What route do i take?

HawMan · 03-30-2008, 04:33 PM

Right guys, ive hit a dilemma on what to do next ( You cant build a PC then not spend anymore ££ on it ).

Heres what ive been thinking.

1. Do i SLI my 8800GT .

2. Do i sell my CPU / Mobo and go to Intel

3. Do i sell my 8800GT and buy an 8800GTX ( I know the 8800GT is pretty much the same speed, but ive always wanted a "GTX"

).
Or i can get the 8800GTS 512MB ( Dual slot cooler = Sexy lol )

4. Buy an Antec 900 Case and make my stuff look pretty

5. Save my Money.

What do you guys think i should do? Im getting right into Overclocking BUT i cant be bothered Wireing up the Power / Reset switch on a new motherboard.

All advice welcome

**forcifer** · 03-30-2008, 05:13 PM

you couldnt SLI so thats out. i say sell the 8800GT and buy a 3800x2, or save your money. or get an MM case for some badass casing ;)

1 g0t 0wn3d · 03-30-2008, 05:54 PM

i say go intel

HawMan · 03-30-2008, 06:03 PM

Forc what gives you the impression i cant SLI?

It would cost £210 for

Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

and

Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.66GHz (1333FSB)

This is the route i think in taking, But like i said i HATE wiring up the case

**forcifer** · 03-30-2008, 06:10 PM

old nforce motherboards (all AMD SLI chipsets) wont SLI G90 and above cards. it retarded, i know, but not alot you can do about it. thats what was so special about 680i. you could SLI 8800s. i think you can SLI them on 680a, but no one does....

kudos if you have heard of 680a

HawMan · 03-30-2008, 06:15 PM

That is Messed up

1 g0t 0wn3d · 03-30-2008, 06:16 PM

i actually had less wires for some reason and lower temps (50c max at 3.7 ghz on a 90nm cpu)

03-30-2008, 04:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,585 OS: Win XP My System	What route do i take? Right guys, ive hit a dilemma on what to do next ( You cant build a PC then not spend anymore ££ on it ). Heres what ive been thinking. 1. Do i SLI my 8800GT . 2. Do i sell my CPU / Mobo and go to Intel 3. Do i sell my 8800GT and buy an 8800GTX ( I know the 8800GT is pretty much the same speed, but ive always wanted a "GTX" ). Or i can get the 8800GTS 512MB ( Dual slot cooler = Sexy lol ) 4. Buy an Antec 900 Case and make my stuff look pretty 5. Save my Money. What do you guys think i should do? Im getting right into Overclocking BUT i cant be bothered Wireing up the Power / Reset switch on a new motherboard. All advice welcome __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free. Last edited by HawMan : 03-30-2008 at 04:39 PM.

03-30-2008, 05:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
forcifer good bye and good luck Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,486 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: What route do i take? you couldnt SLI so thats out. i say sell the 8800GT and buy a 3800x2, or save your money. or get an MM case for some badass casing ;) __________________ im back...i guess...

03-30-2008, 05:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,276 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: What route do i take? i say go intel __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

03-30-2008, 06:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,585 OS: Win XP My System	Re: What route do i take? Forc what gives you the impression i cant SLI? It would cost £210 for Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard and Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.66GHz (1333FSB) This is the route i think in taking, But like i said i HATE wiring up the case __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free.

03-30-2008, 06:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
forcifer good bye and good luck Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,486 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: What route do i take? old nforce motherboards (all AMD SLI chipsets) wont SLI G90 and above cards. it retarded, i know, but not alot you can do about it. thats what was so special about 680i. you could SLI 8800s. i think you can SLI them on 680a, but no one does.... kudos if you have heard of 680a __________________ im back...i guess... Last edited by forcifer : 03-30-2008 at 06:12 PM.

03-30-2008, 06:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,585 OS: Win XP My System	Re: What route do i take? That is Messed up __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free.

03-30-2008, 06:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,276 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: What route do i take? i actually had less wires for some reason and lower temps (50c max at 3.7 ghz on a 90nm cpu) __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan