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- Fresno, CA
So I'd like to change out my current SLI setup for a new one. I'm looking for the best bang for the buck. . . . . From what I see at NewEgg, I'm basically comparing the following
2 x 8800GTS 320MB (ECS) = 2x $265 = $530
2 x 8800GTS 640MB (MSI) = 2x $350 = $700
2 x 8800GTX (MSI) = 2x $490 = $980
Honestly, I can't see myself spending $1k just on video cards. I don't even really want to spend $700. So I'm leaning toward the the GTS 320MB cards. . . . But I was checking out the specs and reviews for these cards and it seems like at high resolutions the 320MB cards sometimes can't keep up like the 640MB cards. . . . My monitor only supports up to 1680x1250 so I don't know if the 640MB cards are unnecessary. . . Here are the reviews I've been checking out. . . .
http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4716&s=5
http://www.gamespot.com/features/6173135/index.html
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/dis...p_11.html#sect1
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2945&p=7
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2953&p=8
http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce8.html
http://users.erols.com/chare/video.htm
Oh, and just for background, I'm running a 22" widescreen and I'd like to be able to max out quality settings on basically any game (especially BF2). I'm also going to be switching over to a Opteron 185 that can do at least 3.0Gz on air.
Any comments are welcome.
2 x 8800GTS 320MB (ECS) = 2x $265 = $530
2 x 8800GTS 640MB (MSI) = 2x $350 = $700
2 x 8800GTX (MSI) = 2x $490 = $980
Honestly, I can't see myself spending $1k just on video cards. I don't even really want to spend $700. So I'm leaning toward the the GTS 320MB cards. . . . But I was checking out the specs and reviews for these cards and it seems like at high resolutions the 320MB cards sometimes can't keep up like the 640MB cards. . . . My monitor only supports up to 1680x1250 so I don't know if the 640MB cards are unnecessary. . . Here are the reviews I've been checking out. . . .
http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4716&s=5
http://www.gamespot.com/features/6173135/index.html
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/dis...p_11.html#sect1
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2945&p=7
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2953&p=8
http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce8.html
http://users.erols.com/chare/video.htm
Oh, and just for background, I'm running a 22" widescreen and I'd like to be able to max out quality settings on basically any game (especially BF2). I'm also going to be switching over to a Opteron 185 that can do at least 3.0Gz on air.
Any comments are welcome.