opinions?

[PJ'l_Master]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-145-084&depa=1

this a good deal?

[FUS1ON]

If you go to Pricewatch.com and put in "CHAINTECH nVIDIA GeForce 6800" you get back prices from $305.00 to $325.00.

[PJ'l_Master]

well thats good...cuz that one is 290

[Pure_Evil]

you can save 20 bucks by going with PNY or evga but that's a good price. But I kind of question why you need it, if you just want eye candy, kewl, but if you're doing it to improve gaming skill, it may be a waste since most pro level players play wth low detail and low screen resolution.

[PJ'l_Master]

im gettin it for the doom 3...and the eye candy :P

but mainly for doom 3 and its l337

[Pure_Evil]

I guess that's what bugs me, paying $40-$55 for a game, then $300 or so in upgrades to play it.

[PJ'l_Master]

well i wouldnt have normally but the vid card is what is holding my system back...but doom 3 was a contributing factor

[JIMINATOR]

ummm, what type of card do you currently have? unless you can't play doom, i wouldn't recommend upgrading to this card. it isn't really a next level card like the 6900 or the x800, but the price is way up there, so i don't feel that it will take you far enough into the future. in fact, i am pretty much of the opinion that you should not upgrade until you absolutely have to. too much money for overpriced silicon.... a better use of the money would be getting an athlon 64 3500+... although that will run $450 with board

[Slice]

Hey
Jiminator do you think
that you
can try and justify your text when you post?
K thanks.

[PJ'l_Master]

ummm, what type of card do you currently have? unless you can't play doom,
i wouldn't recommend upgrading to this card. it isn't really a next level card
like the 6900 or the x800, but the price is way up there, so i don't feel that
it will take you far enough into the future. in fact, i am pretty much of the
opinion that you should not upgrade until you absolutely have to. too much
money for overpriced silicon.... a better use of the money would be getting
an athlon 64 3500+... although that will run $450 with board

i have a 5600 now...and i already have a athlon 64 3000

[JIMINATOR]

whoops, the 6800 versions are top, with the GT being the low end. Are you running Doom3 and find the performance not acceptable? Because currently the nvidia cards have some optimizations that ATI does not. I think ATI will counter and their next gen card will be much better. but whatever man....

[PJ'l_Master]

i was gonna say...i have never even heard of the 6900...lol

i wont buy ATI...in fact if i won one in my BF:V tourney i was gonna sell it to get an nvidia

[Slice]

i wont buy ATI...
Ditto, I am really happy with my 5900 ultra. Curious to see what Doom III is gonna be like on my rig.