7950 gx2 opinions

[mofei1]

atm i have 2 7800gt's running in sli. on ebay i see people selling 2 for £330+ which means i would only need to spend about £30-£50 for a 7950. do u reckon its worth upgrading?? i know dx10 is jus round the corner but tbh i dont care seeing as it will be a while till its fully utilized just like dx 9. my question is will the 7950 be better than 2 7800gt's in sli?? i use a widescreen monitor with a native res of 1680x1050 so would will need to run games in native res. would the 7950 be able to cope??

[Vengance_01]

No in your case its not worth it imo. Wait for direct X 10. I just built my new Conroe rig and bought a cheap 89$ X800Pro to hold me over till I can see if first gen DX 10 cards will be good.

[soulfly1448]

I had a couple of heavily overclocked 7800GTs and recently upgraded to a 7950GX2. Blows the 7800s outta the water. If you can get away with just spending $100 or so after selling you 7800s (like I did) I would do it.

DX10 won't be viable for awhile, might as well have the shiniest and newest!

[SeasonalEclipse]

If you have the money to blow sure! It would surely outperform almost everything else in the high end catagory. ( this month )

[Blankfile]

I can give you fresh results by monday when i get mine (friday if lucky).. i'll be posting pics & benchies somewhere...

[Illyest]

I did a stepup from 7900GTX to 7950GX2. I dont regret it one bit. Though if the stepup wasnt available I think I wouldnt have bothered with a GX2 but I wouldve missed out!! The GX2 is a great piece of hardware, even just a single one.

To answer the question specifically if you think you can swing it go for it. The performance is great. Otherwise I'd stick with dual 7800gt's.