Way back when the 8800GTS (G80) was a big deal, i bit on an 8800GTS 320mb because i had a 19" LCD and didnt' plan on upgrading it. I paired the 320 with an E4300@3ghz, 4gb ram, and a 680i motherboard to look forward to SLI'n in the future when the 320 became cheap sinch i only had a 19" 1280x1024 monitor.
I got a sweet deal on a 22" LCD 1680x1050 a year ago and have been running most everything at the native resolution (no AA to 2x depending on title) and max details. I've been thoroughly happy with the setup.
I've recently decided that i'd like to upgrade my video card since the time of "cheap 320's" has come upon us. At the same time, the 4850 has recently come out and become a sweet deal around the $155-$170 (AR) mark.
So my choice is this: Pickup the 4850 (and forget about Sli'n ever on my 680i, which was the reason i picked it up), or pickup the $100 8800 320 and run Sli. I realize that I won't be able to enable 4x AA due to memory limitations, but what kind of frame rates would it get in comparison to the 4850?
I can't seem to find any benches of the 320 SLi in any recent games, nor in comparison to other recent cards. the only thing i can find are old games.
So, my questions is, what woudl be faster 2x8800 320 or 1 4850 and some idea of the relative increases for the money and situation?
I got a sweet deal on a 22" LCD 1680x1050 a year ago and have been running most everything at the native resolution (no AA to 2x depending on title) and max details. I've been thoroughly happy with the setup.
I've recently decided that i'd like to upgrade my video card since the time of "cheap 320's" has come upon us. At the same time, the 4850 has recently come out and become a sweet deal around the $155-$170 (AR) mark.
So my choice is this: Pickup the 4850 (and forget about Sli'n ever on my 680i, which was the reason i picked it up), or pickup the $100 8800 320 and run Sli. I realize that I won't be able to enable 4x AA due to memory limitations, but what kind of frame rates would it get in comparison to the 4850?
I can't seem to find any benches of the 320 SLi in any recent games, nor in comparison to other recent cards. the only thing i can find are old games.
So, my questions is, what woudl be faster 2x8800 320 or 1 4850 and some idea of the relative increases for the money and situation?