- Apr 27, 2002
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Hello all,
I am sitting on an AMD X2 6000+, 4Gb RAM, a single 8800GT and craving a little more performance. At the moment, I am playing AoC and I am unsure as to whether that is SLI-enabled. I have looked at a quad Phenom and looked at an extra 8800GT, both can be obtained for roughly the same price.
I am tempted to say that in most cases for gaming, the second graphics card would be most beneficial and as my PC is hooked up to a 1080i HDTV, the extra power would be well used.
If he's willing, I can swap my board with my dads SLI board (he'll never use SLI) and buy an extra 8800GT to fit in there, using two cards and powering away.
Is SLI my best option here? Would Quadcore benefit me? Is there one single card obtainable which completely wipes the floor with an 8800GT and is at a highly cost effective price?
With the options selected, AoC looks cool (DX9) and I'm hovering between 40-100 FPS generally whenever I watch. I am intending to be there for DX10 and looking for a bit more DX10-proofness without spending a lot of money. From my past looks at SLI as a technology, its support was lacking and was in general a buggy mess. One of the things I am looking at here is how it has progressed and how well integrated it is into the gaming scene, whether it is a viable technology for use nowadays.
I am based in the UK and therefore direct price quotes are very difficult to make.
I am sitting on an AMD X2 6000+, 4Gb RAM, a single 8800GT and craving a little more performance. At the moment, I am playing AoC and I am unsure as to whether that is SLI-enabled. I have looked at a quad Phenom and looked at an extra 8800GT, both can be obtained for roughly the same price.
I am tempted to say that in most cases for gaming, the second graphics card would be most beneficial and as my PC is hooked up to a 1080i HDTV, the extra power would be well used.
If he's willing, I can swap my board with my dads SLI board (he'll never use SLI) and buy an extra 8800GT to fit in there, using two cards and powering away.
Is SLI my best option here? Would Quadcore benefit me? Is there one single card obtainable which completely wipes the floor with an 8800GT and is at a highly cost effective price?
With the options selected, AoC looks cool (DX9) and I'm hovering between 40-100 FPS generally whenever I watch. I am intending to be there for DX10 and looking for a bit more DX10-proofness without spending a lot of money. From my past looks at SLI as a technology, its support was lacking and was in general a buggy mess. One of the things I am looking at here is how it has progressed and how well integrated it is into the gaming scene, whether it is a viable technology for use nowadays.
I am based in the UK and therefore direct price quotes are very difficult to make.
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