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12-11-2007, 08:00 PM
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| Nvidia 8800gt video cards
Man,I need to upgrade my 7600gt's to at least 8600 or 8800's.Tried playing Area51 Blacksite and it ran like a snail and I have a decent AMD FX-55 at 2.6ghz and 2gb of ram but the cards ran slow.Will the cheaper 8600 in SLI be good enough to play these new games?Willing to trade both my 7600's for two 8600's or one 8800gt. 
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12-11-2007, 08:02 PM
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zany i would check and see if there is a bios update for your's, i have the gt6600 oc and play fear which is one of the high res games and draws with no problem your's are the bfg's ? also running amd 3200 processor. what power supply do you use ?
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12-11-2007, 08:14 PM
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I played fear with no problem either,it's these new games require demanding power from your system.I have a Antec 550w ps.I don't like overclocking mine.Mine are EVGA.Trust me,I need to upgrade the cards.I bet you can't run Area51 Blacksite either.Was playing timeshift and crysis ok but Jericho gave me a bit of little problems.
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12-11-2007, 09:14 PM
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i dont run my card oc either, from factory the bfg's are oc'ed, was asking about power supply cause that was part of my problem. fear is the last game i bought cause i am a war craft fan since 94, not WOW though. your running dual cards and still having problems ? you might check the sync on them also. i didnt go with the sli myself, cause plan to upgrade board next year { asus } what i have now and will buy again. also are you ram sticks same brand ? and what type ?
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12-11-2007, 09:18 PM
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Max out the systems ram first and if you are going to go with a new card the 8800 is better than anything on the market now. And 2 8800's in SLI mode rocks. I wouls also try to go in and shut down as many programs that you have running in the background while you are playing A51 to free up system memory.
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12-11-2007, 10:19 PM
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But can I get good results with 8600's on SLI?Those 8800's are still pretty expensive you know.I have my board full with Corsair at 2gb,Only use the best.Kingston is ok too.
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12-11-2007, 10:31 PM
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I have an 8800 gtx card with the ageis phys-x card... soo worth it. takes gaming to a whole new level.
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12-11-2007, 10:34 PM
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asus makes sli boards
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12-11-2007, 11:23 PM
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yea i know. my computer is almost 2 yr's old, that's why i will update next year, sticking with the asus board. really like it. will never own a dell or the fact any company computer. i like piecing them together. and cost less for what your after. id go one card up, so you have a extra year worth of use  for the price difference. not to get off subject, but any of you plan war craft 2 or 3 ?
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12-11-2007, 11:54 PM
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Not sure if this promotion is still going on but Dell was having a good sale: Item Number Quantity Item Description  A1348853 1 GeForce 8800GT 512 MB GDDR3 Graphics Card Dell Home Customers: Save 20% off Select Gaming Accessories! - $52.00 $50 off any Electronics, Software or Accessories item - $50.00 Order Subtotal: $157.99 Shipping and Handling Total: $4.99Shipping Discount: -$4.99 Tax Total: $13.23 Total Charges: $171.22 |
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