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Old Mar 1, 2008, 05:51 AM   #16 (permalink)
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From several other people's experiences I've heard, that's generally the case: people build a SLI/CF capable system, but unless they go multi-GPU right away, they almost never do so later.
adding to that; if one plans on going SLI/CF later, it is much more difficult to do so because by the time s/he wishes to do so, that particluar card they have is likely to have been EOL. then, you would need to buy the product from eBay or something, and that can't always be guaranteed to work, or the warranty procedures may be different or non-possible.
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Old Mar 1, 2008, 06:23 AM   #17 (permalink)
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single card. obviously.
not really a gamer, can't see myself bothering with dual/quad whatever anytime tbh
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Old Mar 1, 2008, 07:37 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Only a single card im afraid..

Just wish i could afford to go to a sli setup..this won't be happening for some time.
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Old Mar 1, 2008, 12:06 PM   #19 (permalink)
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10fps boost from a single card @ 2560x1600 is not worth it..... if it was only that marginal of a gain.. i would never have had crossfire....

the gains are more significant then that. So long as the games/programs make use of crossfire properly.....
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Old Mar 1, 2008, 12:44 PM   #20 (permalink)
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at this time i dont see the point. the best sinlge cards out there are more than capable of playing any game.
i do see it as a possible uprade path - buy a great card now, in a 1-2 years when it starts to 'slow down' buy a 2nd for prolly 60% of the price.
of course its a non issue for me as i am a intel chipset/nv fan. though the nv thing may change on my next upgrade.
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Old Mar 1, 2008, 01:23 PM   #21 (permalink)
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the gains are more significant then that. So long as the games/programs make use of crossfire properly.....
Which they rarely do and its not the game makers fault either.
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Old Mar 1, 2008, 01:26 PM   #22 (permalink)
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at this time i dont see the point. the best sinlge cards out there are more than capable of playing any game.
i do see it as a possible uprade path - buy a great card now, in a 1-2 years when it starts to 'slow down' buy a 2nd for prolly 60% of the price.
of course its a non issue for me as i am a intel chipset/nv fan. though the nv thing may change on my next upgrade.
I dont know Mike, ive seen huge gains with SLI in games like world in conflict making a res like 1680 or 1920 playable with max settings whereas with a single card you need to lower the res or IQ settings. SLI has much better support than Crossfire, our findings over the last year have certainly verified that. People condemn the TWIMTBP regime but it really does work.

Even games like crysis with SLI can make an unplayable resolution playable. Is it good value for the majority of gamers? no. However I do see a situation where a gamer could buy one 8800 GTS, then 3 months down the line when funds were available could add another, both cards would cost around the same as an ultra. A system now comprising 8800 GTS in SLI should be capable of powering anything for a good 18 months+.

Its not logical for quite a few people but I do see the benefit.
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If I could run SLI on my Intel board or if ATi had something worthy I'd probably be running a dual card setup as there are some good deals going around these days. Still, I have no complaints towards my single card; the thing is a total beast and handles 1920 in all games quite well.
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HAHA I still have AGP...
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I use multiple GPU's on my PC at work: AGP + on-board
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I work part time and go to school. So most of my money goes towards gas, food, and necessities. What money I do get saved up, would probably go toward a single card. I'm actually building my little brother a rig for school and light gaming, so I don't actually get any money saved up. lol. BUT, I have started a savings account for a new card haha. My 8800GTS 320mb just does not cut it anymore.
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Old Mar 6, 2008, 11:20 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Well... I would like to have a SLI gaming PC, but I use a pretty old mobo... I still use AGP!!!

Maybe someday,PCI-Express!!!

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Old Mar 7, 2008, 09:16 AM   #29 (permalink)
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one gpu is enough, it not worth the hassle of using dual gpus. so I just fine with one gpu.
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None now but maybe CrossFire later.
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