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9800GTX Tri Sli or 9800GX2 Quad Sli

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So now that OcUK have listed the GTX, and it looks like 3 of them is slightly cheaper then 2 GX2's. Which is faster as per question above ?

I have not seen any trusted reviews comparing the 2, which I suspect is due to the official April 1st launch of the GTX.

Please no answers like waste of money, not worth it etc..
 
Id say the 3x 9800 GTX's will be faster then, as the GX2's 2x 8800 GTS's are downclocked to GT speeds, where as the 9800 GTX's 8800 GTS's are slightly overclocked from what speeds they are now, but id get 3x 8800 GTX's and TRi SLi them, as they will be faster, and cheaper than 3x 9800 GTX's.
 
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LoadsaMoney said:
Why not get 3x 8800 GTX's and TRi SLi them then if you want to waste your money, will be a lot faster than 3x 9800 GTX's, and cheaper, you may as well if you don't want to wait till July for the faster cards.
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Again with the waste your money bit.

I didn't ask how to waste my money..I asked which was faster, simple question.

Anyway, that's an interesting point you made about 8800gtx's in tri-sli, and it certainly has the memory and bus advantage. However if these 9800gtx's clock very high, and are more scalable in tri-sli then the older 8800gtx, then they might turn out faster.
 
Maybe, just maybe he can afford one now and when July comes he can buy the new sexy card aswell.
All people are different you know, like me if I want something today and it is suitable I will go and buy it, dont worry whats coming in 3 mths time as that is miles away, quite a lot of overclocking fun to be lost there.
I just bought a Q9300 seems that the q6600 is better and I pretty much knew that, but I wanted new tech and to play with something new so was prepared to pay the premium for that.
So why dont people just answer the question if new tech is coming so be it, but thats what the poster wants to let him have it.
 
jambus said:
Called friendly advice... but hey, whatever. Anyway if there are no trusted reviews on the net, how are we supposed to know? Do you think any of us are dumb enough to buy that setup? :p
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Considering the specs to the gts are similar and the clock speeds are known on the new gtx, I suppose you could extrapolate an opinion. I just wanted to know what people though would be faster.

So if someone goes out and buys a tri-sli setup that makes them dumb ? As opposed to not dumb for sticking with a single card and waiting for this new card in July, which is only heresay right now. It could be September by the time this is launched.

As regards my own situation. I am building a new PC and have decided nothing yet. Am still considering a GX2 or possibly a GTX.

The reason I asked people not to comment on waste of money, too expensive etc.. is because this can take up about 90% of a thread. This happened in the GX2 thread if I am not mistaken.
 
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LoadsaMoney said:
Id say the 3x 9800 GTX's will be faster then, as the GX2's 2x 8800 GTS's are downclocked to GT speeds, where as the 9800 GTX's 8800 GTS's are slightly overclocked from what speeds they are now, but id get 3x 8800 GTX's and TRi SLi them, as they will be faster, and cheaper than 3x 9800 GTX's.
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Thanks for that mate. I am thinking this is possible too. Someone pointed out on another forum that Nvidia went to pains to get AFR working in Vista and quad sli will get more efficient. This I find interesting :

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/nvidia_geforce_9800_gx2_quad_sli_performance/page8.asp
 
I predict tri GTX's will be better, lower clock speeds and cooler running cards than the GX2, resulting in more overclocking room. Also, from what we've seen with quad 3870X2's, quadfire scales pretty miserably unless you play 3dmark 06. Hope this answers your OP.
 
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Banny said:
Maybe, just maybe he can afford one now and when July comes he can buy the new sexy card aswell.
All people are different you know, like me if I want something today and it is suitable I will go and buy it, dont worry whats coming in 3 mths time as that is miles away, quite a lot of overclocking fun to be lost there.
I just bought a Q9300 seems that the q6600 is better and I pretty much knew that, but I wanted new tech and to play with something new so was prepared to pay the premium for that.
So why dont people just answer the question if new tech is coming so be it, but thats what the poster wants to let him have it.
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Thanks mate. I am a bit like that. But it has been 6 months since I have had a decent PC though built enough for mates. Now I have my PC almost completed and with a bit of spare cash want a GX2 or possibly a 9800gtx with a view to going sli. Tri Sli or Quad is probably just a little too much for me to stomach if it came down to pulling out the plastic, in light of the new cards coming out in July or after.
 
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jambus said:
You mean... three...

Whatever tbh, at the end of the day none of us can answer that question as it's a stupid question to ask. Firstly, it's only been out a few days so no site has a review, second, if no site has the review, what makes him think we're going to have that setup, when as we've expressed, it's such a stupid setup to have no-one will have it and therefore can't comment on it. If he's that wealthy, why doesn't he just buy all of the cards, and see for himself, while he's at it, put up a review entitled, how to waste 700 pounds =D

As you can see, I have a large chip on my shoulder over people who flaunt their money :D

I don't actually, I just find this a ridiculous post and he was rude to people handing out kind advice to a dumb question.

HOWEVER, I predict tri GTX's will be better, lower clock speeds and cooler running cards than the GX2, resulting in more overclocking room. Also, from what we've seen with quad 3870X2's, quadfire scales pretty miserably unless you play 3dmark 06
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First off :
I said "Please no answers like waste of money, not worth it etc.. "
How is this rude ? I said this, because these questions always end in arguing over whether something is a waste or not. I wanted to avoid that. It obviously didn't work as this always gets into a discussion on money.

Secondly :
In my original post, I never said I was buying either. I just asked which was faster. As it turns out I will be buying a GX2 or possibly 2 GTX's. How is this flaunting money. Hardly breaking the bank for anyone witha job. You certainly have a chip on your shoulder mate by your own admission.

Thirdly :
Why is this a "stupid" question. I know there are no reviews out, otherwise I could have read them but as I said already the spec on the GTX are so close to the new GTX people could offer opinions. Loadsa did just that. And you did now. Thanks for answering my "dumb" question.

Finally :
I don't agree that quad sli is a "stupid" setup to have. Lots of people on XS, EVGA, HardOCP forums have this "stupid" setup. Some reviews have shown quad sli gives some gains, and it will probably only get better.
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/nvidia_geforce_9800_gx2_quad_sli_performance/
 
Thanks for people opinions so far. Seems the consensus is that tri-sli will be better. I now wait for the reviews. If indeed it tri-sli is better then at least I can get 1 9800gtx, with a view to going sli or tri in the future or waiting for the newer cards later in the year and sticking with the single gtx. This would be preferable to getting a single gx2. As I said below, it's a new PC so am starting with no card.
 
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Flanno said:
Thanks for people opinions so far. Seems the consensus is that tri-sli will be better. I now wait for the reviews. If indeed it tri-sli is better then at least I can get 1 9800gtx, with a few to going sli or tri in the future or waiting for the newer cards later in the year and sticking with the single gtx. This would be preferable to getting a single gx2. As I said below, it's a new PC so am starting with no card.
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Off topic, but i would think long and hard about the 9800gtx its £100 more than the 8800gts and they are the same card!.
 
Yes...I will have to do some serious thinking allright going by what people have been saying on this thread. I am going to hold off a few days, possibly until next week before I do anything. I have a 1950XT I can play around with in the meantime.
 
Personally, I think that Quad-SLi is the better option because it would leave space for (a) spare PCI/PCI-E slot. Tri-SLi seems pointless when you have to make do with on-board audio.
 
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