9800GTX+ SLI vs. GTX260-216 OC

hey guys, just curious about which would give me better performance. as of right now i have 9800GTX+ SLI running but at x8/x8 on a Q9300@2.7GHz (mild oc as the 650i SLI mobo SUCKS for oc'ing). i do also have my Evga GTX260-216 sitting next to me and it made me think since my SLI is way bottlenecked by slow cpu speed (i only get a 13,400 in 3dmark06) should i switch back to the GTX260-216? until next month when i get my Evga 780i SLI mobo (so i CAN oc my Q9300 and get passed 2.7GHz to maybe 3.2GHz) or would i see about the same performance from the GTX260-216 since my cpu is bottlenecking? also it would be overclocked to FTW edition clock speeds (576/1242/1998 vs FTW 666/1404/2214)

so SLI 9800GTX+ vs oc'ed GTX260-216, both are cpu limited especially the SLI so would i gain a little performance by using the single card or just stick with the SLI? thanks to all who help

8800GT SLI > the GTX 260 216 more often than not. 9800GTX+ SLI is far better.
Look over each game: http://www.anandtech.com/video/sho [...] =3341&p=13

8X/8X doesn't affect G92 SLI much at all. See this review:
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardwar [...] page11.asp

Some games the GTX 260 may win, the majority it will lose. You are in the perfect position to test both if you like, but otherwise unless a favorite game has SLI issues, I'd be gaming on the two 9800GTX+'s if it were me.

Yeah, I hear ya. I top out a little over 3.2GHz with a Q6600 on my 650i and wouldn't have bothered trying a 45NM chip with it.

Which mobo is it? I have the MSI P6N SLI platinum. Does yours fully support that processor and it's 7.5 multiplier? 2.7GHz sounds real low though, are you sure you have explored it fully and it's not a mem, sata, or pci-e issue? Have you read up on all/any tricks for your exact mobo?

3.0GHz or above would have been nice, but I wouldn't stress over 3DMarks alone. Although, I must say your score is very low so I question other problems going on with the system (at my everyday gaming settings with Q6600@3.0GHz and a mild OC of my 8800GT's I score almost 17K).

The 750i would be fine for your pair of cards, not sure if it will hold back two of the GTX 260's though. I haven't seen the GTX compared at 8X/8X vs 16X/16X.

i think you would be better off getting a motherboard with the p45 chipset, you dont want a nvidia chipset and all the problems they bring, yes a p45 and stick in your 260 and overclock the nuts off you cpu, you cant go wrong

As you can see. I use SLI. My question is about going from my E6850 to a Big Q9550 12mb cache and OC it to near 3.6 can really HELP the SLI ?

Its a 340$(can) buying ... so i wantto know if it worth it.

Going From E6850@3.6 to Q9550@whatever i can reach (im WCed)

And my Current mobo support 45nm CPU, so i only need the Q9550

I would go with the Q9450 since it has a bigger FSB wall, the q9550 has .5 higher multiplier which can make him get much higher....for example my q9450 oced to 3.8 ghz, and a q9550 can pretty much reach 4.0 ghz, which should give him a very nice boost going from his dual core.

Usually when I buy a quad core from a dual core, I try to get one with atleast the capabilities of reaching the oc of my previous dual cpu.

So if my previous dual core could reach 3.0 ghz I would want a CPU thats quad core that can reach 3.0 ghz so that I don't feel the hit in games that don't use quad core

good choice