8800 Ultra in SLi and Tri-SLi
Hehehe I know SLi is not really much cop but...
There are a few people selling these for like, well, ALOT less than a 9800GTX (even the new revised price of less than £125). (Of course these are used 8800 Ultras btw...)
It's tempting just to have it for rather than performance gains but more of "I got SLI 8800 Ultra" exercise. :lol:
I'd like to have Tri SLi just for the sake of it but a) motherboard doesn't support it and b) I don't have a power station to run it all!
Anyhow, just wondered what your thoughts are on going down a (albeit cheap) SLi route?
I fear power will be a major stumbling block and heat will be a massive issue.
Re: 8800 Ultra in SLi and Tri-SLi
Really not worth it.
1KW PSU, decent SLI board and another 2 8800s is going to be around £300-350.....
Might as well sell your 8800 once the 4870x2 (or its nVidia counterpart) are released.
Re: 8800 Ultra in SLi and Tri-SLi
Keep the 8800 Ultra, it will do for most games for another year or 2... don't bother with SLi as shaithis says its a waste
Re: 8800 Ultra in SLi and Tri-SLi
Hehe...not really interested in performance gains for going SLi but for the exercise of having SLi :) That is, if I can do it on the cheap.
Though you guys are probably right, it is a waste.
Right now I am working on 2nd or 3rd gen components...the latest stuff, I can't afford.
Still, I'm the type of guy who just wants it for the sake of it. :lol: (Also known as a fool.)
Re: 8800 Ultra in SLi and Tri-SLi
My buddy Bishop who co-runs GuildCom with me has two 8800 Ultras in SLI mode and says Crysis runs fairly well on Very High at a lower resolution (up until just a couple of days ago he was still using a CRT and could get away with using lower resolutions without the picture looking like crap, unlike my LCD... >.<).
I don't have any benchmarks to toss you, though. ^_^
Re: 8800 Ultra in SLi and Tri-SLi
Really thinking about this...I need another PSU to run two of these 8800 Ultras...maybe not such a smart idea. I got PSUs coming out of my ears right now! lol
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OK, the cheap 8800 Ultra I was eyeing on has suddenly had a massive price hike. Oh well. Maybe next build I'll try a "cheap" Quadfire setup. :D
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