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topic says it all. I'm seriously considering this, any reason not to?

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How old is the card, and what manufacturer is it from?

Reply to nukchebi0
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Dont do it , dont waste your money, 2 8800GT outperform a single 8800GTX in most games but not all (if u want , i will give the links of it)
also when it comes to very high resolutions, a single 8800GTX does better(again i have the benchmarks ) also 2 8800GT will consume more power and also are more hotter than single 8800GTX

SO DON'T DO IT, seriously what game on earth u have that u cant max it out with a 8800GTX? even in Crysis (with my setup, but VGA @ stock) i could play it with everything @ high(using XP 64) with 1680x1050 resolution and it mostly is between 26-50(FPS) and it runs very smooth, no lags @ all

Seriously there isnt any game that i cant max out with it
AGAIN DONT DO IT

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Reply to Maziar

I agree with Maziar, why sell what is working fine. The best bet would be to wait and get the next generation card whatever it may be. For now the 8800GTX will handle everything you throw at it.

Reply to Fendulon

EVGA and its 5 months old

Anyone have those links on the 8800GT x 2? Not that I think I'll still do it but It would be interesting info

Reply to blacklist

Dude 8800GTX owns. Why sell it for more?

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Reply to itotallybelieveyou

Well if you can get the 2 GF8800GT for the same price without putting any additional money of your own in then sure, it'll blow away the GTX in the apps that use SLi.

However like mentioned, be sure your apps/games are among those that see a benefit or else you're simply adding more heat/power consumption to your computer and reducing performance.

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Reply to TheGreatGrapeApe

I don't mean to be a cynic, but good luck finding two 8800GT's through the retail channels right now.

Reply to chrispyski

he's kind right

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Reply to itotallybelieveyou

Well but the funny thing is, if you can find one, you can probably find 2. the question is do you want to spend $320 each for them?

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Reply to TheGreatGrapeApe
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i'd keep the GTX as well. why go through all that trouble just for a marginal gain in performance?

Reply to Sid3way
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hell yeah keep it

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Reply to boner

Performance difference seems more than 'marginal';

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardwar [...] /page5.asp

The question is how much of a price difference is it and is that worth it.

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Reply to TheGreatGrapeApe

about $100 assuming a 500 GTX

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Reply to itotallybelieveyou

A- waste of money due to shotty SLI drivers ie performance will either be same,or worse, very few that its better..at least not worth it imo; Yes there are some cases SLI is like 20-40fps better, but if your getting over 60fps anyways its kinda a waste..especially when you take into account B and C.

 

B- something new coming out in jan/feb (Early Q1)

 

C- Good luck finding 8800GTs... most are 300 bucks thats 600 for 2...no 1 is going to pay 600 for a used 8800GTX since brand new 1 is 525 bucks (EVGA 2..most expensive 2 lol)


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