TheeBeets Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Hi I just bought myself an Nvidia Geforce 8600 256Mb DDR3 Graphics Card. However my current motherboard doesnt support SLi so i wanted to know if i was to get a newer motherboard. Would it be better to buy myself another Nvidia Geforce 8600 256Mb DDR3 card and run them in SLI or get a Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTX in single mode? Thx for ur help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldwolf Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Get the GTX, will blow 2 8600's out of the system,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 actually get an 8800GTS 512MB G92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarle Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 SLI is overrated. Get yourself a more powerful card and you'll go further then two weak cards together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 SLI is overrated. Get yourself a more powerful card and you'll go further then two weak cards together.perfectly said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbolt 2864 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Yeah, I think a GTS or a GTX will definately kill 2 8600. Don't even bother SLI a mid range card, not going to help much. Saves time and money (Sorta). I was planning on getting a 8600 GT myself, but I'm glad I got a 8800 GTS which is even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 The G92 based 8800GT cards will outperform the "old" 8800GTS (the 320 and 640MB versions) in most cases. There's the new G92 based GTS cards as well (512MB, 1GB), but the extra performance compared to the price might not make it worthwhile.I get about 5000 for each of the graphics test scores in 3DMark06 with stock speeds on my 8800GT, and it cost about $100 less than the GTS variant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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