SLI for 145.00!!! Woot BFG 6600 (non GT) 70.00 each
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gezzes..that is hot as thats cheaper than a single 6600gt and it will probably perform better......
Hacp
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Originally posted by: Nutdotnet
Yeah...didn't think so.
Sorry, the last video card I bought was a Radeon 8500LE
If you turn off all the eye candy, then I'm pretty sure it will run fine. My friend plays at 1028/786 (I think thats the numbers) with a Gforce 400........ You only need 24 frames in MMorpg
I'm pretty sure the x700 can handle it pretty well (not a threadcrap because it doesn't run SLI)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...item-details.asp?EdpNo=1476852&CatId=0
Funny, the picture shows a card that does not have the SLI connector on top. I hope they put up the wrong picture and will ship cards that do have sli connectors.
The non GT 6600's do not have the connectors. The latest Nvidia driver allows cards to run in SLI without the bridge. These cards did not become SLI certified until the latest driver set came out.
Wouldnt a 6800non gt be a lot faster than 2 6600's in sli and cost about the same ? No sli board needed.
Holycow really? I thought it only added support so that you can run sli with cards that are made by different manufacturers. Ditto to nvidia, they are taking sli to a new level.
Is it the same case for crossfire system also?
Is it the same case for crossfire system also?
Man, I hope you're right... I just ordered 2 based on what you are claiming.
This is going into my $64 refurb A8N-SLI Deluxe motherboard found in this Hot Deal thread.
Now to find a processor...
You can unlock 6800 to GT and you have kick ass SLI setup. That is an awesome price for great setup.
Link to card at BFG website
It DOES say it is SLI ready! edit- I found a quote that says 6600GT and above need the bridge, but these won't. So it looks like I'll be SLI'ing on the cheap. It should get me going for a while... maybe the 7800GTX's will fall in price around my birthday (5 months from now) and I'll treat myself then.
kamranziadar - edit: I think you're thinking of 6800 and actually that's what you said. But the cards at Woot are 6600. No unlocking pipelines (8 in both 6600 and 6600gt) the memory speed and chipclock are higher in the GT model.
It DOES say it is SLI ready! edit- I found a quote that says 6600GT and above need the bridge, but these won't. So it looks like I'll be SLI'ing on the cheap. It should get me going for a while... maybe the 7800GTX's will fall in price around my birthday (5 months from now) and I'll treat myself then.
kamranziadar - edit: I think you're thinking of 6800 and actually that's what you said. But the cards at Woot are 6600. No unlocking pipelines (8 in both 6600 and 6600gt) the memory speed and chipclock are higher in the GT model.
But for me... the passive heatsinks are a major plus. I do very little gaming, so 2 of these for about the same price as a 6600GT works. I like quiet. I have a 6600GT AGP right now and am about to replace the mb, cpu, and video to an AMD setup with SLI. So this will work for me for the time being, and as a bonus should be quiet.
Maybe you should inform people there is no guarentee you can unlock all the pipes and vertex and overclock to a GT speed without inducing artifacts not to mention you only have 128 megs of memory compared to a GT's 256. This is a definate YMMV!
SunnyD
Belgian Waffler
I have never understood why some people choose SLI over a single card. These two cost slightly more than a 6600GT, and perform only slightly better. 2 6600GT's perform about the same as a single 6800GT and cost about the same. But then you have nowhere to go to upgrade. Not to mention the addidtional power supply requirements and the extra heat that radiates from a second card. In my opinion I would rather have a 6600GT and an NV Silencer than 2 lower cards.
Can anyone else think of reason for running 2 cards, aside from being able to say you run SLI? I understand the desire for quiet, but if your case is really that quiet your airflow probably isnt all that high and 2 cards will warm it up more than 1.
Brian Taylor
P.S. Picking up about a half dozen of these for work. Some people with newer machines were wanting to run dual monitors and it doesn't get much cheaper than this for PCI-E and dual monitors.
Can anyone else think of reason for running 2 cards, aside from being able to say you run SLI? I understand the desire for quiet, but if your case is really that quiet your airflow probably isnt all that high and 2 cards will warm it up more than 1.
Brian Taylor
P.S. Picking up about a half dozen of these for work. Some people with newer machines were wanting to run dual monitors and it doesn't get much cheaper than this for PCI-E and dual monitors.
SunnyD
Belgian Waffler
Why? b/c of the 256 vs 128? And it's 1 rebate "per product and product type" So 2 would run $208 - $15 MIR = $193. Unless you get someone to buy one for you. That's $50 more than a pair of the ones at woot. Would we see that big of an improvement - we're talking about adding a 1/3rd to the total.
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