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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: UB6ftUNDR on December 24, 2007, 01:24:19 PM
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would it be better to get 1 geforce 768mb graphics card.
or better to get 2 geforce 640 mb graphics cards for only $150.00 more
i dont think ill need 2 geforce 768mb graphics cards unless someone thinks ittll be better
to many decisions for me my mind is realing im geting a headache lol .
Thank You all for all the help also.
Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year.
all.
yes the 8800 cards my other post is the IBUYPOWER system i might buy it will handle 2 cards i beleve
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i assume you are referring to the 8800 cards; one will be sufficient. for two you will need at least a 750w PSU. 500w min on the single.
NOT
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You're only going to see about a 5% increase in performance (if that) by SLI'ing the two graphics cards together. You're also most likely going to need to shell out more $$$ on a better power supply.
Definitely not a very good bang for the buck. You'll be better off spending that extra money on a faster processor, or more ram.
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Do NOT get the older generation Geforce8800's!!!!!!!!
The new 8800GTS is a 512Mb card where older had 640Mb. The new card is at least 40% faster than the 640mb card.
You can get a 8800GT for half the price of GTS640Mb and still get a faster card! Do not buy the older generation 8800.
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Darn it Tigger, I almost swatted my screen cause of your avatar. LOL
Lambo
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HAHAHA i still almost do that all of the time!
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Originally posted by MrRiplEy[H]
Do NOT get the older generation Geforce8800's!!!!!!!!
The new 8800GTS is a 512Mb card where older had 640Mb. The new card is at least 40% faster than the 640mb card.
You can get a 8800GT for half the price of GTS640Mb and still get a faster card! Do not buy the older generation 8800.
I am building a faster computer. the computer store guy wanted me to to buy a 8800GT that was DX10 ready for $89. Is this probably one of the old generation ones at that price?
It was suggested, by Skuzzy, that a nvidia 7600GT card would fit my budget, Less then $200 for video card.
any suggestions?
556RECON
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Originally posted by 556recon
I am building a faster computer. the computer store guy wanted me to to buy a 8800GT that was DX10 ready for $89. Is this probably one of the old generation ones at that price?
There is no such thing as a 8800GT for $89. Unless its stolen or something. 8800GT's run $250 on the average. That $89 card is probably a 8500 or 8600GT. Which I would avoid like the plague.
This is always a good article for find the best video card for your budget, AGP or PCI-E. A new article comes out every month. So you can wait for the January article but I don't think much will change.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/12/03/best_graphics_card/
There is no $200 card, only a 180 and 220 recommended. The $180 card is as follows:
EST PCIe CARD FOR ~$180
Radeon 3850
Codename: RV670
Process: 55nm
Universal Shaders: 320
Texture Units: 16
ROPs: 16
Memory Bus: 256-bit
Core Speed MHz: 670
Memory Speed MHz: 833 (1666 effective)
DirectX / Shader Model DX 10 / SM 4.0
The Radeon 3850 brings us something we've been begging for ever since the DirectX 10 cards were introduced: a sub-$200 card with performance comparable to the high-end products. The Radeon 3850 delivers Geforce 8800 GTS 320mb performance for more than $100 less.
If you're looking to get the best possible performance for the dollar, this card hits the sweet spot.
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I just paid $250 bucks for a radeon 3870 ddr4. Hope I didn't overpay too much. I needed it fast though. It is sweet though.