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    Best nVidia or ATI/AMD SLI Graphics Card

    Any suggestions for the best nVidia or ATI graphics card? Im currently running a ATI All-In-Wonder and I am upgrading to a SLI motherboard. Since the board supports any SLI, I was intrested in it.
    Also: I am running on PCIE and I have a 1000 Watt Power Supply.


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    Re: Best nVidia or ATI/AMD SLI Graphics Card

    How many PCI-E slots do you have?

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    Re: Best nVidia or ATI/AMD SLI Graphics Card

    SLI motherboards usually have 2-3 PCI-e slots, because Nvidia Cards take a lot of space. Newest nForce motherboards have 3 and a bit older have 2 slots.

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    Re: Best nVidia or ATI/AMD SLI Graphics Card

    Quote Originally Posted by zingmars View Post
    SLI motherboards usually have 2-3 PCI-e slots, because Nvidia Cards take a lot of space. Newest nForce motherboards have 3 and a bit older have 2 slots.

    I was asking how many, because I could either tell him two 9800GTX2, or 3 280GTX's.

    Depends if he has two or 3 PCI-E slots.

    And the board doesn't have the number of PCI-E slots just because of it's age, some manufacturers are still pumping out boards with two PCI-E slots, because not many people even use the third

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    Re: Best nVidia or ATI/AMD SLI Graphics Card

    The best?

    Well, the best ATi card would be 4870X2, and the best NVIDIA card would be GTX 280.

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    Re: Best nVidia or ATI/AMD SLI Graphics Card

    Fastest configuration you can get is 2 4870X2's Crossfire'd. It's faster than a 3-way SLI.
    Unless they have 3-way Crossfire now.

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    Re: Best nVidia or ATI/AMD SLI Graphics Card



    Obviously that tells you nothing =p but it was a huge article made by sweclockers with all these different cards.

    http://www.sweclockers.com/articles_...id=6114&page=1 if you want to look at the pictures, you will most likely be able to use a Google translator.

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    Re: Best nVidia or ATI/AMD SLI Graphics Card

    Well, my motherboard has 3 pcie slots aswell as 2 AGP expansion slots.

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    Re: Best nVidia or ATI/AMD SLI Graphics Card

    Quote Originally Posted by Flawz View Post


    Obviously that tells you nothing =p but it was a huge article made by sweclockers with all these different cards.

    http://www.sweclockers.com/articles_...id=6114&page=1 if you want to look at the pictures, you will most likely be able to use a Google translator.
    See how they are comparing 2x 280GT's in SLI against a single 4870X2. Yes the 4870X2 has 2 GPU's but it is still 1 card... 2x 280Gt compared to 2x 4870X2 will show you how badly It owns.

    Keep in mind SLI = roughly 40% performance increase, while Crossfire = up to 80% increase.

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    Re: Best nVidia or ATI/AMD SLI Graphics Card

    So basically, if i get two gtx 280's I would be running quad sli?
    Its actully pretty cheap too, $249 for one card and $9.80 for shipping.

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    Re: Best nVidia or ATI/AMD SLI Graphics Card

    i went and got a new nvidia gefore 9800, but after awhile i think making getting a ATI/AMD is better...

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    Re: Best nVidia or ATI/AMD SLI Graphics Card

    i got ati's 3870 HD quad crossfire when it was released, i think there awesome

    if you cant afford the newer ones...check em out, ATI are generally a better deal for your cash also.

    id go intel processor, crossfire dd3 mobo w/ quad crossfire, for value and performance, well....thats me anyway

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    Re: Best nVidia or ATI/AMD SLI Graphics Card

    Quote Originally Posted by MasterBubba View Post
    So basically, if i get two gtx 280's I would be running quad sli?
    Its actully pretty cheap too, $249 for one card and $9.80 for shipping.
    Two of the same card: SLI
    Three of the same card: Tri-SLI

    And I believe 2x Geforce 9800GX2 would be Quad SLI

    Quote Originally Posted by nzrock View Post
    i went and got a new nvidia gefore 9800, but after awhile i think making getting a ATI/AMD is better...
    If I'm not mistaken 9800 use the same chipset as an 8800 so there is hardly any performance increase between them.

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    Re: Best nVidia or ATI/AMD SLI Graphics Card

    Uh, wrong.. 3 GTX 280 beats 2 4870X2.

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    Re: Best nVidia or ATI/AMD SLI Graphics Card

    Oh btw, if you're going for SLI just make sure your CPU can handle it and wont bottleneck. A Core 2 Duo E6600 should be fine, a Q6600 \ Q8200 as well.

    Quote Originally Posted by Cruvenium View Post
    Uh, wrong.. 3 GTX 280 beats 2 4870X2.
    ok?



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