Legend 6600GT any good?

[Thorin]

Anyone know if the Legend brand of the 6600GT ( 8x AGP as mobo does not support PCI-E) is any good? DigitalPlanet have it for about R1300.00. Is the R500.00 saving worth it or should I stick with a known brand? It does come with a 2 year warranty so I dont see how I can loose.

6600GT still the best buy for about R1300.00?????

Your advice appreciated!

[Person]

From what i Know Legend make RAM , CRAP RAM so i would stick with a known brand.

[Angellus]

Anyone know if the Legend brand of the 6600GT ( 8x AGP as mobo does not support PCI-E) is any good? DigitalPlanet have it for about R1300.00. Is the R500.00 saving worth it or should I stick with a known brand? It does come with a 2 year warranty so I dont see how I can loose.

6600GT still the best buy for about R1300.00?????

Your advice appreciated!

Never heard of them. If you can, try to stick to one of these

Gainward
Asus
BFG
Leadtek

They are in the order I prefer them but they are all great brands. Gainward is king though.

[Person]

Never heard of them. If you can, try to stick to one of these

Gainward
Asus
BFG
Leadtek

They are in the order I prefer them but they are all great brands. Gainward is king though.
BFG and Gainward are the same thing - The BFG Tech's are Oc-ed Gainwards therefor they are better... your order is messed up

[4cer]

What about a brand called sparkle, i mean i want to get a 7800GTX sparkle for R3850, and a 6600Gt is R1290, or R1100 for a 6600GT without VIVO.

So what u people know about sparkle, i only have 2 weeks before i buy it.

Oh and wat is a 6600LE Cuz its dirt cheap and has 256MB of memory.

[4cer]

Dam man it double posted

"edit"

[Angellus]

BFG and Gainward are the same thing - The BFG Tech's are Oc-ed Gainwards therefor they are better... your order is messed up

Once again you put your foot in your mouth just like when you said the Athlon 64's were no longer produced and that AMD was only making X2's, which are 2 Athlon 64 cores on a single chip btw.

Here are the specs for the BFG and the Gainward 7800GTX.
BFG GeForce™ 7800 GTX OC
Core Clock 460MHz (vs. 430MHz standard)
Memory Clock 1300MHz (vs. 1200MHz standard)
Gainward PowerPack! Ultra/3500PCX
Core Clock 470MHz (vs. 430MHz standard)
Memory Clock 1300MHz (vs. 1200MHz standard)

Links

http://www.bfgtech.com/7800GTX_256_PCIX.html
http://www.gainward.de/new/main.html (Not a direct link to the card but go to products -->> » Gainward Ultra/3000-series -->> Gainward PowerPack! Ultra/3500PCX XP Golden Sample)

Yep 460MHz is faster than 470MHz for sure.

Thanks for playing and next time go make sure before posting lies.

[Angellus]

What about a brand called sparkle, i mean i want to get a 7800GTX sparkle for R3850, and a 6600Gt is R1290, or R1100 for a 6600GT without VIVO.

So what u people know about sparkle, i only have 2 weeks before i buy it.

Oh and wat is a 6600LE Cuz its dirt cheap and has 256MB of memory.

I have heard of sparkle but dont know if the are good or bad.

the 6600LE IIRC is the lowest spec 6600, like the 6800LE is the lowest spec 6800 card. 6600GT for R1100 is a pretty good price. Just hope someone can give feedback on the Sparkle brand.

[Thorin]

What about a brand called sparkle, i mean i want to get a 7800GTX sparkle for R3850, and a 6600Gt is R1290, or R1100 for a 6600GT without VIVO.

So what u people know about sparkle, i only have 2 weeks before i buy it.

Oh and wat is a 6600LE Cuz its dirt cheap and has 256MB of memory.

4cer, where you getting these prices from?

[brooko]

well i've never heard of these brands, but i would also recomend Gigabyte, Asus and Leadtek's line of cards..

