I don't think that a res of 25x16 would make much of a difference there either. The GTX is a powerhouse on DX9 stuff (yet to be seen on DX10 though) and being such two of them won't bog down on any current game or benchmark test run at that res because one most likely would do the job. I also don't believe that if having a 680i is better in your scenario that you will notice the slight margin it would have over it's little brother. My point is, save your money and get the better card or proc, you're not going to see a difference from having a slightly better (and quite a bit more expensive) motherboard.If you want to run 2 8800's or other high end cards in SLi, then yes, it is. If you only plan on running a single card then get the 650.
Honesty that review is somewhat misleading. They only test the cards at resolutions up to 1600 x 1200. Thats a little misleading since a resolution that low isn't really stressing the cards or the pci-e.
Anyone running 2 8800's in sli on a monitor running at 1600 x 1200 is wasting their money to begin with. You're simply not going to see any major difference in fps at such a low resolution. If they tested on 2560 x 1600 which is what an sli setup like that is really designed for, I bet the 680i setup would start to pull away from the 650 due to the dual 16x pci-e.
I just got my 8800GTX, and even though it's incredibly fast, I still think you'd want two of them for 2560x1600 with F.E.A.R. and Oblivion.I don't think that a res of 25x16 would make much of a difference there either.
well there is enough & then there is better ... :twisted:whats the deal playing games on 2560x1600 when 1024x768 or 1280x1024 is enough? with everything turned on?
Because you can get a reference 680i board for about 30 bucks more. If your spending an extra 70 might as well go the full 100Why not just get the p5n32-e sli plus- best of both worlds
wow, go from 21 to 25.6 fps average is so worth the extra 100 bucks. The point of the thread is, is it worth 100 more dollars to get 4.6 extra frames per second (which by the way is unpercevable to the human eye)This review makes no sense.
VR-Zone already compared 8x/8x SLi against 16x/16x SLi, and found that even at 1920x1200 there is a huge difference in new games.
http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4450&s=10
So what are we going to believe?
yes you're right most humans can't tell the difference between 55 and 60 FPS but there is a huge difference in perceptibility between 20 and 25. Of course if you're getting 20 or 25 consistently you should probably turn down some settings :?
Well, that's very subjective according to your interests & income - to some it will be & to some it won't be.The point of the thread is, is it worth 100 more dollars to get 4.6 extra frames per second (which by the way is unpercevable to the human eye)
I hear ya there. Why can't I be rich like ninja?Not me thats for sure :mrgreen:
I'm already suffering on this P4 system with my 6800GS... E4300 and 8800GTS cannot come soon enouch :x