Looking for 2 new gfx cards to put in sli

2008-10-10 10:02:54

#1

covenant: Member; +4|6481

At the moment i have 2x nvidia 8800gt
which is adeqate but not brilliant when playing the higher end games with dx10 graphics. (which are becoming more common)

So i was wondering bearing in mind i have a 750w power supply is there any cards that i can buy that will improve the overall performance of my system without having to buy a new power supply? and being utter .... bollocks when it comes to choosing parts for computers i need your advice.

i only ask this mainly because of farcry 2 and also looking to the future.

2008-10-10 10:04:22

#2

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6767|so randum

2x HD4850s (yes i know, sli blah blah blah)

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2008-10-10 10:08:00

#3

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6464|Winland

Right now, there are no price-worthy cards to run in SLi. Best you can do is to stay wíth your current setup until nVidia launch something decent.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-10-10 10:47:12

#4

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6816|UK

What size of monitor are you using?

2008-10-10 12:17:19

#5

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6681|Finland

wait... you can wait for the new cards. if you can't, go grab a HD 4870 X2.

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2008-10-10 13:08:55

#6

prototype: Member; +52|6578

you need more than 2 X 8800GT ?

what are you using a 50'' monitor?

2008-10-10 15:20:06

#7

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6958|Devon, England

9800GTX+, GTX 260/280?

That's if they have to be NVIDIA. It would be best to go with ATI, really. Just one 4870X2 beats all SLI/Crossfire cards in most areas (apart from itself in Crossfire, I guess).

2008-10-11 02:39:16

#8

-101-InvaderZim: Member; +42|7110|Waikato, Aotearoa

9800GX2? I have 1 and its an awesome piece of hardware.

2008-10-11 03:39:22

#9

covenant: Member; +4|6481

Bell wrote:
What size of monitor are you using?

17 " not brilliant but hey.

prototype wrote:
you need more than 2 X 8800GT ?

what are you using a 50'' monitor?

you would be suprised they are not brilliant by any means.

Last edited by covenant (2008-10-11 03:40:54)

2008-10-11 03:52:17

#10

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6848|SE London

FFLink13 wrote:
9800GTX+, GTX 260/280?

That's if they have to be NVIDIA. It would be best to go with ATI, really. Just one 4870X2 beats all SLI/Crossfire cards in most areas (apart from itself in Crossfire, I guess).

No it doesn't. It beats any other single card, but that's different.

The 260 GTX in SLI should be faster than a 4870X2, just (where it counts, at least). Certainly around the same performance. It's also about the same cost, in the UK at least (about £350 for a 4870X2 and about £180 for a 260 GTX (£360 for 2)).

https://images.anandtech.com/graphs/r700_071308223626/17188.png

2008-10-11 03:55:07

#11

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6848|SE London

covenant wrote:
Bell wrote:
What size of monitor are you using?
17 " not brilliant but hey.

You're using an SLi setup on a 17" monitor?

Are you totally mental? That's a complete and utter waste of money. Unless running 3D content at extremely high resolutions, with AA you are going to see very little benefit from SLi.

Buy a powerful single card solution.

SLi with a 17" monitor , HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

2008-10-11 03:56:54

#12

Ecilop Murof: I HOP OUT DA BEEEED..; +167|6046|loves Stimey <3 |

God, I have 1 8800gt and it works fine for me.

Better get a 24" screen if you want to throw money out of the window.

2008-10-11 03:59:11

#13

baggs: Member; +732|6471

Bertster7 wrote:
SLi with a 17" monitor , HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

No need to be quite so 'over the top'.

I think, convenant, what some people are trying to say is. Try your system on a better, bigger monitor with a better resolution first.

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2008-10-11 04:02:11

#14

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6848|SE London

baggs wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
SLi with a 17" monitor , HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
No need to be quite so 'over the top'.

I think, convenant, what some people are trying to say is. Try your system on a better, bigger monitor with a better resolution first.

Perhaps it was a bit of a harsh reaction....

