2x 8800GTS 512 in SLI. They take on anything I throw at it, even Crysis on high settings (no AA/AF - not ultra high settings, just high) in DX10. As long as they run well and don't crap out on me, I'll keep them for another year or two. Or until they can't handle new games at medium settings.
I've got a 9800GT in my primary system, it's a good card that should easily last me until we see some DirectX 11 cards, and should be able to pull duty as a PhysX card just fine as well.
[QUOTE="TheUberKnight"]Do they run hot together in SLI?Bane_v2
Nope, they're usually around 60C under load. They aren't tight together like they'd be in a tri-sli setup, there's a few inches between them. Nice. I have a single GTX285 right now (just got it, new build) and I'd like to SLI in it perhaps in the near future...2 gigs of memory. :)
Nice. I have a single GTX285 right now (just got it, new build) and I'd like to SLI in it perhaps in the near future...2 gigs of memory. :)TheUberKnight
I bought one 280 initially with the plan to go SLI if/when I needed the performance boost. In the meantime I kept my eye on a few sites just in case they had some killer sales or something. Well, one day these cards disappeared off the sites! It took quite a while to find the same model card again and when I did I grabbed it. I don't think they'll drop the 285's like they did the 280's, but you never know. Keep your eye on it!
Sig. But I'm going to use the step-up program soon and get two better cards to last me until DX11 games hit the market...-GeordiLaForge-
You had those 8800GTS 512 cards for a while? You get 90 days from proof of purchase to do the step up. I'm only saying because I've had my GTS 512 cards for nearly 19-20 months now so I know I can't do a step up.... I'm just pointing out the obvious....it gives me something to do right now.
9800 gt consumes less power, and has higher clock speeds and its much cooler than 8800gt, and there is a lot of 1 slot taking 9800gt, while none from 8800gt.
[QUOTE="-GeordiLaForge-"]Sig. But I'm going to use the step-up program soon and get two better cards to last me until DX11 games hit the market...neatfeatguy
You had those 8800GTS 512 cards for a while? You get 90 days from proof of purchase to do the step up. I'm only saying because I've had my GTS 512 cards for nearly 19-20 months now so I know I can't do a step up.... I'm just pointing out the obvious....it gives me something to do right now.One came in my server, so I decided to use it in my desktop. Then I bought a second one recently for SLI. But when I was trying to get my harddrives to work again after inserting the second one (750i chipset ruined it my HD's :evil: ), I touched the corner of the older card and fried it. So I ended up ordering a second identical card before Newegg ran out of them. So now I have two new cards that I really didn't want to begin with. So I'm going to step up in about a month...
4870x2 OCed at 800/1000. The temperature during graphic intensive games go up to 90 degrees while the fan automatically goes up to around 3200 rpm. I'm comfortable with it though and will probably upgrade my graphic card when 5870x2s come out
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