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hossdaddy

hossdaddy

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Hey guys,

as you can see in my sig i'm running an under powered sli setup(although I am getting 50-80 fps in dod:s) I am looking to upgrade in the near future and am trying to figure out the best way to. I was thinking about upgrading to a single 7900 gs about $200 cdn, or go with 2 x 7600 gt for an improved sli setup, or wait out the summer and see what happens with the 8600 and 8800 series(seeing as anything less than the 8600 wont be dx 10 compatible) I will be gaming @ 1440 x 900(as per my sig)

The games I am currently playing are mostly source based TFC DOD:S HL2.

So, what do you guys think?
 
many single cards will give you a healthy improvement (and declutter your case too!).

The 7900GS serries are a good value, they are twice as fast as a single 7600GT (i have a BFG OC version of teh 7900GS in my home theatre setup).

The X1950 PROs are also very good value and a bit faster than the 7900GS they will also do AA+HDR which the 7 series cannot do.

The 8600GTS series are supposed to be good as well, but i am concerned about their performance at high AA settings or high resolutions in older games as they are stil 128bit cards. They do offer DX10 but we have yet to see any DX10 titles and likely wont for soem time. And even then you need to be running Vista.

I currently run an X1800XT 256M card and it plays everything i need it to at 1440x900.

Unless you need dx10 i would go for the 7900 or 1950Pro.
 
212 for the 7950 is a pretty good deal i think. I see you are a Canadian eh! (me too).
Try these guys:
www.ncix.com

fast shipping options and no provincial sales tax unless you are in BC.

They have new sales every week and you can get some pretty sweet deals on some items in the sales. Check after 12:00 tonight as a new sale will be coming out. Just check teh link at teh top of their hoem page.
Be warned tho that you have to buy from teh sale page to get the sale price.

I have placed probably 5000 in orders from them over the last year and have been very happy. The express shipping usually arrives teh next day for me and i am east of Toronto.

Last week they had the Asus X1950Pro on for 182.
 
Id say hold out for a 8 series. even the 8800GTS 320mb. its prolly over your budget, but its a huge leap from what you have. I went to it from a 6600OC and it was worth every penny.
 
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