sli vs. single card

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postalcop

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I've been reading some of the threads here and have come to the conclusion that one high end card is just as fast as two low end cards in sli. I'm trying to point this out to my cousin though. He thinks I would be better off getting two 7600gt's as opposed to getting one 7950gt or an x1950xt. I've been trying to find some info to send him.
Are there any reviews that do comparisons between sli setups and single card setups? I would be curious to see how a 7600gt sli setup would do against a single card in the same price range.
 
This is certainly true for G80 and G80 derived cards, especially when compared to the 8800 GTX. One 8800 GTX will usually perform on par or better than two 8800 GTS models (320 or 640.) Any 8800 card should perform better than two of any 8600 or 8500 card. I'm not exactly sure if the same holds true for NV40 and G70 (and derived) cards, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did. Many of the benchmarks posted around the G80's release show this to be the case. Look around the net.

Mark.
 
With a little Bios tweaking and flashing you can get a 7950gt to run at 7900GTX speeds EZ.

Only real difference is the memory on the 7950gt is 1.4nm (~1400 OC's to 1500-1600), mem on the GTX is 1.2nm(~1600 OC's to 1700ish)

Oh and the voltage is different in the bios for the GTX as opposed to the 7950gt.

Heh, I just did this myself it's fairly easy to do. So long as you have the proper cooling.:cool:
 
No prob. The exact cards you mentioned are not all included, but as SoCalDJ pointed out, the 7950GT and the 7900GTX compare pretty closely with little effort.
 
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