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    2 cards or one?advice please?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Arkanon, Sep 22, 2008.

  1. Arkanon

    Arkanon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi Folks,

    I'm currently trying to customise and laptop through Rock. I am looking possibly at the sl8 with the following config:

    1 x Nvidia GeForce Go 9800M GTX 1GB / Hi-res 17" WUXGA X-Glass (1920x1200) / 4GB DDR2 800Mhz / 250GB 7200rpm SATA HDD / RAID 0 (striped for performance and capacity) / Blu-ray ROM / +/- DVD Writer / Internal Digital DVB-T/Analogue Hybrid TV Tuner / Windows Vista Home Premium / Interlink ExpressCard Media Remote for Bluetooth

    However it my or may not be better to have 2 Nvidia Geforce Go 9800m GT 512mb instead. Can someone give me advice on this matter?

    Also should i try to get a physx card put in as well?

    Thanks

    Ark
     
    Arkanon, Sep 22, 2008
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  2. royk50

    royk50 times being what they are

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    i would take 2x9800GT over a 9800gtx anyday.

    look here

    and this might be useful as well
     
    royk50, Sep 22, 2008
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    u don't need a physix card as it is part of Nvidia cards now...
    and as royk50 said... 2xGT is better then GTX
     
    HyBry, Sep 22, 2008
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  4. Arkanon

    Arkanon Notebook Enthusiast

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    unless i went got two gtx? lol but that is another £465 which im just not willing to go with.

    Thanks for the help guys
     
    Arkanon, Sep 22, 2008
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  5. Arkanon

    Arkanon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Aaargh!!!

    The Man at Rock just told me they arent doing the dual 9800 GT sli anymore. instead you only have the choice of 1x 9800GTX 1mb or 2 of them in SLI.

    This means paying an extra £490 for SLI.

    He also insisted that 1 GTX would be as good as 2x 9800GT,,,??
     
    Arkanon, Sep 25, 2008
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    IKAS V Notebook Prophet

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    They should be better, by how much.........but for the money you pay they HAVE to be!
     
    IKAS V, Sep 25, 2008
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