Is it really worth it....

smee said:
Ok, My dad has two 8600gts 512's in his new rig and it's smokin'.
I was also thinking of just two 8600gt 512mb cards from evga, they have power connectors on them so it's not sucking the power through the pcie slot.

Would those suite my needs? (I listed the games I play somewhere on the second page of this thread.)

Thanks,
Parker
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Two 8600gt/gts will cost about the same as a 8800gts, but will be heavily memory limited and have less shaders as well.

Better to get a good single card than two "Meh" ones in SLI.
 
Ok,
Just curious about that.

I'll probably get the 640mb 8800gts.

Also, which IP35 board would you suggest.
There's the IP35, IP35-E or the IP35 Pro.

I've heard that the IP35 and IP35-E have the same BIOS and the Pro has it's own.
I know the pro's the best, but I don't need a suup'ed up board.

Parker

P.s. Sorry to ask a mobo question in the vga threads...:rolleyes:
 
Lol, no. I've always lived in California :D
Your probably asking that because you've noticed that I've been on the forums during regular school hours when I should be at school, I'm homeschooled and get brakes during the day.
I have tons of school this year, since i'm in highschool now. I've always gotten straight A's too :D

Do you know anything about HP's new BlackBird 002?
It's awsome!
http://h20435.www2.hp.com/

Parker
 
Hahaha... well regarding the SLI business, SLI is only worth it if you run two high end cards. Like it was said before, two 8600s would not compare to a single 8800gts 320 mb. But, on the other hand, two 8800gtx would have nothing to compare against in performance.
 
mrbay said:
Like it was said before, two 8600s would not compare to a single 8800gts 320 mb. But, on the other hand, two 8800gtx would have nothing to compare against in performance.
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So two 8800GTX's would have nothing to compare agains "what", in performance?
 
Nothing... until the next generation, but even then it should keep anyone's system chugging past a video card cycle.
Based on my experience I mean. My 7800gtx's have been serving me well even with new games, I can still max out settings.
 
Hhhhmmmm, I was (and still am) considering one 7900gtx and then upgrading with another for SLI... What games do you max out (that are new games)??
 
smee said:
Lol, no. I've always lived in California :D
Your probably asking that because you've noticed that I've been on the forums during regular school hours when I should be at school, I'm homeschooled and get brakes during the day.
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No thats not why, I just knew a parker that use to live here. He built computers and stuff too. I didn't think you were him because he should be 15 already.

smee said:
Hhhhmmmm, I was (and still am) considering one 7900gtx and then upgrading with another for SLI... What games do you max out (that are new games)??
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I'd go with a dx10 card.
 
Corsair 620hx rocks, check the hot deals section, its on sale @ ClubIT right now too :D
 
jmackay said:
Sorry just hate it when people don't even read two sentences before trying to talk smack and "one up" for no reason.

We have no idea what the new cards will be, and probably won't until a few weeks before they are released.

Most likely there will be a new mid-range card and possibly a high end as well.

Step-up could be useful if you pick something weaker than the 8800gts assuming the mid-range fills the gap between the 8600gts & 8800gts. EVGA / XFX are the two main companies you want to buy form as well because of their warranty/CS. BFG is also good.
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Relax guy, no need to get hostile, are you over weight? OK, off topic I know, but learn how to write better sentences, simple as that, have a good night. "unsubscribed"
 
Corsair HX620 will run two 8800gtx in SLI and a Q6600. I personally use it to run my e6600, 2x7800gtx, 680i, 2x1gb ballistix, 6 harddrives, 4 dvd burners. Works perfectly fine, as powerful as psus get.
 
Alright,
I've decided on these components:

E6600 C2D
Abit IP35 Motherboard
Corsair 2x1GB 6400C4 Memory
Antec 900 Case
Corsair 620HX PSU
EVGA 8800GTS 640MB (thanks guys for all the advice :D)

Cya round' da forums!

Parker
 
get a e6750 instead unless the e6600 is cheaper. If the e6600 is more expensive then you're just wasting your money.
 
RangerSVT said:
Relax guy, no need to get hostile, are you over weight? OK, off topic I know, but learn how to write better sentences, simple as that, have a good night. "unsubscribed"
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No I'm actually quite fit, but nice way to try to attack me when you are the one who lacks basic reading capabilities and understanding.

jmackay said:
I have experience with both the Evga 680i and Intel P35. The evga bios is wonderful and the intel one sucks. So don't go for a regular intel p35 board, go with some other brand. Other than that, its up to you. The P35 is supposed to be cooler and NF6 is mainly for SLI uses, but they are solid boards and good OCers as well.
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I provided my experiences with both, gave both p35 and nf6 boards a recommendation based on their uses, and added that intel boards shouldn't be used, but instead boards from other manufacturers.

You were in too big of a hurry to try to prove something about your board that you completely missed what I was saying, and then attacked me personally. Maybe you are the insecure one?
 
Normally SLI is debatable, even among us [H]ard enthusiast. However one thing is not, if you are looking to power a 24inch to 30inch monitor, and run all of your games at full settings, then SLI is for you. With my sig rig, I am running off of a 20.1inch monitor at 1600x1200. Even still I can tell the difference with just one card to two. All I am saying is, if you can afford it go SLi you wont regret it.:D
 
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