8800GTS 512 SLI Vs. 9800 GX2

[Fishman550]

Been wondering which would see the best returns, going straight up into the GX2 or buying another 8800GTS and going SLI, or buying the GX2 and MAYBE going SLI at a later date.

Which would I see better frame rates with?

8800GTS SLI

9800 GX2

Fish.

[thideras]

If you have the board to do SLi, GTS SLi, no doubt. They are going to run cooler and IMO, run better/faster.

[Fishman550]

cheers Thideras, you always seem to come to the rescure.

Now i just gotta find the same model as the company i bought it from stopped selling it or something :bang head

Also, i'm running on a 780i, so SLI aint a problem :)

[Brolloks]

cheers Thideras, you always seem to come to the rescure.

Now i just gotta find the same model as the company i bought it from stopped selling it or something :bang head

Also, i'm running on a 780i, so SLI aint a problem :)

You can match any brand name card to do SLI as long as they are the same native architecture, so you can match EVGA 8800GTS with a MSI 8800GTS etc and they will work 100% in SLI

The 780i is a great board for SLI, I loved that board :)

[thideras]

cheers Thideras, you always seem to come to the rescure.:beer:

Now i just gotta find the same model as the company i bought it from stopped selling it or something :bang headMake/model do not matter. You can run different makes and "overclock" levels (IE: stock vs pre-overclocked)

[Fishman550]

:santa: well that makes it easier. i suppose i aint going to be seeing the cards anyway, as they're upside down.

Now I have to find a good one.

Found the same one on newegg for $250 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150267) problem is i don't know how they calculate exchange rate...

Good news is it's definitly going to be a lot cheaper than when i bought this first one.

So i may as well just go with this one right?

[thideras]

If that is the cheapest you can find, yup :)

[Fishman550]

does newegg ship to the UK?

[thideras]

does newegg ship to the UK?I honestly could not tell you, if you can wait until tomorrow, use their chat feature, very nice and helpful.

[Brolloks]

does newegg ship to the UK?

Nope, best is to get a friend here to ship it for you

[Fishman550]

i don't have any american friends :( fail.

Anybody know of a UK site where i can get a decent 8800GTS from?

[subverb]

Tigerdirect.com will ship to the UK. I don't know of any sites in the UK off the top of my head.

[ratbuddy]

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=720490
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139381

[Fishman550]

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=720490
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139381

cheers man, i may just buy that MSI one from Scan, thats where i bought all my other parts.

cheers