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jcorqian   05-07-2008 at 02:25:06 AM

Hey guys, I have a nice Dell SP2208WFP 22 inch monitor that I will use in my next system. I was wondering what your thoughts on the best graphics card setup should be for this resolution. Money is not an issue, merely cost effectiveness. I am looking for a setup that will kill most games and perform pretty well on Crysis, as well as be future-proof. Right now I was thinking two 8800 GTS's or one 9800 GTX (possibly even two if I really take the future-proofing seriously).

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dagger   05-07-2008 at 02:31:08 AM
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jcorqian wrote :

Hey guys, I have a nice Dell SP2208WFP 22 inch monitor that I will use in my next system. I was wondering what your thoughts on the best graphics card setup should be for this resolution. Money is not an issue, merely cost effectiveness. I am looking for a setup that will kill most games and perform pretty well on Crysis, as well as be future-proof. Right now I was thinking two 8800 GTS's or one 9800 GTX (possibly even two if I really take the future-proofing seriously).


A g92 8800gts cost $169.99 after MIR:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814134037

 

One g92 8800gts vs one 9800gtx benchmark:
http://en.expreview.com/2008/04/03 [...] review/12/

------------------------------ Q6600@3.6ghz, GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard, 8gb 800mhz ddr2 4-3-3-12, 8800GTS(g92)@780mhz, 1TB + 1.5TB hdds, 850watt psu
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pauldh   05-07-2008 at 03:10:40 AM
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The single GTS Dagger posted for $170 is a solid choice; unbeatable for the money.

But Money no issue, two 8800GTS 512MB's gets my vote. It will do exactly what you asked...kill most games at that res with aa/af cranked, perform very well at crysis even with 2xaa/16xaf and high details (one GTS won't do this), and be more future proof. I run 16x10 with dual 8800GT and couldn't be happier.

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Crazy-PC   05-07-2008 at 07:48:14 AM
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8800GTS 512M SLI if you use high resolution (1680x1050 or higher) to maintain the FPS in 3D games if your new system is mainly for 3D games. If budget is no doubt that go with 3 way SLI with 9800GTX that you will still happy for games until end of Year 2009 but hugh money for me.

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darthvaderkenneth   05-07-2008 at 01:58:20 PM
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i think you need a 9800gx2 at 1680x1050 since thats wat i'm using to play crysis at that resolution with 2/4x AA high quality windows Xp.

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