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Can I run TWO 7100gs Geforce cards in sequence?
I happen to have two cheap 7100gs Geforce cards and I heard that some
people were running more then one at a time - is this possible with this card? Thanks in advance. |
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Can I run TWO 7100gs Geforce cards in sequence?
"daviddschool" wrote in message ... I happen to have two cheap 7100gs Geforce cards and I heard that some people were running more then one at a time - is this possible with this card? Thanks in advance. By in in sequence I take it you mean SLI mode. Can you SLI the cards? Yes. If you have a mainboard supporting SLI. Would you want to? That's another question altogether. Consider that a single 7100GS got a score of 360 (that's three hundred and sixty) on the default 3DMark06 run with an dual core Athlon X2 at 2.8Ghz. In SLI that might raise it to 500. I've got a $40 64bit HD2400 512Mb card that does over 1300 on a 2.8Ghz AMD dual core. |
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Can I run TWO 7100gs Geforce cards in sequence?
By in in sequence I take it you mean SLI mode. Can you SLI the cards?
Yes. If you have a mainboard supporting SLI. Would you want to? That's another question altogether. Consider that a single 7100GS got a score of 360 (that's three hundred and sixty) on the default 3DMark06 run with an dual core Athlon X2 at 2.8Ghz. In SLI that might raise it to 500. I've got a $40 64bit HD2400 512Mb card that does over 1300 on a 2.8Ghz AMD dual core. Link: http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/Inno...21/4124-6.html |
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Can I run TWO 7100gs Geforce cards in sequence?
Ok, are you saying that doubling up the GS7100 is not a good idea
because the score doesn't really increase? I don't know much about benchmarks, but it seem that $40.00 card is much better then this 7100...woe is me. I just read that page and it seems like I can overclock this card which I haven't tried yet - so that might be a better way to go right now? On Jun 22, 1:26 am, "Augustus" wrote: By in in sequence I take it you mean SLI mode. Can you SLI the cards? Yes. If you have a mainboard supporting SLI. Would you want to? That's another question altogether. Consider that a single 7100GS got a score of 360 (that's three hundred and sixty) on the default 3DMark06 run with an dual core Athlon X2 at 2.8Ghz. In SLI that might raise it to 500. I've got a $40 64bit HD2400 512Mb card that does over 1300 on a 2.8Ghz AMD dual core. |
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Can I run TWO 7100gs Geforce cards in sequence?
"daviddschool" wrote in message ... Ok, are you saying that doubling up the GS7100 is not a good idea because the score doesn't really increase? I don't know much about benchmarks, but it seem that $40.00 card is much better then this 7100...woe is me. I just read that page and it seems like I can overclock this card which I haven't tried yet - so that might be a better way to go right now? A 7100GS is a productivity card and nothing more. It, like the HD2400 my wife uses, is good for 2D screen duty only. Non-accelerated 2D games will work fine on it as is. Overclocking that 7100GS will not result in any increase in 2D performance. And it's so woefully inadequate for 3D that it's pointless. Kind of like a teacher offering to double your final exam mark if you got 1.5 % on it. In fact, in productivity apps, your 7100GS will not be any better or worse than my 8800GT and 9600GT. |
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Can I run TWO 7100gs Geforce cards in sequence?
I just purchased a 8600GT the other day hoping it would be better then
my 7100GS - oh-oh, I hope I didn't throw away money on it. I did try and overclock the 7100GS with Rivatuner, but it crashed my system... On Jun 22, 11:39 am, "Augustus" wrote: "daviddschool" wrote in message ... Ok, are you saying that doubling up the GS7100 is not a good idea because the score doesn't really increase? I don't know much about benchmarks, but it seem that $40.00 card is much better then this 7100...woe is me. I just read that page and it seems like I can overclock this card which I haven't tried yet - so that might be a better way to go right now? A 7100GS is a productivity card and nothing more. It, like the HD2400 my wife uses, is good for 2D screen duty only. Non-accelerated 2D games will work fine on it as is. Overclocking that 7100GS will not result in any increase in 2D performance. And it's so woefully inadequate for 3D that it's pointless. Kind of like a teacher offering to double your final exam mark if you got 1.5 % on it. In fact, in productivity apps, your 7100GS will not be any better or worse than my 8800GT and 9600GT. |
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Can I run TWO 7100gs Geforce cards in sequence?
"daviddschool" wrote in message ... I just purchased a 8600GT the other day hoping it would be better then my 7100GS - oh-oh, I hope I didn't throw away money on it. I did try and overclock the 7100GS with Rivatuner, but it crashed my system... Better for what? An 8600GT is an OK card for less demanding newer games at moderate resolutions. |
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Can I run TWO 7100gs Geforce cards in sequence?
Sorry, I should have told you the uses for it :
I am using it for editing video, some 3D app (model, animation). I wanted to upgrade because the 7100gs, although a nice card, seemed a little sluggish... I don't play games at all... On Jun 22, 12:42 pm, "Augustus" wrote: "daviddschool" wrote in message ... I just purchased a 8600GT the other day hoping it would be better then my 7100GS - oh-oh, I hope I didn't throw away money on it. I did try and overclock the 7100GS with Rivatuner, but it crashed my system... Better for what? An 8600GT is an OK card for less demanding newer games at moderate resolutions. |
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Can I run TWO 7100gs Geforce cards in sequence?
"daviddschool" wrote in message ... Sorry, I should have told you the uses for it : I am using it for editing video, some 3D app (model, animation). I wanted to upgrade because the 7100gs, although a nice card, seemed a little sluggish... I don't play games at all... Video editing: no difference 3D Modelling and Animation: Vast difference |
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Can I run TWO 7100gs Geforce cards in sequence?
Well, I got the card for $69.00 Cdn on sale, so I guess it isn't too
bad. I was hoping with editing HD footage, it might help, but I guess not. What would I need to edit HD footage on a budget that is going to increase me speeds? Again, thanks for the time and patience in all of this. On Jun 22, 1:15 pm, "Augustus" wrote: "daviddschool" wrote in message ... Sorry, I should have told you the uses for it : I am using it for editing video, some 3D app (model, animation). I wanted to upgrade because the 7100gs, although a nice card, seemed a little sluggish... I don't play games at all... Video editing: no difference 3D Modelling and Animation: Vast difference |
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