Is it worth trading for?

Dark-Colonel · Jun 6, 2005, 04:37 AM

I have a PNY 6800GT

I love it a lot, but my issue is that I am more of a ATi fan. Also the games that I play peform better on the X800 series

I am looking to trade it for a X850XT/XT PE or X800XT/XT PE

Should I do it?

quakerjtf · Jun 6, 2005, 06:49 AM

Even if you have the money, that's not gonna be a good move because the performance boost won't be significant and the R520s aren't very far away. The 6800gt is a good card anyway.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jun 6, 2005, 04:14 PM

Waiting for R520 is a mistake. It may suck when it comes out and it'll be too expensive.

I'd say, if you dont like the card you have now, go ahead and trade it for an X800 or X850, theres nothing bad with doing that. But if the performance delta isnt worth the extra cash to you, then dont. Simple eh?

In my opinion, I'd say it would be worth it *IF* you don't wish to overclock

riles9262 · Jun 6, 2005, 08:58 PM

You will be better off if you can trade straight up for one of the xt models.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jun 6, 2005, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by riles9262

You will be better off if you can trade straight up for one of the xt models.

Then he has to find an idiot to do it with

(Or just a hardcore nvidia fan who got stuck with ATI somehow)

quakerjtf · Jun 7, 2005, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

Waiting for R520 is a mistake. It may suck when it comes out and it'll be too expensive.

I'd say, if you dont like the card you have now, go ahead and trade it for an X800 or X850, theres nothing bad with doing that. But if the performance delta isnt worth the extra cash to you, then dont. Simple eh?

In my opinion, I'd say it would be worth it *IF* you don't wish to overclock

"It may suck when it comes out" isn't very good speculation. The price won't be higher than $550 either, notice the drop in x800 prices. If he trades it for an x800 the "performance delta" isn't going to be worth it at all. There's nothing wrong with a 6800gt, it can handle every game out right now.

~~ut2k4wikichici~~ · Jun 7, 2005, 03:45 AM

Man I Want A 6800 Iam Sick Of Useing Sm2.0 It Sucks The Shadows Look Soo Sharp And Stupidly Dark!!!!!!! The Only Reason The X800`s Are Faster Is Because They Only Use Sm2.0 And The 6000`s Use Sm3.0 So Think About That!!!!

FearTheTerp · Jun 7, 2005, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ut2k4wikichici

Man I Want A 6800 Iam Sick Of Useing Sm2.0 It Sucks The Shadows Look Soo Sharp And Stupidly Dark!!!!!!! The Only Reason The X800`s Are Faster Is Because They Only Use Sm2.0 And The 6000`s Use Sm3.0 So Think About That!!!!

That is by far the dumbest thing I have ever heard, but coming from you, i'm not too suprised. You don't have to tell a majority of the people here why your reasoning is completely wrong and quite childish.

And I would keep the 6800 GT, i guess you could call it more future proof.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jun 7, 2005, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by quakerjtf

"It may suck when it comes out" isn't very good speculation. The price won't be higher than $550 either, notice the drop in x800 prices. If he trades it for an x800 the "performance delta" isn't going to be worth it at all. There's nothing wrong with a 6800gt, it can handle every game out right now.

Yeah but if he's not overclocking, then an X850 does provide better performance regardless.

As for my speculation on R520, it is entirely possible that it could suck unless its Crossfire'd with another card. Its all rumour mill stuff at this point, so its best not to be *TOO* optimistic.

Necrosis · Jun 8, 2005, 01:23 AM

I would wait until the R520 is out just because of the price drops it will cause. I went from a 6800 Ultra to GT, then on to an X800XL. One thing I can say is Directx games definitely "seem" smoother, and faster.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jun 8, 2005, 02:50 AM

Why from Ultra to GT? I can understand from nVidia to ATI

Necrosis · Jun 8, 2005, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

Why from Ultra to GT? I can understand from nVidia to ATI

Bought the GT sold to a friend, and then bought the Ultra. Traded friend for GT + $100.

quakerjtf · Jun 8, 2005, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

Yeah but if he's not overclocking, then an X850 does provide better performance regardless.

