Need help for buying cards for SLI

Googi · 02-11-2008, 09:08 PM

I recently purchased a [b]XFX 8800GT Alpha Dog edition video card (the pre-overclocked one with the Company of heroes game included)

I want to add another card into my pc for SLI and I understand I have to get the same card for it to work (I guess) so I'll be getting two of these cards...
OR
I have been wondering about returning the 8800 GT Alpha Dog edition and buying two BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS OC Video cards, my main reason is temperature,I think that this card will have better cooling than my XFX 8800GT, but i'm not sure which would be a cooler card...that's my first question.
And overall is the BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS OC Better than the XFX 8800GT Alpha Dog edition? (including when it's in SLI config)

scapedriver · 02-11-2008, 10:04 PM

Stay with 1 GPU.

**emosun** · 02-12-2008, 04:46 AM

Do you have the power supply to support this kind of setup? As for the card you get make sure its the g92 with pci-e 2.0 version. Those old style 8800's that are the 640mb or the 320mb are not worth it anymore. Also from all the video's iv'e watched sli with an 8800 doesn't really look any faster then when you have a single 8800.

Not to mention that you should wait for the 9 series. No reason to get dual 8800's when 1 9800 will blow them away, they'll be out in a few months.

Googi · 02-12-2008, 10:47 AM

yea my power supply is SLI ready and your right I should just wait for the 9800 series. hmmmm I wish I could just get a 9800 series and hook it up to the 8800 card....but SLI doesn't work that way...

**emosun** · 02-12-2008, 03:06 PM

Whats the make and model psu by the way?

Googi · 02-12-2008, 03:35 PM

The power Supply is a "Rocketfish 700W PC Power Supply" I don't know the model...I think there is only one kind...but the part number is RF-700WPS. I got it at a great price (I work at Future shop) otherwise I would have gotten a Modular power supply (by Ultra)

**emosun** · 02-12-2008, 04:41 PM

I've haven't really heard of rocket fish too much, I would trust it with one 9800 but not two 8800's.

Googi · 02-12-2008, 09:58 PM

I kind of agree with you but i got the extended warranty on everything.

02-11-2008, 09:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
Googi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brampton, Ontario CANADA Posts: 31 OS: Vista Home Premium X64 My System	Need help for buying cards for SLI I recently purchased a [b]XFX 8800GT Alpha Dog edition video card (the pre-overclocked one with the Company of heroes game included) I want to add another card into my pc for SLI and I understand I have to get the same card for it to work (I guess) so I'll be getting two of these cards... OR I have been wondering about returning the 8800 GT Alpha Dog edition and buying two BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS OC Video cards, my main reason is temperature,I think that this card will have better cooling than my XFX 8800GT, but i'm not sure which would be a cooler card...that's my first question. And overall is the BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS OC Better than the XFX 8800GT Alpha Dog edition? (including when it's in SLI config)

02-11-2008, 10:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
scapedriver Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 82 OS: XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: Need help for buying cards for SLI Stay with 1 GPU.

02-12-2008, 04:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,064 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Need help for buying cards for SLI Do you have the power supply to support this kind of setup? As for the card you get make sure its the g92 with pci-e 2.0 version. Those old style 8800's that are the 640mb or the 320mb are not worth it anymore. Also from all the video's iv'e watched sli with an 8800 doesn't really look any faster then when you have a single 8800. Not to mention that you should wait for the 9 series. No reason to get dual 8800's when 1 9800 will blow them away, they'll be out in a few months. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

02-12-2008, 10:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
Googi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brampton, Ontario CANADA Posts: 31 OS: Vista Home Premium X64 My System	Re: Need help for buying cards for SLI yea my power supply is SLI ready and your right I should just wait for the 9800 series. hmmmm I wish I could just get a 9800 series and hook it up to the 8800 card....but SLI doesn't work that way...

02-12-2008, 03:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,064 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Need help for buying cards for SLI Whats the make and model psu by the way? __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

02-12-2008, 03:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Googi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brampton, Ontario CANADA Posts: 31 OS: Vista Home Premium X64 My System	Re: Need help for buying cards for SLI The power Supply is a "Rocketfish 700W PC Power Supply" I don't know the model...I think there is only one kind...but the part number is RF-700WPS. I got it at a great price (I work at Future shop) otherwise I would have gotten a Modular power supply (by Ultra)

02-12-2008, 04:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,064 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Need help for buying cards for SLI I've haven't really heard of rocket fish too much, I would trust it with one 9800 but not two 8800's. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

02-12-2008, 09:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
Googi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brampton, Ontario CANADA Posts: 31 OS: Vista Home Premium X64 My System	Re: Need help for buying cards for SLI I kind of agree with you but i got the extended warranty on everything.