[Ekhaatvensters]

I've had a sparkle card before, theyre one of those "no bundle, and cheapish card" kinda companies... yet I never had a problem, and that is a great price for a 6600GT which is the best budget/midrange card around. You see alot of these guys on this forum spend alot of money on cards and when youre buying a midrange card you dont need the bundle or the most expensive brand cause youre trying to save money, so I dont think R500 is nearly worth it just for a better brand which hardly really helps performance much. You can always go Chaintech, not bad prices and quality/reliablity etc is just fine!

[Person]

Once again you put your foot in your mouth just like when you said the Athlon 64's were no longer produced and that AMD was only making X2's, which are 2 Athlon 64 cores on a single chip btw.

Here are the specs for the BFG and the Gainward 7800GTX.
BFG GeForce™ 7800 GTX OC
Core Clock 460MHz (vs. 430MHz standard)
Memory Clock 1300MHz (vs. 1200MHz standard)
Gainward PowerPack! Ultra/3500PCX
Core Clock 470MHz (vs. 430MHz standard)
Memory Clock 1300MHz (vs. 1200MHz standard)

Links

http://www.bfgtech.com/7800GTX_256_PCIX.html
http://www.gainward.de/new/main.html (Not a direct link to the card but go to products -->> » Gainward Ultra/3000-series -->> Gainward PowerPack! Ultra/3500PCX XP Golden Sample)

Yep 460MHz is faster than 470MHz for sure.

Thanks for playing and next time go make sure before posting lies.

1st of all this is the Offical Gainward site http://www.gainward.com.tw/ and those are not the same cards dude...

Gainward PowerPack! Ultra/3500PCX
Core Clock 440MHz (vs. 430MHz standard)
Memory Clock 1250MHz (vs. 1200MHz standard)

Oh look once again you are WRONG... Deal with it.

[Person]

What about a brand called sparkle, i mean i want to get a 7800GTX sparkle for R3850, and a 6600Gt is R1290, or R1100 for a 6600GT without VIVO.

So what u people know about sparkle, i only have 2 weeks before i buy it.

Oh and wat is a 6600LE Cuz its dirt cheap and has 256MB of memory.

DONT BUY NO NAME BRAND CRAP... YOU'll JUST BE DISAPOINTED

[Angellus]

1st of all this is the Offical Gainward site http://www.gainward.com.tw/ and those are not the same cards dude...

Gainward PowerPack! Ultra/3500PCX
Core Clock 440MHz (vs. 430MHz standard)
Memory Clock 1250MHz (vs. 1200MHz standard)

Oh look once again you are WRONG... Deal with it.

ONCE AGAIN YOU ARE WRONG if you go to the site www.gainward.com.tw (The one you linked) and select the UK as your site it takes you HERE (http://www.gainward.net/new/main.html).

Now to save you the trouble of searching the site I am linking the page where they show ALL their 7800 based cards.

CLICK ME (http://www.gainward.net/new/products/pcx/ultra_3000/comparison.html)

Notice the two cards on the left
Gainward PowerPack! Ultra/3500PCX XP VIVO-DVI-DVI
Gainward PowerPack! Ultra/3500PCX XP VIVO-DVI-DVI Golden Sample

The Golden sample version is the TOP card and runs at 470MHz/1300MHz. IF YOU DONT SPOT IT I CAN LINK A JPEG WITH A BIG RED CIRCLE AROUND IT.

There is one card above the Golden Sample, the Gainward CoolFX Watercooled 7800GTX that runs at 490MHz core, so your BFG is in no way superior to the Gainwards. Details HERE (http://www.gainward.de/new/products/pcx/coolfx/comparison.html)

Now before you post again and make an even bigger fool out of yourself, stop, think and then realize that you are wrong.

Thanks for playing... dude

[EDIT] You more than likely didnt know this but BFG also have a watercooled card running at 490/1300. CLICK (http://www.bfgtech.com/7800GTX_256_WC.html) so when it comes to watercooled cards BFG and Gainward are on par, for aircooling where the cards are still priced OK Gainward is No.1

[thisgeek]

No-name brands are not necessarily bad, however as a rule of thumb, stick to the name brands (You can add MSI to the list).

