Stuck Between 2 Video Cards

Flyboy1

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Hey all, I'm currently stuck between buying a NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express(EVGA Powered) or a NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB 16X PCI Express (Also EVGA Powered).


I do not know which would be better for gaming, videos, all that jazz.

Could anyone suggest one? As well as the main difference (if any) between the two?

Thanks!

Also what kind of power supply would i need to run an SLI setup of each card?
As in 2 7950's
or
2 8800's?


Would a 700W be enough?

(One more question! SORRY!!: Do you need 2 optical drives to be able to burn CD's, watch dvd's, or install games ? Or will one do it?
 
the single 8800 will out-do a sli hookup of the 7950's. I have the normal version of teh 88 GTS and it kills. 700 watts will be good enough. With evga, make sure you register your card, that way you'll get a life-time warranty on it.

to answer your seconed question, depening on how your burning, you usually only need one optical drive. Software such as nero makes this process a lot easier.
 
Looks like I need to get 2 8800gts.

Also, would this make a good PC:

CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo X6800 Extreme Edition @ 2.93GHz 1066FSB 2x2MB L2 Cache EM64T
MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core Supports) MSI 975X Platinum I975X CrossFire Chipset LGA775 Supports Core 2 Duo CPU FSB1066 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN, USB2.0, IEEE1394, &7.1Audio
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Mushkin Brand)
VIDEO CARD: NEW!!! NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
VIDEO CARD 2: NEW!!! NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
LCD Monitor: NONE
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (74GB Gaming Western Digital Rapter 10, 000RPM SATA150 16MB Cache WD740ADFD)
Data Hard Drive: NONE
Optical Drive: NEC 7170A 18X DVD+-RW Drive Dual Format Dual Layer (BLACK COLOR)
Optical Drive 2: NONE
SOUND: ESS 3D WAVETABLE SOUND PCI

Thanks!
 
Flyboy said:
Looks like I need to get 2 8800gts.

Also, would this make a good PC:

CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo X6800 Extreme Edition @ 2.93GHz 1066FSB 2x2MB L2 Cache EM64T
MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core Supports) MSI 975X Platinum I975X CrossFire Chipset LGA775 Supports Core 2 Duo CPU FSB1066 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN, USB2.0, IEEE1394, &7.1Audio
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Mushkin Brand)
VIDEO CARD: NEW!!! NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
VIDEO CARD 2: NEW!!! NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
LCD Monitor: NONE
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (74GB Gaming Western Digital Rapter 10, 000RPM SATA150 16MB Cache WD740ADFD)
Data Hard Drive: NONE
Optical Drive: NEC 7170A 18X DVD+-RW Drive Dual Format Dual Layer (BLACK COLOR)
Optical Drive 2: NONE
SOUND: ESS 3D WAVETABLE SOUND PCI

Thanks!

I'm just curious what happend to this build?

#CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme QX6700 with Factory OverClocked to 3.46GHz EM64T
# CD: (Special Price) 18X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER
#CD2: 16X DVD ROM
# FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE [+10] (BLACK COLOR)
# FAN: CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit + 2 EXTRA CASE FANS
# HDD: Extreme Performance (RAID-0) with 2 Identical Hard Drives (148GB (74GBx2) Gaming Western Digital Rapter 10,000RPM SATA150 16MB Cache WD740ADFD [-140])
# HDD2: 250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive -- Recommended
# MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core Supports) MSI 975X Platinum I975X CrossFire Chipset LGA775 Supports Core 2 Duo CPU FSB1066 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394,&7.1Audio
# MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)
# NETWORK: Killer M1 10/100/1000 Gigabit High Speed Online Gaming PCI Network Interface Card
# OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
# POWERSUPPLY: **Recommended** Thermaltake ToughPower 750 Watt Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready [+116]
# SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
# USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
# VIDEO: ATI Radeon X1950XTX PCI-E x16 512MB VIDEO CARD
# VIDEO2: ATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire Edition PCI-E x16 512MB VIDEO CARD
 
MattieDaShark83 said:
I'm just curious what happend to this build?

#CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme QX6700 with Factory OverClocked to 3.46GHz EM64T
# CD: (Special Price) 18X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER
#CD2: 16X DVD ROM
# FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE [+10] (BLACK COLOR)
# FAN: CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit + 2 EXTRA CASE FANS
# HDD: Extreme Performance (RAID-0) with 2 Identical Hard Drives (148GB (74GBx2) Gaming Western Digital Rapter 10,000RPM SATA150 16MB Cache WD740ADFD [-140])
# HDD2: 250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive -- Recommended
# MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core Supports) MSI 975X Platinum I975X CrossFire Chipset LGA775 Supports Core 2 Duo CPU FSB1066 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394,&7.1Audio
# MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)
# NETWORK: Killer M1 10/100/1000 Gigabit High Speed Online Gaming PCI Network Interface Card
# OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
# POWERSUPPLY: **Recommended** Thermaltake ToughPower 750 Watt Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready [+116]
# SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
# USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
# VIDEO: ATI Radeon X1950XTX PCI-E x16 512MB VIDEO CARD
# VIDEO2: ATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire Edition PCI-E x16 512MB VIDEO CARD


Still getting that :)


This second one is for my brother who doesn't game as hard as me.
 
If he doesn't game as hard.. he definitely doesn't need two 8800GTS... actually no one really needs that right now..
 
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