I have a dilemma. I cant decide which to get with my brand new build. FYI I have a 22" Widescreen LCD.
Should I get 2x EVGA 8800 GT AKIMBO 512MB w/ factory OC of 720/1k(2k respective)
or
Should I get 2x 9800 GTX
My main decision factors:
1) Price: The 9800GTX SLi will cost about 200$ more (regarding obvious price drops in 8800 series soon to happen)
2) Power Consumption: I have already purchased a Thermaltake 700W PSU. Its rated for 8800GTS & 8800GT SLi.
3) Performance: Are the performance gains worth the price?
4) OCing: Will OCing the 9800GTX SLi consume too much power and rape my PSU?
My build:
CPU: E8400 (Hyper TX2 cooler)
Memory: 4GB DDR2@1066Mhz Cas 5-5-5-15
Mobo: 780i
HDD: 3x Seagate ES.2 250GB SATA II w/ 32MB Cache(yum) in RAID 0
PSU: Thermaltke 700w
VGA: UNDECIDED
Case: Antec 900
Cost: $1500 approx w/ 8800GT Akimbo SLi or $1700 approx w/ 9800GTX Sli
Note: What was with the mid-range build on Tom's System Builder marathon... This build seems like it would greatly outperform that at a lower cost. A q6700? Common drop down to a q6600 for $300 less and go Sli!!! I don't think the bottleneck from the q6700 to q6600 is going to change much! Oops I ended up ranting... sorry guys.
Should I get 2x EVGA 8800 GT AKIMBO 512MB w/ factory OC of 720/1k(2k respective)
or
Should I get 2x 9800 GTX
My main decision factors:
1) Price: The 9800GTX SLi will cost about 200$ more (regarding obvious price drops in 8800 series soon to happen)
2) Power Consumption: I have already purchased a Thermaltake 700W PSU. Its rated for 8800GTS & 8800GT SLi.
3) Performance: Are the performance gains worth the price?
4) OCing: Will OCing the 9800GTX SLi consume too much power and rape my PSU?
My build:
CPU: E8400 (Hyper TX2 cooler)
Memory: 4GB DDR2@1066Mhz Cas 5-5-5-15
Mobo: 780i
HDD: 3x Seagate ES.2 250GB SATA II w/ 32MB Cache(yum) in RAID 0
PSU: Thermaltke 700w
VGA: UNDECIDED
Case: Antec 900
Cost: $1500 approx w/ 8800GT Akimbo SLi or $1700 approx w/ 9800GTX Sli
Note: What was with the mid-range build on Tom's System Builder marathon... This build seems like it would greatly outperform that at a lower cost. A q6700? Common drop down to a q6600 for $300 less and go Sli!!! I don't think the bottleneck from the q6700 to q6600 is going to change much! Oops I ended up ranting... sorry guys.