJan 23, 2005
By W. Shelley
"USALarryLaffer"
The power of this 6800Ultra is fantastic.
Initial installation does require a little research, which can easily be done at EVGA's website in their own Community Forums. There you will find excellent guides on a trouble free installation of this card. One thing to be cautious of is your computers current Power Supply. Although a good 400Watt is recommended, most people with 2 optical drives, 2 hard drives, more than 4 fans will definately need a very good name brand 430watt or higher PSU to get the most out of this card. The EVGA Forums have excellent guides created by members to help you connect this puppy correctly and then in other sections have "tweaks guides" to help you configure the drivers to the best gaming performance you can get.
The EVGA 6800 Ultra is now factory clocked at 425MHz core and 1100MHz core making it one of the fastest 6800's available. Couple that with EVGA's NEW 1+1 Warranty after registering your card at their website, you can rest assured that you will always have backup from a secure NVIDIA partner.
Recommended minimum system to get the most out of this card is:
AMD XP2800+ or higher
Intel P4 3.0GHz or higher
Anything less than that your 6800Ultra will be limited by your CPU and you would be best to buy the EVGA 6800GT.
My system an AMD XP2800+ with the EVGA 6800 Ultra scored 12183 3DMark03 and 5360 3DMark05.
This card does not miss a beat running at 1600x1200 resolution on a 23.1" LCD Monitor connected via DVI-I, and shows a very sharp picture in 2D and 3D. Games play and look fantastic.
The fan on this card is pretty quiet, and after Windows boots it generally can not be heard over the noise made from my case fans.
Couple this card with EVGA's Copper Heat Sink available from their site, and you can push the 6800Ultra a little harder. I have been able to overclock to 450MHz Core and 1190MHz Memory, which is almost the same speed as the ellusive 6800 Ultra Extreme Edition also from www.EVGA.com With the Copper heat sink and the overclock, the cards temperatures still remain comparable with the standard heat sink and factory clocks.
Overall the 6800 Ultra is a great performer. It can not be beat on DOOM 3, is a top performer with FAR CRY, gives a better than expected showing with Half Life 2, and Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth looks absolutely fantastic at the highest quality image settings even at 1600x1200 resolution the card does not falter. Couple this with EVGA's 1+1 Warranty, Community Forums, second to none Customer Service, and great build quality, you can make no mistake buying the EVGA 6800 Ultra.
21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 6800 Ultra with no corners cutApr 06, 2005
By Jason M. Wisnieski
"atteSmythe"
Video cards are a commodity market. What makes any one manufacturer stand apart from the others?
Like almost every video card made these days, be it an nVidia or ATI chipset, eVGA's 6800 Ultra starts from the GPU manufacturer's reference design. Unlike many, however, eVGA guarantees that they haven't cut any corners. Every one of their cards in the nVidia 6-series line is "Genuine Spec," meaning they use exactly what nVidia specifies, and even use nVidia-recommended suppliers for their parts. Everything from the memory to lowly capacitors are exactly what the chipset manufacturer intended. Working in an electronic design company, that gives me a lot of reassurance.
I'm upgrading from the low-end 5-series card (5200) to the high-end 6-series card. Though the change is only a generation apart, the difference is absolutely amazing. Bringing the memory up to 256 MB in addition to the screaming clock speeds that the 6800s run makes for a wonderfully smooth gaming experience.
My specs, for reference:
P4 2.8 GHz
1 GB PC3200 (DDR400) Ram (2 512 sticks running in dual channel mode)
Abit IC-7 motherboard (see my other reviews)
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz (see my other reviews)
I can now run Half-Life 2 single-player in 1280x1024 with no problems, and multiplayer at 1024x768 likewise, and HL2 was programmed primarily for ATI cards. With my old card, The Sims 2 struggled along at 800x600, but I now play at a brisk 1280x1024 with full antialiasing and anisotropic filtering enabled (I'd play 1600x1200 if the game would remember the settings)! I found myself not playing or buying games because my system couldn't handle it. It turns out that just my old video card couldn't handle it. I've had this card for a little over a month at the time of this review, and I've yet to be disappointed in it, even though I'm a bit CPU-bound. And, of course, they look gorgeous!
I'm looking forward to a couple solid years of good performance from this card, and I don't expect to be disappointed.
