Which gpu should i get?

[FilluX]

Hi guys!

Wich gpu should i get?

I want to be able to play at 1680 x 1050 at all/most settings at the highest and be able to get a decent/good fps now and in the future (ok games like crysis might not be possible but you get the point)

Now my options are:

9800 gtx
9800 gtx sli (or will 750w be enough??)
9800 gx2
3870 x2

Which one should i get?

Thanx!

[WrigleyVillain]

For that res I'd get an 8800 GTS 512.

[jas420221]

That or a 9800gtx would do just fine... agreed.

[nOcLuE98]

You should get none of those. Unless you really want one of them. What is your budget? at that res I would say get an 8800GTS 512mb (there is one at 200bucks after MIR on newegg)

or get 9600gt's in SLI. perform almost at the level of GX2. They scale really* well. You could even go for an 8800gt, but at the price of the GTS, I would get that instead.

[FilluX]

Allright, hard to choose :) well my budget is about 500 € , im not sure how much it is in dollars, but useless to count because the pirces are more excpensive here in Finland than in the USA and UK and so on...

2 x 9600 sounds pretty good, or what about 2 x 8800 gts 512?

[WrigleyVillain]

You don't need 2 8800 GTS's for your resolution. 1 is plenty. If you really want to screw around with sli than 2 9600GTs. Spend the money elsewhere; more graphics power is overkill for your needs as they stand. A single 3870 would even do you fine.

[nOcLuE98]

yeah, save the money for a new build or something. save it for nehalem.

[FilluX]

Ok thanx for the info. Will probably get one 8800 gts 512 or 9800 gtx.

[xMrBunglex]

i would also pick an 8800 GTS over a 9800 GTX. there is too small a performance difference for the price.

[WrigleyVillain]

i would also pick an 8800 GTS over a 9800 GTX. there is too small a performance difference for the price.

Agreed.

[FilluX]

8800 gts 512 it is then :) Thanx for all the replys

[WrigleyVillain]

8800 gts 512 it is then :) Thanx for all the replys

Cool, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. You can always add another one in the future too as your needs dictate... :up:

[FilluX]

Cool, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. You can always add another one in the future too as your needs dictate... :up:

Yeah i figured it out too! :) btw, 750w should be enough, rihgt? =D

[nOcLuE98]

Yeah i figured it out too! :) btw, 750w should be enough, rihgt? =D

its all about amps, not watts. and yes that 750 should be fine. a 520hx would be enough to power two GTS's.

[FilluX]

its all about amps

What are amps :woot:

[adamsleath]

The ampere, in practice often shortened to amp, (symbol: A) is a unit of electric current, or amount of electric charge per second

i think of it as a measure of electron flow-rate in the wire (analogous to water in a pipe)

more amps per unit time = more power.

thicker wires can carry more amps.

[nOcLuE98]

What are amps :woot:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampere

you really want a 12V rail with good number of amps. That is what is important in a psu.

EDIT-beat to it..

[FilluX]

Well on Thermaltakes website it says that it supports sli :)

http://www.thermaltake.com/product/power/toughpower/w0117/w0117.asp

[jas420221]

Nvidia will certify a litterbox for SLI if it could.

But that PSU should be fine for SLI/Crossfire (so long as it isnt 2900xt, 8800Ultras or a pair of x2/gx2 cards). It is the amperage on teh 12 rails that matter...correct.

PS- I would be a little nervous running 2 GTS 512s on an Corsair HX520...

[FilluX]

Allright! Thanx guys!

Goodnight

---> zzz...

[nOcLuE98]

Nvidia will certify a litterbox for SLI if it could.

But that PSU should be fine for SLI/Crossfire (so long as it isnt 2900xt, 8800Ultras or a pair of x2/gx2 cards). It is the amperage on teh 12 rails that matter...correct.

PS- I would be a little nervous running 2 GTS 512s on an Corsair HX520...

I know a guy who ran dual GTS's OC'd and a 4ghz q6600 for benches on one. and 3.6ghz daily. on a 680i A1 board. with... id say 4 hdds and two opticals. He never had a problem.

[jas420221]

I know a guy who ran dual GTS's OC'd and a 4ghz q6600 for benches on one. and 3.6ghz daily. on a 680i A1 board. with... id say 4 hdds and two opticals. He never had a problem.yet... That PSU, though a good one, is 40A one 12v rail. You should only run about 75-80% capacity on a PSU so taht puts it in the 30a range which he was pushing. Im sure it did fine... I wouldnt do it for long if I could afford another, better for the job at hand, PSU.