The best thing to do is to try find out what the core clock & memory speed of the cards you're looking at, then compare them (more difficult than it sounds, tho try google).

The chipsets are the same, but the clock speeds can make or break a card.
Most of the time, the cheaper cards have lower clock speeds, because they're using cheaper components - meaning you get worse performance.

So yeah, you might have a 7800GTX, but because of cheap components, it can't perform as well as it should, and you might've been better off purchasing a 6800GT instead.

[useless]

aside from the tit-for-tat here i would say that rather pay a bit extra for a known brand, which will still be around within the year of your warranty instead of paying for a nice cheap unknown card which may not exist after a year anymore.

my 2 cents...

[4cer]

Well a Sparkle Nvidia GeForce 6600LE 256MB DDR 128Bit PCI-E 16x TV-Out DVI/SLI is R752. so was just wondering, cuz it had double the memory of the GT, but i didn't know what LE was.

THe 7800GTX sparkle is supposed to be 430Mhz core and1.25GHz Ram.

[killadoob]

well le means its a lesser version of the card

like 6800 le got only 8 pipelines etc

try stay away from le cards

and 256 meg memory doesnt make a huge difference in performance

[useless]

well le means its a lesser version of the card

like 6800 le got only 8 pipelines etc

try stay away from le cards

and 256 meg memory doesnt make a huge difference in performance

for an LE card no, but for a normal GT card the 256 MB of RAM is better to cram those high-res textures of DOOM 3 and FEAR... ;)

[killadoob]

yes but doesnt make that much more different just set your aperture size to 512 and your on your way

[useless]

maybe, but for the poor sods running with 512MB of RAM its worth getting a 256MB GFXcard... kills two birds with one stone... :p

[killadoob]

yup it helps a kuk load then

[TheSaint]

http://www2.abit.com.tw/page/en/vga/vga_detail.php?pVGA_TYPE=ATI%20PCI%20Express&fMTYPE=Radeon%20X800%20XL&pMODEL_NAME=Fatal1ty%20X800%20XL%20512MB

let me know what you think of this one

[Edit]
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/vga/vga/pro_vga_detail.php?UID=683

have a look at this one i think i like it way more

[Edit]
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=2&l2=6&l3=198&model=786&modelmenu=1

and just to be fair

[Person]

Notice the two cards on the left
Gainward PowerPack! Ultra/3500PCX XP VIVO-DVI-DVI
Gainward PowerPack! Ultra/3500PCX XP VIVO-DVI-DVI Golden Sample



M8 the BFG OC card and the Golden Sample card are NOT THE SAME CARDS.
ITs the STANDARD card, not Golden sample - Golden sample cards are the same chipbase new board and ram.

THx for playing once again - but once again you went the wrong way round the race track.

[useless]

hey you two.. will you guys quit playing around? lol...

*gets popcorn and soda*

:D

[Angellus]

M8 the BFG OC card and the Golden Sample card are NOT THE SAME CARDS.
ITs the STANDARD card, not Golden sample - Golden sample cards are the same chipbase new board and ram.

THx for playing once again - but once again you went the wrong way round the race track.

Gainward offer 2 cards as mentioned above. The Golden sample is there to compete with the BFG OC card. BFG dont make a "stock" card while Gainward have one that runs 10MHz faster so it it slightly above the other "standard" cards.

The Golden Sample cards are not even much more expensive than the others. When I got my 5900Ultra Golden Sample a few years back it was around R4600 compared to between R6000 and R7000 for the other makes.

Now just because the Gainward card is faster than yours dont try to compare yours against the slower model.

Price for the Golden Sample 7800GTX from take2.co.za R 5,852(Not the cheapest) http://take2.co.za/product.php?id=518772
On Prophecy you can get the BFG 7800GTX for RR5 461.17

They are not the same store but I know for a fact I can get the Gainward card for cheaper thaj the BFG one.

[Angellus]

hey you two.. will you guys quit playing around? lol...

*gets popcorn and soda*

:D

It are fun aint it :D

[useless]

oh and by the way... BT Games might still have specials on their 7800GT Golden Sample PCIe... they are going for a whooping R3600 on a special. :p

Just thought i might share you with that info.

