[Help + Suggestions Please] Gaming SLI Build £2000

MumboJumbo · 19 Nov 2007 at 23:50

yantorsen said:
it will be able to from benchmarks I've seen.

Well this seems to be subjective as some say it will others say it wont. Currently in GOW the GT cannot run moer then 16xx with No aa or AF. It is unplayerble by just upping the res to what would be a native 24 let alone adding in AF. The GTX gets exacly the same fps pritty much but with 4xaa. it is the interface preventing it.

The games with show it doesn't hold it back simply arn't taxing enough on the interface. Meet a game that is and it falls. I think it will suffer in crysis when aa is added but we shall see when SLi gets some proper support. Its going to be better then no sli. But if im going to spend 2k on a pc i want it to last some years. Getting 2x 512mb cards with a 256bit interface is not the right way to go.

:EDIT:

also as far as im aware the amount of memory you see in 32bit has nothing to do with the memory on your graphics card.

yantorsen · 19 Nov 2007 at 23:52

8igdave said:
Well this seems to be subjective as some say it will others say it wont. Currently in GOW the GT cannot run moer then 16xx with No aa or AF. It is unplayerble by just upping the res to what would be a native 24 let alone adding in AF. The GTX gets exacly the same fps pritty much but with 4xaa. it is the interface preventing it.

The games with show it doesn't hold it back simply arn't taxing enough on the interface. Meet a game that is and it falls. I think it will suffer in crysis when aa is added but we shall see when SLi gets some proper support. Its going to be better then no sli. But if im going to spend 2k on a pc i want it to last some years. Getting 2x 512mb cards with a 256bit interface is not the right way to go.

if i was spending that money on a pc tbh, like i said, I'd wait for the new cards, and get an x38 board.

and 2xGT's cope with AA fine from what I've seen.

JohnM · 19 Nov 2007 at 23:52

8igdave said:
Well this seems to be subjective as some say it will others say it wont. Currently in GOW the GT cannot run moer then 16xx with No aa or AF. It is unplayerble by just upping the res to what would be a native 24 let alone adding in AF. The GTX gets exacly the same fps pritty much but with 4xaa. it is the interface preventing it.

The games with show it doesn't hold it back simply arn't taxing enough on the interface. Meet a game that is and it falls. I think it will suffer in crysis when aa is added but we shall see when SLi gets some proper support. Its going to be better then no sli. But if im going to spend 2k on a pc i want it to last some years. Getting 2x 512mb cards with a 256bit interface is not the right way to go.

:EDIT:

also as far as im aware the amount of memory you see in 32bit has nothing to do with the memory on your graphics card.

So my original Spec is good?

yantorsen · 19 Nov 2007 at 23:53

8igdave said:
also as far as im aware the amount of memory you see in 32bit has nothing to do with the memory on your graphics card.

32-bit sees a maximum of 4GB ram. but that includes video ram.

yantorsen · 19 Nov 2007 at 23:55

JohnM said:
So my original Spec is good?

well it's fine, except no need to SLI two GTX's, and I'd wait for the new GTS/GTX and get an x38 mobo.

plus I'd get some cheaper ram too. but that ballistix is fine.

anyway if dave thinks he's knows best, I'll let him help you. no point having an argument thread.

MumboJumbo · 19 Nov 2007 at 23:57

JohnM said:
So my original Spec is good?

=C0ld c4Th0d3= 's spec is what id go for. But due to personal choise id of changed the case and probably gone for the fatality professional sound cards. Neither of which are nesessities. The case is a great case i just personaly dont like it and i just rather spend that bit more on the sound.

if you want to buy now 2x GT or the new moer powerful GTS (comes out in december) is the best buy right now. The GTS is serposidly ment to be as powerful as an ultra but who knows. Still will have the 512 memory with 256bit letting it down. For a 22" id say definitly. 24"+ and spending 2k on a machine i presume you watn to last for a while im not so sure really.

Wait for the new GTS at least, see what comes out. The GT's are barely in stock currently anyawy and have a premium price on them. they are ment to be £150

yantorsen said:
32-bit sees a maximum of 4GB ram. but that includes video ram.

Perhpas that is how it works. Gues it would make sense.

