2x 8600GTS VS. 320MB 8800GTS

[SalientKing]

Itll be awhile before we get real numbers, till then what do you think?

Well I think the 8600GTS will hit a lower price point fairly quickly. But since price is a valid point ...

Lets also consider then 2x 8600GT vs 320MB 8800GTS

 

[Matt2]

I think the better comparison would be 8600GTS SLi vs. 8800GTS 640mb

That being said, I think the 8800GTS 640mb would be the better solution for less money.

8600GTS is going to cost almost as much as a 8800GTS 320mb at launch which makes me wonder why anyone would consider buying the 8600GTS. 8800GTS 320mb is going to offer huge performance gains for about $30-$50 more.

 

[Blurry]

The 640MB 8800GTS would eh..own the sli 8600gts b/c 1) it has twice the available ram,
2) it's better

 

[SalientKing]

Well I think the 8600GTS will hit a lower price point fairly quickly.

Lets also consider then 2x 8600GT vs 320MB 8800GTS

 

[Matt2]

Then I still think that the 8800GTS 320mb would come out on top.

Not to mention that you're not going to have the problems associated with SLi (i.e. Vsync).

 

[coldpower27]

Single Card (if performance is achievable) > Dual Cards for the most part. No SLI scaling issues, full RAM usage etc...

 

[TanisHalfElven]

how about this.

8600gts 512 sli vs 8800gts 320.

 

[40sTheme]

Originally posted by: tanishalfelven
how about this.

8600gts 512 sli vs 8800gts 320.

8800 will still win due to the 8600 not being able to use all that RAM efficiently because of a 128-bit bus. Or I at least presume so.

 

[Fenixgoon]

single cards tend to do better than SLI of a lower card, IIRC.

 

[PingSpike]

SLI only makes sense for achieving performance that would otherwise be impossible with a single card, i.e. the ultra high end. Additionally, SLI has its own unique set of hassles that you want to avoid if at all possible.

 

[yacoub]

easy way to answer: SLI a couple 7900GTs and compare that against an 8800GTS. How does it perform? The 8600GTS has around the same level of performance as a 7900GT.

 

[BFG10K]

SLI only makes sense for achieving performance that would otherwise be impossible with a single card, i.e. the ultra high end

Agreed. In general two slower cards in SLI are a waste of time if you can get a faster single card.

 

[Munky]

Three generations of cards with SLI and people still havent learned 1 high end card beats two midrange cards... :roll:

 

[Remedy]

Originally posted by: munky
Three generations of cards with SLI and people still havent learned 1 high end card beats two midrange cards... :roll:

The "Cooler Factor" is what they are looking for. The type of guys who brag and boast about their rigs and run benchmarks all day.

 

[SalientKing]

actually my main reason for bringing this up is noise.. all the 8800gts cards do 60+ db noise, and thats just not acceptable to me. As far as i know there are no custom cooling kits that i can get for an 8800gts to deal with this problem. So my thought was, get 2 quieter 8600GTS and run them in SLI and hope for similar performance. However, if there are so many issues with SLI.. thats not sounding like something i want to do either.

 

[coldpower27]

Originally posted by: SalientKing
actually my main reason for bringing this up is noise.. all the 8800gts cards do 60+ db noise, and thats just not acceptable to me. As far as i know there are no custom cooling kits that i can get for an 8800gts to deal with this problem. So my thought was, get 2 quieter 8600GTS and run them in SLI and hope for similar performance. However, if there are so many issues with SLI.. thats not sounding like something i want to do either.

According to whom?

http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2007q1/geforce-8800s/index.x?pg=11

From what I know the 8800 Series coolers are some of the best for quietness in the high end arena.

 

[BFG10K]

actually my main reason for bringing this up is noise..

If you're concerned about noise then two cards are unlikely to be quieter than a single card.