[Angellus]

oh and by the way... BT Games might still have specials on their 7800GT Golden Sample PCIe... they are going for a whooping R3600 on a special. :p

Just thought i might share you with that info.

BT Games,havn't heard of them, can you maybe post a link? I wouldnt buy the 7800GT or GTX because the performance gain from a 6800GT/Ultra is not enough to justify the price. But R3600 is a great price.

LINK PLease :p

[useless]

no link, saw it at the store call them on 011 794-4450.

i would have bought it if i had a PCIe system.

[Person]

Gainward offer 2 cards as mentioned above. The Golden sample is there to compete with the BFG OC card. BFG dont make a "stock" card while Gainward have one that runs 10MHz faster so it it slightly above the other "standard" cards.

The Golden Sample cards are not even much more expensive than the others. When I got my 5900Ultra Golden Sample a few years back it was around R4600 compared to between R6000 and R7000 for the other makes.

Now just because the Gainward card is faster than yours dont try to compare yours against the slower model.

Price for the Golden Sample 7800GTX from take2.co.za R 5,852(Not the cheapest) http://take2.co.za/product.php?id=518772
On Prophecy you can get the BFG 7800GTX for RR5 461.17

They are not the same store but I know for a fact I can get the Gainward card for cheaper thaj the BFG one.


You are just digging a bigger hole for yourself... THE ARE NOT THE SAME CARD.

The bfg tech is the same as the standard 7800GTX but its over clocked. The Golden sample is compleatly different to both cards hence the name "Golden Sample".

[useless]

i thought Golden Samples were boards out of the production line that had better overclockable capabilities, yet they are from the same components and PCB as their standard counterparts.

[Person]

i thought Golden Samples were boards out of the production line that had better overclockable capabilities, yet they are from the same components and PCB as their standard counterparts.Same parts Different Boards, Differnent RAM.

[Angellus]

You are just digging a bigger hole for yourself... THE ARE NOT THE SAME CARD.

The bfg tech is the same as the standard 7800GTX but its over clocked. The Golden sample is compleatly different to both cards hence the name "Golden Sample".

Well if you want to believe that then be my guest. The Golden Sample cards are normal 7800GTX's but from all the GPU's they get they select the best ones for th GS cards. They also select the best ram chips out of the ones they get.

Now once again I point you here http://www.gainward.net/new/products/pcx/ultra_3000/comparison.html

Go look at what type of ram they use on the GS and the normal card.

256MB 1.6ns DDR3 on both cards OH MY WORD yep for sure the 256MB 1.6ns DDR3 on the Golden sample is quite different from the 256MB 1.6ns DDR3 on the standard card.

All they do is from the heaps of ram and GPU's they get the prime examples go into the GS cards nothing "different" about them.

Give me proof that they are "not the same card"

[Angellus]

i thought Golden Samples were boards out of the production line that had better overclockable capabilities, yet they are from the same components and PCB as their standard counterparts.

Yep correct

[useless]

quite true on that... link (http://www.digital-daily.com/video/gainward-7800gtx/)

*drools*

Snippet :

"First of all, among solutions like these are Golden Sample and Goes Like Hell series which stand out with their manufacturer-guaranteed increased frequencies - not merely raised or overclocked but equipped with video memory faster than on other similar cards. And of course what makes the company produce stand out among the others is that specially selected chips of superb overclocking capability are used."

So the RAM is the only component different?

[Angellus]

quite true on that... link (http://www.digital-daily.com/video/gainward-7800gtx/)

*drools*

Snippet :

"First of all, among solutions like these are Golden Sample and Goes Like Hell series which stand out with their manufacturer-guaranteed increased frequencies - not merely raised or overclocked but equipped with video memory faster than on other similar cards. And of course what makes the company produce stand out among the others is that specially selected chips of superb overclocking capability are used."

So the RAM is the only component different?

Well from what I can see on their site both use 256MB 1.6ns DDR3 so the ram seems to be the same.

