Hi Everyone
First time back on the forum for ages (could be 10 years) think I was
Using voodoo cards back then… lol
I have read the excellent "Ultimate Guide - What to buy, and how to build" by Ultra Extreme, and I agree it is very good to assess the technology first to see if its usefully for your needs.
I would say, I think, I basically understand the new technology which brings me round to a more general question.
SLI or NOT is the question?
If my spend at this moment in time is limited to £350 just to get on the SLI band wagon is that the way to go ?
I understand the massive leap in 3D performance by installing the second Card and having Dual Core CPU’s plus DDR2 but do all new 3D games make use of this Technology.
The games I would be playing are “Call of Duty” and Simulations such as “Microsoft Flight Sim X”
I was looking at the MoBo to start with, like the Asustek AM2 nForce 590 SLI. This is a true 16 pipeline mobo because some of the SLI mobo’s found on the web go down to 8 pipelines when 2 cards are fitted and you really have to search for that information and I think it’s a bit of a con as I nearly went for one of those Board’s. ( bit of a rant there)
Anyway getting back to the questions if I am only spending around £350 on the tower would it be advisable to invest in the SLI motherboard
with one card to cover future upgrades ?
Or is it still more economic (speed wise) to go for the single PCI-e mobo
And the fastest CPU with loads of Memory and the most
expensive card I can afford.
Basically what I am thinking does a Dual core 2.6 CPU just end up being a 2.6 CPU in the gaming world?
Is dual core cpu technology utilized in all games ?
Does the game software have to be written to utilize Dual Core?
Can you can tell from these questions I have literally been out of the game for a while so if a lot of my assumptions are way off please don’t barrack me to much.
Just a few more thoughts!!!
Which one of the following gives the best bang for the buck.
The operation system should I be thinking of the Vista 64 ?
And is Raid one of the best solutions for Simulator X
Please… no one has to answer all these questions at once, any advice on any question would be gratefully appreciated.
Cheers
riggie
First time back on the forum for ages (could be 10 years) think I was
Using voodoo cards back then… lol
I have read the excellent "Ultimate Guide - What to buy, and how to build" by Ultra Extreme, and I agree it is very good to assess the technology first to see if its usefully for your needs.
I would say, I think, I basically understand the new technology which brings me round to a more general question.
SLI or NOT is the question?
If my spend at this moment in time is limited to £350 just to get on the SLI band wagon is that the way to go ?
I understand the massive leap in 3D performance by installing the second Card and having Dual Core CPU’s plus DDR2 but do all new 3D games make use of this Technology.
The games I would be playing are “Call of Duty” and Simulations such as “Microsoft Flight Sim X”
I was looking at the MoBo to start with, like the Asustek AM2 nForce 590 SLI. This is a true 16 pipeline mobo because some of the SLI mobo’s found on the web go down to 8 pipelines when 2 cards are fitted and you really have to search for that information and I think it’s a bit of a con as I nearly went for one of those Board’s. ( bit of a rant there)
Anyway getting back to the questions if I am only spending around £350 on the tower would it be advisable to invest in the SLI motherboard
with one card to cover future upgrades ?
Or is it still more economic (speed wise) to go for the single PCI-e mobo
And the fastest CPU with loads of Memory and the most
expensive card I can afford.
Basically what I am thinking does a Dual core 2.6 CPU just end up being a 2.6 CPU in the gaming world?
Is dual core cpu technology utilized in all games ?
Does the game software have to be written to utilize Dual Core?
Can you can tell from these questions I have literally been out of the game for a while so if a lot of my assumptions are way off please don’t barrack me to much.
Just a few more thoughts!!!
Which one of the following gives the best bang for the buck.
The operation system should I be thinking of the Vista 64 ?
And is Raid one of the best solutions for Simulator X
Please… no one has to answer all these questions at once, any advice on any question would be gratefully appreciated.
Cheers
riggie
