double video graphic cards
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sniperchang
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With SLI (NVIDIA), or Crossover (ATI), these technologies allows someone two put in two graphics card to boost performance. SLI, for exemple, optimizes both cards to run games on one screen.
Also, you can (with SLI or Crossover disabled) have two cards in order to setup a multi-monitor system. SEE THIS THREAD
IMO, it is not worth getting 2 lesser cards vs 1 better one. The price to performance ratio is not worth it. SEE THIS THREAD
MixedLogik
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ATI's brand is CrossFire not Crossover. But everything else is right.
sniperchang
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Oups, I never notice I was saying it wrong.
Well im gonna get an s4 nforce 570-SLI chipset DDR2/800 with pci express motherboard with 2 nvidia geforce 8500 gt 512mb 16xpci express graphic cards. what will this enhance with a single monitor during gaming? better graphics? When i have too many units on the screen will it not lag much?
sniperchang
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You have many questions for someone who already decided to get two cards. Make sure you do some more research.
You have many questions for someone who already decided to get two cards. Make sure you do some more research.
Yes.
SLI and CrossFire was design to optimize two card to power your games, so no it will not degrade performance.
You would have better performance-for-price if you just bought one 8800GT, instead of two 8500GTs. The increase in perfomance of SLI is not 100% it's less than 50% (well it depends, but it never is 100%).
Give me a sec I'll pull up some prices, or someone else could do that.
EDIT:
- Here's a nice 8800GT 512mb GDDR3 for $250. Looking at specs this card is great.
- Here's the 8500GT, crappier 128-bit GDDR2 512mb. $100x2=$200 Looking at specs this card is not to good.
For 50$ more you could get an 8800GT which would definitively be much better than two 8500GT.
You have many questions for someone who already decided to get two cards. Make sure you do some more research.
Yes.
SLI and CrossFire was design to optimize two card to power your games, so no it will not degrade performance.
You would have better performance-for-price if you just bought one 8800GT, instead of two 8500GTs. The increase in perfomance of SLI is not 100% it's less than 50% (well it depends, but it never is 100%).
Give me a sec I'll pull up some prices, or someone else could do that.
EDIT:
- Here's a nice 8800GT 512mb GDDR3 for $250. Looking at specs this card is great.
- Here's the 8500GT, crappier 128-bit GDDR2 512mb. $100x2=$200 Looking at specs this card is not to good.
For 50$ more you could get an 8800GT which would definitively be much better than two 8500GT.
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