no 8800GT's around

[nocturnal7x]

I want to do SLI, not now but soon. These cards don't seem to be sold anywhere other than ebay and they are a rip off on ebay. Anyone seen them around?

Another question is, would a 9800GT work with an 8800GT in SLI. As far as I can tell they are the exact same card, just with a different # on them. I know with SLI the cards have to be the same, but they seem the same to me, spec wise anyway. That card is easier to find.

Thanks!



I am in the US.

 

[trevorvdw]

Solution... sell your 8800GT on Ebay at a rip off price as well then buy two 9800GTs.

 

[nocturnal7x]

Solution... sell your 8800GT on Ebay at a rip off price as well then buy two 9800GTs.

ok, thats an idea. Probably not something I would do though.

 

[radguy]

Here is a recertified one probably not what you were looking for though
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4197114&CatId=3670

I also was thinking about sli-ing an 8800gt a while back but eventually dropped the idea. A few weeks ago best buy of all places had them for 100 on clearance. BTW I hate this revamp thing.

oh and well its 20 bucks more than I saw it for but not a terrible price
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8657553&st=8800gt&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1196469743507

 

[coozie7]

sigh...What country are you in?

 

[nocturnal7x]

Ok, I found an XFX 8800GT on newegg, I was only looking at EVGA before. Can I use an XFX and an EVGA if they are both 8800GT's?

 

[Guest]

I'll sell your my 8800GT if you're interested.


It was shipped direct to me from eVGA on release and has a Zalman cooler on it.

 

[Guest]

Ok, I found an XFX 8800GT on newegg, I was only looking at EVGA before. Can I use an XFX and an EVGA if they are both 8800GT's?

I'm not sure if nVidia has fixed it since but I remember nVidia cards having real issues with SLI if they weren't pretty much the exact cards.

Different manufacturer means the BIOS on the cards could be different. That caused issues in the past. Again, I dont know if this is still the case.

 

[nocturnal7x]

I'm not sure if nVidia has fixed it since but I remember nVidia cards having real issues with SLI if they weren't pretty much the exact cards.

Different manufacturer means the BIOS on the cards could be different. That caused issues in the past. Again, I dont know if this is still the case.

ok, well, I have some time. I have no money right now cause I have to pay for school. I will look into that. May just end up getting a newer card at some point, to eventually SLI that.


Thanks guys.

 

[crazyguy_60]

although they have the same specs, they do not have the same chipset, so it would not work in SLI.