I always try to write a fair and balanced review, so I'll explain briefly why I gave this product 4 stars instead of 5. I purchased from another vendor, but the card I received did not have the latest BIOS installed. The old bios caused problems when switching between 2d and 3d acceleration modes. Updating it was more diffecult than I expected it to be, but eVGA's website has a fantastic support community, and I was able to quickly find what I needed. Still, the process was more of a chore than it possibly needed to be, and more of a chore than I expected considering how fantastic everything else about this card is.
Just remember that if you're looking at buying a 6800 Ultra, you're looking at buying a top-of-the line video card. Do your research, make sure your system is compatible, and read up on what problems other people are having before you even buy yours, no matter what brand you go with. You'll be up and running faster, happier, and better able to deal with problems as they arise.
13 of 38 found the following review helpful:
 Never buy PNY unless you are absolutely sureJul 06, 2005
By Never Again
Here's the situation:
I purchased a GeForce 5500 128MB DDR AGP video card. I found out that I needed to get another piece of hardware and needed to return the video card. I went to the store to return it.
Here starts the fun.
I found out that the cashier typed the number in the computer instead of scanning the barcode as she was supposed to. I didn't think anything of it at the time. Looking at the box, it says I had a 128MB video card. When I put the card into my computer, it recognized it as a 128MB video card. Everything about it said it was a 128MB video card. Except the sticker on the video card. I didn't pay attention at the time and upon returning the item, I found that the sticker said it was a 256MB video card. The store's policy was that since it was an opened item and since my receipt stated that I had a 128MB card, but that the sticker said 256MB, that they couldn't take it back and I had to deal with the manufacturer. This was because the return desk actually scanned the barcode on the sticker that was on the card instead of being lazy and typing in the number that was on the box.
Now I turn to the manufacturer, PNY. PNY might be backwards for You're Not sPecial. I talked with customer service (or lack thereof). The first guy told me that he couldn't take back my card and refund my money. He said he didn't have the authority to do so. He then pointed me to a voice mail of his supervisor. I left a message. Two days later (after no call-back) I called the main HQ in New Jersey. I told the operator that I wanted to talk to a supervisor since I had left a message and received no call back. I finally got to someone.
He explained the reason for the mismatch as this: We sell our products to resellers in bulk. Sometimes in order to meet delivery requirements and deadlines, we go ahead and upgrade the product for free.
I explained that this card really is a 128MB card and that it's just mislabeled-labeled and his quality control missed it. He went on to say that if the card was defective, that I could return it for a replacement, but that they don't do refunds. So I asked him specifically, I'm screwed and stuck with this card because his company has no process or policy to deal with their quality control missing things and he said no. NO! He even went on further to "advise" me that I could sell it on E-Bay or to a friend. Yeah! like I'm going to get what I paid for it! He also went on about how someone could have a shrink wrap machine in their car and blah blah blah. Come on, I'm not asking for the world here. If I really did have a 256MB card, then wouldn't my machine have recognized it as that? And why would I have paid for a 256MB card, then tried to return it in a 128MB box for a refund of the price of a 128MB card, all while keeping the 128MB card? That's about as dumb as someone going out, buying a HumVee, then buying a Civic, putting the Civic engine in the HumVee and then returning the Civic with the HumVee engine while keeping the HumVee with the Civic engine. I offered to send it in so they could see that when put in a machine it is a 128MB card and that the stickers that are wrong are the original stickers. He said that I could, but that I would only get a replacement. Again, I said, "So I'm just out of luck since the store won't take it back and you won't take it back and that your company will not do anything to help a customer?" He again said no. So much for customer service.
So, bottom line is this, I personally will NEVER again purchase ANYTHING from PNY. If you find yourself so compelled to do so, then make sure when you purchase their products that before you open the box with the shrink wrap that you match the numbers on the outside of the box and the sticker on the card. Do a search on Google before unwrapping it. If you purchase it from a retail store, make sure the cashier scans the barcode located on the card that is peeking out through the little window of the box. Make sure that before you leave, your receipt states what you purchased and that you have matched the numbers on the barcode that is on the sticker that is on the card. PNY doesn't care about what happens to anyone. Straight from a supervisor at "customer service", they make sure they meet delivery dates and deadlines to their resellers.
1 of 63 found the following review helpful:
Not as good as the ATI X800XT.Jan 04, 2005
By J. Ko
"Happy buyer"
I got one of the 1st e-GeForce 6800 ULTRA to play with the game "Joint Operation" with other 150 players. I returned the card 30 minutes after I got it from CompUSA and exchange it with the ATI X800XT card. This card is a waste of money. Definitely not worth the price tag. Stay with your 9800pro/9700pro or X800 graphic cards.
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