Talk Me Out of Buying 2 7600 GS's for $50 AR each

[Perknose]

Deal ends today. I'm not a big gamer, but an endless 'puter tinkerer.

Yes, I KNOW the 7600 GS is not a high end card at all, but I thought of this as trying out SLI for $100 AR just to see where that takes me, performance wise.

Any thoughts?

Rabid opinions?

Vid card jihad?

 

[Conky]

I wouldn't recommend it unless you are just dying to do the SLI thing.

Here's a fun comparision guide at THG Link You can compare various cards versus the 7600GS SLI combo. I input a 7900GS for comparison because that is what I bought cheaply a few weeks ago and is on sale again. link 2

Anyway, something to think about.

 

[CKXP]

Not worth it, even if it's just for tinkering around with. The total price of both cards will be over $200 before rebates, a 7900GS or x1950pro will be cheaper and smoke both cards, and probably have a better resale value.

 

[Cookie Monster]

The 7600GS SLi hes referring to will cost $100 in total!! wow, that will definately beat a 7600GT for that price.

Go for it since anything else than a 7600GT will cost you more in price. 7900GS/X1950pros are around 199 so, i think it will be worth it. Just make sure you have a SLi motherboard.

I was looking at newegg and saw a GS go for 150 dollars AR. A 7900GS SLi would surely beat anything in the $299 segment food for thought~

 

[Conky]

Originally posted by: Cookie Monster
The 7600GS SLi hes referring to will cost $100 in total!! wow, that will definately beat a 7600GT for that price.

Go for it since anything else than a 7600GT will cost you more in price. 7900GS/X1950pros are around 199 so, i think it will be worth it. Just make sure you have a SLi motherboard.

I was looking at newegg and saw a GS go for 150 dollars AR. A 7900GS SLi would surely beat anything in the $299 segment food for thought~

Umm, the 7600GS SLI doesn't even beat a 7600GT. LINK

SLI is a tinkerer's dream though, lol. A set of 7900GS in SLI might be worth it for the "grin factor".

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: Beachboy
SLI is a tinkerer's dream though, lol.

Well, yeah, that's probably the crux of it for me.

Since I'm not a gamer, Beachboy, I find this comparison where two 7600 GS's in SLI do spank a 7600 GT more to the point.

Plus, for me, I like these cards because they are low power (a mere 32W), silent (fanless), and low profile. So after I satisfy my fleeting SLI lust, I can look around for a matx board with pci-e to put one in, and maybe trade the other, or put it in a system for a friend -- dual, dual link DVI and HDMI out are quite useful ports to have!

Anyway, thanks everyone for your feedback! Anyone else want to weigh in?

 

[Conky]

I'd say if you don't mind waiting for the rebates then go for it. :thumbsup:

It should be fun just to tinker with the new SLI.

 

[apoppin]

$100 bux total?!?
:Q

if you are confident in getting your rebates, go for it!
:thumbsup:

 

[aka1nas]

The performance isn't going to be great and you would lose the ability to have multiple displays if you SLI them. Not sure if that matters to you.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: aka1nas
The performance isn't going to be great and you would lose the ability to have multiple displays if you SLI them. Not sure if that matters to you.

I sincerely doubt I would keep them SLI, even though I do have an SLI board. So I could always go back to multiple displays in the end, with four dual link DVI ports to avail myself of, should I choose to keep both cards in the same system (also not my long-range plan).

In the meantime, just for the hell of it, I more or less just wanna' play, and see, and temporarily be able to loudly announce to complete strangers that I have an SLI system, then bore them with the details!

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: apoppin
$100 bux total?!?
:Q

if you are confident in getting your rebates, go for it!
:thumbsup:

Well, yeah, * sigh *, rebates. Not to mention I'd also have to employ a rebate buddy, which is eminently doable but just one more nagging complication in my grand scheme for illusory mid-range vid card dominance!

Edit: Damn you, tempting Google checkout bonus, daaaaamn you! <---- Shakes clenched fist.

 

[Cookie Monster]

Originally posted by: Beachboy

Originally posted by: Cookie Monster
The 7600GS SLi hes referring to will cost $100 in total!! wow, that will definately beat a 7600GT for that price.

Go for it since anything else than a 7600GT will cost you more in price. 7900GS/X1950pros are around 199 so, i think it will be worth it. Just make sure you have a SLi motherboard.

I was looking at newegg and saw a GS go for 150 dollars AR. A 7900GS SLi would surely beat anything in the $299 segment food for thought~

Umm, the 7600GS SLI doesn't even beat a 7600GT. LINK

SLI is a tinkerer's dream though, lol. A set of 7900GS in SLI might be worth it for the "grin factor".

Review1

This review seems to say otherwise.

But as you can see a single 7600GT would be much more beneficial because SLi doesnt work with multiple monitors unless you disable SLi. Since your not a gamer, it just might be worth it, cause it sounds too cool to be true.

 

[hans007]

i think the only reason i'd get 7600sli is because those xfx 7600s are passively cooled, so if you wanted to build a quiet box , it wouldnt be too horrible.