SLI?

[desolation777]

I am trying to find if SLI really does have delays in games, or even if its truly worth it.

 

[Dream Operator]

http://en.expreview.com/2008/0...9600gt-review/?page=14

http://guru3d.com/article/content/468/

http://techreport.com/articles.x/13772

Google is neat.

 

[desolation777]

Haha. Yes. Thanks though, I was too lazy to search for anything.

 

[desolation777]

well my next question would be 8800gt sli v 8800 gts 512 sli v 9600 gt sli. anyone have any suggestions because i couldnt really find benchmarks that used the same rig.

 

[Dream Operator]

8800GTS512>8800GT>9600GT

Newegg has a great price on a MSI 9600GT $154.99 after MIR. Pretty cheap for something that competes with and/or beats 8800GTX Ultra/HD3870X2

9800GTX around the corner. I'm not to good at forecasting price changes, maybe the "older" models will go down.

 

[desolation777]

Yea thats what I am hoping on. I've heard that production 8800 GT has stopped by EVGA , basically giving hope for a price drop.

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: desolation777
Yea thats what I am hoping on. I've heard that production 8800 GT has stopped by EVGA , basically giving hope for a price drop.

If that's true you won't see a price drop. The reason they would stop production is so they can sell out of their current stock before the 9-series replacement comes out without the need to lower the price. The real bummer would be for people who bought one planning on buying a second one later this year.

 

[desolation777]

I was really lookin for a good price drop. Oh well I guess...

 

[taltamir]

that's what they get for not listening when everyone told them again and again "SLI/XFire is not, never has been, and would never be (in the foreseeable future) an upgrade path".
Stick with one card, or buy two from the get go.

 

[Puffnstuff]

The two things that I don't like about sli are the price and the power consumption. When gaming my system passes 500w pull from my apc.

 

[angry hampster]

Originally posted by: desolation777
I was really lookin for a good price drop. Oh well I guess...

XFX, BFG, and many other manufacturers will still b e making them.

 

[desolation777]

Oh, well maybe something awsome will happen haha.