[darkfact]

Hi guys,

Later this month I'm gonna buy a 32" or 37" 1080P LCD-TV. I want to hook my PC up to it and play Fallout 3, Starcraft 2, Diablo 3 as well as watch Blu-ray movies at 1920 x 1080 resolution. Obviously my video-card setup is going to make or break this endeavor.

Right now I have a PNY XLR8 Geforce 8800GT 512MB DDR3 card. The other relevant components in my system are my 2gb ram and an Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ cpu. I want to make sure I've got what I need. I can still return the card to the store within the next 6 days if I need to go a different route.

What solution do you guys recommend? I could buy a second 8800 GT and upgrade to an SLI capable motherboard, but I have 0 experience doing SLI or crossfire stuff. Can I buy a different brand 8800 GT and SLI it or do I need (or should I) get the exact same card? I bet I can get a second 8800 GT probably around $100 sometime over the next few weeks. I'd be dropping around $290 total for the two cards and motherboard.

I know the XLR8 model card has over-heating issues, but I'm not terribly worried about that.

I figure my safest and simplest bet is just returning my current card and upgrading to a different card that we can be confident will play Fallout 3, etc, at 1920x1080. But the question remains... which card? If I stay put will my current card strike out at the plate?

Thanks for any help guys!!!
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[garettrules]

For SLI you need the same the 8800GT as your first one and yes get 2 of them maby also look into a cheap custom cooler liek acceleros2 with turbo fans as i can imagine watching a HD movie on 1920x 1280 they would get pretty hot!

 

[Wrench97]

For 2 8800 cards in SLI you will need at least a quality 750w power supply and if you play for extended periods I would go higher.
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