1 8800 gtx or 2 8600 GTS?

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#1 TENTHROW2
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upgrading pc for first time in long time, just getting opinions on which is better. 1Geforce 8600 GTX 768MBor 2 Geforce 8600 GTS 256MB.

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#2 OPRFWrestler112
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1 8800 gtx
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#3 IQT786
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no contest gtx wins
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#4 TENTHROW2
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great, thx for the tips.
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#5 PullTheTricker
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GTX wins

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#6 rfc2k
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2 8600 GTS's arent even as good as one 8800 GTS never mind a GTX. Get the GTX.
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#7 Hiryuu_
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Joke topic?

Two 8600GTS cards = $300

GTX = $500

But then again, even the $300 8800GTS 320MB would a better choice than two 8600GTS cards in SLi.

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#8 dbowman
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Easily the 8800GTX
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#9 BlackStalker
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Just do this, it ALWAYS works. 1x8800 = 8800, while 2x8600= 17200. So therefore, it is quite obvious that you need to go with the 2 8600. It just adds up...
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Two heads are better than one.
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#11 firefly026
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Just do this, it ALWAYS works. 1x8800 = 8800, while 2x8600= 17200. So therefore, it is quite obvious that you need to go with the 2 8600. It just adds up...BlackStalker
It's not that simple. Having two cards in a SLI/CF configuration does not mean you will have double the performance of one card. In this case, the one GTX would still overpower the two 8600s.
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#12 BlackStalker
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[QUOTE="BlackStalker"]Just do this, it ALWAYS works. 1x8800 = 8800, while 2x8600= 17200. So therefore, it is quite obvious that you need to go with the 2 8600. It just adds up...firefly026
It's not that simple. Having two cards in a SLI/CF configuration does not mean you will have double the performance of one card. In this case, the one GTX would still overpower the two 8600s.

I was obviously joking... 3 8600's wouldn't compete with 1 GTX...

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#13 firefly026
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[QUOTE="firefly026"][QUOTE="BlackStalker"]Just do this, it ALWAYS works. 1x8800 = 8800, while 2x8600= 17200. So therefore, it is quite obvious that you need to go with the 2 8600. It just adds up...BlackStalker

It's not that simple. Having two cards in a SLI/CF configuration does not mean you will have double the performance of one card. In this case, the one GTX would still overpower the two 8600s.

I was obviously joking... 3 8600's wouldn't compete with 1 GTX...

My mistake :lol:
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#14 endtype
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OMG don't give Nvidia any ideas....Soon there will be like quad core 8900s with like SLI3 Video card editonExtreme configuration
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#15 choctawfootball
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plz wait for a price drop.

when nvidia announces the new GPUs next month

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#16 Indestructible2
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8800GTX obviously...
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#17 dunamistheou
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One 8800gtx. Not all games will use SLI.
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#18 Hiryuu_
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One 8800gtx. Not all games will use SLI.dunamistheou

But for the games that don't, one can simply use the second card for cranking up AA.

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#19 Darklink25
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GTX
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#20 codezer0
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Only get the 8600GTS if you absolutely need a card that has a single-slot cooler and leaves any adjacent expansion slot open for you. If you can afford the space for a two-slot card/cooling system (and the money), get the 8800GTX. Some motherboards put a rather precious expansion slot right next to where the video card would sit in, and in this case, a two-slot cooler like what is used on the 8800s would be a genuine problem. Two 8600GTS's in SLi do come close to an 8800GTX... but only in games that are able to readily take advantage of SLi and/or have an optimized game profile in the drivers. Games that do not handle SLi too well, you'll be stuck at the performance level of just around what a single 8600GTS would be. And the performance gap between an 8600GTS and any of the 8800's is pretty harsh.