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    will dual 256 go 7900gs's outperform one 512 go 7900 gtx

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by tangent, Jul 2, 2006.

  1. tangent

    tangent Notebook Evangelist

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    Question is in the title. thnx.
     
    tangent, Jul 2, 2006
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  2. deedeeman

    deedeeman Notebook Deity

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    wellllllllll they might....but on the other hand the 7900GTx is a powerful card......so............maybe ???
     
    deedeeman, Jul 2, 2006
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  3. wobble987

    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yup, by a little bit though. there is a m9700 review w/ 3dMark score at http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=825&cid=10 but for some reson i can't acess it right now :confused:

    if u ask me, hardware wise, the dual 7900gs might be a better idea than a single 7900gtx because dual 7900gs only produce TDP of 40W and the heat is spread through two card vs the 45W of the 7900GTX

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    Alienware m9700 (dual7900gs)
    Score 3dMark05: 9996

    Dell XPS m1710 (7900gtx)
    Score 3dMark05: 8,524

    Hang on... thats not a little bit... thats MASSIVE!!! lol
     
    wobble987, Jul 2, 2006
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  4. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Yes, two Go7900GS's will outperform a singel Go7900GTX 512. However, I wouldn't buy the Alienware m9700 because of the single-core Turion 64 processor. Any new notebook you buy today should have a dual-core processor.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 2, 2006
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