Mchart
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Re: worth getting another card for SLI?
RA2 is a completely 2D game. The power of your graphics card has nothing to do with it getting lagey. That's your system having issues in general.
Your money would be better spent buying a new graphics card. A single 8800GT which only costs 110 bucks vastly outperforms even two 7800GTX's in SLI. You may also want to think about building a new system in general. That old opteron is your major bottle neck right now. |
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1 edit | if i were to do a whole system upgrade it would cost me 3k
i do not have a job right now so no |
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| said by Anonymous_  :if i were to do a whole system upgrade it would cost me 3k i do not have a job right now so no It would? Only cost me 1200 to build a system that runs crysis max settings. |
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4 edits | i would have to get neW:
HDD
PSU 1.2Kw
Case
Monitor (LED backlight) (but i can use the display i all ready have but it is kind of borken)
MB
RAM
keyborad
Mouse
blu-ray drive
dvd burner
speakers
video card
Laser printer
water cooling setup
(i have Retail OS so it can transfer to the new PC)
i might sell my old stuff to recover some of the cost
after i get the new stuff |
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United State | Why do you need that though? You can easily build a highly functional gaming system with most of those peripherals for way less than 3k.
You only need a 1.2kw PSU if you're going to be running 2+ GTX 280s. |
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Mchart
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| said by jouno53 :Why do you need that though? You can easily build a highly functional gaming system with most of those peripherals for way less than 3k. You only need a 1.2kw PSU if you're going to be running 2+ GTX 280s. You don't even need a 1.2kw PSU to run two GTX 280's, a 800w from a quality manufacturer would be just fine. |
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Mchart
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said by Anonymous_ :i would have to get neW: HDD PSU 1.2Kw Case Monitor (LED backlight) (but i can use the display i all ready have but it is kind of borken) MB RAM keyborad Mouse blu-ray drive dvd burner speakers video card Laser printer water cooling setup (i have Retail OS so it can transfer to the new PC) i might sell my old stuff to recover some of the cost after i get the new stuff Obviously a new system would cost well over 3 grand if you decided to get all that crap. If you really want to play games why would you waste your money on something like a bluray drive? Why would do you need a laser printer for gaming? Water cooling? Give me a break dude. If you really want the newer games to run faster you are going to need a new system - But half the overpriced crap you have on your list isn't needed - nor will it enhance the gameplay experiance of any games. A single ATI 4850 which outperforms an 8800GT and only costs 180 bucks only needs a 500w PSU at most. Even including the price of a new monitor, you wouldn't have to spend more then 1500 for a new system that will play any game with maximum settings.
But I suppose if you want crap like a bluray drive and a laser printer (huh?) you'll be waiting a while. |
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well i am on a very limited budget like 40$ for the video
i might beable to get an used 7800gtx for that price |
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| said by Anonymous_ :well i am on a very limited budget like 40$ for the video i might beable to get an used 7800gtx for that price If you can really find one for that price then I don't see why not. Don't expect much improvement, however. |
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said by Anonymous_ :well i am on a very limited budget like 40$ for the video i might beable to get an used 7800gtx for that price In my opinion it would be best to look for an 8800GT on sale, spend an extra $50 to gain a lot better performance. Then sell your current 7800 to pretty much make up the difference, and you're back to only spending $40.
But doing that you'll end up with a much better graphics cards than 7800 SLI. Of course that is dependent on you being able to come up with the extra funds. You can usually find the 8800GT ~$100 A/R so if you can manage like $130 up front, it would be ok. You could then get a $30 rebate and sell your old card for ~$50-60.
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