Right now I'm running a 8800GT and before the 9600 came out I was eventually going to go SLI with it. Now that the 9000 series is just aroud the corner I don't know if I should stick with the 8800s or buy 2 9600 cards or a 9800. I guess it all comes down to the performance increases with the 9600/9800.
i wouldnt worry about SLI with an 8800gt, it runs games just fine now and only has problems with crysis. if you really want to upgrade though i would wait for the 9800's come out.
My point being that the 9600 running SLI is much faster than a single 8800GT and to get 2 9600 cards it will cost me $360 while another 8800GT will cost me $275. Also seeing as I can sell my current 8800GT for $300 to a friend it would be a good deal. Also that is why I am asking.
My point being that the 9600 running SLI is much faster than a single 8800GT and to get 2 9600 cards it will cost me $360 while another 8800GT will cost me $275. Also seeing as I can sell my current 8800GT for $300 to a friend it would be a good deal. Also that is why I am asking.Dark_Spartan192
For $360 you'd do better to buy a single 8800 GTS 512MB. ;)
Also, do you have an nForce SLi chipset?
But anyway, I say just stick to your current card, unless you want some higher resolution gaming. Just ride the 8800 GT out until R700/G100/GT200.
Even before anything I want to get a new motherboard and CPU cooler so I should, according to other peoples results, get a 3.0GHz overclock. Also according to EVGA I have 11 days left in the step up program for my 8800.
According to most people the 9600 performs like a 8800GT 256MB, not as high and crippled a bit compared to the 8800GT. So I guess I can only hope that the 9800 comes out within 11 days.
what i dont understand about people is why they feel the need to have to upgrade whenever something new comes out regardless of its performance.. stick with your setup and wait for an upgrade! as i dont count SLI as an upgrade, so you should really upgrade when your getting 50%+ performane increase...
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