SLI rig -> GTX 260?

RoboticSithDrone · 07-04-2008, 02:02 PM

At present, I have my two 8800GT's running in SLI. After considering the GTX 280, I'm thinking instead of doing what I did when I built this, and buying a single GTX 260 now (or when the price drops to closer to $300), and a second one later. I'm aware that the HD 4870 has better price/performance, but I don't want to swap out my core system for a crossfire-friendly one less than a year after I bought it. Suggestions?

vernong1992 · 07-04-2008, 02:16 PM

GTX 260's are already $300 on Newegg (particularly the MSI one)

RoboticSithDrone · 07-04-2008, 02:23 PM

Ah, so I see. Would I have better performance with a single 260 than two 8800GTs?

vernong1992 · 07-04-2008, 02:26 PM

Definitely not

two 8800gt's can outperform a 9800gx2... GTX 260 is still weaker than that

Poizen22 · 07-04-2008, 02:27 PM

no 2 8800gt's smoke one gtx260 they smoke one gtx280. you would be better off buying a gtx280 now keeping it till you acan afford another 280.

RoboticSithDrone · 07-04-2008, 03:41 PM

Thanks! I might wait until I get more money, get SLI'd 260's maybe, or just wait another gen.

NosBoost300 · 07-04-2008, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amd gt player

no 2 8800gt's smoke one gtx260 they smoke one gtx280. you would be better off buying a gtx280 now keeping it till you acan afford another 280.

smoke a gtx280?! lol, i think not... i'd say on par..

and not only that.. i would say having 1 greater card is much better than an SLi'd set... why? because not everything supports SLi

and it'll leave you with the options of buyin 2 later

which is the route i'm going... either that.. or giving quad SLi a go

i say you be a rebel like me.. and take on the 260!

NosBoost300 · 07-04-2008, 06:54 PM

Nvidia's GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics card - The Tech Report - Page 5

the 9800gx2 looks to scale very good to me... and the gtx280 is about as good.. if not better some times... stop looking at reviews online!!

watch maxishines review of the gtx280... it outdid the 9800gx2 quad sli by a good bit... they're amazing cards.. and i don't think are given the credit they deserve

veedubfreak · 07-04-2008, 07:38 PM

Ok despite what everyone else is saying...heres the thing. 1 260 is going to give you the ability to play ANY game at pretty much maxxed settings with out the headaches that come with SLI. So if you are someone who can see microstutter, or play games that arent multicard friendly, the 260 is going to be the better card.

Poizen22 · 07-05-2008, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NosBoost300

smoke a gtx280?! lol, i think not... i'd say on par..

and not only that.. i would say having 1 greater card is much better than an SLi'd set... why? because not everything supports SLi

and it'll leave you with the options of buyin 2 later

which is the route i'm going... either that.. or giving quad SLi a go

i say you be a rebel like me.. and take on the 260!

im going single 280, now that 2 260s are more expensive then one 280.

07-04-2008, 02:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
RoboticSithDrone Newb Techie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 21	SLI rig -> GTX 260? At present, I have my two 8800GT's running in SLI. After considering the GTX 280, I'm thinking instead of doing what I did when I built this, and buying a single GTX 260 now (or when the price drops to closer to $300), and a second one later. I'm aware that the HD 4870 has better price/performance, but I don't want to swap out my core system for a crossfire-friendly one less than a year after I bought it. Suggestions?

07-04-2008, 02:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
vernong1992 Kudos/Post Count Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 16,456	Re: SLI rig -> GTX 260? GTX 260's are already $300 on Newegg (particularly the MSI one) __________________ I do not accept support requests or deleted threads/complains about Infractions you've recieved by PM, Profile or IM/Email.

07-04-2008, 02:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
RoboticSithDrone Newb Techie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 21	Re: SLI rig -> GTX 260? Ah, so I see. Would I have better performance with a single 260 than two 8800GTs?

07-04-2008, 02:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
vernong1992 Kudos/Post Count Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 16,456	Re: SLI rig -> GTX 260? Definitely not two 8800gt's can outperform a 9800gx2... GTX 260 is still weaker than that __________________ I do not accept support requests or deleted threads/complains about Infractions you've recieved by PM, Profile or IM/Email.

07-04-2008, 02:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Poizen22 20k 3d mark 06 member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,394	Re: SLI rig -> GTX 260? no 2 8800gt's smoke one gtx260 they smoke one gtx280. you would be better off buying a gtx280 now keeping it till you acan afford another 280. __________________ cpu-q6600 3.6 1.368v -mobo 750iftm (miracle) -gpu g92 8800gts g92 sli . ram-1gb crucial -psu 600w silverstone strider-20410 3d marks in 06.

07-04-2008, 03:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
RoboticSithDrone Newb Techie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 21	Re: SLI rig -> GTX 260? Thanks! I might wait until I get more money, get SLI'd 260's maybe, or just wait another gen.

07-04-2008, 06:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
NosBoost300 Nvidiot Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellflower, CA Posts: 8,837	Re: SLI rig -> GTX 260? Nvidia's GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics card - The Tech Report - Page 5 the 9800gx2 looks to scale very good to me... and the gtx280 is about as good.. if not better some times... stop looking at reviews online!! watch maxishines review of the gtx280... it outdid the 9800gx2 quad sli by a good bit... they're amazing cards.. and i don't think are given the credit they deserve __________________ Currently Obtained Parts... EVGA GTX260 SLi (216/192), 3x1gb G.Skill DDR1600, EPower 1KW PSU, Gigabyte EX58 Parts Coming In roughly 1.5 weeks Intel Core i7 920 I've owned 27 GPU's in 2.5 short years

07-04-2008, 07:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
veedubfreak Official DFI Bricker Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,094	Re: SLI rig -> GTX 260? Ok despite what everyone else is saying...heres the thing. 1 260 is going to give you the ability to play ANY game at pretty much maxxed settings with out the headaches that come with SLI. So if you are someone who can see microstutter, or play games that arent multicard friendly, the 260 is going to be the better card. __________________ EVGA 750i FTW Q6600@3.6gz 1.4v (1.2VID) EVGA GTX260 SLI 2x2gb OCZ Reaper DDR2-800 @4-4-4-12 Corsair 750TX MountainMods Ufo Horizontal 2x Swiftech 320 2x Swiftech 655 2x MM 3bay res 2x XSPC FC Blocks Swiftech GTZ Have you heard? http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f6/hav...-heard-187280/

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