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| Thread ID: 89075 | 2008-04-20 03:11:00 | 9800 GX2 questions | DeSade (984) | Press F1 |
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| 660527 | 2008-04-20 23:08:00 | I think unless he has a 1080p LCD, the 9800GX2 is well over the top! This card is built for users of 30" monitors! | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 660528 | 2008-04-20 23:28:00 | But if I were you, instead of getting a twin GPU card, I'd just get 2 8800GT's. They cost less, and they work better. Or so I've heard anyway. The twin GPU cards tend to be a little bit gimmicky. And it's strange that they even bothered releasing it IMO, given how hard they're pushing SLi And with the extra money left over from the 9800 you could invest in a better PSU. ROTFL, If you call the very top performance "gimmicky" then I suppose it is, I think you are getting confused with the cheaper Radeon 3870X2. www.anandtech.com The 9800GX2 will usually beat the 8800GT and 9600GT in SLI. The 2x8800GT's can set you back around $650 and the 9800GX2 $860 ish, so if you don't have a SLI board the GX2 can be a reasonable option price wise, and it will be a little quieter and cooler venting externally. |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 660529 | 2008-04-20 23:54:00 | True SLI is not an option for me, my main games choke on it so I need Good performance without a true SLI option. Hence GX2, I considered the GTX but 512 memory is a little low, I want to upgrade this time to last a while. Thats why I also posted a 1000w PSU don't want to have to upgrade again for a while. Not using huge resolutions but the games I play are very demanding on the graphics, finally for once I want the best :) |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 660530 | 2008-04-20 23:54:00 | ROTFL, If you call the very top performance "gimmicky" then I suppose it is, I think you are getting confused with the cheaper Radeon 3870X2. www.anandtech.com The 9800GX2 will usually beat the 8800GT and 9600GT in SLI. The 2x8800GT's can set you back around $650 and the 9800GX2 $860 ish, so if you don't have a SLI board the GX2 can be a reasonable option price wise, and it will be a little quieter and cooler venting externally. Saving an extra $210, and only losing out on performance marginally, I think I'd go with the SLi myself. And you could get a good SLi MoBo with the price difference. I just think it's OTT, and for most people, unjustifiable performance and $$$ wise |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 660531 | 2008-04-21 00:33:00 | what's your system specks going to be with this new card? | memphis (2869) | ||
| 660532 | 2008-04-21 00:34:00 | This is all I have access too right now ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 4/18/2008, 07:51:07 Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: System manufacturer System Model: System Product Name BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz Memory: 2048MB RAM Page File: 427MB used, 3512MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 660533 | 2008-04-21 00:35:00 | I have the rest of the Dxdiag if you need it. CPU/Mainboard/Ram is next upgrade in a few months |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 660534 | 2008-04-21 00:47:00 | Saving an extra $210, and only losing out on performance marginally, I think I'd go with the SLi myself. And you could get a good SLi MoBo with the price difference. I just think it's OTT, and for most people, unjustifiable performance and $$$ wise A 9800GX2 is technically SLI (single card) as we know, but it is quieter and they vent externally over say 2x8800GT's. For me I am 100% the opposite as I hate CF and SLI due to noise, power and heat. At least the 9800GX2 "lowers" a few multigpu issues, also slightly better performance. 2x8800GTS (G92) would probably be about the same performance, vent externally and slightly more noisy, they would also be about the same price, so the 9800GX2 is actually priced about right atm and a very viable option. |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 660535 | 2008-04-21 00:59:00 | A 9800GX2 is technically SLI (single card) as we know, but it is quieter and they vent externally over say 2x8800GT's. For me I am 100% the opposite as I hate CF and SLI due to noise, power and heat. At least the 9800GX2 "lowers" a few multigpu issues, also slightly better performance. 2x8800GTS (G92) would probably be about the same performance, vent externally and slightly more noisy, they would also be about the same price, so the 9800GX2 is actually priced about right atm and a very viable option. Cheapest prices at ascent: Asus EN8800GT = $367.58 MSI 9800GX2 = $998.66 You were saying? |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 660536 | 2008-04-21 01:11:00 | Cheapest prices at ascent: Asus EN8800GT = $367.58 MSI 9800GX2 = $998.66 You were saying? www.gameplanet.co.nz 2x8800GT does NOT equal th performance of 1x 9800GX2 2x8800GTS(G92) $480 ($880)= the performance of 1x 9800GX2 (roughly) Also Ascent is hellishly expensive, you can pick up 9800GX2 for around $860 incl from several vendors. You were saying? |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
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