Crossfire vs 8800

Okay, I am looking for an upgrade because I am having trouble running some of the games I have. (I am an all or nothing kind of guy)

I was looking at the cheapest available options available to me to get my FPS up.

My First option is to buy another ASUS x1950Pro Xfire from ZZF for $170. This option appeals to me because I have wanted to try a dual GPU ste-up for a while, and because most benchmarks I see show excellent scaling of the x1950Pro when in crossfire mode. Also, I love my ASUS card. It is VERY quiet , runs cool, and performs well.

The other option, is of course, an 8800GTS 320MB. ZZF has them for $270 shipped with some free games and such. This option appeals to me because I have never had a nVidia card, and I know the performance is good. I think power consumption will be less going this route as well.

My delima is, I am poor (not really).

I couldn't find any benchmarks to compare CF'd Pros vs a Single GTS, but from what I have seen is that they'll be about the same (FPS wise).

x1950Pro Pros:
-Cheap
-Crossfire is cool 8)
-Can sell one later and use the other for a HTPC, a spare rig, lanrig, or something
-Looks cool
-Good scaling

Cons:
-Cumbersome
-PowerConsumption
-Lack of support in some games
-Not DX10

8800GTS Pros:
-Power Consumption
-Less Cumbersome
-DX10
-Good performance
-Only one card

Cons:
-Already have xfire mobo
-MORE Expensive
-Only one card


I have already pretty much made my mind up, but wanted to see what you guys thought. I am really not partial to either brand, so let me know what you think.

P.S.- There is no way I am getting a 2900 or GTX
P.S.S- I game at 1680x1050

The xfire 1950pro's are only 30W more than the single 8800gts, not a huge amoint in it

http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/forums [...] t=9354&p=0

Thanks for the link. I can't believe that my Pro uses less power then my x850xt pe did. I had my x850 running on a cheap Ultra 400w PSU with 16A on the 12v rail... lol.