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| 439584 | 2006-03-21 01:21:00 | Without getting into brands and models etc. What gives the best results. SLI with two $800 cards or a single $1500 card? |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 439585 | 2006-03-21 01:37:00 | www.tomshardware.com | mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 439586 | 2006-03-21 01:39:00 | Depends what results you want. That question is hard to answer. Make it easier, what do you want to do; games, cad, show-off | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 439587 | 2006-03-21 02:20:00 | From what I understand, some games don't get along well with dual SLI setups. | kingdragonfly (309) | ||
| 439588 | 2006-03-21 02:53:00 | I am in the process of ordering for my new computer. It will be used ,in the main, for MS Flight Simulator. To keep the price somewhere within sanity range I am limiting myself to $1500 for a graphics card. I am looking at the Nvidia 7900 and the Raedon x1900 cards. Alternatively I am considering 2 6800 (or simliar) cards. The problem is which setup will give the best results. I can not find a review of these setups reviewed. Most overseas forums seem to be anti SLI. ("Why buy two cards when 1 will do the same job?") |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 439589 | 2006-03-21 03:58:00 | You are spending that much on a graphics card? ! I would say get a 7900gt, or, if you really want to blow money, a 7900gtx. I would rather have one of the above cards than 2x6800. Most definately. |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 439590 | 2006-03-21 07:23:00 | It is my understanding that SLI is pretty much effective and worth it only at very high resolutions. If you run your flight sims at a resolution of 1200x**** or higher then the SLI may be worth it. However, for best performance, gaming-wise, if you run your apps at an average resolution, and/or dont plan on buying an uber cool monitor that can run on those resolutions, then you are better off buying the best single card you can find. Ive seen benchmarks where a 7900GTX or a X1900XTX easily beat out dual 6800 cards. |
gottahavefaith (10029) | ||
| 439591 | 2006-03-21 07:24:00 | I think that SLI only has an advantage when you get to the high resolutions (over 1280x1024 or whatever). Otherwise at the moment a single card of the same specifications works just as well at lower resolutions. $1500 for a graphics card WOA! and here I was thinking I was at a good spending limit getting a $400-500card back 8-9 months ago. Do you play alot of high end games? |
Faded_Mantis (79) | ||
| 439592 | 2006-03-21 07:37:00 | SLI only garentees results when a profile for the specific game is embedded in the drivers from nVidia. Even then you wont get better then 30 perect increase of a single card of the same model, and thats at high resolutions when the wind is blowing in the right direstion.Most people only get a minimal increase, or none at all. Buy the best single card you can afford. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 439593 | 2006-03-21 08:13:00 | Well I've just ordered the X1900XTX. So I have to recommend one of those over SLI (or Crossfire). You don't get double the performance for double the money so I'd say stick with one card - whether you prefer Nvidia or ATI.... |
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