worth running 8800gt in sli?

headcrabCAKE · 05-21-2008, 04:31 PM

atm i have a 8800 gt 512MB sli ready 650i mobo (worth £60 lol) 2GB of ram and a E4500 and a sweet samsung 1920x1200 24" screen

i was wondering if getting another 8800gt 512mb would be worth getting? only games that i can see improving atm on would be cod4 just abit and crysis and also grid demo (cant run at max settings on the demo) and to prepare for future games like far cry 2 and fall out and alan wake as

or should i improve my cpu first? from a 2mb 2.2Ghz to something better?

Timo · 05-21-2008, 05:05 PM

Well to me 650i's are the scum of the earth :p

Neh just a joke, you'd be able to run two 8800GT's but if it is actually worth the price I don't know because you have a cripled board (you can only run 16x and 8x if doing SLI) and your CPU isn't all that either.

headcrabCAKE · 05-21-2008, 05:10 PM

what mobo would u suggest for a sli configuration i was looking at the 790i mobo or would a 680i mobo do?

(i am mad about my gaming graphics and fps lol)

yea i think my 650i is a bad mobo it wont overclock at all its a ecs mobo (i don't like the make now lol)

Nevakonaza · 05-21-2008, 05:11 PM

sli worth the price tag...i dont think so.

just get one 8800gt its got plenty of power

and headcrabCAKE theres nothing wrong with his CPU,suppose he could overclock it some to make it faster but by all means its not what you say

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and your CPU isn't all that either.

headcrabCAKE · 05-21-2008, 05:13 PM

thats just it my mobo wont overclock at all lol i cant change the Ghz no matter what i change

only options i have to change is the fsb on the cpu and ram and the multiplier

i set my fsb to 1333 and that didn't even make a single change to the GHZ lol

Nevakonaza · 05-21-2008, 05:36 PM

ohh i see lol,yeah maybe you need a new mobo then,but tbh i would not go SLI,its just a waste of money imo

a 8800GT or HD3870 is more than enough for most of todays games.

and what you will have saved on buying that second card you could get a q6600 processor instead

Timo · 05-21-2008, 06:55 PM

That would be a better suggestion... Though if his computer is locked that might give problems but I suspect not...

... And I happen to find SLI'd 8800GT's for 260 euro's (350 dollars or so) not too expensive for the price tag :p (it just depends on how cheap you can get them)...

WhiteFireDragon · 05-21-2008, 07:38 PM

getting SLI is like buying ddr3 right now. not much performance gains for how much you pay

headcrabCAKE · 05-21-2008, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by WhiteFireDragon

getting SLI is like buying ddr3 right now. not much performance gains for how much you pay

ah right fair enough thanks alot for all the advice gonna buy a new mobo and cpu soon

Timo · 05-21-2008, 07:41 PM

I find the boost in the games I plan to buy quite nice for the price

But it's everyones choice, I chose to take two videocards due to wanting to push the limits of it all a bit and to have it run for a long long time without having to change a thing (except software perhaps :p )

05-21-2008, 04:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
headcrabCAKE banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: birkenheas,uk near liverpool Age: 27 Posts: 154	worth running 8800gt in sli? atm i have a 8800 gt 512MB sli ready 650i mobo (worth £60 lol) 2GB of ram and a E4500 and a sweet samsung 1920x1200 24" screen i was wondering if getting another 8800gt 512mb would be worth getting? only games that i can see improving atm on would be cod4 just abit and crysis and also grid demo (cant run at max settings on the demo) and to prepare for future games like far cry 2 and fall out and alan wake as or should i improve my cpu first? from a 2mb 2.2Ghz to something better?

05-21-2008, 05:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Timo Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Netherlands Age: 18 Posts: 289	Well to me 650i's are the scum of the earth :p Neh just a joke, you'd be able to run two 8800GT's but if it is actually worth the price I don't know because you have a cripled board (you can only run 16x and 8x if doing SLI) and your CPU isn't all that either. __________________ Ordered and in the making (the current one isn't worthy to be mentioned): Mobo: XFX 680i LT Sli CPU: Q6600 Vcard: 8800GTS G92 RAM: DDR2 800Mhz CL5 (OCZ) CPU Cooler: Scythe Infinity Vcard Cooler(s): Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Rev2 PSU: Corsair 650TX

05-21-2008, 05:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midlands,Uk Age: 20 Posts: 8,597	ohh i see lol,yeah maybe you need a new mobo then,but tbh i would not go SLI,its just a waste of money imo a 8800GT or HD3870 is more than enough for most of todays games. and what you will have saved on buying that second card you could get a q6600 processor instead __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 GO @ 3.2Ghz-Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) V1.9 Bios Seagate Barracuda 250Gb Sata II Western Digital Caviar 400GB Sata II 4GB OCZ PC2-6400C5 Vista Gold Series @ 856 Mhz Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1 Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Icute Jet Turbine case blk (Modded) Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit SP1\|Kaspersky IS 2009

05-21-2008, 06:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
Timo Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Netherlands Age: 18 Posts: 289	That would be a better suggestion... Though if his computer is locked that might give problems but I suspect not... ... And I happen to find SLI'd 8800GT's for 260 euro's (350 dollars or so) not too expensive for the price tag :p (it just depends on how cheap you can get them)... __________________ Ordered and in the making (the current one isn't worthy to be mentioned): Mobo: XFX 680i LT Sli CPU: Q6600 Vcard: 8800GTS G92 RAM: DDR2 800Mhz CL5 (OCZ) CPU Cooler: Scythe Infinity Vcard Cooler(s): Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Rev2 PSU: Corsair 650TX

05-21-2008, 07:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
WhiteFireDragon Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 733	getting SLI is like buying ddr3 right now. not much performance gains for how much you pay __________________ q6600 @ 3.2ghz maximus II 7900gt 512mb 2x1gb tracers @ 800mhz audigy 2zs 74gb raptor HX520watts

05-21-2008, 05:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
headcrabCAKE banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: birkenheas,uk near liverpool Age: 27 Posts: 154	what mobo would u suggest for a sli configuration i was looking at the 790i mobo or would a 680i mobo do? (i am mad about my gaming graphics and fps lol) yea i think my 650i is a bad mobo it wont overclock at all its a ecs mobo (i don't like the make now lol)

05-21-2008, 05:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
headcrabCAKE banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: birkenheas,uk near liverpool Age: 27 Posts: 154	thats just it my mobo wont overclock at all lol i cant change the Ghz no matter what i change only options i have to change is the fsb on the cpu and ram and the multiplier i set my fsb to 1333 and that didn't even make a single change to the GHZ lol

05-21-2008, 07:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
Timo Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Netherlands Age: 18 Posts: 289	I find the boost in the games I plan to buy quite nice for the price But it's everyones choice, I chose to take two videocards due to wanting to push the limits of it all a bit and to have it run for a long long time without having to change a thing (except software perhaps :p ) __________________ Ordered and in the making (the current one isn't worthy to be mentioned): Mobo: XFX 680i LT Sli CPU: Q6600 Vcard: 8800GTS G92 RAM: DDR2 800Mhz CL5 (OCZ) CPU Cooler: Scythe Infinity Vcard Cooler(s): Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Rev2 PSU: Corsair 650TX

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