SLI or GPU+PPU for UT2007?

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Well,

I plan on buying another video card soon, one w/ 512vram. I'm waiting for E3 to come around, hoping either ATI or Nvidia will release something new, then I'll buy it.

I'm preferring Nvidia, because I have a SLI compatible mobo.

So, if the PPU and GPU were the same price (probably not, but just per se), would you get a second GPU and go SLI or get a PPU? I have a Xfi sound card, so not sure how the PPU will fit w/ the sound card + GPU, etc. I don't have a NIC though, as I'm using the integrated network card on my mobo, so that saves space.

Also, I like to play games at high resolutions, and 1600x1200 is usually the minimum resolution, that's why I was thinking SLI, etc. Nvidia is supposed to release the driver for the SLI physics, so we shall see how that turns out.

Opinions, comments? :)
 
I have seen better (and way more) results online from a second GPU than from a PPU.

Not to mention there may be some physics acceleration from the GPU soon.
 
PRIME1 said:
Not to mention there may be some physics acceleration from the GPU soon.
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HavokFX is physics acceleration, but its pure eye candy - no gameplay affects.
Physics from a PPU are actual gameplay physics.
 
Wait. There's nothing else you can do at the moment. A bit before pre-ordering begins, you'll have a more clear view of what to get.
 
an extra GPU is going to be much more beneficial than a PPU.. Im speculating that the PPU is going to be a useless overpriced gimmick, even with UT 2007 using it
 
I think it'd be best to wait and see. If you have to get a card now, then get a single card and hold off. That's my best advice if you are considering a PPU vs SLI.
 
Apparently both NVIDIA and ATI have DX10 cards out sometime in the summer. If thats true I wouldn't dump money on a GTX yet.
 
I'd wait for UT2007 to be released and compare the performance between both. You can use SLI for current games (along with future) and recieve an increase in performance. PPCs aren't used to their full potential yet and it looks like future games will support them.
 
go SLI. After seeing those screenshots someone posted of what a PPU does in GRAW I wouldnt even want one :p
 
"SLI or GPU+PPU for UT2007? "

The way Im gonna do it is this:
Wait till UT2007 is on the $10 rack at Wal*Mart. :)
This way even the cheapest card available will run UT2007 at 60+FPS.
Really, I waited to buy yhr original UT till it was cheaper and by then, the machine I had ran it extremely smooth.
Buy it at $50 and have todays expensive gear to run it like crap or Buy it for $10 six months later (a bunch or patch releases later too) and have tommorows gear run it smoothly.
Ok so you wont be the first on the block but my ghetto way will have it running smoother and of course cheaper.
 
You can always go SLI and a PPU and then compare against SLI physics and if you prefer SLI physics, sell the PPU :p
 
skeeder said:
Apparently both NVIDIA and ATI have DX10 cards out sometime in the summer. If thats true I wouldn't dump money on a GTX yet.
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is there some concrete evidence on this or is it just pure speculation/rumor at this point (that it'll be release this summer)?
 
I'd say go with the SLI and wait for the PPU to come out using a PCI-E x1 slot and have them both.
 
I'll pull my sound card if I need to in favor of a PPU and SLI. That's the least important thing to me. So I'd go with SLI and a PPU.
 
Dan_D said:
I'll pull my sound card if I need to in favor of a PPU and SLI. That's the least important thing to me. So I'd go with SLI and a PPU.
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And most boards have nice onboard sound anyway.
 
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