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    8600 gt sli how good for gaming ?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by hamilcar, Sep 20, 2007.

  1. hamilcar

    hamilcar Notebook Consultant

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    Someone was on the Tosibia site and saw the 205 with 8600 gt in sli configuration. How good a set up for gaming. Are you better off getting one 8700 or 2 8600gt sli ?
     
    hamilcar, Sep 20, 2007
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  2. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    2 is better then one
     
    Thomas, Sep 20, 2007
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  3. Mimino

    Mimino Notebook Communist

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    depends what one is...say 2(or 20) fx5200 in sli vs. 8800gtx :)
     
    Mimino, Sep 20, 2007
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  4. iph03n1xi

    iph03n1xi Notebook Evangelist

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    SLI = more heat and power consumption, just so you know...

    So louder fans probably.
     
    iph03n1xi, Sep 20, 2007
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  5. HavoK

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    Depends on the game. Sli causes headaches lately. Airborne runs slower in SLI then it does in single card mode. It's a problem with the UE3 engine. Personally, I don't think I'd bother - batterly life lower, increased heat, power consumption...
     
    HavoK, Sep 21, 2007
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  6. odin243

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    I would opt for a single 8700M-GT over two 8600M-GT's SLI'd.
     
    odin243, Sep 21, 2007
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    Same here.
     
    Cinner, Sep 21, 2007
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  8. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    And vista SLI drivers are still not up to snuff. I'd also go for the 8700M GT.
     
    fabarati, Sep 21, 2007
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    your not guarenteed 100% peformance increase which will never be the case, your paying for two cards but only getting say half the performance out of one.
     
    narsnail, Sep 21, 2007
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  10. demon_of_razgriz

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    Erm, Toshiba X205 with SLI? A link please...
     
    demon_of_razgriz, Sep 21, 2007
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  11. hamilcar

    hamilcar Notebook Consultant

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    hamilcar, Sep 21, 2007
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    SLI doesn't work in Half-Life 2 based games.
     
    knightingmagic, Sep 21, 2007
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