A video card question

[omegafate]

ok this might be a stupid question but im trying to figure this out

ok im looking in to a new video card/cards

i have 2 ideas


i can either buy 1, 1 gb video card

or i can buy 2 512 mb video cards


i know about the clocking and such

but i wanna see what your guyses opinions are


i got 2 cards im looking at for the 1 gb

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150285

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143150


here are the 2 512 mb video cards

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150245

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121098

i know the diffrences between the series of cards and such

but im goin to run them on a pci express x16

and my board will only run sli


(ill post my new pc specs when its complete)

 

[EXCellR8]

Before you go choosing a video card, how big is your monitor, what do you mainly use your computer for and what is your power supply? 8600GTs aren't all that impressive in SLI mode, I've owned two of them myself. If you are looking for better performance in games, I would go with a single 9800GT. They are not that expensive and will be better than the two 8600GTs in SLI. Plus, you can always add another one later if you really wanted to run two video cards in your system.

 

[tastegw]

the memory amount isnt allways what to look for in a vid card.

imo the key specs to look for are:

Memory Interface or bandwidth: (i recomend 256 bit or more for gaming)
type of memory: (i recomend ddr3 or better)
Stream Processors: 100+ is good here
512mb of memory is usually enough for a regular sized monitor (19-22")

this vid card like the above poster said, is much better and at or near the same price as the ones you listed

good luck.

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

First yeah, we want your budget, power supply, monitor, motherboard (If you know), and what you plan on doing with your computer. Its also nice if you tell us anything else you know about your computer.

I would suggest staying away from any Nvidia card under 8800 as they all suck...Also, video memory isn't everything, in fact, its basicly useless for anything under high resolutions, something you shouldn't be doing with any of those cards.

At this moment with limited knowlege, i can suggest these two cards (the are the same however one takes up more room):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130360

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130393

 

[omegafate]

for the budget im looking between 100-125 i might go a lil higher dunno yet

im gona be using it for gaming

500 w msi turbo stream

asus M2N-sli

 

[tastegw]

for the budget im looking between 100-125 i might go a lil higher dunno yet

im gona be using it for gaming

500 w msi turbo stream

asus M2N-sli

go with the 9800gt http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130380

or this ati 4830 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161260

both of those (assuming your psu can handle them) would be great for your needs.

 

[omegafate]

thanx for the help

my psu handled OCing my athlon x2 6000+

from 3.0 ghz to 3.2 ghz

including the ram (old mobo was vague on the OC specs)

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

my psu handled OCing my athlon x2 6000+

from 3.0 ghz to 3.2 ghz

including the ram (old mobo was vague on the OC specs)

Overclocking a CPU is relatively small compared to a new graphics card.
If you can, please provide us with information on you power supply. If you don't know, you can look on the power supply and it will tell you. I would probably say that your computer can't handle a more powerful graphics card as your currently running a 7300gt.

I would recommend the corsair 400W power supply:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008