Which will work better for a mid-end system, 2 mediocre cards running in dual SLI, or a single card for twice the price? Where is the breakeven price vs. performance point? (nVidia please)
2007-01-30 06:45:03 · 3 answers · asked by nddruhan 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Wow, no kidding computertech82, I checked the benchmark testing at tomshardware.com of the X1950 Pro vs. even much higher priced nVidia cards and found much better performance from the X1950 Pro. ATI ftw.
2007-01-30 09:33:36 · update #1
The 7600GT (little overpriced if that's us dollars), would be much faster than 2 7300gs cards. Goto www.tomshardware.com. Around that price, you could get a Radeon 1950 pro that would far faster than all them. Goto www.newegg.com for prices.
2007-01-30 07:43:38 · answer #1 · answered by computertech82 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can't speak for that BUT I have two 7600GS cards in SLi that perform near what a 7900GS does, it's not quite there but it is close enough that you won't ever notice the difference. Since my system generated enough heat as it was, I opted for water cooling on the processor and graphics cards with passive heatsinks, the 7600GS fit the bill and since I knew I wanted more performance, I got two 7600GS cards for less than a single 7900GS (at the time). If you want only one card and performance. That being said you can get a 7900GS for $170, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814134001 so I wouldn't even bother with either option you proposed and just get the 7900GS.
I'm running Vista and SLi isn't supported in the drivers yet and nvidia will be coming out with the 8300 and 8600 series in the next few months so if you can do without for now, I'd wait for the newer series to come on the market and you could get them or pick up the 7 series for even cheaper by then.
I'd still wait for the 8 series from nvidia, they beat ATi to DirectX 10 support and they're going to beat them again with mainstream DirectX 10 boards, but go ahead, doom yourself to DirectX 9, see if I care.
2007-01-30 07:07:29 · answer #2 · answered by conradj213 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
7800 gtx is an exact of the line card. 7600's are not surprisingly much as good as their huge variety implies (ie: 6800 gs is greater effectual). i might flow with a single 7800 GTX, room for expandability, and could out-carry out 2 7600 GTs. perhaps a greater effectual cost, not sure. yet yea definately flow with the 7800 GTX
2016-11-01 21:52:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