Posted: 1/4/2008 9:47:31 AM EDT
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I'm building a new computer. My case (Antec Nine Hundred) and MoBo (ASUS P5W DH Deluxe) should be arriving today. The MoBo is Compatible with ATI Crossfire. Originally I planned on getting a GeForce 8600GT, but I want to leave my options open. So, How does Crossfire compare to SLI? It's been a while since I was in the video card world--how is ATI comparing to nVIDIA these days? Got any suggestions on hardware? Other specs of the computer: Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.66ghz 4GB DDR2 RAM 2x 500GB HDDs in Raid1 Thermaltake Purepower 550W PSU. ETA: FTR, I'm probably going to run XP, SP2 |
| I've been reading about it myself, and it doesn't look like crossfire or sli are going to be around all that long. I'm not a hardcore gamer, and don't need the hardcore graphics abilities that the latest and greatest video cards offer, but as I am building a machine that I'd like to have for a while, I'm getting a geforce 8600 card. Take a look on www.tomshardware.com and www.anandtech.com for more info on the subject. |
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Most of the reports and benches I've seen show SLI will generally beat XFire. Its also easier to install and configure. I used to have two 8500GTs in SLI, they've since been replaced with a single 8800GTS. If I get around to it, Im might pick up a second GTS and Swiftech Stealth and see if I can't crank up the 3DMark06 score a little more. |