New PC/Good Price?

oscaryu1 · 12-20-2007, 12:41 AM

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so whats the damn point of SLI? they make it seem all god and stuff. if one card can outperform 2 thats insane. i should of got the ATI. also can i use 2 of the ATI with that mobo?

That's for higher end cards... In my view, it's a waste. Too much hassle and issues...

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damn i think i need a crossfire mobo to support 2 ATI card amiright?

Yes. Crossfire = ATI, SLi = nVidia. Some motherboards can take both...

osokk · 12-20-2007, 02:11 AM

i guess ill just have to tough it out for a about a month till i can upgrade to a 8800gt then longer down the road get another haha.

ramodkk · 12-20-2007, 02:16 AM

Good choice!

oscaryu1 · 12-20-2007, 02:48 AM

Yeah... just don't get 2 GT's... get a Ultra or 9800 if you're gonna get a 2nd card... those will smoke the GT

osokk · 12-20-2007, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by oscaryu1

Yeah... just don't get 2 GT's... get a Ultra or 9800 if you're gonna get a 2nd card... those will smoke the GT

9800? when is that coming out or has it already came out? i hope the price on the 8800 go down after xmas cuz they are really expensive. im not gonna get a new mobo for a ATI cuz then i would have to get a new well alot of stuff haha.

oscaryu1 · 12-20-2007, 01:54 PM

Feb I think. 8800 should go down... but not much. They'll go down when the 9800's come out... Wonder if Crysis will be able to be maxed out?

osokk · 12-20-2007, 10:07 PM

whats the lowest price on a 8800 right now?

osokk · 12-20-2007, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by oscaryu1

Feb I think. 8800 should go down... but not much. They'll go down when the 9800's come out... Wonder if Crysis will be able to be maxed out?

i would like to see a gameplay vid of crysis maxed out.

oscaryu1 · 12-21-2007, 03:03 PM

Meh, Crysis was made for the next gen. cards.

The lowest priced 8800 is the 256MB version, but that's around a HD3850's performance, so the best bang for the buck would be the HD3870...

osokk · 12-24-2007, 04:37 AM

ok i got my pc and its great. i just got done playing some crysis with it on low settings and res at 1280x1024 and it was smooth. the game is amazing and i cant wait to upgrade my vid card and get more RAM to enjoy it fully. i got 2 gig of RAM coming my way so that will put me at 3g total.

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12-20-2007, 02:48 AM	#24 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 9,859	Yeah... just don't get 2 GT's... get a Ultra or 9800 if you're gonna get a 2nd card... those will smoke the GT __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

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oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 9,859	Feb I think. 8800 should go down... but not much. They'll go down when the 9800's come out... Wonder if Crysis will be able to be maxed out? __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

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oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 9,859	Meh, Crysis was made for the next gen. cards. The lowest priced 8800 is the 256MB version, but that's around a HD3850's performance, so the best bang for the buck would be the HD3870... __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

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12-20-2007, 02:11 AM	#22 (permalink)
osokk Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 47	i guess ill just have to tough it out for a about a month till i can upgrade to a 8800gt then longer down the road get another haha.

12-20-2007, 10:07 PM	#27 (permalink)
osokk Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 47	whats the lowest price on a 8800 right now?

12-24-2007, 04:37 AM	#30 (permalink)
osokk Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 47	ok i got my pc and its great. i just got done playing some crysis with it on low settings and res at 1280x1024 and it was smooth. the game is amazing and i cant wait to upgrade my vid card and get more RAM to enjoy it fully. i got 2 gig of RAM coming my way so that will put me at 3g total.