Got the point across loud and clear though.

2008-10-11 04:04:29

#15

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6999|St. Andrews / Oslo

Buy a new monitor instead tbh

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2008-10-11 04:43:23

#16

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6681|Finland

I have 17" monitor and I had tri-fire. What's the big deal tbh? I did see nice performance increase with AA+AF and minimum framerates. And minimum framerate is very important. It doesn't matter wether your game runs 200fps or 300fps average but what matters is if the minimum framerate goes from 30 to 50 etc.

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2008-10-11 04:44:53)

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2008-10-11 06:40:05

#17

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6464|Winland

I run one 8800GT on a 24", and it can pretty much max everything I throw at it out.

The best thing to do would be to buy a 22" or 24" screen to harvest the performance of the dual cards, as, in general, it goes like this: Bigger res = Better scaling.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-10-11 09:14:22

#18

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6958|Devon, England

Bertster7 wrote:
FFLink13 wrote:
9800GTX+, GTX 260/280?

That's if they have to be NVIDIA. It would be best to go with ATI, really. Just one 4870X2 beats all SLI/Crossfire cards in most areas (apart from itself in Crossfire, I guess).
No it doesn't. It beats any other single card, but that's different.

The 260 GTX in SLI should be faster than a 4870X2, just (where it counts, at least). Certainly around the same performance. It's also about the same cost, in the UK at least (about £350 for a 4870X2 and about £180 for a 260 GTX (£360 for 2)).

http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/r700 … /17188.png

Crysis really is the worst game to benchmark an ATI card in, especially against NVIDIA cards.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd … ossfire/17

But as a lot of people are saying, the results of a better graphics card will only show at high resolutions with lots of AA.

2008-10-11 10:39:50

#19

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6848|SE London

FFLink13 wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
FFLink13 wrote:
9800GTX+, GTX 260/280?

That's if they have to be NVIDIA. It would be best to go with ATI, really. Just one 4870X2 beats all SLI/Crossfire cards in most areas (apart from itself in Crossfire, I guess).
No it doesn't. It beats any other single card, but that's different.

The 260 GTX in SLI should be faster than a 4870X2, just (where it counts, at least). Certainly around the same performance. It's also about the same cost, in the UK at least (about £350 for a 4870X2 and about £180 for a 260 GTX (£360 for 2)).

http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/r700 … /17188.png
Crysis really is the worst game to benchmark an ATI card in, especially against NVIDIA cards.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd … ossfire/17

But as a lot of people are saying, the results of a better graphics card will only show at high resolutions with lots of AA.

And yet Crysis is the only game that really lets these sort of cards flex their muscles. If the cards don't perform well in the games that are traditionally the most demanding then that is a serious flaw - because who cares about having a few extra FPS in something that runs perfectly well at max settings anyway?

That's why Crysis is probably the best benchmark to look at for high performance cards - because it's the only one, that at high settings and resolutions, the top end cards struggle to hit 60FPS.

2008-10-11 11:01:46

#20

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6816|UK

covenant wrote:
Bell wrote:
What size of monitor are you using?
17 " not brilliant but hey.

As has been said, you won't gain much from it on that size of screen. New monitor for you :]

You can find second hand 8800GT's for like $50 if you look around. Make sure it's an evga or something like that so you are covered if it goes wrong.

Martyn

2008-10-11 11:42:08

#21

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6681|Finland

the best thing about gfx card market atm is available choices.

there is something for everyone. crossfire for you... SLi for you... and both setups come up with about the same performance/price.

4850 crossfire 9800GTX+ SLi
4870 crossfire GTX 260 "old" SLi
4870 1GB crossfire, HD 4870 X2 GTX 260 "new" SLi
4870 X2 crossfire 3x GTX 280

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2008-10-11 13:19:12

#22

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6816|UK

Even hitler has goten in on the action:

2008-10-11 13:41:50

#23

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6464|Winland

Bell wrote:
Even hitler has goten in on the action:

Hahaha +1

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

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