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Hi,
Apologies if this has been asked before but I'm in need of your collective learned advice.
I currently have two MSI Nvidia 6800GT cards in an SLI configuration on a Gigabyte K8NXP-SLI motherboard. Whilst this used to be the 'mutts nuts' its days of chasing cats seem to be over and I want to upgrade these. I'm thinking of a single card initially as I cant really afford two replacement high end cards again!
What do you recommend, will a single 7900GTX offer better performance than my current set up, or would I be better to SLI two 7800s maybe? Heck, I've even considered turning to the darkside and buying a single ATI 1900XTX card but this will preclude any form of dual card arrangement in the future unless I change the mobo and go the crossfire route! I've read reams of postings about the Nvidia v ATI argument and it seems there is no easy answer, each has its own fan camp.
Presumably if I go for one 7900GTX now I could always add a second in SLI when the price falls or do they occupy two slots (the dual PCI-E slots on the Mobo are adjacent)?
My CPU is a single core Winchester AMD 3500 - will this be the limiting factor?
Grateful for your help and advice before I pull my hair out!
Thanks,
Apologies if this has been asked before but I'm in need of your collective learned advice.
I currently have two MSI Nvidia 6800GT cards in an SLI configuration on a Gigabyte K8NXP-SLI motherboard. Whilst this used to be the 'mutts nuts' its days of chasing cats seem to be over and I want to upgrade these. I'm thinking of a single card initially as I cant really afford two replacement high end cards again!
What do you recommend, will a single 7900GTX offer better performance than my current set up, or would I be better to SLI two 7800s maybe? Heck, I've even considered turning to the darkside and buying a single ATI 1900XTX card but this will preclude any form of dual card arrangement in the future unless I change the mobo and go the crossfire route! I've read reams of postings about the Nvidia v ATI argument and it seems there is no easy answer, each has its own fan camp.
Presumably if I go for one 7900GTX now I could always add a second in SLI when the price falls or do they occupy two slots (the dual PCI-E slots on the Mobo are adjacent)?
My CPU is a single core Winchester AMD 3500 - will this be the limiting factor?
Grateful for your help and advice before I pull my hair out!
Thanks,