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2 x 6600gt (SLI) vs. 6800gt? Which is a better deal for the $$$?
I'm getting ready to build a new system. I'm using an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe
m/b and an Athlon 64 3700+, 1 gb mem. Which is a better combination for the money - 2 6600gt's in SLI or one 6800gt? The price for two 6600gt's seems to pretty close to one 6800gt. I'm not a heavy gamer but I want decent video when I do play. THanks, BR |
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On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 20:50:26 GMT, Billy Ray Padgett wrote:
I'm getting ready to build a new system. I'm using an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe m/b and an Athlon 64 3700+, 1 gb mem. Which is a better combination for the money - 2 6600gt's in SLI or one 6800gt? The price for two 6600gt's seems to pretty close to one 6800gt. I'm not a heavy gamer but I want decent video when I do play. THanks, BR Why don't you buy slower processor like 3500 and save some money and buy 7800gt not gtx ? But for your question the 6800gt definately ! |
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In article pan.2005.08.30.20.49.55.297039@REVERSE-THIS--
bbthgisni.moc, Billy Ray Padgett says... I'm getting ready to build a new system. I'm using an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe m/b and an Athlon 64 3700+, 1 gb mem. Which is a better combination for the money - 2 6600gt's in SLI or one 6800gt? The price for two 6600gt's seems to pretty close to one 6800gt. I'm not a heavy gamer but I want decent video when I do play. A 6800GT. SLI has some real serious issues and only works on a select number of games. -- Conor "You're not married, you haven't got a girlfriend and you've never seen Star Trek? Good Lord!" - Patrick Stewart, Extras. |
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On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:14:28 +0200, Nikonja wrote:
On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 20:50:26 GMT, Billy Ray Padgett wrote: I'm getting ready to build a new system. I'm using an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe m/b and an Athlon 64 3700+, 1 gb mem. Which is a better combination for the money - 2 6600gt's in SLI or one 6800gt? The price for two 6600gt's seems to pretty close to one 6800gt. I'm not a heavy gamer but I want decent video when I do play. THanks, BR Why don't you buy slower processor like 3500 and save some money and buy 7800gt not gtx ? But for your question the 6800gt definately ! Thanks for the ideas/opinions. I think I will drop back to a 3500+, get an eVGA 6800gt, and an LCD monitor. |
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2 x 6600gt (SLI) vs. 6800gt? Which is a better deal for the$$$?
Billy Ray Padgett wrote:
On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:14:28 +0200, Nikonja wrote: On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 20:50:26 GMT, Billy Ray Padgett wrote: I'm getting ready to build a new system. I'm using an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe m/b and an Athlon 64 3700+, 1 gb mem. Which is a better combination for the money - 2 6600gt's in SLI or one 6800gt? The price for two 6600gt's seems to pretty close to one 6800gt. I'm not a heavy gamer but I want decent video when I do play. THanks, BR Why don't you buy slower processor like 3500 and save some money and buy 7800gt not gtx ? But for your question the 6800gt definately ! Thanks for the ideas/opinions. I think I will drop back to a 3500+, get an eVGA 6800gt, and an LCD monitor. Well what I would do is buy the 6800GT (make sure its SLi compatible) because you get 16 pipelines, the core will be slower but the more pipelines = more speed and faster rendering times, thus making you play games faster (dual 6600GT have 16 pipelines TOTAL), but if you don't want to be technical all i would say is, get the better card (6800GT) because then you will have room to get another and then you will have 32 pipelines. And for your processor, I would suggest getting the 3700+ (for the 2.4GHz core and the 1MB L2 cache) or getting the x2 3800 processor (a little bit more expensive, but is dual core outputting more power and letting you multi task and give you better loading times. Find out your best bang for a buck, and you don't need to go all out on SLi because if you have two crappy cards (6600GT) that will be outdated sooner than the better card (6800GT). Or, at the dropping price rate of the 7800 line, wait a few months and see how that lines goes price-wise and act perhaps going for a 7800. |
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