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    8700GT vs sli 8600mGT

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by nonemus, Oct 16, 2007.

  1. nonemus

    nonemus Notebook Consultant

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    WHich is better? On the toshiba website, it says that both can have up 2 767 mb of VRAM. The Sli costs 100 more. WHat are the benchmarks of these 2?
     
    nonemus, Oct 16, 2007
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  2. Charr

    Charr Notebook Deity

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    SLI never has 100% returns, so I would lean towards the 8700M. Even if it isn't more powerful, it will use less power and generate less heat.
     
    Charr, Oct 16, 2007
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    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    well with desktops its usually better to get the higher end card, than and sli of lower ones, but idk in ur situation
     
    aan310, Oct 16, 2007
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  4. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    The 8700M GT is a 120mhz core overclocked 8600M GT, so it that case the SLI 8600 will be better. Think of the 8700 as a 8600GTS
     
    JCMS, Oct 16, 2007
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  5. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    the sli setup will have alot more raw power, but it will be totally application dependant on how well it will scale (and driver/os dependant too) Ultimatly I would much prefer the 8700 because no sli issues, less power use and less heat created.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Oct 16, 2007
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    Agreed. Though it is to be noted that SLI can be forced in any game, even those that don't support it natively.

    Check out the performance benchmarks of a single 8600GTS and two SLI'd 8600GT's at tomshardware if you want to see what kind of relative difference you can expect.
     
    odin243, Oct 18, 2007
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