:EDIT:

Also id probably use the seasonic 700w power supply, not really needed but just out of personal choise. I wouldn't advice someone else to do it unless they wanted to really.

yantorsen · 20 Nov 2007 at 00:04

8igdave said:
Also id probably use the seasonic 700w power supply, not really needed but just out of personal choise. I wouldn't advice someone else to do it unless they wanted to really.

the PC P&C's have down in price too recently, maybe worth a look.

MumboJumbo · 20 Nov 2007 at 00:06

Yup i like their supplys too was thinking about getting one till i desided ill go SLi GTS and thought id just get a top quality reliable one which i can use for ever (hopefuly). Get overlooked a lot, but i read something about them somewhere which wasn't so good. Cant remem,ber what. Dont think they are modular are they?

Unfrotunetly i am in a similar boat, want sli purely for long term investment because i wont be upgradeing for about 2 years maybe 3. But i gota buy before christmas. The best things out will be the 8800 GTS i presume so i gota get two of them. Sucks really, all the new things coming out in january!

yantorsen · 20 Nov 2007 at 00:09

8igdave said:
Yup i like their supplys too was thinking about getting one till i desided ill go SLi GTS and thought id just get a top quality reliable one which i can use for ever (hopefuly). Get overlooked a lot, but i read something about them somewhere which wasn't so good. Cant remem,ber what. Dont think they are modular are they?

Unfrotunetly i am in a similar boat, want sli purely for long term investment because i wont be upgradeing for about 2 years maybe 3. But i gota buy before christmas. The best things out will be the 8800 GTS i presume so i gota get two of them. Sucks really, all the new things coming out in january!

I would have been in a similar position too except i was going to get mine is Jan/Feb, but I couldn't wait any longer so i bought mine back in september.

mine needs to last me about 3/4 years, without any major upgrades.

MumboJumbo · 20 Nov 2007 at 00:12

Bet ya kinda kicking your self now really

And your signautre keeps chanfging. is very off putting as i remember people by their signatures.

yantorsen · 20 Nov 2007 at 00:14

8igdave said:
Bet ya kinda kicking your self now really

And your signautre keeps chanfging. is very off putting as i remember people by their signatures.

well I'm not really, I've had 2months use of it, and tbh if i bought now I would have more or less got the same, just it would have been about £100 cheaper.

any sigs on a rotor, lol, its starting to annoy me too. oh well

MumboJumbo · 20 Nov 2007 at 00:18

Its like when you get a broken light which keeps flashing at you :mad:

Whats worse is that i beleive that the 256bit is hampering the Gt and new GTS's long term power and ive been telling people its unwize to buy one if you want a big screen. Yet im the one buying two of them lmao.

yantorsen · 20 Nov 2007 at 00:21

8igdave said:
Its like when you get a broken light which keeps flashing at you

Whats worse is that i beleive that the 256bit is hampering the Gt and new GTS's long term power and ive been telling people its unwize to buy one if you want a big screen. Yet im the one buying two of them lmao.

lol, what size screen are you getting? 24" I asume?

MumboJumbo · 20 Nov 2007 at 00:29

Currently a 19" lol. I hope to upgrade around june some time, by then i hope the 24s will have improved in terms of responce and price. I bought this monitor 3 years ago but it cost a lot baack then and has a 2ms responce, i dont know if id like the slower responec on the 24s.

But unlike many people on herre. I dont insist on the top graphics ive not had games on full settings for about 2 years now. I dont insisit on 8xaa with 16x af.

Sounds strange coming from a guy wanting to get SLi but its only coz the pc needs to last up to 3 years and because its also not all my money, it would make sence to upgrade later but id have to pay for that lol.

yantorsen · 20 Nov 2007 at 00:32

I was used to playing things on fairly low settings previous to my new rig aswell,

can't beleive your getting two GTS's to run a 19"!!! just get one then get another when you get the new screen, becasue they will be cheaper by then!

MumboJumbo · 20 Nov 2007 at 16:57

yantorsen said:
I was used to playing things on fairly low settings previous to my new rig aswell,

can't beleive your getting two GTS's to run a 19"!!! just get one then get another when you get the new screen, becasue they will be cheaper by then!

I plan to get a new Screen soon though. And like i said, anything i dont buy on the day i pay for. I dotn watn to have to pay another 250 quid when i could get it for free