8800gt sli vs 9600gt sli

which is better i have heard that 9600gt's in sli are better than 8800gt's and i have also heard it the other way around. which is really better ?

also how overclockable are 8800gt's with the stock cooler such as this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150252

If noise is no concern, then crank those fan to 100% and you can still OC quite well. Not as good as other aftermarket coolers though. Some of the XFX models run at 100% fan speed as they put a 2 pin fan header off the PCB instead of the typical 8800GT 4 pin heared.

This is what I thought of my loud reference 8800GT fans

how would this one do ?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130357

and whats the diffrence between these two

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 57&bop=And

To be honest, I like the cheaper one with the cooler similar to G80 GTS models. Both are dual slot coolers with rear exhaust. But the akimbo is overpriced by comparison.

IMO yes it would be better. With dual GPU's if possible why not vent that hot air right out the case rather than circulate it within and make the case fan(s) exhaust it.

evga's warranty is pretty lenient. Unless you alter the bios or physically damage it changing coolers, I think you are fine. Just register it with 30 days or you get 1 year instead of lifetime.

The 9800GTX is basically a high clocked 8800GTS 512MB. You could OC a GTS to beat a stock 9800GTX.

Alot of people are completely misinformed about SLI. And they spread their misconceptions on the forums. Honestly they stick to really outdated info and believe it still applies today. Then pass it on to the next person, and so on it goes.... The vast majority of games, a pair of 9600GT will beat a single 9800GTX. And sometimes it's by alot.

Next person to tell you that, pass on some links to them. let them measure their misguided opinion against your actual data.

Check each game at firingsquad to see 9600GT SLI vs a 9800GTX:
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardwar [...] /page4.asp

This one they may attempt to argue. But the high clocked Gainward GLH 1GB 8800GTS actually beats the 8800GTX and 9800GTX. And in real world gaming like they use here, not scripted timedemos like most sites use, the 9600GT combo beats the beastly single GPU in 8 out of 10 games. As I said once here before. If Tiger Woods 08 is you game, fine grab the 9800GTX. But if you have an SLI mobo and play the other 8 games, grab the SLI 9600GT.
http://www.driverheaven.net/review [...] &pageid=12


edit: and here in this link is proof that this Gainward G92 is worthy of representing the top single GPU solutions currenly out. And 9600GT SLI beats it.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/v [...] html#sect1

alright cool thank you for the help and everything i will prob go with dual 8800gt's or some sort or 9600gt's also how would 2 of evga's akimbo superclocked 8800gt's do in sli ?