I am going to be building a computer for gaming and also intenet Chat (MSN webcam, etc) so would it be better to get a really good singe GPU card like Nvidia Geforce 280 GTX or something like ATI Radeon 4850 in crossfire? SLI my 8800 GT (right now I have a 8800 GT)
get a duo because there usually much faster than a single one also the 280gtx is a great card if you got the money but i heard some its kinda big and it would take 2 4850 to be close or even faster than the 280gtx but still cheaper thats if u have 2 pci-e slots and a good mobo
One powerful card is generally more stable than 2 (that goes for cards that are basically 2 cards stuck together like the 4870 x2) since good driver support is usually faster. There's less heat produced, less power used also. SLI or Crossfire may doesn't always guarantee that both cards are utilized. I'd go with the gtx 280 or 4850 x2 (ATI has some good driver support for their dual card GPUs).
1 card is always better than 2 cards at the same total price. Secondly since the 1 card is better you can go much longer till you need to replace it. And why upgrade the 8800 GT you can still play any game out right now at high settings.
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