two 256 in SLI MODE ...or... a 512????

2X256SLI or 512 (same brand)

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butter

butter

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what do u think wud be more powerful, despite the price?

TWO 256MB IN SLI MODE

or

ONE 512

???

same brand name, same speed.. same everything..
 
Depends on the card, if it was a 8800gts vs dual sli 8600gt i would go for the 8800gts, if they're the same card just diff amount of memory, then sli but in exchange you would need a more powerful power supply to power them
 
It depends largely on the card, because RAM size usually doesnt make much of a difference at all compared to the other specs on the card.

For instance, say two 8800GTS 320MB vs an 8800GTS 640MB, the dual 320MB cards would be A LOT better.
 
i was actually just trying to figure out the SLI cons and pros.. but now, since i wanna try out that water cooling system, i'd rather have just one, but a big one tho.. cuz it wud be a pain to install water cooling onto so many units.. other thoughts?
 
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That would fall under 'motherboard and case cons', not SLI cons. If the PCIe slots on your motherboard are far enough apart, and you have a large case to work with, you'll be fine.
 
well.. makes sense actually..
so ur trying to say that a larger case is better? (i'm about to buy one too)
 
Well, a larger case generally is better, you can have better cable managment, and better cooling which will allow for better temps which is just generally better. Also, you could have SLI and water cooling without any problems or issues with lacking space.
 
okay, but i'm still not satisfied.

in the first place, why do ppl choose SLI anyways? price i guess?
and the second, how do u pronounce it? like "sly"? lol

ps. and also, what's crossfire?
 
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butter said:
even taking bulky water cooling tubes into consideration?
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erm.. if you have 'bulky water cooling tubes' it doesnt matter weither they are bulky or not, since its not in the way of anything that needs airflow, right? (that is,.. if you dont jsut put in the tubes for show ofc)
 
Archangel said:
erm.. if you have 'bulky water cooling tubes' it doesnt matter weither they are bulky or not, since its not in the way of anything that needs airflow, right? (that is,.. if you dont jsut put in the tubes for show ofc)
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well but there's still some airflow needed.. for the RAM and MoBo itself.. but i guess with a right case size, these problems won't exist
 
if you're doing the watercooling thing right, the mobo wont need airflow (except maybe if the mobo was passive cooled already) because its silly to put watercooling on the CPU and grafic's cards, and then not replace the smallest (and maybe most annoying sounding) fan in the pc :)
as for the RAM.. well, if you dont overclock it, there wont be a problem with that anyway :D
 
Archangel said:
if you're doing the watercooling thing right, the mobo wont need airflow (except maybe if the mobo was passive cooled already) because its silly to put watercooling on the CPU and grafic's cards, and then not replace the smallest (and maybe most annoying sounding) fan in the pc :)
as for the RAM.. well, if you dont overclock it, there wont be a problem with that anyway :D
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what about radiator fans tho? the liquid cool sys i was gonna build would have at least 3 of them.. and the case fans.. it still sounds pretty noisy to me.. I WANT A NO FAN ONE. lol or at least a quiet one
 
A 512mb for instance. TRLegend in NG. Requires a 512mb 3D Accelerated card7800.X1800 If you got 2X 256mb 7900GS in SLI It still wouldn't go fast. Whilst a Single 512mb 7800GTX / 512mb 7900GT Would be faster.
 
butter said:
what about radiator fans tho? the liquid cool sys i was gonna build would have at least 3 of them.. and the case fans.. it still sounds pretty noisy to me.. I WANT A NO FAN ONE. lol or at least a quiet one
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well... you dont need case fans with watercooling, and when you place the cooler outside the case with 2 / 3 120mm fans (on a low rpm). it is silent
 
Archangel said:
well... you dont need case fans with watercooling, and when you place the cooler outside the case with 2 / 3 120mm fans (on a low rpm). it is silent
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You should have them though, especially if your only using watercooling for the CPU and GPU's, because the hard drives, chipset, voltage regulators, RAM, they all produce heat. And if you have no case air flow, those temps will start to rise.
 
you still dont need them.. airflow is also created by hot air moving up etc. look at a HP pc or so, they dont have a case fan for the hdd whathowever ;o

besides that, if you are building a pc with watercooling, you really shouldnt forget to put the chipset onto the water circuit. and HDD's.. well, the case absorbs quite some heat from it, and even better, if you place it well, the case can keep a hdd cooler than a fan blowing onto it (big heatsink ftw) but you need a large surface making contact with the hdd ofc.

also, above all, the PSU does have a Fan, wich is more than enough airflow for all the FET's, voltage regulators and RAM etc wich is in the pc, so no.. case fans are not needed when you pull out about all the heat fromming from the cpu/gpu/chipset with watercooling.
 
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