NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB or x2 GeForce 7950 GT 512MB in SLi?

[TK1]

Guys im stuck im building a new PC which will be entirly for Ultra realistic gaming i cant decide between the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB or x 2 GeForce 7950 GT 512MB in SLi?

What major differences if any will i have? are 2 7850 GT's better than one 8800 GTX?

Thanks for any advice

TK1

 

[Indy500]

The 8800GTX.

 

[TK1]

Is the performace between the two options miles apart then?

 

[Indy500]

Is the performace between the two options miles apart then?

From the benchmarks I've seen the 8800 is definitely quicker than SLI'ed 7950GTs.

http://www.pcstats.com/NewsView.cfm?NewsID=54289 see here for plenty of review links.

 

[TK1]

Thanks i could not find any direct comparisons on the net.

 

[snowdog]

8800GTX beats any 2 card combo exept ( just in some cases) 2x 1950xt's
or 1900xt's
8800GTs definatly above 2 7950gt's, faster, dx10, better image quality...

 

[Indy500]

Thanks i could not find any direct comparisons on the net.

I edited my post to include a link to reviews.

 

[Phyre]

I'll agree with the single 8800.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Yeah have to agree with the above, GTX all the way, as said its faster than 2x x1950 XTX's in Xfire in just about everything.

 

[The Asgard]

GTX easily and no SLI hassles

 

[stinka]

ive been pondering on this one too, and i decided either way i'll sell my 7950gt and get an 8800 gtx cos when i sli the gtx it will kick ass for a long time to come

stinka

 

[SnoozE]

GTX for sure and you can always SLi the GTX's in the future if you want to