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    8700Sli Vs 8800sli

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by deeppowder, Jun 4, 2008.

  1. deeppowder

    deeppowder Notebook Consultant

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    When Im going to be getting a refurb m1730 from dell(maybe a sager 5793)
    I just got into gaming and enjoy it. Not a fanatic but want to be able to play the latest games. So far Ive only played orange box on my 1530 with 8400gs. I know the 8400 can not play many of the latest games a decent settings. My question is do I need to get the 8800 or save a decent amount of money and get a better spec ed computer with the 8700. Both are sli on the 1730
    Again I know the 8800 is a better gpu but is the 8700 sufficient. Any thoughts?
    Thanks
    Deeppowder
     
    deeppowder, Jun 4, 2008
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  2. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    8700 is sufficient if you ask.But 8800sli blows it away.
     
    The_Observer, Jun 4, 2008
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    8700 is a enthuasiast class wannabe... dun get that crap. It's better to stick with 1 8800 instead of 8700 in SLI.
     
    lunateck, Jun 4, 2008
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  4. deeppowder

    deeppowder Notebook Consultant

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    Dam you guys. I new that was going to be the answerer
    Its hard to find the 8800 refurb but they do come up
    Deeppowder
     
    deeppowder, Jun 4, 2008
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  5. DROT

    DROT Notebook Guru

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    Look into Gateway P-FX series with the 8800GTS for 1300 if you're on a tight budget!
     
    DROT, Jun 4, 2008
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    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    single 8800 card will easily beat 8700 sli.
     
    X2P, Jun 4, 2008
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  7. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    ^^^such a huge difference.
     
    Nirvana, Jun 4, 2008
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    wilsonywx Notebook Evangelist

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    May I suggest getting a desktop for gaming if you don't have the money to burn for a gaming laptop? You get a lot more performance for lower price than a gaming laptop.
     
    wilsonywx, Jun 4, 2008
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    narsnail Notebook Prophet

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    Im going to suggest the Gateway in my sig, with the 8800m GTS, it is much better then 8700m SLI
     
    narsnail, Jun 4, 2008
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  10. brainer

    brainer Notebook Virtuoso

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    well, if you have a good deal on the SLI 8700 like some discount or something, and you arent gonna game on high resolution, SLI 8700 is still sufficient, otherwise from what i see you need dx10 so. get a 8800 series
     
    brainer, Jun 5, 2008
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    nhat2991 Notebook Consultant

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    IMO, one 8800M will be better than SLI 8700M, anyone remember DFTrance's rant on SLI shuttering in games?
     
    nhat2991, Jun 5, 2008
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  12. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    single 8800m gtx will 8700m gt sli. two 8800m gtx will DECIMATE the 8700ms. they are not even the same class.
     
    tianxia, Jun 5, 2008
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    The 8700M GT SLI scores about 8500points in 3dmark, 1 8800M GTX scores over 9000.
    Also, SI 8800MGTX scores over 12-13000 points.
    While the 8700M GT SLI wouldbe ok for another year for high res gaming, after that it would start to wear off.
    I fully recommend getting a system with AT LEAST 1 8800M GTX, either a Sager 5793 or a 9262.
     
    eleron911, Jun 5, 2008
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  14. narsnail

    narsnail Notebook Prophet

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    no it will be fine for low res gaming, and thats it, even though there is two cards it still doesnt make up for the fact that their bandwidth is limited. stay below 1440x900 and it should be fine.
     
    narsnail, Jun 5, 2008
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