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| 660537 | 2008-04-21 01:16:00 | 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? OK then. Pricespy. The cheapest 9800GX2 is $850. The Cheapest 8800GT is $286.88... You could get 3x SLi for that... Or 2x SLi GTS $370.15. Or 2x SLi GTX $478.13 for only a bit more... Now... what was who saying? |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 660538 | 2008-04-21 01:23:00 | This war is quite interesting but is getting away from my post heh I cannot use True SLI due to several issues so the 8800 option is out. From the reviews I have read and benchmarks I have seen the GX2 is the best option for me. With this option and I suspect any other option I need a new PSU. My price limit is $300ish I need enough grunt in the PSU to power and be compatible with this GX2 Also need it to cover mainboard cpu ram upgrade to come, probably a intel quad core, maybe amd, not sure about this right now. So based on this what PSU do you recommend. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 660539 | 2008-04-21 01:25:00 | OK then. Pricespy. The cheapest 9800GX2 is $850. The Cheapest 8800GT is $286.88... You could get 3x SLi for that... Or 2x SLi GTS $370.15. Or 2x SLi GTX $478.13 for only a bit more... Now... what was who saying? 2x8800GT does NOT equal the same performance, so not sure why you are pushing this point?, sure they are great value (I have one myself). lol the 8800GTS price you are quoting is the old 8800GTS (G80) $370 not the G92, no where NEAR the performance. The G92 GTS lowest price is $437 according to price spy. The 8800GTS (G92) 512MB is only 1-5% slower than a 8800GTX, and price spy said $499, so its not a option but nice try :). 2x9800GTX will be slightly faster than a 9800GX2 but only slightly and will cost about $100 more anyway. |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 660540 | 2008-04-21 01:29:00 | I just don't think it's worth paying that money for a card that frankly isn't worth it. It's good, don't get me wrong, and if someone gave me one I'd probably wet myself. But for my own money I'd go SLi all the way. And I probably wouldn't ever see a real difference. I just don't want to see someone go out and find that they paid a tear-bringing sum for a card that isn't as good as it probably should be Especially not for the sake of future-proofing, which is a myth. [Edit] Just whatever you do, read about it (www.tomshardware.com) |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 660541 | 2008-04-21 01:37:00 | I just don't think it's worth paying that money for a card that frankly isn't worth it. It's good, don't get me wrong, and if someone gave me one I'd probably wet myself. But for my own money I'd go SLi all the way. And I probably wouldn't ever see a real difference. I just don't want to see someone go out and find that they paid a tear-bringing sum for a card that isn't as good as it probably should be Especially not for the sake of future-proofing, which is a myth. Do you understand that the closest SLI option to match the "performance" of a 9800GX2 is 2X8800512MB in SLI, and they will cost you around $870? And a 9800GX2 is around $860, well will call it the same price for argument sakes. Not really seeing your point sorry. |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 660542 | 2008-04-21 01:39:00 | Do you understand that the closest SLI option to match the "performance" of a 9800GX2 is 2X8800512MB in SLI, and they will cost you around $870? And a 9800GX2 is around $860, well will call it the same price for argument sakes. Not really seeing your point sorry. These guys (www.tomshardware.com)are really the best at this stuff... No point us squabbling about it. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 660543 | 2008-04-21 01:43:00 | *lays tracks* Power Supply please *re-rails thread* |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 660544 | 2008-04-21 02:02:00 | These guys (www.tomshardware.com)are really the best at this stuff... No point us squabbling about it. Yep read that review and about 10 others. Problem with that Toms review it does not match the 9800GX2 against SLI options, there are plenty that do and you will see the 8800GT SLI getting beaten most of the time. Toms conclusion is centered around many games not scaling well with SLI, thats hardly a news flash, but of course effects the 2xcards option in the same way. Many including myself don't like SLI or CF, but "IF" you do the 9800GX2 is equivalent option to 2x8800GTS (G92) price and performance. Since Toms review the price of the GX2 has dropped around US$70 also. I PERSONALLY would buy 1x9800GTX and flag CF/SLI/GX2/GX2, I am merely correcting your point that standard SLi is cheaper than GX2 because its not apples for apples (performance). |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 660545 | 2008-04-21 02:08:00 | Ok seems we are stuck on graphics.... What about the limited RAM on the GTX? |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 660546 | 2008-04-21 02:13:00 | Ok seems we are stuck on graphics.... What about the limited RAM on the GTX? Anything over 512Mb is not needed with the current generation of games and probably for a year or two at least. The 9800GX2 has one gig however it uses 2x512MB sharing so REALLY it only has 512MB available, mirrored use if that explains it better. Same goes for normal SLI, its mirrored use so 2x512MB really still is 512MB. |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
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