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sli v's crossfire

  • 17-11-2005 6:18pm
    #1
    crowej
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 267 ✭✭


    hey guys,

    i am about to build my first monster pc and i want to know should i go with a SLI or crossfire board.

    initally i am only going to get one card (budget €500)

    thanks for your help.


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  • #2
    AnCapaillMor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,920 ✭✭✭AnCapaillMor


    I'd go crossfire, i would have done it with my one but could'nt get a crossfire board at the time, i'm an impatient mofo so i went SLI. doing the same myself, got a cheapass 6800, will get another soon enough. 2 X 500 cards is waay overkill in my opinion not unless you're doing specials effects for starwars episode 7 or something like it.


  • #3
    Mac daddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,942 ✭✭✭Mac daddy


    You will need a bit more then 500 the Crossfire are retailing for around the 400Pound mark.


  • #4
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    Benchmarking on SLI is about 15% increase hardly the earth shattering figures touted this time last year, im sure a good overclocker would get 15% out of any Nvidia card.

    Havent checked out crossfire yet but has to be more than 15% with 2 cards.

    kdjac


  • #5
    Shiny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,259 ✭✭✭Shiny


    I would go for SLI.

    Looking at the benchmarks nvidia's sli and often just a
    single 7800GT beat ATI's version.

    just look at this article and judge for yourself.

    http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2005q3/ati-crossfire/index.x?pg=1


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