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which 8800???

homi-sid-al

homi-sid-al

homi-sid-al

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hi guys
just a quick one,ive currently got the asus 8800 gts 320meg,320 version cos i dont intend on using anything bigger than 19".im looking at going sli so should i get another asus 8800gts or 2 8800 gt's?or would i be better off going for 1 ultra?im getting 12282 on 3dmark06 so im getting a pretty good performance.also would the drop in memory interface from the gts to the gt be a bottleneck?.....thanks guys:)
 
Just get a single 8800 GT, or the new GTS next week (depending on your budget), Ultra is not worth it now, GT will easily cope with 19", and its a lot faster than the GTS as its GTX performance, i went from a 320mb GTS to the GT and it absolutely trounces it, even with the 256bit bus, on my GTS i could only use 2x AA with Supersampling, any higher would be a lag fest, with the GT i can use 16xAA with Super in just about everything (at 1280x1024), it abslultely destroys the 320mb GTS. :D

320mb GTS SLi is pointless as your still going to be memory limited to 320mb, which is no good for newer games now which require more for bigger textures, AA/AF etc..., so your going to get no benefit at all from having 2x in SLi.
 
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imho, either stick with your current card until the 9800s

or get a new GTS when they come out.
 
Stick with what you got for a bit longer, but if you must a 8800GT or the new 512MB 8800GTS would be best value, GTX/Ultra if you don't mind spending a bit extra.
 
GTX/Ultra a worthless now (unless gaming on uber res's), theres no point spending £260+ on a GTX when he can get a GT for less than £200 thats gona give him the same performance, especially at 19", just chucking money away there, may as well save that extra £100 or so.
 
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LoadsaMoney said:
Just get a single 8800 GT, or the new GTS next week (depending on your budget), Ultra is not worth it now, GT will easily cope with 19", and its a lot faster than the GTS as its GTX performance, i went from a 320mb GTS to the GT and it absolutely trounces it, even with the 256bit bus, on my GTS i could only use 2x AA with Supersampling, any higher would be a lag fest, with the GT i can use 16xAA with Super in just about everything (at 1280x1024), it abslultely destroys the 320mb GTS. :D

320mb GTS SLi is pointless as your still going to be memory limited to 320mb, which is no good for newer games now which require more for bigger textures, AA/AF etc..., so your going to get no benefit at all from having 2x in SLi.
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ok so would 2 gt's be better than 1 of the gts's that is coming out?i have a buyer for my gts if i decide to sell so that will pay towards one gt:)
 
LoadsaMoney said:
GT will easily cope with 19"
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I guess it depends what games you like to play? and how much eye candy you like?

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well if the differance in the new gt's over the old gts is as great as you say it looks like ill go for 1 gt:)but how would 2 gt's cope with my 40" sony? or 1 for that matter?.
 
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