XFX 7900GTX in sli or 8800.....

[whitaunit]

I already own an XFX 7900GTX and was wondering if i would be better off getting a new 8800 rather than buying another 7900GTX for sli .....:eh:

 

[JN]

I already own an XFX 7900GTX and was wondering if i would be better off getting a new 8800 rather than buying another 7900GTX for sli .....:eh:

Personally I'd go for the 8800. Mainly because you'll be all set for DX10 games when they start to show, but also because SLI can be a right PITA.

 

[FarFarAway]

And 'cause SLI doesn't support all games and one card does

 

[FragTek]

Deffo go for the single G80. SLI works best when benchmarking, other than that the real world gaming performance differences are not much, and are some times even worse than a single card. XMS and I both noticed this back on the 7 series cards.

G80 is wicked fast and has full DX10 support, definitely the way to go IMHO.

 

[Ham]

8800 ftw

 

[macgamesrule]

That's a no brainer. 8800 def. 640MB version if you're going for high rez

 

[a1651]

An 8800 for its performance and feature set (DX10). But also 7900GTX are hard to come by.

 

[equk]

8800 or maybe 8600 when they are released?

 

[Toxcity]

8800GTS FTW!

 

[jackvdbuk]

imo SLi is a wste of money, 2 of one card is always beaten by one newer card (in my eyes anyway)

as said already it has full DX10 support so going for a 7900GTX is simply buying into technology that is dead, looks towards the future i see DX10

 

[Dino]

imo SLi is a wste of money, 2 of one card is always beaten by one newer card (in my eyes anyway)

That is a really good point and has just swayed me - I was considering 2 x 8800's in SLi to kind of future proof a bit as my impending new rig will have to last me a while..

BUT like you say - in a couple of years there will be single cards that out perform 2 x 8800's.....thanks guys :worship:

 

[FragTek]

BUT like you say - in a couple of years there will be single cards that out perform 2 x 8800's.....thanks guys :worship:

More like a couple of months hehe

 

[jackvdbuk]

aint it so i hate the pc techology game, specially when u dont have enough ££ to keep upgrading to the best and when u want to sell its worth pennies than what you bought it for but ah well

and with graphics cards there coming out all the time and so its hard to find the best perofrmance for your money, a couple weeks later it will change to the '1337 power extreme bla bla new GPU , GDDR15 ultimate GPU for DX20 card'

if you could, try waiting for ATi's counter, even if it doesnt match up the prcie of one 8800 will drop as time flies

 

[Yeungster]

Definately go for the 8x00 cards. I too am in the same boat as you, but am waiting to see what Ati have to offer