[Gldm]

We have some of the Legend cards for testing here. I've met with Legend's local rep. They're a well known brand in AU and Asia, but not in the european territories.

The AGP 6600GT seems to run nice, and it's priced well. It did well in the review. The 7800GTX they have me reviewing personally clocks 490/1400 stable with a 55C case temp in our sweltering office. Try getting a "name brand" card to manage that and still cost under R4000.

[useless]

is this a PR issue with Gainwayrd for the show where they showcased the SLI of their new card?

[TheSaint]

BT Games,havn't heard of them, can you maybe post a link? I wouldnt buy the 7800GT or GTX because the performance gain from a 6800GT/Ultra is not enough to justify the price. But R3600 is a great price.

LINK PLease :p


http://www.btgames.co.za/

[useless]

http://www.btgames.co.za/

thats the official website, but their webpage doesnt list the specials on it...

[TheSaint]

thats the official website, but their webpage doesnt list the specials on it...
Yeah i just saw that it is only software there

[The_Assimilator]

I've heard some good things about Legend video cards; just because their RAM isn't the highest quality doesn't mean their graphics cards are the same. Their AGP 6600 GTs look like excellent value.

[MrE]

The chipset configuration on the Legend seems to be identical to a Palit 6600gt, which is different from the reference boards (which most "well known brands" adhere to for the 6600gt).
The card performs well, but not as well as the reference board based cards.

[Thorin]

So the concensus is to go with the Legend 6600GT for R1300.00???

I'm not a serious gamer but I would like decent graphics for games like GTR racing, GT Legends, Prince of Persia series etc.

Will an ANTEC TruePower 2.0 380W PS handle this card ok?

Current specs are as follows:

2.8Ghz prescott processor ( C#$p :( )
1GB DDR RAM
1 x 120GB SATA HDD
FX5500 AGP Graphics card ( Real C#$p :( )
and all the usual odds and ends...........

[useless]

IMO for that amount of money it will be hard to find more value for money, unless you wait for the 6800GS series to reach SA and see how much they cost.

[Person]

Dont go for it you dont want this now do you.

Current specs are as follows:

2.8Ghz prescott processor ( C#$p :( )
1GB DDR RAM
1 x 120GB SATA HDD
Legend 6600GT (C#$p :( )
and all the usual odds and ends...........

[Angellus]

So the concensus is to go with the Legend 6600GT for R1300.00???

I'm not a serious gamer but I would like decent graphics for games like GTR racing, GT Legends, Prince of Persia series etc.

Will an ANTEC TruePower 2.0 380W PS handle this card ok?

Current specs are as follows:

2.8Ghz prescott processor ( C#$p :( )
1GB DDR RAM
1 x 120GB SATA HDD
FX5500 AGP Graphics card ( Real C#$p :( )
and all the usual odds and ends...........

Yeah I think adding a 6600GT will inject a nice bit of performance into that PC. The biggest problem you have is the FX5500.

The 6600GT's are the best value for money options right now.

[Thorin]

Ok well then the question should be:

What Graphics card would you purchase for R1300.00 or less?

I know the Legend 6600GT isn't going to be the best card out there ( by a long shot) but from what I've seen it still looks like a good deal to me.

What are the alternatives for R1300.00 which would provide the same if not better performance / quality?

[Angellus]

Ok well then the question should be:

What Graphics card would you purchase for R1300.00 or less?

I know the Legend 6600GT isn't going to be the best card out there ( by a long shot) but from what I've seen it still looks like a good deal to me.

What are the alternatives for R1300.00 which would provide the same if not better performance / quality?

I think even though it is not a well known brand a 6600GT for that price will be hard to beat performance wise.

[Fiveby5]

Yeah I gotta say the 6600GT is pretty damned good. I've seen it run Fear at good settings very well. And that was on a AMD 3200+, 512mb RAM system.

it's a good buy! :D

[useless]

BT Games will have this week the Gainward 6600GT 128MB RAM AGP for R1640.

Thats the only info i have on 6600's.

