November 7 News from around the web

Amy · Post by **Amy** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 2:44 pm

NVIDIA's GeForce 6800 GS graphics processor

WATCHING THE HIGH-END GRAPHICS scene these days can practically give a miser like me a nosebleed. Six-hundred dollar video cards? Are you kidding? And you're telling me some people are going to buy two and run them together? I'd better sit down for moment.

Fortunately, as technology progresses, computer power does get cheaper over time, and that's certainly true in graphics. Case in point: NVIDIA's brand-new GeForce 6800 GS. This video card, making its debut today, packs the considerable power of a GeForce 6800 GT at the not-so-painful price of $249. Does that combination of price and performance make the GeForce 6800 GS worthy of your consideration? We aim to help you answer that question by flooding you with benchmark results until your head swims and you cry out for sweet mercy. We've tested a number of the latest games, including F.E.A.R, Serious Sam 2, and Half Life 2: Lost Coast. Keep on reading to see how the 6800 GS compares to several of its closest competitors--and whether a pair of these puppies will keep up with one of those six-hundred-dollar monsters.

@ The Tech Report

Monday Web Reviews:

HARDWARE

Building a PC computer case for beginners review @ A1 Electronics.net
Antec Smart Power 500watt Power Supply @ Pro-Clockers
XFX 7800 GT SLI Review @ Bjorn3D.com
LiteOn SHW-1635S DVD Writer @ Techniz
SilverStone Zeus ST65ZF 650W @ InsaneTek
ECS KN1 SLI Extreme Mainboard @ Bigbruin
Silverstone Temjin 5 (TJ05) @ CaseModGod.com
Sunbeam Chromatic Windmill & Theta TB 101 Fan Controller Review @ MODTHEBOX.COM
nVidia GeForce 6800 GS @ ComputerBase
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS Preview at nV news @ nVnews.net
Radeon X800XL and GeForce 6800GT Compared @ Tech-Hounds
Hiper Type-R 480W and 580W @ InsaneTek

Accessories

Evaluation: Logitech Z-4 Speaker System @ Designtechnica
Cybersnipa and Cybersnipa mousepad @ Rbmods
Dell 2405FPW Widescreen LCD Display @ HEXUS
Microsoft Optical Desktop with Fingerprint Reader @ TheTechLounge

Games

Dungeon Siege 2 Demo 2 Released @ GamersHell

gvblake22 · Post by **gvblake22** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:59 pm

mmmmm, 6800GS

Here's a good list of some more 6800GS reviews:
http://www.anandtech.com/news/shownews.aspx?i=25221

sbohdan · Post by **sbohdan** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:00 pm

hey gvblake, it seems to me you will change your 6600GT to this bad boy soon

it can be OC'd more and score better with stock cooling then the GT

gvblake22 · Post by **gvblake22** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:04 pm

sbohdan wrote:hey gvblake, it seems to me you will change your 6600GT to this bad boy soon it can be OC'd more and score better with stock cooling then the GT

Seriously dude, I'm thinking about it!
I just registered my card on eVGA to try and do their "Step-Up Program", but I had to do it within 90 days of purchasing my card, so I guess that's not gonna work out

So now I'm not sure what I'm gonna do. I should probably just do what I need to do and save my $$ so I can buy groceries. But who needs to eat when you can game with 40+ fps with full AA and AF?!

It's tempting too because I want to see what kind of cooling I can mod for it. I miss doing crazy cool cooling mods!

I'm also trying to justify how I can spend $375 for a dual core Opteron 170

I think I have a problem.........................................

...Or I just need to graduate and get a job so I can fund all my crazy ideas! And still not be able to eat! HAHAHAHA
It's hopeless; computers will keep me poor for the rest of my life!

sbohdan · Post by **sbohdan** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:08 pm

well get the GS and keep slim

(little detox for your body

)

gvblake22 · Post by **gvblake22** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:12 pm

sbohdan wrote:well get the GS and keep slim (little detox for your body )

LOL, except I have the NCAA division II cross country National Championships in two weeks. I am our 4th best runner and our team is ranked like 5th in the nation or something like that. My goal is to be All American and the race is a 10k over grass. For those of you who are metric system challenged, 10,000 meters = ~6.2 miles

If anyone will be in the Pomona California area on November 19th and would like to see one of the best collegiate races in the United States, the race starts at 11am

So yeah, I think nutrition will have to come first; at least for the next few weeks...

sbohdan · Post by **sbohdan** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:17 pm

good luck with the race

and post back on the results.

gvblake22 · Post by **gvblake22** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:18 pm

sbohdan wrote:good luck with the race and post back on the results.

Heh, will do