For SLI you always need profiles (at least for Win) for good speed, therefore if you have got a monitor res that does not need 2 cards/chips in sli/multigpu mode always buy just 1 fast card.
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Originally posted by gilboa View PostHello all,
I'm planing to upgrade the aging 9800GTX GPU on my brand new L5530 Dev workstation (sig below)
What do you use your workstation to do and why is your current graphics card not able to do what you want it to do? Your current card is fine for the tasks most people do. I am not sure why you would want to switch to a new one.
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Originally posted by Shining Arcanine View PostWhat do you use your workstation to do and why is your current graphics card not able to do what you want it to do? Your current card is fine for the tasks most people do. I am not sure why you would want to switch to a new one.
... But for gaming (UT2K4, X3:R/Linux, etc) - especially now that I plan to replace my 24" display with a 30" unit - the 9800GTX is over-stressed. (Especially in X3:R where I have to drop resolution in major battles).
Hence, I need a new GPU.oVirt-HV1: Intel S2600C0, 2xE5-2658V2, 128GB, 8x2TB, 4x480GB SSD, GTX1080 (to-VM), Dell U3219Q, U2415, U2412M.
oVirt-HV2: Intel S2400GP2, 2xE5-2448L, 120GB, 8x2TB, 4x480GB SSD, GTX730 (to-VM).
oVirt-HV3: Gigabyte B85M-HD3, E3-1245V3, 32GB, 4x1TB, 2x480GB SSD, GTX980 (to-VM).
Devel-2: Asus H110M-K, i5-6500, 16GB, 3x1TB + 128GB-SSD, F33.
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SLI is useless. I've tried it with every possible combination of options and several games and never got more fps than with a single card. Actually, usually it was far slower. I currently own two 285 GTX, and use them with separate X sessions to drive two monitors. Each of them is more than enough to max out my Phenom II 940 BE. So I think a faster card is useless unless you take a Core i7.
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Originally posted by kbios View PostSLI is useless. I've tried it with every possible combination of options and several games and never got more fps than with a single card. Actually, usually it was far slower. I currently own two 285 GTX, and use them with separate X sessions to drive two monitors. Each of them is more than enough to max out my Phenom II 940 BE. So I think a faster card is useless unless you take a Core i7.
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The machine has sufficient CPU power (2 x Xeon L5530).
... But given the general consensus concerning SLI, I decided to bite the bullet and pre-order a GTX 470.
- GilboaoVirt-HV1: Intel S2600C0, 2xE5-2658V2, 128GB, 8x2TB, 4x480GB SSD, GTX1080 (to-VM), Dell U3219Q, U2415, U2412M.
oVirt-HV2: Intel S2400GP2, 2xE5-2448L, 120GB, 8x2TB, 4x480GB SSD, GTX730 (to-VM).
oVirt-HV3: Gigabyte B85M-HD3, E3-1245V3, 32GB, 4x1TB, 2x480GB SSD, GTX980 (to-VM).
Devel-2: Asus H110M-K, i5-6500, 16GB, 3x1TB + 128GB-SSD, F33.
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