2nd 7900GT or wait until new pc

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xFuryofFivex

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Im in the process of buying new stuff for my pc..because of lack of care on my part.(just the hDD's) i need to RMA my card...its just not working correct. overheating,screen just going black.
its an Evga 7900GT CO SC..not the KO version though, the version before that.
question is depending one what they send me back.
i don't really game much due to my pc on the verge of dying..
sorry adding more info as i go.. I have a monitor that supports 1280x1024.. but all of a sudden dead pixels have been showing up all over the place... i havent seen it affect me in game...

should i
A. buy a 2nd and run that in SLI...
B. just sit on it until i'm ready to purchase a new rig.
 
SLi at 1280x1024 sees very, very little improvement, especially in the 7900 series. I currently have that exact same card (and problem with that card), but because I bought it from a person and not a retail store, eVGA pretty much gave me the finger when I tried to RMA it. I'm living with it for now; it runs stable if I manually lower the clock speeds on it.

Short answer: Don't do SLi at that resolution. Live with whatever they give you from that RMA until you're ready to upgrade, then buy an 8800 series (get it from eVGA if you can so you can step-up if/when the time comes).

Just my two cents, and exactly what I'm doing now.

EDIT: I lied, mine's not the exact same card. It's the 7900GT CO that's clocked just slightly above stock at 500/1500. Close enough, though.
 
I cant step up with this card. This card is the card i got from the step up program back when the cards came out
 
xFuryofFivex said:
I cant step up with this card. This card is the card i got from the step up program back when the cards came out
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I wrote that in a very confusing way. I meant when you're ready to buy a new card, buy eVGA so you can step up with it; that was just general, future advice. Your original post seemed to imply that you plan to upgrade your whole system soonish, and you are debating between going SLi by buying another (whatever they send you from your RMA) or just buying a new higher-end card; is that incorrect?
 
nah, i wanna keep my rig. for at least a couple more years heh... but yeah... i think single card should be fine until i wanna get another card.... was just wondering if it was something i should even bother with.
 
SLI won't help you much, sounds as if you need a new LCD first, card second. 7900 should be alright for most games with the resulution you are trying to push. Samsung 216BW is an awesome 21.6" lcd, costs about $250, get that if you can :).
 
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