Graphics Card Decision

[Deffy]

I am building a new system and want to know which to get.
2x 8800gtx and run on sli or a XFX 8800 ultra extreme?

Cheers

 

[dellcomputer]

I am building a new system and want to know which to get.
2x 8800gtx and run on sli or a XFX 8800 ultra extreme?

Cheers

2x 8800gtx
and welcome to CF

 

[Jason8284]

Or wait for the 8900GTX's to come out, I think they are supose to come out this November

 

[esa193]

Or wait for the 8900GTX's to come out, I think they are supose to come out this November

there no new card coming out till after Christmas im pretty sure
get dual 8800

 

[Kage]

I'd buy one 8800GTX now, as games coming out before the new cards wont push it much. (If you can, buy an OEM, as they cost like £60 less, yet perform the same. They just don't have a box)

Then, when the new card does come out and its the right price for you, sell the 8800GTX for a couple of hundred, and buy yourself the latest. Again, you shouldn't need SLI for this.

So, it should end up cheaper in the end.

 

[jo5h]

Depending on the cards you get, What processor are you thinking about getting? Don't want any bottlenecking.

Also welcome to the CF

 

[Kage]

You'll get bottle necking even on a Quad. I know I do, with my GTS 640mb, so with a GTX its bound to be worse.

Thats why for standard gaming with a regular sized monitor and not an insane resolution, SLI isn't really needed, because with my GTS on new games coming out now and in the future, I still expect to be able to force settings all the way. Only problem I may have is antialising amounts, but at 1680x1050, whos looking at the stairs

 

[esa193]

ya i find sli a wast
im just going to wait till they actually come out dual core on the actual gpu

 

[Deffy]

I am thinking about getting the Quad q6600

 

[Rudster8161]

ya i find sli a wast
im just going to wait till they actually come out dual core on the actual gpu

GPU's are already massively multi-threaded, the 8800GTX i think has like 48 pixel shaders, thats almost like 48 cores, dual core gpu's wont happen until they need a new card thats faster out on the market fast and cheap