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Inverted08

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This guy on craiglist is selling 2 8800gt overclocked editions (used) for 100 bucks each. Good deal or not? thanks for responding
 
Try to talk him down to $80 or so. It's a decent deal, but does it come with a warranty?
 
yea, comes with warranty, do u think this would work in a dell inspiron 530 case? i have a 8800gt already in this, but wont two be too big for my psu? im pretty sure its a 375 psu
 
Inverted08 said:
yea, comes with warranty, do u think this would work in a dell inspiron 530 case? i have a 8800gt already in this, but wont two be too big for my psu? im pretty sure its a 375 psu
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It's a decent quality 375W PSU with 30A on the +12V rail IIRC. The bigger question is: Does your Dell have SLI capability? And what is your monitor's resolution?
 
I just bought a benq 24" vw monitor (1900x1200) and thinking about dual screening while browsing and working. For games, im just going to use my benq, not the other 19"(1440x900). Not sure about sli capability, I just know that i have been able to put in a 8800gt before :p.
 
Inverted08 said:
I just bought a benq 24" vw monitor and thinking about dual screening while browsing and working. For games, im just going to use my benq, not the other 19".
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Ok, does your motherboard have that second PCI-E slot or support SLI?

Oh AFAIK, dual monitors do not work with SLI at this point in time. Though there were a few beta drivers that allowed that functionality IIRC. Though if you're just planning on using that second video card just to power the second monitor, don't bother with adding a second 8800GT. Just get the cheapest nvidia PCI-E card you can find and you'll be set.
 
ahh, i see what you're saying. The 8800gt is a dual output card, i can connect two screens to it.
 
Inverted08 said:
ahh, i see what you're saying. The 8800gt is a dual output card, i can connect two screens to it.
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Well, you realized it before I did but yes you can run two monitors off a single 8800GT. That's what I'm doing now with my 8800GT: two 19" WS monitors.

Ignore the second PCI-E card for second monitor statement that I made. Brain fart there.
 
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