Guy at [H] just purchased 2x512 MB GTX

[snowball6]

Hi all, From UK, just hope these cards are released here on monday as well because i have £4000 burning a hole in my pocket and am going to purchase a new system. Any suggestions .TKS FX57 + 2x 512 gtx perhaps.

 

[cryptonomicon]

Originally posted by: John
The sad thing is the performance gain will be marginal at best, and definitely not $800 worth of performance over a pair of 256MB GTX's.

but that goes without saying, that's the definition of SLI.

 

[sxr7171]

Originally posted by: 5150Joker

Originally posted by: sxr7171

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: Rollo

Originally posted by: sxr7171

Yeah with the $40,000 a year you will make during your residency?

He was probably thinking more of the $200,000 he'll make a few years later.

Ya I was thinking about residency too. Once you get out of med school, you make very little during residence, then you still gotta pay the loans. It will be 10 years before you'll be able to afford a 1500 dollar video card setup without skipping meals dude.

That's right. It is a commitment that extends well beyond 4 years.

Depends on who you know. Networking is a major facet of medicine just like any other business. Once I finish residency, I'll have a partnership waiting for me in a practice that's owned by my father in law.

Buddy, if you really got into medical school, you would know that you can't practice after 4 years. Hence the statement: "the commitment extends well beyond 4 years."

BTW, networking and nepotism are two different things.

 

[Marcdaddy]

I always sell off my hardware when new hardware comes out, its like leasing a car, Every 2 years my buddy upgrades he spends around $2000, in that same time i can keep upgrading and always have the newest toyz, e.g. Video Cards, and ill spend around the same after selling off the old crap. So it comes down to if you have the extra cash and its your hobby i see no problem with it. Im 31 years old and when i started gaming on a Atari 2600 i would tell my mom that when i grew up i would get a great job and play lots of video games, well thats kind of how it all worked out lol.

 

[sxr7171]

Originally posted by: Marcdaddy
I always sell off my hardware when new hardware comes out, its like leasing a car, Every 2 years my buddy upgrades he spends around $2000, in that same time i can keep upgrading and always have the newest toyz, e.g. Video Cards, and ill spend around the same after selling off the old crap. So it comes down to if you have the extra cash and its your hobby i see no problem with it. Im 31 years old and when i started gaming on a Atari 2600 i would tell my mom that when i grew up i would get a great job and play lots of video games, well thats kind of how it all worked out lol.

People seem to make a big deal over $1500. If your hobby is something like audiophilia then $1500 is absolutely pocket change. People have their hobbies and for some people their main hobby is computer gaming. These people would be less surprised if they someone who gambled away $10,000 every week at Vegas or Atlantic City than over someone who bought 2 $750 video cards.

 

[Sentry2]

Originally posted by: Marcdaddy
I always sell off my hardware when new hardware comes out, its like leasing a car, Every 2 years my buddy upgrades he spends around $2000, in that same time i can keep upgrading and always have the newest toyz, e.g. Video Cards, and ill spend around the same after selling off the old crap. So it comes down to if you have the extra cash and its your hobby i see no problem with it. Im 31 years old and when i started gaming on a Atari 2600 i would tell my mom that when i grew up i would get a great job and play lots of video games, well thats kind of how it all worked out lol.

Nicely said. Ordered 2 EVGA 512MB GTX's. Upgrading from 2 EVGA GTX KO's. Got about 1k for selling those so not too bad.