8500gt 256mb

[jediobi1]

is one or two in sli good for source based games with a E5200 and 4 gigs of ram?

[TechJunky]

I would just step up to a 8800GT

[jediobi1]

I would just step up to a 8800GT

i would but im basicly getting the card for free but that also does not answer my question

[deed]

is one or two in sli good for source based games with a E5200 and 4 gigs of ram?

Two would be great but one should work fine if your talking about games like half life 2 counter strike etc but I dont think the newer games the cards would be enough.

[Old Thrashbarg]

You should be able to handle Source games just fine with one 8500GT, especially if it's one of the DDR3 versions.

I wouldn't bother with SLI, though... not with those cards. It's just not worth the hassle for the performance you'd get... you'd be better off picking up a used 8600GT/GTS.

[jmdixon85]

If you can get it for next to free (say under $20) then why not. Just slot it in and connect the sli bridge, not much hassle at all. You can always disable sli if you run into problems through the drivers.

[jediobi1]

If you can get it for next to free (say under $20) then why not. Just slot it in and connect the sli bridge, not much hassle at all. You can always disable sli if you run into problems through the drivers.

i am getting one free and i found another i will also get free

[deed]

i am getting one free and i found another i will also get free

Any more free ones lol? I just had a 260 fail on me and a 8500 would be pretty cool untill a new one comes in lol.

[Sydney]

I believe SLIed 8500GTs are still inferior to a single 8800GT.

[jmdixon85]

^Yes they are, exspecialy if their the 64-bit DDR2 versions but for source games they should work fine.

[2xNEHALEMx2]

they are 128 bit ddr2 cards. a little less powerful than my 9400. the 8500s should get ~3000 on 3dmark06 with trial settings.