[Ekhaatvensters]

You can get that legend for R1150 by the way.. i know this thread is old but i am also looking to buy this card now. Does anyone think it would be a really bad idea because the brand is so cheap/bad quality?
So thorin, how is the card working for you?

[Thorin]

I decided to rather go with a Gainward 6600GT 128MB Golden Sample. Got it for R1700.00. I've heard the cooling on the Legends is not that good and the 6600GT runs hot even with good cooling ( my Gainward is running at 56 Deg idle - 68 deg under full load).

If you do go with the Legend card, please post and let us know how it goes. I must say I was VERY tempted to get this card.

My Gainward 6600GT GS really is awesome!

[Ekhaatvensters]

Hmm.. the thing is that R550 for the same card is quite alot for me, you must understand i dont even really have the R1150 for the Legends anyways.
But cooling is one thing i wouldn't like to comprimise on, a little bit of performance that is hardly noticable i dont mind though.
I'll let everyone know how the card is if i get it... I sort of have alot of the money for it right now, but i think I'm gonna spend most of that on the weekend and the rest of the holidays. Stupid Obzfest...

[mikef]

Digital Planet were selling the Legend 6600Gt for R661 in their bargin bin - currently appear to be sold out.

[kongwane]

im looking for a good 6600gt(dual) for under R900.

[useless]

posted you a link in the thread below... :rolleyes:

EDIT : but not for under R900... lol!

[mccrack]

My Legend 6600GT is on the way. Got it from digital planet and they threw in a free game. Going to by some fans and i'll let you know how it goes, it's gotta be an improvement over the ****ty FX5500 which i've managed to flog for R400 .

[Thorin]

I'm sure it will be far better than your old FX5500! I also upgraded from a FX5500 to the 6600GT and they are world appart.

Post your 3dMark05 and 3dMark03 results and let us know what temperature it runs at. I'd be interested to see if the extra R600.00 I spent on the Gainward 6600GT golden sample was worth it in the end.

P.S. How did you manage to get R400.00 for your FX5500. I still have mine which I'd like to sell. Awesome card if anyone is interested:D

[mccrack]

*cough*

It's going to my neighbour. He's still using his onboard VGA (32MB) so for him this card should be great :D

It was R999 for the 6600GT with the game from digitalplanet.co.za, if all goes well i should receive it early next week.



Awesome card if anyone is interested


lol

EDIT. The only thing i'm concerned about is the PSU, running a 300 PSU and hopign that it's going to be ok.

[gkm]

The 300 watt power supply should be fine as long as you do not have a lot of other stuff (hard drives etc) in the machine.

[Thorin]

Mccrack : Hows that Legend 6600GT treating you?

Are you happy or sad?

[Farquaon]

Yeah McCrack, please tell us?!?!

[stoke]

*BUMP*
I also wants to know - damnit !

[Farquaon]

Maybe it blew up in his face? :D (I hope not)

[Carlhead]

I dunno, cheap brands aren't so bad... I bought a chaintech FX5500 and it didn't seem any different to the others... obv. it didn't come with all the cool stuff and games etc. but it did come with the TV cable and it's treated me well...

But now I wanna upgrade and I don't have PCI-X; the damn AGP versions of cards are so much more expensive. :(

[mccrack]

Soz folk.

I was off sick yesterday, flu @ this time of year sucks.

Uuhhhm, got the card yesterday. Re-installed Windows last night so i'll install some games this weekend.

The packaging was very bland compared to the name brands but that's to be expected. anyway, here is some pics taken with my v600 so it's not the greatest of quality.

http://img511.imageshack.us/my.php?image=packaging1ef.jpg
http://img398.imageshack.us/my.php?image=frontgt8nq.jpg
http://img399.imageshack.us/my.php?image=backgt6tg.jpg


I'll use the gf's digi cam for better pics over the weekend as well.

It's running idle @ 46 degrees so i'd like to see what some gaming does to that as well.

Out og box the Core is running @ 500mhz & Mem is running @ 900mhz

Autodetect Overclock put the Core @ 550mhz & the Mem @ 1000mhz.


