Best bang for your buck video cards for SLI..

[rUfUnKy]

I'm looking to set up a SLI Rig for display in my shop. I'd like some of your opinions on the best bang for your buck video cards to run in SLI.

[nvidiaOCmaster]

get something like 7900GTO's or 7900GT's

Will it be gamed on? If it will be, then SLI 8800GTS's are a pretty nice.

[Clockwork_Apple]

Budget?

[rUfUnKy]

Budget?
Sorry (blush) ..I should have mentioned that.. I would like to stay around the $250 mark

[Raptord]

for 250, you should be able to get atleast some sort of 6800. Maybe 7600's.

[Fr3@k3r]

if your lucky you might find a few 7900GS's for around $250-$300 if they are on sale.

[WonderingSoul]

Two of these cuties

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130056

[freeagent]

7 series are going EOL soon, you should be able to get a bargain then.. im not sure on dates tho..


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wow thats a good deal on those cards ^^^^

[rUfUnKy]

Two of these cuties

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130056
This is what I have had my eye so far.. Anyone else have any opinions on these?

[Rattle]

why would you buy 2x$150-$300 gfx cards when you can get 1 that spanks them both

[rUfUnKy]

why would you buy 2x$150-$300 gfx cards when you can get 1 that spanks them both

To advertise SLI gaming rigs without dumping loads of cash for a computer that is basically for display (ok, and for when I get board :) )

[Fr3@k3r]

To advertise SLI gaming rigs without dumping loads of cash for a computer that is basically for display (ok, and for when I get board :) )

oh wow.. lol thats easy than..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130052

grab 2, decent looking, decent performing cards and you only spend $140 ;)

[rUfUnKy]

Thanks Fr3@k3r ...Yah, that was my other pick... Not sure about the other cards but the fan on this card is pretty loud. I just installed one on a custom build for a customer last week. Great price though..

[Fr3@k3r]

well you can always do this combo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121021

silent but deadly LOL

[rUfUnKy]

Those are nice :)

[LoneWolf121188]

I say wait a few weeks for the 8600GTs. I think those are supposed to be right around $150 each, and they have DX10 capability.

[Tyranos]

A couple 7800GT's would still do the job nicely.

[jtjuska]

7800GTs were what was holding me over till I moved to vista and now I have 1 that doesn't do anything anymore :( oh well. If I cared enough I would get an SLI board just so I could have it enabled ;).

Also those 7300GTs are pretty sweet for the price range, I have one in my g/fs PC and she loves it. Does any gaming that she throws at it (only Guild Wars but hey).

~jtjuska

[mustrum]

Bang for the buck and SLI don't go together. You either get a high end 8800 SLUI system to get the best of the best or you go for a single GPU setup. Midrange SLI ist foolish.

[BlitzPuppet]

I liked my 7600GT setup, and it's going up for sale in the next few days as well since I got an 8800GTS

[LoneWolf121188]

Bang for the buck and SLI don't go together. You either get a high end 8800 SLUI system to get the best of the best or you go for a single GPU setup. Midrange SLI ist foolish.
99% of the time I'd agree with you (thats the same conclusion that I came to in my "SLI in a Nutshell" sticky), but I run FSX on two monitors, for which SLI helps a lot. A single 8800GTS gets surprisingly bogged down when trying to output to two monitors.

[kimochii72]

I plan on selling my sli 7900GT's in 2 to 4 months. Waiting to see what's to come around the corner and for what price. My approx price for that time will be no more tahn $280 for both cards then. If interested, pm me then. The 8800gtx is not worth an upgrade for me given I would'nt gain much peformance with my sli setup now. My cards hit 750+ core w/voltmod and watercooling.

[rUfUnKy]

I say wait a few weeks for the 8600GTs. I think those are supposed to be right around $150 each, and they have DX10 capability.Hey Lonewolf, where did you hear this from?? If this is the case, I may hold of on buying the Video cards till last.

[LoneWolf121188]

Lets see if I can find that article...Ah, here's one: http://www.guru3d.com/news.php?cat=8&perpage=15#5084
Pricing of 8600GTS is around $200-250
8600GT is around $150-180
8500GT is around $90
I think Guru3D also had a pretty spiffy table comparing all of the G8x variants with prices, but I can't seem to find it anywhere...

April 17 is supposedly the release date for these boards. Here's another article: http://theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37974

[rUfUnKy]

Thanks for the links LoneWolf.. I think I can hold off until sometime in April. These cards def seem to be the sweet spot :).....

[ChinStrap]

These cards def seem to be the sweet spot :).....


plus DX10 should you ever feel like playing crysis on a set of 8500's :p