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Old 02-19-2006, 10:48 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Ok, so here is the deal.

I currently have a rather good system. I'm running a good mobo with a 6800GT in it. My only question is would it be a better upgrade to get another 6800GT and update my mobo and switch to SLI. OR just get a 7800? Seeing as it would cost about the same. So price isn't an issue strictly performance.

Which one will I see the biggest performance boost?

I would use the same processor memory and current video card. What should I do?
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Old 02-20-2006, 03:10 AM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Old 02-20-2006, 03:15 AM   #3 (permalink)
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The 7800GT would be a better choice. Not all games utilize SLI, but they all use the single 7800GT.
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You should wait for the 90nm revisions (said to be released during Cebit)

They should be clock a lot higher and should be able to be overclocked higher.
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