Is it worth Sli'ing OcUK 8600 GT...

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...and if it was, what sort of games could I play on it. Would it crysis ok at medium settings?

Thanks

 

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Right ok. What about a single 2900 Pro, I hear they can be easily overclocked to XT speeds?

 

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Yes but you can get a 2900Pro with 1024mb as opposed to 512mb. Surely that makes a difference? If, not I quit this GFX lark...it's so confusing!

 

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lol don't quit, just peek around on here use the search function and you'll find all you need to know. In order to simplify things 8800 GT currently best VFM card and an excellent performer in it's own right. below this budget ( there is nothing above the 8800 GT which can match its power per pound ratio ) then consider a pre owned 8800GTS either the 320mb or the 640mb.

You haven't mentioned the rest of the spec of the host machine or a budget? but I'll break it down for you

Budget £150-750 8800 GT no question
Budget £100-130 8800 GTS 640MB ( 320 MB at very lowest end of that scale circa £100 )
Budget < £100 1950 Pro

of course if you're teaming these up with a celeron 2.2 and 512mb of ram with a 300W no name PSU then forget it, sell the old system and start from scratch.

"with 1024mb as opposed to 512mb. Surely that makes a difference?" not always and not on lower spec cards, the gpu will run out of steam long before the amount or ram it has becomes an issue, google reviews of earlier cards such as a 256mb 6800 series versus the limited 512mb editions that came out or try the 256mb V's 512 on X800 from ATI. I'm running a 7800GT which differs very little in real world performance from a 512MB 7800 GT/GTX.

Thank you, that was very useful! A few years ago, I set out to build a pc (which is obviously out of date now) and I thought I knew everything...and now...it's like learning everything again!

It is for a system: (AMD 6400+ BE, 2Gb OCZ PC6400 Ram, WD Raptor, (Some strange make motherboard but with exceptional reviews + cheap).

So, I should wait for the GT. I don't understand why it's out of stock though. So I shall wait