The GeForce 6800 line as we all know, is broken up into three products; the 6800, the 6800 GT and the 6800 Ultra. Priced at $300, $400 and $500 respectively on average, the entry level 6800 card has gained a lot of attention from those of us not related to Donald Trump. Offering excellent performance across the board, especially in Doom3, the GeForce 6800 is THE card to have.
Of late, quite a few manufacturers have been releasing their own 6800 products. The term 'vanilla' has floated around the forums in the hardware community when referring to the entry level no frills 6800 in part because of manufacturers sticking to NVidia's reference design. Chaintech appears to be aiming at breaking this mold with their improved cooling and a 10% overclock on the AA6800 Turbo. A few other cards have hit the shelves that were overclocked at the factory to give themselves at edge in performance and market share. The problem with most of these is that the price gets jacked up to the point that you might as well spend a few extra bucks and get a 6800 GT. Surprisingly, there is an exception to this. Chaintech's overclocked model, the AA6800 Turbo, carries a price at or even a hair lower than most standard 6800 cards. The "Turbo" means that the core and memory speeds have been bumped up 10% each to give you a little added umph. Chaintech recently sent one of these 'Turbo' 6800 cards to us here at the Penthouse Labs for a little abuse. Let's take a look at Chaintech's mold breaking 6800 and what it has to offer.
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overclockercafe.com
Oct 6, 2004, 03:21 PM
