Help!!! 9800 GX2

feopotato · 09-05-2008, 03:09 PM

i have spent a lot of money on my computer and i really don't see the difference between a single 9800 GX2 graphics card or two of them.

these are my specs...

Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate (6.0 Build 6001) Service Pack 1
Processor: AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs) 2.3GHz
Memory: 4094 MB DDR 2 RAM
Motherboard: ASUS A3N-HT Deluxe Series 7801 Chipset
PSU: Cooler Master 850 W
300 GB RPM Hard Drive
Two regular 600MHz Core Clock 9800 GX2 in SLI with latest drivers.

I see a lot of people getting a lot of speed with two of these graphics cards. Is there any kind of configuration or driver that I should use in order to get more speed out of my PC?

I e-mailed Albert from CompUSA and he said my CPU can't keep up with my graphics, that i'd need an Intel. But there has to be some way! I've spent too much money as it is. Help anyone?!

HawMan · 09-05-2008, 03:51 PM

They cards are power hungry, if it was my rig i would be using the thermaltake toughpower 1200w in there .

There would be very little performance using 2 9800 GX2's as SLI only gives around a 20-30% Increase. As for you're CPU, i cant see it bottlenecking even if Inter Quads are faster.

**wrench97** · 09-05-2008, 03:57 PM

Dual cards usually don't out perform single large cards SLI just doesn't scale up well in real world gaming a lot of games run better on a single card thab they do on 2 in your case the single dual GPU card probably out ran the CPU and chipset so adding a second card I wouldn't expect to see a performance gain.

**FreoHeaveho** · 09-06-2008, 04:45 AM

SLI is a waste of money. Sell the two cards, and if your motherboard allows, use a 4870X2 instead. The CPU unfortunately (imo) wasn't a good buy. If it is anything older than the B3 stepping, make sure you have patched your Phenom for the TLB errarta with the latest bios for your motherboard, and the latest nVidia patches.

09-05-2008, 03:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
feopotato Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1 OS: vista	Help!!! 9800 GX2 i have spent a lot of money on my computer and i really don't see the difference between a single 9800 GX2 graphics card or two of them. these are my specs... Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate (6.0 Build 6001) Service Pack 1 Processor: AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs) 2.3GHz Memory: 4094 MB DDR 2 RAM Motherboard: ASUS A3N-HT Deluxe Series 7801 Chipset PSU: Cooler Master 850 W 300 GB RPM Hard Drive Two regular 600MHz Core Clock 9800 GX2 in SLI with latest drivers. I see a lot of people getting a lot of speed with two of these graphics cards. Is there any kind of configuration or driver that I should use in order to get more speed out of my PC? I e-mailed Albert from CompUSA and he said my CPU can't keep up with my graphics, that i'd need an Intel. But there has to be some way! I've spent too much money as it is. Help anyone?!

09-05-2008, 03:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,948 OS: Win XP My System	Re: Help!!! 9800 GX2 They cards are power hungry, if it was my rig i would be using the thermaltake toughpower 1200w in there . There would be very little performance using 2 9800 GX2's as SLI only gives around a 20-30% Increase. As for you're CPU, i cant see it bottlenecking even if Inter Quads are faster. __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free.

09-05-2008, 03:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 21,408 OS: Win7	Re: Help!!! 9800 GX2 Dual cards usually don't out perform single large cards SLI just doesn't scale up well in real world gaming a lot of games run better on a single card thab they do on 2 in your case the single dual GPU card probably out ran the CPU and chipset so adding a second card I wouldn't expect to see a performance gain. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

09-06-2008, 04:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,344 OS: Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit My System	Re: Help!!! 9800 GX2 SLI is a waste of money. Sell the two cards, and if your motherboard allows, use a 4870X2 instead. The CPU unfortunately (imo) wasn't a good buy. If it is anything older than the B3 stepping, make sure you have patched your Phenom for the TLB errarta with the latest bios for your motherboard, and the latest nVidia patches. __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2009 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Driver Sweeper