OG buckshot jr
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Anyone here run Nvidia SLI? Did it make a good enough difference? Are you happy with it? What are some effects of SLI (higher fps, or just more stable at higher res/better graphics etc).
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OG buckshot jr
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@ 47, not with new drivers, as stated. I'm doing it for free, if bucky upgrades his vid. card.
@ xtr3m3:
- Asus P5K-E Wifi/AP***
- Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.42Ghz 8Mb Cache
- 8GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800Mhz 5-5-5-18 @ 667Mhz 4-4-4-12
- Seagate 250GB Mac OSX (Sata II 3GB/s)
- WD 250GB Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (Sata II 3GB/s)
- XFX Nvidia 8800 Ultra 768MB (WOULD be two of them now, if bucky upgrades)
***Has 2 PCI-E 2.0 slots, however the second one is PCI-E 2.0 X 8, not X16 :/ Either way, I'm doing it for free, so :)
Because the video card's so old (yet ROCKS most new games REALLY well) I can't find a recent/decent review, especially since SLI/Xfire drivers were shit at the time and gave gains of only 5% (for an example), so I ask anyone here that runs SLI.
I'm looking to achieve not only higher frames in newer games (Metro 2033 I want to try so bad, among others). For css, I run 100FPS absolute constant, so I'm not worried there.
@ xtr3m3:
- Asus P5K-E Wifi/AP***
- Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.42Ghz 8Mb Cache
- 8GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800Mhz 5-5-5-18 @ 667Mhz 4-4-4-12
- Seagate 250GB Mac OSX (Sata II 3GB/s)
- WD 250GB Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (Sata II 3GB/s)
- XFX Nvidia 8800 Ultra 768MB (WOULD be two of them now, if bucky upgrades)
***Has 2 PCI-E 2.0 slots, however the second one is PCI-E 2.0 X 8, not X16 :/ Either way, I'm doing it for free, so :)
Because the video card's so old (yet ROCKS most new games REALLY well) I can't find a recent/decent review, especially since SLI/Xfire drivers were shit at the time and gave gains of only 5% (for an example), so I ask anyone here that runs SLI.
I'm looking to achieve not only higher frames in newer games (Metro 2033 I want to try so bad, among others). For css, I run 100FPS absolute constant, so I'm not worried there.
.44 caliber
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I had bad experience with my 8600 gts in sli back in 2008. I plugged them into my new rig when i bought it in Aug just for fun and achieved the same benches that my 8800gts would achieve. I could run Bc2 at med-low specs @ 60 frames.
If you are getting your 8800 free or even cheap then fuck ya man, they have fixed all the bugs for sli that i can see.
If you are getting your 8800 free or even cheap then fuck ya man, they have fixed all the bugs for sli that i can see.
OG buckshot jr
TD Admin
Shit eh, i'm lucky then, my ultra gives me 50fps all high, no aa no aniso in bc2. even higher in vietnam... maybe i'll be able to rock really new, intense games with two of them given the new drivers pumping out mad numbers..
3xtr3m3
TD Member
Hoob, visit www.overclock.net if you want to learn about hardware and stuff.
I used to be on that forum a lot years ago. Not really interested anymore tho. Hard to keep up with.
I used to be on that forum a lot years ago. Not really interested anymore tho. Hard to keep up with.
Steve
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My personal experience and advice:
Don't ever, ever, crossfire, EVER. I have had issues out the wazzzzzzoooooo.
SLI, is much better, but still you are better off with a single stronger card IMHO. You will see minor to decent improvements in performance, but still nothing to warrent the potential and likely accurance of problems you WILL have.
1 great card > two good cards
1 great card and its performance > two great cards and their performance and headaches
Don't ever, ever, crossfire, EVER. I have had issues out the wazzzzzzoooooo.
SLI, is much better, but still you are better off with a single stronger card IMHO. You will see minor to decent improvements in performance, but still nothing to warrent the potential and likely accurance of problems you WILL have.
1 great card > two good cards
1 great card and its performance > two great cards and their performance and headaches
OG buckshot jr
TD Admin
I don't have an SLI cable.. I need to find one 
Apparently they only come with motherboards, rather than cards now-a-days? Fuck me. Can't find any :/
Apparently they only come with motherboards, rather than cards now-a-days? Fuck me. Can't find any :/
OG buckshot jr
TD Admin
Ohhhhhhhh snap, I never even though to research... fack me 
Oh well, if anything, I'll use it as CUDA/PhysX... Should help me out at least.. I don't wanna let it just "sit" there lol
Thanks for the heads up!
Oh well, if anything, I'll use it as CUDA/PhysX... Should help me out at least.. I don't wanna let it just "sit" there lol
Thanks for the heads up!
OG buckshot jr
TD Admin
Right, so i added an 8600GT 512MB I forgot I had lying around and use it as a CUDA/PhysX card, and i've already noticed a nice difference :)
Today, i'm going to see if my PSU can hanfle a second Ultra on it, and if so I'll test another Ultra as the CUDA/PhysX card and post back.
So far i max out bc2 with 16x aniso, and 4x AA, HD res., at absolute min of 50fps, DX10 (hardware limited). Before the 8600 was added, i would have to turn AA and aniso. off, and run effects at medium to attain the same results.
Today, i'm going to see if my PSU can hanfle a second Ultra on it, and if so I'll test another Ultra as the CUDA/PhysX card and post back.
So far i max out bc2 with 16x aniso, and 4x AA, HD res., at absolute min of 50fps, DX10 (hardware limited). Before the 8600 was added, i would have to turn AA and aniso. off, and run effects at medium to attain the same results.