2 8800GTX vs Single 9800GX2

MercyFlush · 06-05-2008, 02:21 PM

so i already have a single 8800GTX, and before i upgraded anything i wanted to check here. should i get another 8800GTX or upgrade to a single 9800GX2?

Pimp · 07-05-2008, 12:57 PM

I personally would go for the 9800GX2 becuase in the UK its only £120 difference between a 8800GTX and 9800GX2 so one would go for the better card which is the 9800GX2 defo

BTW for the 9800GX2 you need both 6 and 8 pin PCI-Express connector and preferable have a true 8pin rather then a 6+2 pin and minimum 700watt PSU

MercyFlush · 07-05-2008, 01:08 PM

yeah i think i have the 8 pin on my power supply, and im using a 6pin right now for my 8800GTX. so what would the difference in performance be between 2 8800GTX's in sli and a single 9800GX2 be? do you have any idea?

Pimp · 07-05-2008, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MercyFlush

yeah i think i have the 8 pin on my power supply, and im using a 6pin right now for my 8800GTX. so what would the difference in performance be between 2 8800GTX's in sli and a single 9800GX2 be? do you have any idea?

You do know that the 9800GX2 is basically two 9800GTX stuck together and it's not very overclocked, i heard so it gives us a chance to overclock it our selves. So what I'm saying is the 9800GX2 overclocks very well especially on water cooling. So once overclocked the 9800GX2 is better then 8800GTX in SLi. If you run it on the original stock speeds i don't think it would be a huge difference to 8800GTX SLi but like i said the overclocking potential of 9800GX2 is very high

The fastest overclocked 9800GX2 (on air) i found for sale runs at:

- GeForce 9800 GX2 core running at 675MHz
- Shader Clock Speed of 1674MHz
- 1024MB GDDR3 Memory running at 2100MHz
- 512-Bit Memory Interface
- 256 Stream Processors
- Shader Model 4.0
- Memory Bandwidth: 134.4GB/s

As you can see it's much faster then 8800GTX and according to Nvidia a 9800GX2 is up to 50% faster then a 8800 Ultra.

MercyFlush · 08-05-2008, 01:47 AM

i think im going to end up going with a 9800GX2 once i look up some more reviews and stuff. and anyways, this isnt going to be for another 3 months. i just like to plan stuff out ahead of time

Pimp · 08-05-2008, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by MercyFlush

i think im going to end up going with a 9800GX2 once i look up some more reviews and stuff. and anyways, this isnt going to be for another 3 months. i just like to plan stuff out ahead of time

Wise decision

OnStock · 08-05-2008, 11:55 AM

>>As you can see it's much faster then 8800GTX and according to Nvidia a 9800GX2 is up to 50% faster then a 8800 Ultra.

Both 9800 GTX and 9800 GX2 is nothing more just a disaster.

Pimp · 09-05-2008, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by OnStock

>>As you can see it's much faster then 8800GTX and according to Nvidia a 9800GX2 is up to 50% faster then a 8800 Ultra.

Both 9800 GTX and 9800 GX2 is nothing more just a disaster.

It's like you didn't read what i just said lol i give up with you. It's like school, were all the kids talk about rumors because ATM all your going on about is a rumor and have you seen the facts or experienced for your self have????

OnStock · 09-05-2008, 05:06 PM

You said "according to Nvidia"

Well, I personally have 8800 GTx. So I can compare with 9800 GTX results. 9800 GTX = +10% ? Is it worth buying it? I think no.

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX Round-Up: BFG, EVGA, Zogis - HotHardware

World In Conflict - Tom's Hardware : Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX Review

The new standard of fast: XFX 9800 GTX - Page 10 - World In Conflict with AA

bit-tech.net | Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB

Tell me, why should I go for 9800 GTX if it's equal to the 8800 Ultra? It's sometimes equal even to the 8800 GTX.

And these benchmarks... allmost all the same results. I dont think they are fake.

I did expect much more from Nvidia's 9xxx series. Such a disappointment

06-05-2008, 02:21 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
MercyFlush Big Geek Join Date: Jan 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 102 Times Helpful: 10 My Mood: Tired Status: Offline My Computer	2 8800GTX vs Single 9800GX2 so i already have a single 8800GTX, and before i upgraded anything i wanted to check here. should i get another 8800GTX or upgrade to a single 9800GX2?

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Pimp Captain of USS Defiant Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 22 Male Posts: 882 Times Helpful: 28 My Mood: Dangerous Status: Offline My Computer	I personally would go for the 9800GX2 becuase in the UK its only £120 difference between a 8800GTX and 9800GX2 so one would go for the better card which is the 9800GX2 defo BTW for the 9800GX2 you need both 6 and 8 pin PCI-Express connector and preferable have a true 8pin rather then a 6+2 pin and minimum 700watt PSU __________________ "Space has no boundary, that is empirically more certain than any external observation. However, that does not imply that space is infinite" - Bernhard Riemann

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OnStock Big Geek Join Date: Jun 2007 Age: 20 Male Posts: 104 Times Helpful: 8 My Mood: Relaxed Status: Offline My Computer	>>As you can see it's much faster then 8800GTX and according to Nvidia a 9800GX2 is up to 50% faster then a 8800 Ultra. Both 9800 GTX and 9800 GX2 is nothing more just a disaster. __________________ /you got no clue what its all about/

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OnStock Big Geek Join Date: Jun 2007 Age: 20 Male Posts: 104 Times Helpful: 8 My Mood: Relaxed Status: Offline My Computer	You said "according to Nvidia" Well, I personally have 8800 GTx. So I can compare with 9800 GTX results. 9800 GTX = +10% ? Is it worth buying it? I think no. NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX Round-Up: BFG, EVGA, Zogis - HotHardware World In Conflict - Tom's Hardware : Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX Review The new standard of fast: XFX 9800 GTX - Page 10 - World In Conflict with AA bit-tech.net \| Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB Tell me, why should I go for 9800 GTX if it's equal to the 8800 Ultra? It's sometimes equal even to the 8800 GTX. And these benchmarks... allmost all the same results. I dont think they are fake. I did expect much more from Nvidia's 9xxx series. Such a disappointment __________________ /you got no clue what its all about/ Last edited by OnStock; 09-05-2008 at 05:10 PM.

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MercyFlush Big Geek Join Date: Jan 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 102 Times Helpful: 10 My Mood: Tired Status: Offline My Computer	yeah i think i have the 8 pin on my power supply, and im using a 6pin right now for my 8800GTX. so what would the difference in performance be between 2 8800GTX's in sli and a single 9800GX2 be? do you have any idea?

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MercyFlush Big Geek Join Date: Jan 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 102 Times Helpful: 10 My Mood: Tired Status: Offline My Computer	i think im going to end up going with a 9800GX2 once i look up some more reviews and stuff. and anyways, this isnt going to be for another 3 months. i just like to plan stuff out ahead of time

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