Limetless insanity

Discussion in 'Video Cards, Displays and TV Tuners' started by Exfoliate, Sep 16, 2005.

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  1. Exfoliate

    Exfoliate Geek Trainee

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    A 7800GTX would be great, 2 GTX's in SLI would be crazy, but 2 Dual-7800GTX's in SLI would be ludicrous.**
    http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=2682&s=1
    Whether or not ASUS will get it's act together or not is yet to be seen but just the prospect of spending this much on a graphics makes me queasy.
     
    Exfoliate, Sep 16, 2005
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  2. Girtho961

    Girtho961 Big Geek

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    that would be the craziest setup ever and unless you have an fx 57 or something your gonna have a bottlenecked system
     
    Girtho961, Sep 16, 2005
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  3. pelvis_3

    pelvis_3 HWF Member For Life

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    Holy s**t !
    Imagine playing Doom 3 at like 400FPS!
    It'd be like $1500 or something!
    I'm just gonna go and dream for a while :)
     
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  4. Exfoliate

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    And the saddest thing is 2 dual 7800GTX's in SLI will look like crap in a few years. Even later this year nVidia will refresh with something a good bit better than the GTX, assuming the Ultra model turns out with 32pipes. (2 dual 7800GTX Ultra's in SLI, DROOL!).
     
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  5. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    WOW, i best get saving up now :\, in about 6 years i should be able to afford it :p
     
    Willz, Sep 20, 2005
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  6. Matt555

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    holy crap...it'll probably cost as much as an entire computer can be built for but i want one...(just for bragging rights) heh
     
    Matt555, Sep 20, 2005
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  7. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    come to think of it, why is it for bragging rights, as if oyu got on of those, you would not need to upgrade for a very very long time, i thought i would not need to upgrade my graphics card for about 3 years, but it seems like during june next year i will be performing a majour upgrade, graphics card, processor and motherboard.
     
    Willz, Sep 20, 2005
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  8. pelvis_3

    pelvis_3 HWF Member For Life

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    Well i know if i asked someone what card they run and they say 2 7800GTX's in SLi
    i would drop to my nees and beg for a go at Doom3 or F.E.A.R!
     
    pelvis_3, Sep 20, 2005
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  9. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    :p, sli is good for benchmarks, but when it comes ot games, the fps increase is only like 10, maybe less.

    we all need to get in the crossfire :p
     
    Willz, Sep 20, 2005
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    Matt555 iMod

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    lol not everyone, i for one dont need half that power, i'll just see what i get in about a months time...
     
    Matt555, Sep 20, 2005
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  11. max12590

    max12590 Masterful Geek

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    Hmmm, SLI is overrated. I think my setup is ample to run FarCry at maximum settings WITH the x64 patch installed. Is that not ample?
     
    max12590, Sep 21, 2005
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  12. Exfoliate

    Exfoliate Geek Trainee

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    SLI gives you a helluva lot more than 10 extra fps in games, more like 60-80% on most games though some like FarCry and FEAR don't seem to appreciate it very much.
     
    Exfoliate, Sep 21, 2005
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  13. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    But, even that 60-80% in most games only = about 20fps.
     
    Willz, Sep 21, 2005
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  14. Exfoliate

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    It all depends on what kind of benchmark you're looking at I suppose. Google a few, you may be surprised.
     
    Exfoliate, Sep 21, 2005
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  15. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    what does sli stand for?
     
    Willz, Sep 21, 2005
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  16. Matt555

    Matt555 iMod

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    Scalable Link Interface
     
    Matt555, Sep 21, 2005
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  17. max12590

    max12590 Masterful Geek

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    Well, just because FarCry doesn't like it doesn't change the fact that an X800 Pro is sufficient. I'm saying that the power of a single mid-high end video card is plenty, no need for 2 uber expensive ones for only 10-15 more FPS.
     
    max12590, Sep 21, 2005
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  18. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    what do you mean the x800pro is sufficient lol, its more than sufficient :)
     
    Willz, Sep 21, 2005
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  19. max12590

    max12590 Masterful Geek

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    Exactly Willhub, thats what I'm saying. If an X800 Pro is more than enough why be wasteful?
     
    max12590, Sep 22, 2005
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  20. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    an x800pro will play all the games within the next 5 years, just as time goes on, the settings will have to be set lower, as games advance, but for current games like doom 3, x800pro can play on ultra settings if you have enough ram, good ram, and processor
     
    Willz, Sep 22, 2005
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