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Ok, I finally broke down last week and made the jump from dual core to quad, I also setup sli. My problem is I just ran 3dmark06 and I didn't even break 6000 marks. Below is my list of hardware let me know if you have any ideas on how to get my score up a little higher.

AMD phenom 9550
Corsair XMS2 DHX 2048MB Dual Channel PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB)
Asus M2N-SLI Motherboard - NVIDIA nForce 560 SLI
XFX GeForce 8500 GT Video Card - 1GB DDR2
500gb WD harddrive 7400 rpm

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Reply to mousemonkey

The 8500GT is a terrible card for gaming. Seriously. Don't SLI them, sell them (not sure if you have 1 or 2), and buy something from the 8800's, 9600's, HD 4670, or an HD 4850. You'll do much better.

Reply to Dekasav

Agreed, the 8500GT is a poor performing card, not much better then integrated graphics. With a SLI system get the 9800GTs they're running about $110 after rebates right now
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130397
and even 1 would spank SLIed 8500s. If budget is a real problem look into the 9600GT @80 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130360
or the 9600GSO @$70 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130362

Reply to dirtmountain

My friend got one of those and can't seem to understand that even though its got 1gb memory its just plain crap. Because memory size with a graphics card is what makes it perform.

Reply to gpippas

8500 GT, ROFL. Honestly, I'm surprised you got close to 6000.

Reply to masteryoda34

Well one 8500GT gets like 2800ish so with 2 your right on. LOL. What do you expect from crap cards.

Reply to roadrunner197069

Have to agree with the others here; get a new GC asap...

Reply to aziraphale

SLI FTW!
lol im guessing someone tricked you into that purchase?

Reply to eklipz330

:lol: :lol: Hah 8500GT in SLI :D .

Actually it's kind of surprising you even got that high with them. Even my ol Radeon 3850 with everything at stock speeds gets 8700. If you're on a budget go with a 9600GT. Even a single 9600GT will give you much more performance than your 8500s. You can SLi a second one latter. If you can afford to spend a little more though try and get a 9800GT.

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