quick vid card question for you gurus

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i'm currently running an amd 64 3000+ [754]

gig o ram

and the ubiquitous x800xl 256 agp

now - i'm moving to an am2 board

and the x2 5000+

those boards don't have agp slots so i'm kinda not able to keep my current vidcard

ill have to go pcie and i dont want to break bread for the new hotness [read: any dx10card]

so my question [finally]

which two cards can i either sli or crossfire and have acceptable performance under vista?

oh you want a definition of acceptable?

sceptre 20" gamer lcd [1680x1050]

my hdd is a raptor 10k

ill be running 2+ gb of decent ram

and you already have the mobo and chip combo

and i want all the goodies and details turned on at the above resolution

so take the x1600 512mb for $105 on newegg

would two of those crossfire into something delicious?

or am i going to have to just drop close to $500 for the 8800?

-e
 
want beautiful video, you're going to have to throw some cash into the mix. I'd say for SLI, go with 2x 7900GT or 7950GT, unless you want to kill all and spend $1000 on 2x8800GT.
 
i recommend an 8800 GTS. You don't need two of them and they are around 400 bucks now. I also play games at 1680 by 1050 with 8xAA/8x AF in all the games ive played so far ( fear, battlefield 2, splinter cell Chaos Theory Half life 2)
 
the problem with that trendy is id rather have the dx10 capable 8800 instead of two current gen cards

and two 7900gt's would be over the price of one 8800

which are about $400

my question - i know it was lost in all that ...

but my question was what two cheaper cards would equal the performance of my current card [x800xl]

as im currently able to game at 1680x1050 with all the goodies

so i need equal performance to what im getting now

until the dx10 cards come down and i can get busy with one of those...
 
Well, if you were looking to drop like $500 on a 8800, check the 8800GTS out:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130071

Even though it's only the GTS, you can alway save up and buy another one down the line and that one right there will give you very decent performance in pretty much any game until you get enough for a second one.

As for two cheaper cards, I couldn't tell you. You would think that SLI = instant double performance, which isn't true, so it's not just a simple calculation. Your best bet is to research SLI performance charts on cheaper model cards and compare them to single-card setups with the 8800GT/X/S
 
The GTS will be about as powerful as 2 7900s in SLI, but with DX10 support and a HELL of a lot quieter...

It also looks alot better in game, the IQ is much higher.
 
I would not buy an SLI setup if it was not an 8800 GTX SLI. I think the 8800 GTS is the best value in the high end, currently.
 
Trendy said:
Even though it's only the GTS, you can alway save up and buy another one down the line and that one right there will give you very decent performance in pretty much any game until you get enough for a second one.
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Decent? I'll bet the gts will run any game out w/ that resolution with everything turned up. I say go ahead and drop the cash on the 8800GTS because you will be set for a while w/ dx10. You could step up to a GTX later anyways if you needed it.
 
Viperlover said:
Decent? I'll bet the gts will run any game out w/ that resolution with everything turned up. I say go ahead and drop the cash on the 8800GTS because you will be set for a while w/ dx10. You could step up to a GTX later anyways if you needed it.
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there's one exception to that... Rainbow SIx: Vegas... but vegas is just a horribly optomized game. Not to say it's a bad game, it's fun as hell. But it'll set that 8800GTS at around 30-40 frames 1280x1024, everything high. lol.
 
well it looks like my problems have been fixed with the release of the 8600 ultra for ~ $200
 
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