Based on the same great architecture as the BFG GeForce¿ 6800 Ultra OC¿, this card is overclocked out-of-the-box and features a powerful 16-pipe superscalar GPU with 256MB of GDDR3 memory for the mainstream enthusiast.
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I've had the BFG Geforce 6800GT about a month. There simply isn't anything it can't do. Doom 3, Far Cry, Medal of Honor, Call of Duty - you name it and it chews right through it. Very easy to configure and reasonably quite. I didn't really want to spend this much, but I'm now forced to admit that this board was worth every penny.
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2004
I received this along with a copy of Far Cry for Christmas. I also received a bunch of briefs and undershirts, but that is a different story.
Anyway, this BFG GeForce 6800GT OC replaced a Radeon 9800 Pro. Now, the Radeon 9800 Pro isn't exactly a lousy card, but this thing blows it out of the water. I used to benchmark around 2370 with my P4 2.8C and Radeon 9800 Pro, but now I benchmark about 4644 on 3D Mark 2005.
This thing is really quiet, and it only takes up the space of one slot in my PCI and AGP slot groupings, so that is pretty cool. The big bad Ultra version (as opposed to GT) takes up 2 slots, and it needs two molex power supply connectors. It was also easy to install in my Windows XP-driven box, and I actually have SP2 installed. Take it out of the box, handle carefully, and insert into your AGP slot. Plug the power connector in, secure the card in the slot with the little screw, shut your case, reconnect your monitor, and power the PC up. Follow the instructions, reboot the PC, and you are done.
Performance? This baby runs Far Cry at 1280x1024x32 with no problems. I've got AA set at 2x and AF set at 2x. No problems! It also chews through Tiger Woods 2005 set on some pretty tough settings, as well as Rome: Total War, The Sims 2, Pirates!, etc.
BFG reportedly has great technical support, and if you can believe it, this card came with a LIFETIME warranty. Unheard of! If you are a serious gamer, you can't go wrong with this card. The Ultra version is about $100 more, but you can save money and pick up some extra games or take your significant other out to dinner with the money you save. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Lots more than I planned to spend..., but, I wanted something much better than my eVGA geforce 5700 LE 256mb agp... and after setting Lego Star Wars to max @ 1280x1024x32 and playing with my boy, I had the PC screen freeze after a strange noise, twice ! Had to unplug my PC's power source (Antec Truepower 550W) and rebooted - my case top was quite hot. Overheated --- this card gets HOT !! So much for copper twin fan heat sink--- it's still not exhausting fast enough out the case !
SO, I went and bought the NV-5 DHES (Direct Heat Exhaust System) 72mm fan, Swiss-made ceramic bearing...REV 3...etc... video card heatsink from Arctic Cooling - What a great product ! Beautiful engineering too ! Easy to install...This video monster now takes up 2 1/2 slots ! BUT, I have NEVER had another issue since, and I have played more demanding games Call of Duty 2, V8 Racing, for an hour ,,,,and my case top isn't even warm now.
Makes sense. Heat is a killer. I run all my games at MAX, because...why not ? If my 17 LCD monitor could run at 1600x1200, I would. and I know it could easily too.
A wise addition for $40, for an expensive, HIGH performance card. My PC performance also wins...it's so much cooler too !
I only bought AGP, because I'm not ready to upgrade my Athlon XP 2700 OC'ed Chipset and Corsair XMS 2048 DDR400 @ 344, yet to 64 939-venice core...later. Photoshop CS2 will benefit. Maybe X2 ?
Cooling issues should always be EXHAUSTED directly...!
A little longer review report than anticipated... but BFG makes great products. You get what you pay for.
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2004
I agree with Michael's review whole-heartedly, but I can even go up a notch (6 stars?) and say that I am playing Half Life 2 at a full 1600 X 1200 resolution without a hitch. I am currently running an Athlon XP 2800 with 1 GB of RAM and I was thinking I needed a new computer to play HL2. As for the price at Amazon, yeah, it's a little high, but this card is so difficult to find that if it is in stock you should get it. Check out the reviews for this card on Toms Hardware and elsewhere on the internet. Also, go to the BFG website and check out the awards this card has recieved. What you are getting is not just the GeForce 6800 256MB, it's a GeForce 6800 overclocked. This card kicks [...]! And my old computer can still hang so it saved me money.
BFG Tech has great customer support first of all. I had a broken GForce FX 5900, sent it back to them and they replaced it with a Gforce FX 6800 OC (Overclocked) for free with absolutely no hassles. This company will be the only ones I ever buy a video card through. The card is unbelievable I run all my games at threshold to see how hard I can push the card and it keeps pushing.
