for 1680*1050 9600gt in sli or 8800gt in sli ?
- Thread starter asi2k5
- Start date
@1680*1050:
Single 8800 GT + $150-200 worth of additional RAM/CPU power > 9600 GT SLI / 8800 GT SLI
Single 8800 GT + $150-200 worth of additional RAM/CPU power > 9600 GT SLI / 8800 GT SLI
what if he already has the ram/cpu power? I'm going to be SLI'ing 9600GTs soon just because I can, I already have a E3110 running at 4ghz and 4gb of good ram. So in that case which would you recommend? 8800GT SLI or 9600GT SLI? The performance between the two is really close and you can go either, 8800GT SLI is slightly faster but costs slightly more. If you'd rather save 50-80 bucks go 9600GT SLI will be more than enough at the resolution we game at.
The difference between a pair of 9600GT's and a single 8800GT, about $70, will not buy you enough additional CPU power to make a difference in performance anywhere close to the delta between those two video card configurations. Get a pair of 9600GT's.
- woolfe
- woolfe
Sounds about on par for most people who SLI. Enjoy the 10% performance increase, 100% extra video powerload + heat, and all the finicky quirks that come with SLI.
Spend the $ on a second identical 22" ws LCD.
Im not trying to be negative, just throwing out opinionated criticism.
AzN
Banned
- Nov 26, 2001
- 4,112
- 2
- 0
You don't really need a a 9600gt either 
To play crysis at max detail you might need a sli or quad even but IL2SturmovikPilot is right. Other then Crysis there isn't any game that would choke up a 9600gt with a 22" incher. I would get a 8800gt and call it a day. Can easily play Crysis @ high detail at that resolution. Those 48SP sure would come in handy in future titles to come.
To play crysis at max detail you might need a sli or quad even but IL2SturmovikPilot is right. Other then Crysis there isn't any game that would choke up a 9600gt with a 22" incher. I would get a 8800gt and call it a day. Can easily play Crysis @ high detail at that resolution. Those 48SP sure would come in handy in future titles to come.
Forget the nay-sayers, and get the 9600GT in SLI. That combo is at a sweet spot in terms of performance/price.
The FPS does not have to scale 100% to make SLI worth it. The difference between an ok looking game and a great looking game is easily worth the upgrade to getting 2 video cards much of the time.
The FPS does not have to scale 100% to make SLI worth it. The difference between an ok looking game and a great looking game is easily worth the upgrade to getting 2 video cards much of the time.
thank's all of you ...
btw i do have the cpu and ram (e8400 & gskill 4gb cl4)
just before running to buy a pair don't u guys think that
the 48SP in the 8800 will be better in future ?
btw i do have the cpu and ram (e8400 & gskill 4gb cl4)
just before running to buy a pair don't u guys think that
the 48SP in the 8800 will be better in future ?
is this based on any sort of real life data or just nothingness? not to get defensive but i recently read an article on these forums i believe titled 3 way sli, can we finally play crisis?
ill ruin the ending, the answer is still no, but the article clearly graphs performance gains for a second card 30-almost a whopping 90% increase over 1 card. the 3rd card added 0 to ten percent on the other hand.
wow look my opinion is supported with facts and graphs. im not even a scientist....
http://images.anandtech.com/re...A/3-waySLI/scaling.png
man tough call. but the pair of 9600's is faster than the 8800 currently... unless you get a game with zero sli scaling, and then it will only barely trail the single 8800.
IMO i would choose 9600gt sli.
(i've owned e8400/p35/8800gt before, and never owned nvidia sli board/9600gt sli)
IMO i would choose 9600gt sli.
(i've owned e8400/p35/8800gt before, and never owned nvidia sli board/9600gt sli)
still my Q is in future will i notice any change because that 9600 in sli has 128sp in total and 8800gt has 224sp iin total ?
thx again
really, honestly, if you can afford the better setup, then go with what you can afford. that's pretty much what it's about. it will be better to get 8800GT's , but the question is, is the price difference worth it for you, for the performance gain.
it's not going to be a huge difference between 2x9600GT's and 2x8800GT's... they are roughly close in performance to begin with
it's not going to be a huge difference between 2x9600GT's and 2x8800GT's... they are roughly close in performance to begin with
buck
Lifer
- Dec 11, 2000
- 12,273
- 4
- 81
I was in your boat not too long ago and decided to get one 8800gt now and then another one soon to sli. After I got the one installed, I am pretty satisfied with the performance of the single one. I may just upgrade later when the next big card comes out, or when I get a new lcd (24").
CRH7386
Junior Member
- Mar 11, 2008
- 12
- 0
- 61
What do you guys think about 9600 GT SLI vs 8800 GT SLI vs 8800 GTS SLI? I am building a new rig with an e8400, a 780i motherboard and 4GB of ram. I'll be getting a 22" monitor so I'll be gaming at 1680x1050 also. I've been looking at these SLI options but I was really thinking about 2 x 8800 GTS, since I can get 2 MSI 8800 GTS's on NewEgg for $400. I'm not really worried about price too much but I'm about to start going to college soon so I'm hoping for this to last about 4 years since I probably won't have much money until I'm done with school. Do you think it's worth spending a little more now? Or maybe spending less and hopefully upgrading sooner than 4 years? I can't make up my mind. Or maybe even a single 9800 GTX? I don't know. Any suggestions would help me feel better about deciding..... I would like to spend between $400-$500 on graphics cards.
