Anyone here have 9600GT's SLi?

2008-04-12 06:37:42

#1

Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6715|United Kingdom

sup guys

been reading some stuff about these they seem a pretty good option for a ~£200 graphics solution .... Looking at a few tests the 9600's perform poorly individually but pack a punch in SLi, outperforming cards like the GTS, GTX etc.

https://img408.imageshack.us/img408/1820/1205112215fbimomkbm0425wa8.png

https://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2482/96gt3870x25b83acdz7.png

https://img363.imageshack.us/img363/3650/96sli88gts5ba56das8.png

Seems like a good solution? Thoughts? Ebuyer currently have them for £106 each ... http://www.ebuyer.com/product/141669

For a system with an Oc'd E6550, 680i mobo, 520W PSU, 2GB 800Mhz RAM for playing mainly COD4, Battlefield 2142, "some" crysis

2008-04-12 06:47:48

#2

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7062|SE London

A 520W PSU for an SLI setup?

You're brave.

You'll probably need a bigger better one than that.

2008-04-12 07:00:52

#3

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6944|cuntshitlake

Bertster7 wrote:
A 520W PSU for an SLI setup?

You're brave.

You'll probably need a bigger better one than that.

Just might be enough if it's the Corsair HX 520W. 3x 18A in 12V rails.

EVGA recommends 28A for a single one though..

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2008-04-12 07:07:32

#4

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7062|SE London

DeathUnlimited wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
A 520W PSU for an SLI setup?

You're brave.

You'll probably need a bigger better one than that.
Just might be enough if it's the Corsair HX 520W. 3x 18A in 12V rails.

EVGA recommends 28A for a single one though..

It probably is just about enough. But you never want to have just about enough. You want a bit of extra headroom.

I've got a Corsair HX520W. I wouldn't use it to run 9600GTs in SLI.

2008-04-12 07:14:42

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Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6715|United Kingdom

I was going by the extreme outervision PSU calculator;

https://img167.imageshack.us/img167/2983/psufv4.jpg

Was thinking going with this psu; http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134696

cheers

2008-04-12 07:24:22

#6

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6944|cuntshitlake

You can always try with that PSU first (since it seems to have 3x19A in 12V rails), and then sell it and get a new if it doesn't work.

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2008-04-12 07:26:23

#7

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7062|SE London

DeathUnlimited wrote:
You can always try with that PSU first, and then sell it and get a new if it doesn't work.

Why would he need to sell it? He could just return it and get back all the money he paid for it and his postage costs.

2008-04-12 07:26:52

#8

Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6715|United Kingdom

Bertster7 wrote:
DeathUnlimited wrote:
You can always try with that PSU first, and then sell it and get a new if it doesn't work.
Why would he need to sell it? He could just return it and get back all the money he paid for it and his postage costs.

Surely the online calculator couldn't be that wrong?

2008-04-12 07:37:00

#9

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6944|cuntshitlake

Bertster7 wrote:
DeathUnlimited wrote:
You can always try with that PSU first, and then sell it and get a new if it doesn't work.
Why would he need to sell it? He could just return it and get back all the money he paid for it and his postage costs.

Yeah, stupid me.

Mitch92uK wrote:
Surely the online calculator couldn't be that wrong?

Well, that calculator tends to calculate it a tad low. You never know..

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2008-04-12 07:56:00

#10

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7062|SE London

Mitch92uK wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
DeathUnlimited wrote:
You can always try with that PSU first, and then sell it and get a new if it doesn't work.
Why would he need to sell it? He could just return it and get back all the money he paid for it and his postage costs.
Surely the online calculator couldn't be that wrong?

They can be very wrong. Power consumption is very hard to predict and the result that site gives is the power that your system will use. Your 520W PSU will not actually provide you with 520W, you'll get maybe 80-85% of that.

Also, if you're expecting to get your E6550 clocked upto 4GHz (as suggested by the numbers you put into that calculator), think again.

2008-04-12 08:00:40

#11

Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6715|United Kingdom

Bertster7 wrote:
Mitch92uK wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:

Why would he need to sell it? He could just return it and get back all the money he paid for it and his postage costs.
Surely the online calculator couldn't be that wrong?
They can be very wrong. Power consumption is very hard to predict and the result that site gives is the power that your system will use. Your 520W PSU will not actually provide you with 520W, you'll get maybe 80-85% of that.

Also, if you're expecting to get your E6550 clocked upto 4GHz (as suggested by the numbers you put into that calculator), think again.

That was more of an extremity tbh .... so how much do I need then? 650? 700?

2008-04-12 08:02:52

#12

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7062|SE London

Mitch92uK wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
Mitch92uK wrote:

Surely the online calculator couldn't be that wrong?
They can be very wrong. Power consumption is very hard to predict and the result that site gives is the power that your system will use. Your 520W PSU will not actually provide you with 520W, you'll get maybe 80-85% of that.

Also, if you're expecting to get your E6550 clocked upto 4GHz (as suggested by the numbers you put into that calculator), think again.
That was more of an extremity tbh .... so how much do I need then? 650? 700?

650W would be plenty. That'd give you a bit of room for upgrades too. That way if you want a new hard drive or something, you don't have to replace your PSU.

2008-04-12 12:56:11

#13

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6934|The Twilight Zone

I would only Sli 8800GT 512 or above.

https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png

2008-04-12 13:01:21

#14

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|7029|UK

.Sup wrote:
I would only Sli 8800GT 512 or above.

Considering the price, yeah same here. Where I buy from, there is only about a £20 difference between the 9600 and 8800 :\

Martyn

2008-04-12 13:05:52

#15

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7129

You got your E6550 up to 4Ghz?! Post BIOS settings please.

2008-04-12 13:12:08

#16

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6934|The Twilight Zone

ghettoperson wrote:
You got your E6550 up to 4Ghz?! Post BIOS settings please.

I think he meant 3ghz.

2008-04-13 00:11:57

#17

Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6715|United Kingdom

.Sup wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
You got your E6550 up to 4Ghz?! Post BIOS settings please.
I think he meant 3ghz.

I just did it as an "extreme" with the calculator is all ... wanted to make sure that the PSU would be enough ... how much can I expect to get from an E6550 with a F7P? Stock is .. 2.66Ghz ...

2008-04-13 06:42:03

#18

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6944|cuntshitlake

Mitch92uK wrote:
.Sup wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
You got your E6550 up to 4Ghz?! Post BIOS settings please.
I think he meant 3ghz.
I just did it as an "extreme" with the calculator is all ... wanted to make sure that the PSU would be enough ... how much can I expect to get from an E6550 with a F7P? Stock is .. 2.66Ghz ...

Stock is more like 2.33GHz?

I'd expect it to get to 3.0-3.6GHz with F7P depending on the individual.

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