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    8700m Gt Sli Vs 9800m Gt

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by tornbacchus, Aug 25, 2008.

  1. tornbacchus

    tornbacchus GO leafs.. Wait, Nevermid

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    so what do you think is better? is there much of a performance difference? i know that the 9800M GT is more powerful, but having SLI may make it run better in games. im comparing the sager 5796 and the xps m1730
     
    tornbacchus, Aug 25, 2008
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  2. Thaenatos

    Thaenatos Zero Cool

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    9800mGT>8700mGT SLI hands down.
     
    Thaenatos, Aug 25, 2008
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  3. tornbacchus

    tornbacchus GO leafs.. Wait, Nevermid

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    so even thought the card isisnt as powerful, it is better in games? do you know of any benchmark links of the SLI 8700?
     
    tornbacchus, Aug 25, 2008
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    Citizen86 Notebook User Guy

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    8700m GT = basically an overclocked 8600m GT.

    9800m GT = 8800m GTX.

    9800m GT is going to blow away the 8700m GT SLI setup.
     
    Citizen86, Aug 25, 2008
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    The 9800mGT is ALOT more powerfull then a 8700mGT. Even in SLI the 8700mGTs wont game nearly as well as the 9800mGT.
     
    Thaenatos, Aug 25, 2008
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  6. tornbacchus

    tornbacchus GO leafs.. Wait, Nevermid

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    well i will upgrade the xps to 8800's later, but as long as i can game on decent settings, will it be fine? (cod4 on high) and anything else at least on medium
     
    tornbacchus, Aug 25, 2008
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    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    yep.............
     
    paper_wastage, Aug 25, 2008
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