IS THIS A MISTAKE?

[Guest]

I was saving up for a Nvidia Geforce GTX260 but I went to my local computer store, and they put the GTS 250 30% Off and It was like that for only 1 more day. Anyways I bought it and sli'd it with my other gts 250 so now i have a GTS 250 Sli, Did i make a mistake on using my money to sli my GTS 250? What will my GTS 250 Sli be equivalent too? Is it better than a GTX 260?

 

[Guest]

So did i make the right choice?

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

285>260

 

[Guest]

Its Pcie 1.1 X16 both of the slots both together cost me $208 as i got them both on special. Also, A GTX285 cost $260 and a GTX260 cost $200 and apparently my card is as powerfull as GTX285 in sli so i guess i got a good deal. Also My cards are running hotter than usual in sli o_0 wtf

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

If its x16 by x4, then youll see some decrease in performance

 

[Guest]

@jaydeejohn what?

I have 2 PCIEX16 Slots?

 

[Guest]

Which mobo you are using?

I dunno lol. :\ Which is kind of sad but its a Asus Motherboard

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

@jaydeejohn what?

I have 2 PCIEX16 Slots?

Sorry, didnt get that earlier
Youll be fine then

 

[Guest]

Why is my card running hotter than usual? usally its like 75C now its like 79C load max

 

[Guest]

I just did the GTA IV benchmark:

GTS 250 - SLI Disabled All max settings 1680x1050 :

26.69

GTS 250 - SLI All max settings 1680x1050:

43.22FPS Average

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Each card gives off radiant heat
One card is picking up the radiant heat of the other, and vice versa

 

[Guest]

ok, also is my GTS 250 Sli better than a single 5770

 

[masik7290]

ok, also is my GTS 250 Sli better than a single 5770

yea it is
one 250 is a little slower than a 5770
2 250 is way better than a 5770
but also alot more expensive

 

[Guest]

Awesome! But does it come near the 5850? The GTS 250's In SLI from the benchmarks iv just recently seen it gets equal fps to the GTX285 or a little more.

 

[Guest]

yea it is
one 250 is a little slower than a 5770
2 250 is way better than a 5770
but also alot more expensive

Thanks for reply.