Nvidia SLI VIDEO CARD QUESTION?
I am building a system. Here are the specs so far.
XFX MB-N780-ISH9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Processor BX80570E8500 – 3.16GHz, 6MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB, Wolfdale, Dual-Core, Retail, Socket 775
Patriot Viper 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PVS34G1333LLK
Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-850 850W ATX Power Supply
and a,
XFX GeForce 8800 GS Video Card – Alpha Dog Edition, FREE Call of Duty 4 PC Game, 384MB DRR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV
My question. Would it be wiser to sell my 8800gs card and save up for a 9800 or 9600, or shouldI just buy 1 or 2 more 8800gs cards and sync them? The sales clerk at fry’s says that he has 3 9800 cards sync on his system. I’m wondering if it would be a good idea to just do that with the card type I have already. What are the pros and cons of doing this?
You can’t run three 8800GS cards in 3-way SLI.
The only cards that support 3-way SLI are the 8800GTX, 8800Ultra, and 9800GTX.
You can only run two 8800GS in dual SLI.
Frankly, you are wasting your money on the 3-way-SLI motherboard if you are not going to buy video cards that can take advantage of it, considering that 3-way SLI boards on average cost $100 more than dual-SLI boards. Ditto on the PSU– Doesn’t make sense to spend the extra money on a 3-way-SLI-capable PSU if you aren’t going to use that capability.
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