2 2600xt ddr4 version in crossfire results

gareth170 · 3 Aug 2007 at 14:54

in crossfire mode:

3DMark Score 7325 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 3054 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 3711 Marks
CPU Score 1667 Marks
http://service.futuremark.com/orb/projectdetails.jsp?projectType=14&projectId=2634074

i single card mode:

3DMark Score 4770 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 1742 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 2164 Marks
CPU Score 1686 Marks
http://service.futuremark.com/orb/projectdetails.jsp?projectType=14&projectId=2580585

as u can see its a big different with 2 cards...

i will do more tests tonight in games then ill post the results here...

jaykay · 3 Aug 2007 at 15:02

Cool like to see the results.

Darg · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:09

You can get a 2900XT for £8 more then two of these =/

ergonomics · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:11

yeah i was thinking

i dont think these really offer the same bang for buck as say an 8600gt in sli.

although one of these cards onm their own is pretty decent-ish

jaykay · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:14

Its been shown that the ddr3 version dont give much of a difference. So it would be £140 for 2.

MeatLoaf · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:28

How much are these compared to an 8600GT?

I paid 140 quid for a pair of OcUK 8600GT cards and in SLI they got over 9k, almost 1.5k more than the 2600XTs

gareth170 · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:29

Darg said:
You can get a 2900XT for £8 more then two of these =/

i payed total £164... so no a extra £8 wouldn't of got me a 2900XT

ergonomics · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:31

gareth170 said:
i payed total £164... so no a extra £8 wouldn't of got me a 2900XT

may i ask a question.

why buy 2 cards, when 1 card for say, £20 max more, would outperform them in every situation?

im not trying to have a dig at you or anything

Margaret · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:34

gareth170 said:
i payed total £164... so no a extra £8 wouldn't of got me a 2900XT

Should've paid 16 quid extra for a GTS.

gareth170 · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:36

MeatLoaf said:
I paid 140 quid for a pair of OcUK 8600GT cards and in SLI they got over 9k, almost 1.5k more than the 2600XTs

but your MB is nvidia. mine isn't and i wasn't prepared to buy another MB..

and i bet yours is overclocked?

gareth170 · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:37

Jihad said:
Should've paid 16 quid extra for a GTS.

i don't like nvidia

ergonomics · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:39

gareth170 said:
i don't like nvidia

thats worse for you in the long term tbh...

i used to only like nvidia, and refused to change, but then changed to an ati x800. was much better. now back to nvidia.

always get the best performance at the best price, regardless of the brand

Margaret · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:41

gareth170 said:
i don't like nvidia

ergonomics said:
always get the best performance at the best price, regardless of the brand

Yup.

RavenUK · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:42

MeatLoaf said:
How much are these compared to an 8600GT?

I paid 140 quid for a pair of OcUK 8600GT cards and in SLI they got over 9k, almost 1.5k more than the 2600XTs

Well your CPU will push your score up some compared to Gareth's [email protected], with the same CPU, scores would be roughly the same.

gareth170 · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:43

ergonomics said:
may i ask a question.

why buy 2 cards, when 1 card for say, £20 max more, would outperform them in every situation?

im not trying to have a dig at you or anything

1. its your saying that card is nvidia i wouldn't touch it

2. i bought my first 2600xt about 3-4 weeks ago i only did a limit to spend. i couldn't wait because my old cards was dieing...

Margaret · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:47

Jeez why does it matter on the brand? I'd rather buy a single GTS than a card that can't cope with anti-aliasing, plus the GTS is faster anyway.

ergonomics · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:49

gareth170 said:
1. its your saying that card is nvidia i wouldn't touch it

2. i bought my first 2600xt about 3-4 weeks ago i only did a limit to spend. i couldn't wait because my old cards was dieing...

well your money your choice, so i gotta respect that

but im sure you may regret it though in the future when the resale value of them is very low

gareth170 · 3 Aug 2007 at 16:57

sorry to say this but its up to me which i buy and if i say i don't like nvidia thats my choice..

im posting the 2600xt crossfire results because some people was intrested.. it wasn't so people could say "u should have got another card or why buy 2 when 1 can be better"

im happy with what i got...

gareth170 · 3 Aug 2007 at 17:03

ergonomics said:
well your money your choice, so i gotta respect that

but im sure you may regret it though in the future when the resale value of them is very low

i won't regret it because when i choose to sale them i will sale them with a system...

Nullvoid · 3 Aug 2007 at 17:05

The way some of you talk it's as if he bought the cards using your money...