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07-03-2009, 12:08 AM
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01001100011011110110110 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 1,962
|  Single Card or SLI?
Which is the better option performance wise, to go all out and grab a GTX 295 or get two smaller cards, iuno like two 260's and SLI?
My limit is about $650-$700US
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07-03-2009, 12:10 AM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston/San Antonio, Texas Posts: 805
| Re: Single Card or SLI?
I would personally go with 2x260 c216's. They could handle pretty much everything you throw at them.
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07-03-2009, 12:11 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Morgantown, WV Posts: 5,245
| Re: Single Card or SLI?
260s will own a 295 for sure. You could always get a 285 and SLI them later though. 
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07-03-2009, 12:16 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,821
| Re: Single Card or SLI?
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Originally Posted by S0ULphIRE  Which is the better option performance wise, to go all out and grab a GTX 295 or get two smaller cards, iuno like two 260's and SLI?
My limit is about $650-$700US | 1 GTX 285 or 1 GTX 275 (SLI later, I assume you have an SLI board since you mentioned 2x GTX 260's?)
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07-03-2009, 12:48 AM
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01001100011011110110110 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 1,962
| Re: Single Card or SLI?
yep, getting an Evga X58 SLI sometime next week...WOOT!
Right now I'm leaning towards getting a GTX 285, just checked out the prices and I'm liking them.
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07-03-2009, 12:57 AM
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BattleField Hero Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: san diego, ca Posts: 1,304
| Re: Single Card or SLI?
i loved both my 280 and my 285, oddly the 280 was slightly better when both cards were oc'd.
cant wait to jump back on the nvidaggan when the new stuff hits the stock
get cha a nice 285 and call it a day.
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07-03-2009, 01:02 AM
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01001100011011110110110 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 1,962
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ok, looks like it's the 285 then. But then there's still ANOTHER choice, 1gb or 2gb model? Is the extra gig worth it? It's going to cost me about $70US more
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07-03-2009, 01:04 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Morgantown, WV Posts: 5,245
| Re: Single Card or SLI?
Personally, I wouldn't bother with the 2gb, not worth the extra cash.
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07-03-2009, 01:13 AM
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01001100011011110110110 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 1,962
| Re: Single Card or SLI?
^woot for you, 4000 posts 
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07-03-2009, 01:42 AM
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BattleField Hero Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: san diego, ca Posts: 1,304
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this small 512mb 4770 runs my 1920x1200 just fine for now, 2gb isnt worth the extra cash imo.
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