quad sli?

just a noob · 02-10-2008, 09:40 PM

the reason i'm asking this is because i'm thinking about buying a couple nvidia 7950's, since those are 2 gpu's put together wouldn't that make it 4x? thanks, if you can answer my question

**mep916** · 02-10-2008, 10:27 PM

Yes, that's right. Read this for more info.

**Archangel** · 02-10-2008, 10:36 PM

why would you want 2 7950GX2's? I assume you can get them really, really cheap? (Quad SLI only pays off in really high resolutions)

just a noob · 02-10-2008, 10:38 PM

wow thanks, is that better than a pair of 8800 gt's?
edit: i think you can pick them up for around under 200 bucks now

**mep916** · 02-10-2008, 10:41 PM

Agreed. The retail prices for that card are outrageous. Buying two, unless they're really, really cheap, would be a mistake. A better approach, perhaps, would be the Radeon 3870 X2. In March, AMD will release the drivers for Quad Crossfire aka CrossfireX.

elitehacker · 02-11-2008, 04:24 AM

Quad sli is overkill man, it would be too expensive. Unless you play games as a profession, Í don't suggest anyone to get it, unless you have A LOT of money to burn, even then there would be better things to burn it on. I have read some reviews, and crossfire seems to be way better than SLi, so if you really want a multi card setup, then go crossfire, but if you just want a single card setup, then stick with Nvidia, I would suggest the 8800GT or the 8800GTS, the models with the 512MB memory, not the old ones with the old core, these have the new G92 core.

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just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: cardboard mansion Posts: 1,443	quad sli? the reason i'm asking this is because i'm thinking about buying a couple nvidia 7950's, since those are 2 gpu's put together wouldn't that make it 4x? thanks, if you can answer my question

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mep916 Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern Cali Age: 28 Posts: 4,060	Agreed. The retail prices for that card are outrageous. Buying two, unless they're really, really cheap, would be a mistake. A better approach, perhaps, would be the Radeon 3870 X2. In March, AMD will release the drivers for Quad Crossfire aka CrossfireX. __________________ Q9450 @ 3.6 GHz \|\| Zalman CNPS9700 ASUS Rampage Formula XFX GTX 280 4GB Ballistix Tracer @ 900 MHz 150GB WD Raptor 1TB Hitachi Deskstar Antec Nine Hundred Case 750W Quad Silencer FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND:F@H Team 44358 \|\| Team Stats \|\| My Stats \|\| Hardware Contributions: GTX 280/Q9450/PS3/P4

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just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: cardboard mansion Posts: 1,443	wow thanks, is that better than a pair of 8800 gt's? edit: i think you can pick them up for around under 200 bucks now

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elitehacker Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 19 Posts: 2,403	Quad sli is overkill man, it would be too expensive. Unless you play games as a profession, Í don't suggest anyone to get it, unless you have A LOT of money to burn, even then there would be better things to burn it on. I have read some reviews, and crossfire seems to be way better than SLi, so if you really want a multi card setup, then go crossfire, but if you just want a single card setup, then stick with Nvidia, I would suggest the 8800GT or the 8800GTS, the models with the 512MB memory, not the old ones with the old core, these have the new G92 core.

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