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    GPU Selection

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by spradhan01, Feb 24, 2009.

  1. spradhan01

    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    My fren is going to buy a gaming laptop but confused in the graphics card.
    Which one is powerful?

    1 Geforce 9800m GTX 1gb(No SLI) or 2X 8800m GTX SLi (512X2=1gb)?
     
    spradhan01, Feb 24, 2009
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  2. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    SLI beats the living crap out of the 9800m GTX.

    Assuming of course that SLI works.
     
    dtwn, Feb 24, 2009
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  3. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    SLI 8800M GTX will be more powerful than a single 9800M GTX. The cards (single 9800 vs single 8800) perform very similarly to each other, so two will do much better than one in this case.
     
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  4. nic.

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    ^

    But I'll look into other aspect before deciding which to buy.
     
    nic., Feb 24, 2009
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  5. spradhan01

    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    like what ?
     
    spradhan01, Feb 24, 2009
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    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    But I guess there will be more performance on GTA 4 in 9800m gtx as it doesnot support sli and looks for more video memory?
     
    spradhan01, Feb 24, 2009
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  7. nic.

    nic. Notebook Evangelist

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    Er no VRAM don't stack, so its still 512MB.

    Price? Size?

    If he's looking for the pure gaming machine ignoring all the other factors, why not look into the Asus W90 with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2?

    Not sure about GTA IV as I do not own the game.
     
    nic., Feb 24, 2009
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  8. spradhan01

    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I dont know why but we love the graphics of nvidia rather than ati..
    also we are looking for dell xps model..
     
    spradhan01, Feb 25, 2009
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  9. Ghold

    Ghold Notebook Evangelist

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    if you want to play GTA 4 well, you need a quad core.

    Also, imo don't go with dell if your getting a high end gaming laptop. They love to overprice the crap out of them with outdated products

    Take a look at Clevo/Sager found on xoticpc.com
     
    Ghold, Feb 25, 2009
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  10. m477hew

    m477hew Notebook Consultant

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    Processors have little effect on gaming performance, in any game. And if you configure both the Clevo D900C and the M1730 with SLI, the M1730 is slightly cheaper, however the Clevo has dual 9800M GTX's opposed to the M1730's dual 8800M GTX.
     
    m477hew, Feb 25, 2009
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  11. Jlbrightbill

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    I know why, blind decision making. :)

    Get the W90 with Crossfire 4870's.
     
    Jlbrightbill, Feb 25, 2009
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    GTA 4 has been said to be bottlenecked by the CPU in most cases.
     
    Dire NTropy, Feb 25, 2009
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  13. gary_hendricks

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    totally agree.

    ATi is much better choice than nVidia atm.
     
    gary_hendricks, Feb 26, 2009
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