Add another 8800GTX or wait for 9800?

[Davemek21]

How is SLI in 64Vista now? Not overly impressed with 9800 series and I've always fancied trying SLI. Xmas bonus burning a hole and it is so so tempting right now.

 

[jamieufc]

just buy it you no you want to

 

[Talrinys]

I would go for it, the 9800 isn't really shaping up to be a huge upgrade and you're gonna have an extremely fast system anyway

 

[Random Guy]

Wait for God's sake. Your money will go a lot further in a few weeks. GTX prices should come down nicely if you don't go for the 9800 card (and why not? It will be the new performance king).

 

[ergonomics]

how can you say you're not overly impressed with the 9800 series. they arent out yet, nor are there any leaked benchmarks of any kind

 

[Talrinys]

Well by all accounts the 9800GTX won't really be impressive, it'll have the same amount of shaders which really is the key to performance.

 

[Random Guy]

Is he talking about the single 9800 card or the SLI version (9800 GX2)??? Remember that our OP is thinking of going SLI....

 

[pegasus1]

Well by all accounts the 9800GTX won't really be impressive.

Who's accounts?

 

[Ranger07]

I'd go for it also, if the new 9800 turns out to be better you'll be able to auction off you old two for the price of one 9800 im sure.

 

[Davemek21]

Yeh, I suppose I could just sell them. I was waiting to see the 9800 specs long before we got them and when they were revealed I wasn't blown away. It's abit preemptive to say I'm dissapointed I suppose but I still get that niggling feeling.

General SLI performance in vista these days?
two 880GTX vs one 9800 estimations?

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Wait, then get a 2nd 8800 GTX when the prices fall, the 9800 GX2 is only 2 GTS's, so 2x 8800 GTX's in SLi will be faster/better at higher res.