SLI 6800GTs or X850XT?

[kile22]

i was looking a cyberpower pc and u can get Nvidia SLI or ATI cards. which would be better, with 2 gigs of RAM? with the same setup just different mobo and cards, of course, the Nvidia SLI is about $200 more, which for a $3k pc is a drop in the pot.
and
are there any new cards or anything coming out between now and around christmas, that i would want over either the SLI GTs or X850XT, for around the same price?

 

[kile22]

after looking at SLI article on here. it looks like the SLI GTs are worth the extra $200, cause thier real close in performance too SLI ultras

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

If you're going all out, I think SLI 6800gts is a good option.

 

[fstime]

x850xt will handle pretty much anything you throw at it.

SLI 6800Gts will pull ahead of the x850xt at a high res like 1600x with AA/AF.

 

[larry89]

DO NOT BUY FROM CYBER POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[kile22]

why not?
if not cyber power...who do you suggest?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: kile22
why not?
if not cyber power...who do you suggest?

Monarch is a good one.

 

[Melchior]

MONARCH

 

[kile22]

i was thinking about monarch, but cyberpower is cheaper. which i guess you get what you pay for.

 

[kile22]

monarch is cheaper plus i get a cooler case.
btw
i know that a 512mb 6800 Ultra is coming or already out, would it be better than two 6800 GTs?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: kile22
monarch is cheaper plus i get a cooler case.
btw
i know that a 512mb 6800 Ultra is coming or already out, would it be better than two 6800 GTs?

Doubling the ram on a card often does very little. I don't even know what games would utilize the 512mb effectively.

I give it approximately 0% chance of being better than two 6800gts

 

[Mardeth]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

I give it approximately 0% chance of being better than two 6800gts

And thats already too much .

 

[housecat]

Originally posted by: kile22
i was looking a cyberpower pc and u can get Nvidia SLI or ATI cards. which would be better, with 2 gigs of RAM? with the same setup just different mobo and cards, of course, the Nvidia SLI is about $200 more, which for a $3k pc is a drop in the pot.
and
are there any new cards or anything coming out between now and around christmas, that i would want over either the SLI GTs or X850XT, for around the same price?

Depends how great of a need for speed you have?