Question about Geforce 8800 GTX and 8800 Ultra

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#1 Fenix_Darkblaze
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I'm just wondering what the main difference between these two cards is, since they both have the same amount of video RAM and all, what's the advantage of the Ultra over the GTX?
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#2 Ichalabon
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I'm just wondering what the main difference between these two cards is, since they both have the same amount of video RAM and all, what's the advantage of the Ultra over the GTX?Fenix_Darkblaze

They are practically the same card except the Ultra has higher clock speeds. So basically, the Ultra is a GTX that has been oc'ed.

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#3 Fenix_Darkblaze
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Okay, so would it even be worth getting the Ultra over the GTX?
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#4 The_PC_Gamer
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No, it wouldnt be, thats why everyone owns a GTX and they just overclock it.
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#5 9mmSpliff
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Well you cant reach the clocks of a 8800Ultra unless you volt mod it. Which is what the 8800Ultra is...its an overclocked voltmodded GTX. Just like the 6800gt and 6800Ultra were. The Ultra was an overclocked GT.
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#6 oscar530
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No, it wouldnt be, thats why everyone owns a GTX and they just overclock it.The_PC_Gamer

exactly...ppl who buy Ultras either just have a load of cash on hand or they just too stupid to overclock

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#7 9mmSpliff
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[QUOTE="The_PC_Gamer"]No, it wouldnt be, thats why everyone owns a GTX and they just overclock it.oscar530

exactly...ppl who buy Ultras either just have a load of cash on hand or they just too stupid to overclock


That makes no sense if their too stupid to overclock, cause they can overclock the Ultra to even higher speeds then what it comes at.
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#8 oscar530
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i'm saying that either ppl have too much money, or they dont' know how to overclock so they buy Ultra how doesn't it make sense...
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#9 Scurrydog
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i'm saying that either ppl have too much money, or they dont' know how to overclock so they buy Ultra how doesn't it make sense... oscar530

Ever think that people buy Ultra because they want to over clock it more than a GTX can go for? Just what Spliff said. Dang it.

If there is something out there that is TOP OF THE LINE no matter how expensive, people will buy it.

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#10 trasherhead
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The bandwidth and texture fillrate is also higher on the ultra not just that its clocked higher.

http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce_8800.html