Getting The Most Out Of My Nvidia 6800 GPU

[an-225]

Specs of the card...

Chip Type: NVxx

DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC

Approx. Total Memory: 256.0 MB

Any help/tips on tweaking it to get the most out of it?

[Ashar]

You have the same card I had...NickN provided me with good tips...Unfortunately, he is now gone... :-/

[ppgstf]

Did I miss something, where did Nick go?

[Chris_F]

I've got a AGP 6800GS that I've turned in to a GT.  That's all the magic I know how to perform.  If you've got an AGP slot GS it's identical to the GT only with some of its pipes disabled.  There's a piece of freeware around that'll let you turn on the pipes (and do some overclocking if you're so inclined).  I'm too much of a wuss to try the overclocking but the unlocked pipes work just fine on my card (hit or miss for some).

[GunnerMan]

Wow you have the balls to unlock pipes but not overclock? Unlocking pipes is more risky than an overclock imo. Overclocking a GPU is one of the simplest things a user can do. No voltage tweaks, fsb and ram equasions etc. All you need to watch for are artifacts(graphic glitches) in game. A GPU will artifact long before it overheats. Most new chips have a temp probe in them anyway.