7900 gtx in Dual SLI - Up to the standards ?

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yetimandaddy

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It was like 4 years ago when this was expensive, and now its dirt dirt cheap. I wanted to start a project to see if I can play games with the 7900 gtx in sli. Just real quick, is it worth it ? Am I going to be impressed by the performance ? Or no way is it going to compete with low end sli cards ? 8600 gt and etc. I'm new to SLI, so someone have any input, thanks.
 
yetimandaddy said:
It was like 4 years ago when this was expensive, and now its dirt dirt cheap. I wanted to start a project to see if I can play games with the 7900 gtx in sli. Just real quick, is it worth it ? Am I going to be impressed by the performance ? Or no way is it going to compete with low end sli cards ? 8600 gt and etc. I'm new to SLI, so someone have any input, thanks.
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You probably won't be impressed by the performance but how cheap are they ?
 
SLI only really makes sense with two of the highest-end cards, and only right after new cards come out. Otherwise it's usually a waste of cash.
 
yeah bro just get one mean ass card dont get into sli i think its really not worth it.
 
Do you already have the 7900's or are you thinking about getting a pair of them that are cheap?
 
I had 7800GTXs in SLI and my 9800GTX is so much better.

SLI is hardly worth bothering with on new cards let alone old ones. Just get 1 good card.
 
They are new on eBay for $80, so I would guess that I can get them for $40 each. A 4850 would cost about $80 anyways, so if it beats it then I'll go with the 4850.

What about 2x 3870 512mb GDDR4 Diamond. Can crossfire of that beat anything ?
 
sorry, it was the 4830 that was $80.
How would the 7900 gtx sli perform against - 3650, 3870, 4650, and 48xx ?

I added the question how does the 3870 performs .... but I didn't realize the 4850 was $120-$150.
 
You will not be happy with the performance of 7900GTXs in SLI. You will be happy with a 4830 or 4850 from ATI, or the GTS240, or GTS250 from nV. 4830=GTS240, 4850=GTS250. Dont worry about all the renaming fuss, the equivalencies i mentioned are around the same performance for around the same price. I can say with certainty though, the nVidia board partners are generally regarded as far better than ATIs board partners.
 
yetimandaddy said:
sorry, it was the 4830 that was $80.
How would the 7900 gtx sli perform against - 3650, 3870, 4650, and 48xx ?

I added the question how does the 3870 performs .... but I didn't realize the 4850 was $120-$150.
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Np

From what I understand a 4830 is a slowed down 4850, Just OC it slightly and you SHOULD have a 4850.
 
I ran dual 3870's for awhile and it was pretty fast. I sold them to an H member.

I think the dude just wants to give dual cards a try, and if you want to experiment 3870's, 4830's, and 4850's would probably be your best bet.
 
guess what...
a $80 single 4830 will perform better than a once-highend 7900GTX in SLI.
 
From what year is the program you want to use?

If you still want to run Far Cry or F.E.A.R. (originals) then I think the 7900s would be cool and enough, I wonder why they have them new.

Old school. When you're done you can encase one in glass on your mantle as a history item, lol.
 
Well, its too late, I already bought the 3870 after reading the chart that of benchmark in the first page. I bought 2x 3870 costing a $145. But, this post isn't about the 3870 right ? I guess I need to start another post..

Thanks for that benchmark sheet of crysis, and other games.
I thought even though the 7900 gtx had similiar clocks then 4850 then it would perform the same.

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143062
This is BFG 7900 gtx

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102770
ATI 4850.

The only thing different are the stream processor unit, and the new technology.
 
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