04-07-2010, 03:22 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-07-2010, 03:28 AM by Nomad25055.)
Greetings!
You are correct sir! But, I will be using the 8800gt for quite a while. The dual 470`s will be purchased later down the road when prices have dropped a bit. Running two card`s together provides better performance than a single card, so by waiting and purchasing two of these I will have slightly better performance than said single card for the same price if not less. This machine will be fairly upgradeable over the next couple of years. As for motherboards, I cannot remember the model, but I saw a nice MSI board on newegg for $125 us. It has all I need and then some:). In fact, it has a combo deal that includes most everything I listed for a total of about $580 us!
-Nomad
Edit: That list is correct except for some items on the have list. I want a 1tb hdd, windows 7, and Thor`s Hammer. I chose Thor`s Hammer over a Cooler Master V8.
Quote:Why do people do this? SLI is completely stupid unless you have money to burn and can buy a pair of the absolute latest and greatest cards every six months. I just checked newegg and you are looking at $700 worth of videocard, which will be outmatched by a single card for half the price within a year.
You are correct sir! But, I will be using the 8800gt for quite a while. The dual 470`s will be purchased later down the road when prices have dropped a bit. Running two card`s together provides better performance than a single card, so by waiting and purchasing two of these I will have slightly better performance than said single card for the same price if not less. This machine will be fairly upgradeable over the next couple of years. As for motherboards, I cannot remember the model, but I saw a nice MSI board on newegg for $125 us. It has all I need and then some:). In fact, it has a combo deal that includes most everything I listed for a total of about $580 us!
-Nomad
Edit: That list is correct except for some items on the have list. I want a 1tb hdd, windows 7, and Thor`s Hammer. I chose Thor`s Hammer over a Cooler Master V8.
R.I.P. Pete! I can't believe you're gone. 