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[Mfmwuq]

I am about to buy a new computer, and I have everything decided, except my video card set up. I have a 500w power supply, so I don't have many limitations for what I choose, other than cost.

1. What I can't decide is whether I should get one expensive, top of the line Geforce, or if I should get two older, cheaper Geforce cards and go the SLI route. I have no idea which runs better in what scenarios.

2. If I do go with 2 video cards, which ones should I get? I see GT's, GL's, XT's, and I have no idea which one from which series is best. So far I've chosen dual 512mb Geforce 7300 GT's, but I haven't seen much about them online. Are they any good?

3. Is it better to get 512mb 7300 GT's, or 256 mb 7600 GT's?

My choices are 6600 / 6800 XT / 7300 LE, GS, 256 GT, 512 GT / 7600 256 GS, 512 GS, 256 GT. Obviously they have to be identical for the SLI. I would think it would be best to just go with the latest series, but I've heard that's not the case with video cards.

Aghhhh so overwhelmed.

Thanks in advance.

 

[borat_sagdiyev]

get dual 6600gt's or 6800's

and get a better card when dx10 comes out.

 

[Half Evil]

What is your budget?

I say go all out, and Sli two 7600GT's, because they are compatable with Vista. That way you will stomp every game.

 

[kchi55]

i say just get one 6600gt or 7600gt and wait out dx10.

 

[Mfmwuq]

I just read about Vista, I had no idea it was coming out. Any release dates yet? And when Directx 10 comes out, does that mean I pretty much need new vid cards completely? ArrizX, I think I'm going to do that method. You say the 7600 GT's are compatible with Vista if I go SLI, but does that mean it will run it at the minimum, or substantially? If it will barely run, I might as well wait. But I'm an impatient person heh.

 

[BhangMe]

one 7600gt would be real good.

 

[Half Evil]

No no, it will run GREAT!

Seriously, those cards have so much processing power, its amazing.

Besides, look. I literally just bought this card last night, and check out the box..

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Edit-
Just click on the picture, and you will see what I mean for Vista.

 

[BhangMe]

Don't KO cards have a bit of trouble that come with them?

 

[Mfmwuq]

Alright, I'm sold. Here's the monster I'm going to buy. Let me know what you think.


CPU: (Sckt775) Intel® Pentium® D 940 Dual-Core CPU @ 3.2GHz 800FSB 2x2MB L2 Cache EM64T
MOTHERBOARD: Asus P5ND2-SLI nForce4 Chipset LGA775 DDR2/667 SATA RAID Dual PCIE w/7.1Audio, GbLAN, &USB2
MEMORY: 2GB (4x512MB) PC5300 DDR2/667 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select)
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA Geforce 7600 GT 256MB PCI Express x16 Video Card
VIDEO CARD 2: NVIDIA Geforce 7600 GT 256MB PCI Express x16 Video Card
HARD DRIVE: 300GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive
Drive: 16X DVD ROM
Drive 2: 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

All for less than 1500 USD and free shipping!

 

[BhangMe]

Wow nice, how much were the two 7600gt's?