@Carlhead. My previous card was also the Chaintech FX5500 but Dungeon Siege 2 ran below 10fps on low quality hence the upgrade.
This was my last mini upgrade until i scrap this box and move over to PCI-E next year.....


Q: The warning threshold for the GPU is @ 142 degrees, should i set this lower ?

[Chris]

142 degress :eek: That can fry your card easily.

Warning bells should go on between 70 - 80 degrees I think.

[mccrack]

Thanks DR,

Will set is lower then this evening ;)

[Carlhead]

i would set that to about 70 deg....

Dungeon Seige 2 ran quite well on my pc with a 5500... I have an AMD sempron 64bit with 1GB RAM.

However on my GF's machine (same card, old sempron 2400 with 512MB RAM) it ran terribly... she finnished the game twice anyway though.

[mccrack]

Seems they've got a few cards out.

http://www.legendmemory.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index&catid=&topic=51&allstories=1

[stoke]

TEMPERATURE ...
Check the unit of measure cos 142 degree Fahrenheit = 61.1111111 degree Celsius.

[mccrack]

Hmmmm ... thanks stoke .....

That didn't even cross my mind

[Thorin]

Are we talking about the core slowdown threshold here?

Coz On my Gainward 6600GT GS it is set at 145 C as default and I can't change this anywhere! It seems to be hardcoded into the bios of the card.

[Person]

NV Bios Editor is your friend

[Thorin]

NV Bios Editor is your friend

Yeah, tried it but still does not allow me to change the core slowdown temperature (greyed out). Not too fussed though coz I've got another 80 mm fan directly on the card which is monitored (rpm) so no chance of having a burn out as long as that fan is running!

[Person]

Yeah, tried it but still does not allow me to change the core slowdown temperature (greyed out). Not too fussed though coz I've got another 80 mm fan directly on the card which is monitored (rpm) so no chance of having a burn out as long as that fan is running! famous last words...

[Carlhead]

Lol

[Thorin]

Well I guess there must be a reason why the temp is set at 145 C. IF the fan does fail AND IF the alarm for the rpm on the fan does not sound AND IF the fan directly on the graphics card fails AND IF the card does go above 145 C AND IF the alarm for that threshold does not sound then I guess it was meant to be! :D Now those are famous last words!

[Borgir]

Lordy...can a GPU take 145c? :p

[Carlhead]

It was meant to be, then the Vendor can credit you with a new one ;)

[swordfish1]

Lordy...can a GPU take 145c? :p
one thing for certain, you don't need a stove anymore, just attach a conductive platform to your VGA card and while you playing your eggs or whatever will be well done :D

[Person]

one thing for certain, you don't need a stove anymore, just attach a conductive platform to your VGA card and while you playing your eggs or whatever will be well done :D
No need to take the hot plate to lans anymore - just use your VGA card.

[SLeN]

I bought one of these legend 6600gt cards the other day aswell... runs at about 41 degrees [not sure if its celcius of farenheit] but i installed need for speed most wanted and PUMPED the graphics to max [1280X1024 on my 19" LCD].. taunted some police cars and had a high speed police pursuit chase for about 45 minutes straight with the graphics maxed out... ran fine. Once i was done i checked the temp and it was only on about 47-48 degrees. I'm running an athlon xp 64 3000 with 1gig ram.

its a major improvement to my old msi 5900

and the other kewl thing is I run my world of warcraft at 1280X1024 everything maxed out with 8X anti aliasing and it looks really sweet and is soo smooth

I have [to this point] no regrets in purchasing this card

[Splodge]

Bought one last week for R1100 from a dealer in Kyalami. Still testing it. I double checked that temperature setting of 145 deg and strues it says celcius. Started testing it on 3dmark05 and o/c 570/1100. "Return to Polycon" starts nicely at 17 fps and peddles backward to average 7 fps. Extended testing temp climbs from 53 deg to 78 deg. Will try flog it some more and see what happens.

[JasonH]

Legend 7800Gt was very good, one guy on the other forums i visit got it to 499/1300

Read a local review here : Done by Neo “Gouhan” Sibeko

http://solosreviews.net/Reviews/Index/Legend7800s_01.html