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XFX GeForce 6800 GS XXX Edition Review

Posted by Steven Parker on 08 December 2005 - 13:04 · 8 comments & 2214 views

Thanks Hilbert for the email alert of this review by Guru3D.

Nope ... not X-Rated at all, but this card is certainly very special. A couple of weeks ago we reviewed a GeForce 6600 from that wicked company called XFX. One week later NVIDIA however decided to throw in their Christmas release and lifted up the spirit by releasing yet another new graphics card, the GeForce 6800 GS. So since we like XFX so much and since this is going to be a hell-of-a popular graphics card for a lot of people in that Christmas spirit, we just had to take a peek at another GeForce 6800 GS, from XFX .. the XXX editon. At default it has extremely high clocks, so high that the card will beat a GeForce 6800 GT easily.

XFX did something really extraordinary with this "XXX Edition" product in two fold. First of all the higher core and memory clocks are just brilliant. It boosts the performance way beyond the 6800 GT for a better price. A default manufacturer overclock will always fall under the manufacturers warranty. This means at these lovely clock speeds you are two years safe of any defects. Secondly I just have to mention the inclusion of both Far Cry and Call of Duty 2, now that's just great value isn't it ? The 6800 GS from XFX simply is a fantastic choice, period.

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#1 Posted by lunamonkey on 08 Dec 2005 - 13:19: Not a bad price in the uk either...

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/in...oduct_uid=98817

#2 Posted by sgr55 on 08 Dec 2005 - 13:55: I have 1 of these sitting beside me atm . Not installed it yet because my new X2 hasnt arrived so i cant install the new mobo with pci-E

Should be delivered today

Awsome card at a good price!

(1 reply) #3 Posted by claudiov on 08 Dec 2005 - 13:56: Yeah , but i'm getting a Sapphire X800GTO2
I wanted to decide between ATI and Nvidia , i think ATI won since that sapphire can be modded to 16pipes owning totally the 6800GS .. i'm not sure but i think it's the same price , or maybe cheaper

#4 Posted by SMeK on 08 Dec 2005 - 19:17: XXX Edition

I might just upgraded for that.

#5 Posted by Croquant on 08 Dec 2005 - 21:03: No Dual DVI? No thank you.

#6 Posted by Lazih3nri on 09 Dec 2005 - 01:16: Eh... going to have to agree with the poster above me.

Is there going to be a Dual DVI version coming out for the 6800GS?

#7 Posted by Code Red on 09 Dec 2005 - 01:20: "So what's your graphics card?" "Oh uhh, I got a XFX Geforce 6800 GS XXX Edition." "Wtf XXX edition? That doesn't exist liar!!" Err. I don't know. <img src="images/smilies/blink.gif">

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