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SLI or Crossfire worth it for now?

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Name: Straydog
Date: October 22, 2009 at 12:16:35 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
Subcategory: General
Comment:

I know this has been discused alot, most probably not only here but i see many other forums with the same posts but i would pefer to ask you guys.

Is SLI or Crossfire worth it? which CPU will make the most of it? and do games actually use both to its full potential or just reject it and crash fps?

Will it be better just to buy a single graphics card mobo and put in 1 good graphics card? or go with SLI / Crossfire and put in 2 cheaper ones?



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Name: jam
Date: October 22, 2009 at 13:46:11 Pacific
Reply:

With an SLI or Crossfire config, you have the cost of two cards, the cost of a better power supply that's capable of handling the two cards, more fan noise because of the two cards & more heat inside the case.

Check some of the following charts to compare framerates between single card vs dual cards, then compare the costs. Only you can decide if it's worth it or not.

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/...


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