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Buying new GFX card
sdedalus83:
In the best case scenario, dual 9800/GTS250s will slightly outperform the 275. Do you really want to spend $250 for a bit more performance in half a dozen games when you can get a much more reliable, more consistent, and considerably less power hungry $170 card?
kyanwan:
Dual 250s are an option too. Would cost slightly more than the 270 - but ... maybe would match or come close.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/gf-gts250-sli.html
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/gf-gts250-sli_14.html#sect1 <= THIS
;D
Holy shit - so you can get the kick of a 285 for $100 less than a 285. I suppose, if the deal is right - SLI can be cool. There ya go.
queenmetroid:
--- Quote from: kyanwan on July 17, 2009, 06:11:21 PM ---Dual 250s are an option too. Would cost slightly more than the 270 - but ... maybe would match or come close.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/gf-gts250-sli.html
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/gf-gts250-sli_14.html#sect1 <= THIS
;D
Holy shit - so you can get the kick of a 285 for $100 less than a 285. I suppose, if the deal is right - SLI can be cool. There ya go.
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Interesting numbers...it also shows the superiority of EVGAs superclocked edtion cards, which do almost as well as 2 normal GTS 250s in SLI...
I'll have to see if I can find one or two for a decent price.
*edit* OK, I'm almost sold on a GTS 250 SC. I'll still look around at some other benchmarks before I'm sure. Now, the real question. Which one, 1 gig or 512 MBs? The age old argument about whether large amounts of slow memory benefit you or not...Since they tested a 1 gig card, I might just grab a single 1 gig card. Hmm.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048%2050001402%20106793024&name=EVGA&ActiveSearchResult=True
Arveene:
--- Quote from: queenmetroid on July 17, 2009, 03:08:40 PM ---~snip~
Crysis is the only modern game that *requires* more than one video card anyway. I'm going to use SLI because it will make my games smoother overall. I dunno about a GTX275, I'd have to see how it performs versus an SLI setup.
~snip~
All I really want is the best bang for my buck.
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Oh I should probably mention. The 9800 is just a rebranded 8800 in case you couldn't tell from GPU-Z. The 2x 260s would be a pretty good SLI setup, and it would outperform the single 275. Do a bit of searching for benchmarks on teh google to be sure. Just make sure you have a large enough case and a motherboard to fit 2 of those things in there. The same applies to any of the GTX line of cards. (I think)
Edit: kyanwan just found the winner I think. 2x of these and you'll be rocking. Edit 2: I'm an EVGA fanboy, but at least numbers / excellent customer service support my claims of EVGA being so great.
I'm surprised no one has asked this (also surprised I didn't ask this myself), what games / what do you intend to do with the new setup?
Funny note about Crysis: I've been able to run it at 20fps @ 1920x1080 and max settings on a single GTX 285 (soon to be sli), but that's a bit higher than what you wanted to spend.
queenmetroid:
--- Quote from: Arveene on July 17, 2009, 06:42:30 PM ---
--- Quote from: queenmetroid on July 17, 2009, 03:08:40 PM ---~snip~
Crysis is the only modern game that *requires* more than one video card anyway. I'm going to use SLI because it will make my games smoother overall. I dunno about a GTX275, I'd have to see how it performs versus an SLI setup.
~snip~
All I really want is the best bang for my buck.
--- End quote ---
Oh I should probably mention. The 9800 is just a rebranded 8800 in case you couldn't tell from GPU-Z. The 2x 260s would be a pretty good SLI setup, and it would outperform the single 275. Do a bit of searching for benchmarks on teh google to be sure. Just make sure you have a large enough case and a motherboard to fit 2 of those things in there.
Edit: kyanwan just found the winner I think. 2x of these and you'll be rocking. Edit 2: I'm an EVGA fanboy, but at least numbers / excellent customer service support my claims of EVGA being so great.
I'm surprised no one has asked this (also surprised I didn't ask this myself), what games / what do you intend to do with the new setup?
Funny note about Crysis: I've been able to run it at 20fps @ 1920x1080 and max settings on a single GTX 285, but that's a bit higher than what you wanted to spend.
--- End quote ---
You said exactly what I was just thinking (and edited into my post above before I read your post). I'm sold on EVGA, for sure. I knew about the 9800 being an 8800, which is why the 8800 GT SC can outperform an 9800 GTX+.
In any case, I currently play Dawn of War 2, F.E.A.R. 2, CoD: WaW (I get another copy for free, how ironic), and will be playing Command and Conquer 4 (which probably won't even tax my 8800 GT SC, stupid EA for sticking with the SAGE engine), and I plan on buying some other games in the future. I could easily get away without having SLI, but it's all about bragging rights, lol.
I suppose I could pick up just one for now, and then use the other money to buy a quad core, but I was planning on getting a Core i7 sometimes next year when the price drops, so a CPU upgrade now would be pointless.
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