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First post, by Bige4u

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GT or Ultra... sticker labeled as GT, but it has two molex power connecters like an Ultra, any idea which is it?

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Reply 1 of 5, by wiretap

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6800GT. It has the thin cooler, single width PCI bracket, factory stickers stating 6800GT, and several manufacturers used dual molex connectors on the 6800GT.. Asus was one and I'm sure there are others. (BFG, EVGA, etc)

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Reply 2 of 5, by Koltoroc

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Bige4u wrote:

GT or Ultra... sticker labeled as GT, but it has two molex power connecters like an Ultra, any idea which is it?

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most likely a GT. Some manufacturers used the same PCB for both IIRC

Reply 3 of 5, by Bige4u

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The obvious lQQk of a GT... but with two molex plugs for power just doesnt make sense.

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Reply 4 of 5, by frudi

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The PCB is that used by the Ultra and Quadro FX 4000 and so is the combination of outputs, as the initial GTs used DVI + VGA and only later versions (with SLI and 6-pin PCIE power connectors) switched to dual DVI. On the other hand the cooler is that used by GTs and (without the mermaid) the FX 4000. Also the stickers on the back show it as a GT and using 500 MHz memory (which matches the GT and FX 4000, while Ultra's memory ran at 550 MHz).

So most likely it's a GT using the Ultra's PCB. Or a remote possibly is that it's a Quadro FX 4000 that someone went to a lot of trouble to make look like a GT 😀

Reply 5 of 5, by looking4awayout

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Some 6800GTs used the Ultra PCB, yep. The Ultra can be recognized by the thicker cooler, it also has a different mermaid picture. The Asus V9999 GT also used the twin Molex connector, some other OEMs used the Ultra PCB too, to save costs. I wonder if the GTs that use the Ultra PCBs are more overclockable compared to the regular ones.

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