9800 GTX+ SLi or new card?

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someone7089

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Hello,
I have the opportunity to upgrade my 2009 gaming PC and have a question.

Here's my computer specs:
-NZXT Guardian 921 mid tower case
-Intel DP45SG Motherboard
-Intel Core 2 duo E8500 3.16 GHz
-4 GB Corsair 1333 MHz DDR3 (Set to 1066 MHz because of motherboard-RAM compatibility issue)
-850 W Stablepower PSU
-360 GB 7200 RPM WD HDD
-EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512 mb video card
- Windows XP x64 Edition

Would it be more worth it to upgrade the graphics card or get a second 9800 GTX+? (or should I upgrade something else?) Also, I don't want to spend tons of money in the upgrade. Preferably less than $200.

Thanks for any advice.
 
9800GTX+
- 128 Processors
- 738 MHz
- 256 Bit
- 512 MB / 2200 MHz / DDR3
GTX 460
- 336 Processors
- 720 MHz
- 256 Bit
- 1GB / 3600 MHz / gDDR5

so, that makes the 460 more powerful than SLId 9800 GTX+ cards. Plus it can use DX11.
 
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wolfeking said:
you will be better off with a new GPU. A GTX460 will net better results than a SLI 9800GTX+ setup (more cores, faster memory, faster clocks).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...iption=gtx460&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20

and the good news, you can still use the 9800 GTX+ for physics.
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Ok, thanks for the advice. Would it be advantageous to upgrade the CPU to a Core 2 Quad?
Also, what exactly do you mean by "you can still use the 9800 GTX+ for physics"? Do you mean I'd be able to run the two different cards at once?
 
you should definitely get a new card!
i finally got down and finally upgraded my 9600 to a GTX460. i saw a limit to my 9600 after i started playing more recent games.
best investment i have ever made for my rig lol
here's some choices: http://www.eio.com/c-286-video-cards.aspx?pagesize=12&sectionids=1626&expand=506&ViewType=2

physic basically means that you can basically use the secondary graphics not as SLI but just as a dedicated gpu to help process the graphics. you're not necessarily running two cards at once, but its basically just so you can provide a little more power for the primary gpu.
 
someone7089 said:
Ok, thanks for the advice. Would it be advantageous to upgrade the CPU to a Core 2 Quad?
Also, what exactly do you mean by "you can still use the 9800 GTX+ for physics"? Do you mean I'd be able to run the two different cards at once?
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physics is a nvidia tech that basically uses the secondary GPU for pixel preprocessing. There arent many games that support it, but its a good idea to use it on the ones that do.
 
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