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Name: f21403
Date: August 26, 2007 at 23:34:14 Pacific
Subject: (2) 8600 GTS or (1) 8800 Ultra
OS: XP Pro
CPU/Ram: Athlon X2 4200/2GB PC5300
Model/Manufacturer: AMD
Comment:

I currently have one 8600 gts i was wondering what would be better to have 2 8600gts in sli or 1 8800 ultra or gtx?

XP Professional
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200
2.2Ghz
MSI K9N4 Ultra
Nforce 4 Chipset
2GB PC 5300
320 Gb Seagate HD
PNY Geforce 8600 GTS


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Response Number 1
Name: jackbomb
Date: August 27, 2007 at 01:23:44 Pacific
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One 8800 GTX or Ultra would completely destroy/spank/liquify/obliterate/demolish two 8600 GTS cards in SLI.

The 8600 cards wouldn't even come close.

Super Pentium III: NOW WITH 7950GT AGP!
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Response Number 2
Name: jam
Date: August 28, 2007 at 14:17:39 Pacific
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Generally speaking, SLi & Crossfire configurations are a waste of money. Go with a single card solution.


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