Leadtek vs Sparkle 6800GT's

Warpy · Mar 23, 2005, 10:45 PM

Ok, the decision has been made to aim for the Nvidia arena! However there are some interesting things in re to the two brands that being Leadtek and Sparkle.

Sparkle come with 400/1100 speeds, were as the Leadtek requires a flash upgrade to hit the ULTRA speeds. But......... the Leadtek has a juicy heatsink setup, can anyone advise me here as tow hich one is best? The Sparkle is also around $100 AUD cheaper.

Leadtek 6800GT
Sparkle 6800GT

itchy5 · Mar 24, 2005, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Warpy

Ok, the decision has been made to aim for the Nvidia arena! However there are some interesting things in re to the two brands that being Leadtek and Sparkle.

Sparkle come with 400/1100 speeds, were as the Leadtek requires a flash upgrade to hit the ULTRA speeds. But......... the Leadtek has a juicy heatsink setup, can anyone advise me here as tow hich one is best? The Sparkle is also around $100 AUD cheaper.

Leadtek 6800GT
Sparkle 6800GT

the sparkle is only 350/1000

and i'd go with the leadtek cause the cooling on that thing is very nice

sc3000 · Mar 24, 2005, 04:07 AM

Cooling is not EVERYTHING
but I would go with deadtek out of those 2 choices

MiDKnYtE · Mar 24, 2005, 04:23 AM

get the sparkle, then get an arctic cooler. $100AUD is a lot more for just a copper heatsink. You could also get a Zalman or Jetart cooler instead.

Tipstaff · Mar 24, 2005, 04:42 AM

Get the Sparkle. Same card, and as someone mentioned you can switch it up with a better cooler such as Artic Coolings NV Silencer 5. Not to mention the fact that you'd still have $50+ in left in your pocket too boot.

- Tip

BurL · Mar 26, 2005, 06:00 AM

I have the leadtek 6800gt and with stock cooling it o/c too 430gpu/1.16mem. I would recommend the leadtek but I have never owned sparkle.

Warpy · Apr 7, 2005, 05:52 AM

I ended up getting a BFG 6800 ULTRA OC AGP for just $579.00 brand new

TJ- · Apr 7, 2005, 06:10 AM

thats a beefy looking card

tankhunter01 · Apr 7, 2005, 09:19 PM

Leadtek is very reliable.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Apr 8, 2005, 03:11 AM

Nice... where is your Benches!?

rico01 · Apr 9, 2005, 12:29 PM

I love my Leadtek 6800GT. It OC'd without even blinking to Ultra specs and beyond.

Randy P · Apr 9, 2005, 10:28 PM

Yeah, I gotta say the Leadtek is a real nice card. The WinFox OCer that comes with it works great.

Mar 23, 2005, 10:45 PM	#1
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,761 Rep Power: 0	Leadtek vs Sparkle 6800GT's Ok, the decision has been made to aim for the Nvidia arena! However there are some interesting things in re to the two brands that being Leadtek and Sparkle. Sparkle come with 400/1100 speeds, were as the Leadtek requires a flash upgrade to hit the ULTRA speeds. But......... the Leadtek has a juicy heatsink setup, can anyone advise me here as tow hich one is best? The Sparkle is also around $100 AUD cheaper. Leadtek 6800GT Sparkle 6800GT __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Mar 24, 2005, 04:42 AM	#5
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,658 Rep Power: 187 System Specs	Get the Sparkle. Same card, and as someone mentioned you can switch it up with a better cooler such as Artic Coolings NV Silencer 5. Not to mention the fact that you'd still have $50+ in left in your pocket too boot. - Tip __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Mar 26, 2005, 06:00 AM	#6
BurL Liver SUCKS!!!! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 228 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I have the leadtek 6800gt and with stock cooling it o/c too 430gpu/1.16mem. I would recommend the leadtek but I have never owned sparkle. __________________ If I had a bean burrito I would smash it all over my chest.

Apr 7, 2005, 05:52 AM	Thread Starter #7
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,761 Rep Power: 0	I ended up getting a BFG 6800 ULTRA OC AGP for just $579.00 brand new __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Apr 7, 2005, 06:10 AM	#8
TJ- DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Infinity Posts: 3,679 Rep Power: 0	thats a beefy looking card __________________ new sig comming soon

Mar 24, 2005, 04:07 AM	#3
sc3000 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	Cooling is not EVERYTHING but I would go with deadtek out of those 2 choices

Mar 24, 2005, 04:23 AM	#4
MiDKnYtE Caffeine Machine Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hell is empty. All the devils are here. Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	get the sparkle, then get an arctic cooler. $100AUD is a lot more for just a copper heatsink. You could also get a Zalman or Jetart cooler instead.

Apr 7, 2005, 09:19 PM	#9
tankhunter01 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: In a house. Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0	Leadtek is very reliable. __________________ [color=Blue]Motherboard:[/color][color=Black]AsusP4P800SE[/color] [color=Blue]Processor:[/color][color=Silver][color=Black]P[/color][color=Black]rescott P4 3.2ghz[/color][/color] [color=Blue]RAM:[/color][color=Black]OCZ Dual Channel 1.5gig PC3700 Platinum (1gig & a 512)[/color] [color=Blue]HDD:[/color][color=Black]74.0GB Raptor;160GB Storage- Western Digital[/color] [color=Blue]Media:[/color][color=Black]Lite-On 16x Dvd/CD-RW Combo[/color] [color=Blue]Soundcard:[/color][color=Black]Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum[/color] [color=Blue]Videocard:[/color][color=Black]BFG 6800 Ultra OC[/color] [color=Blue]3dmark03[/color] [color=Orange]12666 [/color] [color=Blue]3dmark05[/color] [color=Orange]7874[/color]

Apr 8, 2005, 03:11 AM	#10
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	Nice... where is your Benches!? __________________

Apr 9, 2005, 12:29 PM	#11
rico01 Audio Junkie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 126 Rep Power: 0	I love my Leadtek 6800GT. It OC'd without even blinking to Ultra specs and beyond.

Apr 9, 2005, 10:28 PM	#12
Randy P HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 476 Rep Power: 48 System Specs	Yeah, I gotta say the Leadtek is a real nice card. The WinFox OCer that comes with it works great.