As for my speculation on R520, it is entirely possible that it could suck unless its Crossfire'd with another card. Its all rumour mill stuff at this point, so its best not to be *TOO* optimistic.

It doesn't matter, the performance increase isn't worth the money. You have to think in terms of cost/benefit instead of just being an ATI fan. You should really read some info about products like the R520 before saying some crap like that. It's obvious you haven't.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jun 8, 2005, 04:39 PM

Is it really that obvious? Wow you must be clairvoyant

Why are you so hostile anyway. It was a speculation. You need to learn to take launch announcements for what they are. Remember NV30?

quakerjtf · Jun 9, 2005, 02:38 AM

You should concentrate more on thinking. If all you can say is "it may suck when it comes out," you should look a little deeper into the subject and say something that has meaning.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jun 9, 2005, 04:04 PM

Perhaps I should, that isn't bad advice. But you learn to take launch announcements and rumour mills with a big big grain of salt. NV30 was supposed to be the Radeon 9700 killer...what happened? It wasn't, all that hype and all we got was a dust buster ontop of a PCB..hehe.

I do hope I'm wrong though. I hope R520 is good, it gives nVIdia some motivation to release something better, then ATI...and so the cycle continues

Jun 6, 2005, 04:37 AM	#1
Dark-Colonel DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Is it worth trading for? I have a PNY 6800GT I love it a lot, but my issue is that I am more of a ATi fan. Also the games that I play peform better on the X800 series I am looking to trade it for a X850XT/XT PE or X800XT/XT PE Should I do it?

Jun 6, 2005, 06:49 AM	#2
quakerjtf DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 376 Rep Power: 0	Even if you have the money, that's not gonna be a good move because the performance boost won't be significant and the R520s aren't very far away. The 6800gt is a good card anyway. __________________ http://www.amd.com

Jun 6, 2005, 08:58 PM	#4
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	You will be better off if you can trade straight up for one of the xt models. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Jun 9, 2005, 02:38 AM	#15
quakerjtf DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 376 Rep Power: 0	You should concentrate more on thinking. If all you can say is "it may suck when it comes out," you should look a little deeper into the subject and say something that has meaning. __________________ http://www.amd.com

Jun 6, 2005, 04:14 PM	#3
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Waiting for R520 is a mistake. It may suck when it comes out and it'll be too expensive. I'd say, if you dont like the card you have now, go ahead and trade it for an X800 or X850, theres nothing bad with doing that. But if the performance delta isnt worth the extra cash to you, then dont. Simple eh? In my opinion, I'd say it would be worth it IF you don't wish to overclock

Jun 7, 2005, 03:45 AM	#7
~~ut2k4wikichici~~ Banned Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia AKA. Kangaroo country Posts: 340 Rep Power: 0	Man I Want A 6800 Iam Sick Of Useing Sm2.0 It Sucks The Shadows Look Soo Sharp And Stupidly Dark!!!!!!! The Only Reason The X800`s Are Faster Is Because They Only Use Sm2.0 And The 6000`s Use Sm3.0 So Think About That!!!!

Jun 8, 2005, 01:23 AM	#10
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	I would wait until the R520 is out just because of the price drops it will cause. I went from a 6800 Ultra to GT, then on to an X800XL. One thing I can say is Directx games definitely "seem" smoother, and faster.

Jun 8, 2005, 02:50 AM	#11
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Why from Ultra to GT? I can understand from nVidia to ATI

Jun 8, 2005, 04:39 PM	#14
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Is it really that obvious? Wow you must be clairvoyant Why are you so hostile anyway. It was a speculation. You need to learn to take launch announcements for what they are. Remember NV30?

Jun 9, 2005, 04:04 PM	#16
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Perhaps I should, that isn't bad advice. But you learn to take launch announcements and rumour mills with a big big grain of salt. NV30 was supposed to be the Radeon 9700 killer...what happened? It wasn't, all that hype and all we got was a dust buster ontop of a PCB..hehe. I do hope I'm wrong though. I hope R520 is good, it gives nVIdia some motivation to release something better, then ATI...and so the cycle continues