Please Help! Two 8800's vs One 9800?

ok so i built an awsome computer about four months ago and got the best stuff i could, and now i want better stuff.

so what i have is

xfx 680i lt sli

e8400 3.00ghz

ocz reaper ram ddr2 800, 4 (2x2gig)

250 western digital hdd 7200rpm

antec 900 series gaming case

eVGA 8800gts 512mb

vista home premium 64bit

dvd/cd burner

600w psu

ok so i want to buy another video card, but now that i look its only like 30 bucks more to buy a new 9800gtx over the same 8800gts i bought, so i know that you can only expect at best an 80 percent increase in performance w/ two cards in sli, so the question is, which is better: sell the 8800gts i have and put the money toward a 9800gtx, or buy a second 8800gts?

what do guys think, which will perform better? which should i buy?

ok so i built an awsome computer about four months ago and got the best stuff i could, and now i want better stuff.

so what i have is

xfx 680i lt sli

e8400 3.00ghz

ocz reaper ram ddr2 800, 4 (2x2gig)

250 western digital hdd 7200rpm

antec 900 series gaming case

eVGA 8800gts 512mb

vista home premium 64bit

dvd/cd burner

600w psu

ok so i want to buy another video card, but now that i look its only like 30 bucks more to buy a new 9800gtx over the same 8800gts i bought, so i know that you can only expect at best an 80 percent increase in performance w/ two cards in sli, so the question is, which is better: sell the 8800gts i have and put the money toward a 9800gtx, or buy a second 8800gts?

what do guys think, which will perform better? which should i buy?

wolfdogelite

Get the 9800GTX, for the future.

Get the 9800GTX, for the future.

dazza_avo

[QUOTE="dazza_avo"]

Get the 9800GTX, for the future.

RayvinAzn

It's newer. The 8800 has been out for quite a while now, even the G92 version.

It's newer. The 8800 has been out for quite a while now, even the G92 version.

dazza_avo

You are aware that the 9800GTX uses the exact same G92 core as the 8800GTS 512, right? It's overclocked, it requires dual PCI-e connectors and it has the ability to go Tri-SLI, but other than that it is identical to the 8800GTS. So I'll ask again - how is the 9800GTX more future-proof than the 8800GTS? Especially since Nvidia has already moved on from the 9-series in favor of the GTX 200 series.

You smoke bone.

dazza_avo

Coming from someone with a Fast & Furious signature, I'll take that as a compliment.

the psu is actually really nice i just forgot the brand and didnt feel like getting up to check, its a xion supernova, wasnt cheap either

so i checked and compared the specs, the 9800 has a 760mhz core clock vs the 650 of mine and the otherss speeds are about 200-250mhz faster,

[QUOTE="dazza_avo"]

You smoke bone.

RayvinAzn

Coming from someone with a Fast & Furious signature, I'll take that as a compliment.

lol, it's a joke sig. A private joke sig.

lol, it's a joke sig. A private joke sig.

dazza_avo

A joke, eh? You mean like your supposed hardware knowledge is a joke? Because neither one is particularly funny.

ok ive gotten one vote for the 8800, and one for the 9800

any suggestions please

ok ive gotten one vote for the 8800, and one for the 9800

any suggestions please

wolfdogelite

Just got with the 8800.

I gotta agree with RayvinAzn, go with the SLI.