Originally Posted by y2kbos
I have just takin the plunge and ordered a 9800gx2 for €420, I sold my 8800gtx over 3 weeks ago for a decent price ( €280 ), been using a 7600gt for the last few weeks...
Anyway will my system show it off to the best of its abiltiy?
Q6700 @ 3.20ghz ( can go to 3.50ghz max)
gigabyte ds3l
2gb pc 6400
Vista Premium 32bit
750watt psu..
This what my 8800gtx @ stock was getting on 3dmark 06
What should I expect with my new card?
Congratulations!
I think it will do just fine...
I had thought that it would take 3.5GHz on your CPU to take full advantage of a GPU... (At least a GPU as fast as the GX2.)
Due to discussions in other threads, I now believe anything close to 3GHz on your CPU will keep any GPU happy.
The reason is that if you move your CPU from 3GHz to say 3.5, you suposidly will not see a large gain in FPS. I can't speak from experience due to my current GPU, wich is soon to be upgraded too.
They say that the graphic intensive games we like to play at high res, will always be more GPU dependant than CPU.
In short, I think your Q6700 @ 3.20ghz and a GX2 should fly like the wind.
Hang on...
Nice score BTW...
I am not sure what 3DMark score you will hit with the GX2...
I am sure however that it will have better performance than a single 8800 GTX in games.
You should be able to run Crysis with these settings: http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA==
What res do you run at?
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