There are games @ 1680x1050 on 9600gt that I am just barely where Im comfortable at in FPS (Hellgate for instance) and I dont play the insane gfx req games like crysis. 9600gt SLI would be AWESOME at this res. Even 8800gt sli wouldnt be overkill, but I doubt it's worth the extra $100+. I plan to buy a sli board this summer and then grab a second 9600gt when I feel the need.
Frankly, I wouldnt buy 9600gt SLI over 8800gt if you're looking for longevity, for the simple fact that if you buy 9600gt sli, that's it. No upgrade past that, but single 8800gt can be upgraded to sli later... of course if you upgrade every year or so, 9600gt sli is an amazing price/performance point right now. (edit: apparently 9xxx got some kind of sli tweak to improve performance too, but I havent really looked into this, Im sure there's 9600gt vs 8800gt sli comparisons around if you want to see that... I believe I've even glimpsed one with the 8800gt's using 174 too, so you can rule out driver tweaks on the 9xxx's... I suspect if the difference from 8xxx to 9xxx sli were big, there'd be more hubbub about it though)
Basically my concept if you're spending upwards of $200 on gfx is this. It better play everything you play now @ max. That's really all you can ask for. GFX move so fast that two years from now, you'll be able to upgrade your top of the line $500 card for <$100 anyway, so buying a $500+ card for longevities sake strikes me as silly. Believe me, I did it. I went 6800gt to 6800ultra to 7800gt to 7800gtx... and ya know what. It was awesome having the fastest card available (when I got the gt's the ultra/gtx's were paper launched) for about 6-10months. But now that I look at it, I really didnt need a card that fast back then... and I could have saved money in the long run by just buying a card that'd run what I needed it to run at the time and upgrading more often (even though I got most of my money back for the first few cards since I upgraded so close together). Buying a card for $150 every 8 months and selling it for $75 is cheaper than buying a $400 card every two years and selling it for $50. Plus if you're an overclocker, it means a new toy that much more often.
Frankly, I wouldnt buy 9600gt SLI over 8800gt if you're looking for longevity, for the simple fact that if you buy 9600gt sli, that's it. No upgrade past that, but single 8800gt can be upgraded to sli later... of course if you upgrade every year or so, 9600gt sli is an amazing price/performance point right now. (edit: apparently 9xxx got some kind of sli tweak to improve performance too, but I havent really looked into this, Im sure there's 9600gt vs 8800gt sli comparisons around if you want to see that... I believe I've even glimpsed one with the 8800gt's using 174 too, so you can rule out driver tweaks on the 9xxx's... I suspect if the difference from 8xxx to 9xxx sli were big, there'd be more hubbub about it though)
Basically my concept if you're spending upwards of $200 on gfx is this. It better play everything you play now @ max. That's really all you can ask for. GFX move so fast that two years from now, you'll be able to upgrade your top of the line $500 card for <$100 anyway, so buying a $500+ card for longevities sake strikes me as silly. Believe me, I did it. I went 6800gt to 6800ultra to 7800gt to 7800gtx... and ya know what. It was awesome having the fastest card available (when I got the gt's the ultra/gtx's were paper launched) for about 6-10months. But now that I look at it, I really didnt need a card that fast back then... and I could have saved money in the long run by just buying a card that'd run what I needed it to run at the time and upgrading more often (even though I got most of my money back for the first few cards since I upgraded so close together). Buying a card for $150 every 8 months and selling it for $75 is cheaper than buying a $400 card every two years and selling it for $50. Plus if you're an overclocker, it means a new toy that much more often.
frankly, SLI to me isn't that great... yes it DOES improve performance, but it really doesn't do that much...
If you're going to SLI, you might as well spend the extra cash getting one expensive single Video card... like the 3870X2 or 9800X2 since they're almost like sli in a sort because they are dual GPUs...
From my experience SLI isn't worth vs buying one really good card
If you're going to SLI, you might as well spend the extra cash getting one expensive single Video card... like the 3870X2 or 9800X2 since they're almost like sli in a sort because they are dual GPUs...
From my experience SLI isn't worth vs buying one really good card
TRENDING THREADS
-
Discussion Zen 5 Speculation (EPYC Turin and Strix Point/Granite Ridge - Ryzen 9000)- Started by DisEnchantment
- Replies: 25K
-
Discussion Intel Meteor, Arrow, Lunar & Panther Lakes Discussion Threads
- Started by Tigerick
- Replies: 21K
-
Discussion Intel current and future Lakes & Rapids thread- Started by TheF34RChannel
- Replies: 23K
-
-
Facebook
Twitter