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Sli my 8800GTX or get a better cpu.

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Im thinking of getting another BFG 8800 GTX to run in sli for my rig, but wasnt sure if i should get a better cpu instead.

I have sold my E6400 and was going to get the E6600 and run sli but im looking at the QX6700 instead and keeping one card,what will my system benefit more from,cpu power or videocard power.

Thanks :)

P.s wasnt sure what forum to put this in as it`s a cpu and videocard question.
 
depends what res you run at. if it is a VERY high res then get another 8800, if not then just stick with what you have. a quad core won't give you much benefit right now, but will do when they are cheaper.
 
lol how about another raptor and raid it then put a big 500gb drive for data band backups? that'll increase performance more than a quad core or another 8800
 
If at any point you plan on getting a monitor that does above your current res then I would most deffinately get another 8800GTX, bearing in mind that the new price of a 30 inch dell is around 300 - 400 pounds more than the selling price of your current monitor. This is only a suggestion. Another suggestion is to go for a half decent phase unit, something of a keeper that would most deffinately improve your performance if your an experienced clocker. Bear in mind its christmas not a mid year upgrade id go for something that wont need upgrading a few months down the line, such as th phase or 30 incher. But then again im far too opinionated and have suggested two products neither of which you were interested in to start with
 
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No CPU on the market is enough to power just the one 8800, the CPU is a bottleneck. Its pointless SLiing the 8800 when the CPU is only going to be feeding it not enough data. Get the processor for now...
 
you will certainly benefit from sli at that res, with all the details on max, with full aa and af etc.

Get the q6400 when it comes out early next year, will be a bargain quad core.
 
I completly agree its pointless going for a Sli 8800gtx unless your running a 30" monitor.

As currently the SLi does not double your frame rate nor your 3dmarks score like it did with previous gen cards, In fact it doesn't even come near, expect around %15 improvement in performance running with 2 cards of a res 1920x1200 or below.

There may be future improvment gains when new drivers and vista is released running Sli in a res of 1920x1200 but I wouldn't base a purchase on this until proven.

In respect of the current mainstream CPU's holding back the 8800's I can't quite say if this is a myth or not as any of the duo core E6600 and above only seem to give higher scores in 3dmarks due to the cpu based tests and not the graphical tests. If it is a proven factor then again it's probably not worth spending more money on a top end proc as it would be wise to wait until intel release something that does'nt choke the 8800's (if that is the case).

To summarise if you have to go SLi with 8800GTX's then the only current reward is using it with a 30" monitor.
 
Nonsense. clone, I have 8800GTX SLi, and i cant be anymore happier with it ;) E6600 with 8800GTX SLi is good enough ( If you OC the cpu ). Then wait till next year when Quad cores goes mainstream, then get a quad core cpu. :)
 
Lolcb said:
Nonsense. clone, I have 8800GTX SLi, and i cant be anymore happier with it ;) E6600 with 8800GTX SLi is good enough ( If you OC the cpu ). Then wait till next year when Quad cores goes mainstream, then get a quad core cpu. :)
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So tempted to do this :)
 
peppy1 said:
I completly agree its pointless going for a Sli 8800gtx unless your running a 30" monitor.

As currently the SLi does not double your frame rate nor your 3dmarks score like it did with previous gen cards, In fact it doesn't even come near, expect around %15 improvement in performance running with 2 cards of a res 1920x1200 or below.

There may be future improvment gains when new drivers and vista is released running Sli in a res of 1920x1200 but I wouldn't base a purchase on this until proven.

In respect of the current mainstream CPU's holding back the 8800's I can't quite say if this is a myth or not as any of the duo core E6600 and above only seem to give higher scores in 3dmarks due to the cpu based tests and not the graphical tests. If it is a proven factor then again it's probably not worth spending more money on a top end proc as it would be wise to wait until intel release something that does'nt choke the 8800's (if that is the case).

To summarise if you have to go SLi with 8800GTX's then the only current reward is using it with a 30" monitor.
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What rubbish. If you look around there are huge gains even at 1600x1200.
 
huge gains depends on what games you are playing. imo there is no point forking out all that money just for a few extra fps. wait a bit and get one when they are cheaper and there are games that will need sli 8800
 
Lolcb,

If you really believe it's nonesence then run a 3dmark06 using 1 card then Sli'd and post your result links.

I don't mind working out the math for your SM 2.0 / SM 3.0 Score / CPU Score v SLi.

Be interesting also to see stock vs o/c if you have the time, my base assumption is that the gain between Sli and Single will be %15.

proof of the pudding lets see.. :D




Lolcb said:
Nonsense. clone, I have 8800GTX SLi, and i cant be anymore happier with it ;) E6600 with 8800GTX SLi is good enough ( If you OC the cpu ). Then wait till next year when Quad cores goes mainstream, then get a quad core cpu. :)
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peppy1 said:
Lolcb,

If you really believe it's nonesence then run a 3dmark06 using 1 card then Sli'd and post your result links.

I don't mind working out the math for your SM 2.0 / SM 3.0 Score / CPU Score v SLi.

Be interesting also to see stock vs o/c if you have the time, my base assumption is that the gain between Sli and Single will be %15.

proof of the pudding lets see.. :D
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We not talking about benchmarking here. The 8800GTX doesnt give a lot more mark compared to the GTS or the GX2. But in games, it definitely gives so much more performance.

If you look at benchmarks, especially at the res clone is playing at, he can play games with everything maxed out if running 8800GTX Sli without worrying that there would be lag.

Let me tell you something, running a single card 8800GTX on games like Dark messiah even on lower reso than clone's sometime breaks to 45 fps.
 
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