Would Sli Really Benefit Me? I Need Help!

[Patriot_01]

I am a new guy here and I was just wondering would sli really benefit me as twoards a single GPU would? I was looking into sli GTX 260 but i really need you guys help and opinion becasue i really dont know because ive never did sli before in my life I recently upgraded to a EVGA 790I Ultra Sli and a cooler master V8 cooler for the cpu but I dont want my video card bottlenecking it to the point I cant see the real performancee of my CPU. I really need opinions and thoughts guy thanks alot Computer Specs Below.



My System:
Intel Q9650 3.00Gh
BFG 9800GTX+ OC
EVGA 790I Ultra FTW (soon to be)
4GB Of Ram
VISTA Ultimate 64bit version
Cooler master V8 CPU cooler
600WATt Power Supply Sli Capable

 

[Mousemonkey]

Depends on the resolution (not screen size) that you game at and how much eye candy you want together with how low an average framerate you can put up with.

 

[Patriot_01]

I have a acer 21.5 monitor that can go up to 1920X1080? I mean thats a pretty high resolution isnt it? For a normal video card that would kind of kill it right?

 

[Mousemonkey]

You my friend fulfil the required criteria for SLi, if you could find another 9800GTX+ for a small amount that would most likely hold you over until the G300's arrive or get a couple of 260's but then it's the question of when is the best time to get them.

 

[Patriot_01]

well there on sell on newegg for a relativley cheap price and this is going to be my final upgrade for the past 2 or 3 upcoming year's . I really dont like the 9800GTX+ to be honest because there still selling on newegg/ebay up into the 150$ range wtf? This card is old as #### I found a GTX 260 cheaper than that! Its perfect I really dont care for the upcoming video cards because I know I wont be able to afford them -_- so why not go sli and be happy? As I see it

 

[Mousemonkey]

I've been running a pair of 8800GT's for over a year and a half now and even at 19 x 10 they are still chucking out framrates in high double figures with eye candy on, the 9800GTX+ is a variant so I'm not really surprised, on some sites in the UK they are no longer listed.

 

[orangegator]

To really benefit and not bottleneck the cards, you should overclock your cpu. With that cpu and cooler, you can easily get 3.8 - 4.0Ghz. What brand psu do you have? A crappy 600W psu may not be able to handle gtx260 sli.

 

[Guest]

According to Nvidia, 500W is the minimum for a single GTX 260 and you want another 180W for the second one. Also you need two 6 pin pcie power plugs per GTX 260. I have doubts that power supply will handle it.

A single 260 (or 275) should be about the same speed as two 9800s in SLI and should let you run most everything at good resolutions for the next few years.

I think there is an older 260 that has less than 216 cores (and thus lower performance).

 

[OvrClkr]

I used to have a BFG 9800GTX+ and it was pretty awesome.... my only issue was that the card was a power hog compared to my newer 250.... I tested the GTX+'s in SLI it was quite impressive....Of course I had an 850w PSU so there was no isssue as far as the 6 pin connectors but the heat that was comming from my case got to the point that it made me feel like i was in a sauna "losing major weight" so i decided to trade up the card for a 260..... the 260 runs as hot as the GTX+ but it is only 1 card so i guess i can deal with the ambient temp going up a tad for now......

 

[invisik]

I would upgrade to gtx 260 sli. They run any game you throw at them and should last you 2 years (of course with lower settings). Or you could wait dx11 cards are around the corner.

 

[Patriot_01]

I mean if not 260 what about 250's?? I heard there just 9800GTX+ with a new name I dont want that =( and the 260's I was looking at was the older version I believe not the 216 would it be that much of a performance difference between the 216 and older one? Thanks alot guys for the advice

 

[invisik]

the gts 250 is a slightly modified 9800gtx+.
The performance between is 192sp vs 216sp is slightly different. The (gtx 260 216sp) run about 5-10% faster. So sli you would see a difference of about 15%.
Remember you can catch up to the 216sp if you overclock but gtx 260 216sp overclocks as well.
How much is the price difference?

 

[4745454b]

<22" monitors go up that high? I noticed the question mark next to the resolution, if your not sure, double check If your at 1680x1050, you don't need SLI.

 

[Mousemonkey]

<22" monitors go up that high? I noticed the question mark next to the resolution, if your not sure, double check If your at 1680x1050, you don't need SLI.

MY 22" Samsung has a native res of 1920 x 1080, so yes they do.

 

[invisik]

21.5" even support 1920x1080 lol

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236053

 

[Patriot_01]

Nah Im pretty sure I play my Ps3 and xbox 360 in Pure 1080P Acer is the stuff love there products