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VERY EASY SLI QUESTION PLEASE HELP

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masterhacker1989   06-04-2006 at 04:55:36 AM

I want to buy a XFX GeForce 6800 Xtreme sli (I only do light gaming), and I want to know if i just buy one card will it work in my system (i just have a single pci express slot) , or do they need to be in sli mode

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chunkymonster   06-04-2006 at 05:25:09 AM
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That's a pretty vague question...really didn't supply any info to give a real answer...assuming a number of things, the short answer is "yes"...

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Heyyou27   06-04-2006 at 05:40:37 AM
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Yes it will work, but don't even consider buying a 6800 now, and if you did, the 6800XT is the worst of the 6800 bunch.

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masterhacker1989   06-04-2006 at 05:51:09 AM
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Why is the 6800xt so bad? And why shouldnt i buy a 6800, the most graphicly intensive game i plan to play is half life 2 and i HATE the built in video on my intel motherboard-it really, really sucks-it chugs on fable:tlc

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Heyyou27   06-04-2006 at 05:53:02 AM
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There are much better cards for only a little more cash. Try the 7600GT or X1800GTO instead.

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masterhacker1989   06-04-2006 at 05:56:04 AM
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K, But which of the two is better?, and if I was to get a 7600GT, what company should I buy it from (XfX, Evga, Bfg ect...)

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chunkymonster   06-04-2006 at 07:02:52 AM
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I've had good experiences with both BFG and EVGA...I would recommend either of them...pick which company tickles your fancy.

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wun911   06-05-2006 at 08:10:52 AM
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Wait a min!!!!

I have a 7900GT by gigabyte.... I want to SLI can I do it with say a 7900GT by asus and a 7900GT gigabyte??

If say I get a 7900 GT factory OCed by XFX does that mean I must also OC my Gigabyte 7900GT to the same speed inorder to go SLI?

If I have 2 x 7900GTs by gigabyte in SLI and I want to OC them... Must I now OC them both to the same speed?

What will happen if one is OCed and one is stock?

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wun911   06-05-2006 at 08:12:34 AM
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There are much better cards for only a little more cash. Try the 7600GT or X1800GTO instead.



How the hell can a 7600GT be a better card than a 7900GT??? And why would anybody pay a little MORE for a piss week card?

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mad_fitzy   06-05-2006 at 08:39:42 AM
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Wow good to see you read.

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Why is the 6800xt so bad? And why shouldnt i buy a 6800, the most graphicly intensive game i plan to play is half life 2 and i HATE the built in video on my intel motherboard-it really, really sucks-it chugs on fable:tlc




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There are much better cards for only a little more cash. Try the 7600GT or X1800GTO instead.



So how about you do a little reading before being a dickhead

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linux_0   06-05-2006 at 09:13:50 AM
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I want to buy a XFX GeForce 6800 Xtreme sli (I only do light gaming), and I want to know if i just buy one card will it work in my system (i just have a single pci express slot) , or do they need to be in sli mode





You would be better off with a single 7600GT or 7900GT.

You can probably pickup a 7900GT for $239 after rebate:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150144

:-D

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