2X 9600GT or 8800GT?

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KPC84

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So, Newegg is officially sold out of the Palit 8800 GTS 1 gig Sonic and I don't think they are getting any more. So for virtually the same price I can get 2 Palit 9600 GT 1 gig sonics, or for $40 more after rebates I can get 2 Palit 8800 GT 1 gig sonics. So, what do you recommend? 9600gt or 8800 gt? Both have 1 gig memory each and are sonic editions.

For reference
evga 790i ultra sli mobo
q6600
4 gigs corsair ddr3 1333
700w OCZ power supply
vista 64

PALiT NE/960TSX0202 GeForce 9600GT SONIC 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

PALiT NE/880TSXT302 GeForce 8800GT SONIC 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

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I checked gpureview.com and when you adjust the memory clocks to match the specs on these Sonic editions, the 9600gt actualy has slightly better bandwidth than the 8800gt.

9600gt VS 8800gt

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I'm not going with a 512. Games in the next year or so will become much more vram dependent and 1 gig chips will become the standard. So, like I said, 9600gt sonic or 8800gt sonic. Both will be in SLI.
 
that's not exactly true, because the vram may be able to handle it, but the core cannot. so its kind of futile to buy two 1 gig cards, but thats your choice, and if it works, all the better. but anyways, two 8800GT's are best, the 8800GT alone destroys the 9600GT
 
The 8800GT has much much more stream processors, raw power beats somewhat "raw" bandwith.
 
lovely? said:
that's not exactly true, because the vram may be able to handle it, but the core cannot. so its kind of futile to buy two 1 gig cards, but thats your choice, and if it works, all the better. but anyways, two 8800GT's are best, the 8800GT alone destroys the 9600GT
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I agree that the core speeds will be the limiting factor here, but running in SLI and assuming developers will be coding games for more efficient SLI use, I think this may be the way to go right now. At least until the 10 series comes out. I'm so disappointed with the 8 series. So for the next 2 years I think these cards will handle what I want to throw at it.

2x palit 8800gt 1 gig sonic's here I come.
 
I would say the 8800 based on reviews and performance. Isn't the 9600 the same as the 8700 or 8600? If the 8800 beats sli 8700, I think the 8800 will be the best option.
 
KPC84 said:
I'm not going with a 512. Games in the next year or so will become much more vram dependent and 1 gig chips will become the standard. So, like I said, 9600gt sonic or 8800gt sonic. Both will be in SLI.
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but games also become stream processor heavy, meaning the more you have the better.

9600 scales EXTREMELY well, and costs less, often matching the performance of the 8800GT in SLI, but games become SP heavy and the more you have the better.

its a tough choice,

9600GT
pro - price, performance/ price ratio, leftover cash
con - less SP

8800GT
Pro - slightly better performance, more SP
con - more expensive,

I would choose the 9600GT cause:
2 of them cost $380 vs $480 and you get nearly similar performance.

and by the time the games will starts taking a toll with the SP's youll have money saved for new cards (including the $100 you saved from the 2 cards :p)

ps if you read review the 9600GT in SLI comes close to the 8800GT in SLI but a MAXIMUM of 10 frames. not bad for the price
 
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