eavere Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 hi there , I'm building a new pc for gaming , components purshased till now are the following : Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Gigabyte K8N Pro SLI 2GB DDR400 120GB SATA II drives in raid 0 config 300GB SATA drive 7800GTX 256MB SoundBlaster X-FI ThermalTake PurePower 680 PSU 21 Viewsonic CRT Display @1600x1200 should i add one more 7800GTX to my setup for maximum performance in games? or will this setup be sufficient to play new games @high res with max details? I'm new to the AMD world and the flagship graphic cards , i'm moving from P4 2.8 and 9800pro so i cant determine if this newly build setup will give me enough horsepower o run latest games @max details settings. Thanks Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/419464-do-i-need-to-add-sli-to-this-system/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 that will be fine for now, leave it as an option for later on as games get more demanding. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/419464-do-i-need-to-add-sli-to-this-system/#findComment-587052449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stncttr908 Veteran Posted January 12, 2006 Veteran Share Posted January 12, 2006 A single 7800 GTX is more than enough right now for 1600x1200. You can crank full details and full FSAA on practically any game, with the exception of FEAR of course. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/419464-do-i-need-to-add-sli-to-this-system/#findComment-587052599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony-inpo Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 eavere said: hi there , I'm building a new pc for gaming , components purshased till now are the following : Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Gigabyte K8N Pro SLI 2GB DDR400 120GB SATA II drives in raid 0 config 300GB SATA drive 7800GTX 256MB SoundBlaster X-FI ThermalTake PurePower 680 PSU 21 Viewsonic CRT Display @1600x1200 should i add one more 7800GTX to my setup for maximum performance in games? or will this setup be sufficient to play new games @high res with max details? I'm new to the AMD world and the flagship graphic cards , i'm moving from P4 2.8 and 9800pro so i cant determine if this newly build setup will give me enough horsepower o run latest games @max details settings. Thanks How much money you got? If you can cover it then... why not? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/419464-do-i-need-to-add-sli-to-this-system/#findComment-587052625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
konstantinos Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 a second 7800gtx would be a waste. you only reap the rewards of the 2 high end cards if you are running at resolution up near 1900. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/419464-do-i-need-to-add-sli-to-this-system/#findComment-587052645 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fock neow1n Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Lol F.E.A.R., I think that may be the first game that come out a little to early, so damn demanding, but such sweet graphics, sound, physics. Great rig, I wouldn't go with SLI until after playing some games to see if you would really need it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/419464-do-i-need-to-add-sli-to-this-system/#findComment-587052655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eavere Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 thanks for the info guys. think i'll settle with the single 7800GTX for now "although F.E.A.R is the main game am looking foward to play" :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/419464-do-i-need-to-add-sli-to-this-system/#findComment-587052791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stncttr908 Veteran Posted January 12, 2006 Veteran Share Posted January 12, 2006 It'll handle FEAR on high at 1600x1200, perhaps with 2x FSAA and 8x AF. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/419464-do-i-need-to-add-sli-to-this-system/#findComment-587052847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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