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« Reply #225 on: July 27, 2007, 02:24:00 am »
cool. I myself am waiting to get a new comp or upgrade the one i have, because I want to see Starcraft 2 specs first

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« Reply #226 on: July 27, 2007, 08:30:00 am »
Hmm, so far as I know, there is no such thing as 4 GTXs in SLI, nvidia only has a 2-card thing. ATI recently made http://www.hothardware.com/image_popup.aspx?image=big_3_way.jpg&articleid=4520&t=n work and they say they are workin' on 4-way.

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« Reply #227 on: July 28, 2007, 01:12:00 pm »
o.oblink.gif that's insane! where would you get a case that big???  and so much cooling!!!

does it really perform better than a single better card?  i guess it's the best if you put in 3 of the best cards, but 8800 Ultra still pwns the HD2900 right?

maybe i'm too used to low resolutions and settings XP

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« Reply #228 on: July 28, 2007, 03:58:00 pm »
Yeh, it pretty much doubles your graphics capability, esp. with games that can be optimised for 2+ cards.
http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=515&card2=518
As you can see, an 8800 ultra easily beats a radeon hd2900, but you have to remember they are not exactly in the same tier. A better comparison would be the 8800GTS 640MB with the hd2900 as they are similar in price. ATI did not make a top level graphics card this time around... most people don't have $700+ to spend on a graphics card after all. :Ptongue.gif

I can't stand low resolutions any more, console games really irk me when they aren't on HD tvs, and even then it doesn't nearly compare with PC graphics. 1680*1050+ ftw! :Dbiggrin.gif

The case in that pic is obviously modded. As for size, I'm pretty sure my mid-tower could fit 3 graphics cards w/out too much trouble. Granted, it's a very large mid-tower... just small enough not to be considered full methinks. I do know a lot of people with full-tower rigs though.  

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« Reply #229 on: July 29, 2007, 07:34:00 pm »
hmm, I would love that. but sadly, that won't fit in my Micro-ATX case.

I have checked though, and the 8800 GTS should fit.
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« Reply #230 on: August 05, 2007, 11:21:00 am »
I got me a Logitech G11 Gaming Keybard that's great!

also, I worked 31 hours last week, and my grand parents are giving me $100 on Friday, so I might be able to get an 8800GTS 320MB card.
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« Reply #231 on: August 05, 2007, 11:28:00 am »
nice, I hope you get it!



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« Reply #232 on: August 05, 2007, 12:19:00 pm »
IN MY THREAD!!! I GET ALL CREDIT!!!!! :Ptongue.gif
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« Reply #233 on: August 05, 2007, 04:31:00 pm »
lol

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« Reply #234 on: August 07, 2007, 06:32:00 am »
hmm, I worked 30 hours last week so I should be getting close to  getting the 8800, and my dad agreed to loan me 100$ to get it.
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« Reply #235 on: August 07, 2007, 06:30:00 pm »
nice, i hope you get it :)smile.gif

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« Reply #236 on: August 10, 2007, 12:14:00 pm »
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« Reply #237 on: August 10, 2007, 12:26:00 pm »
Oh good, BFG is a good manufacturer. They usually OC the stock settings on their cards a little bit too. =)

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« Reply #238 on: August 10, 2007, 01:25:00 pm »
it says it's like 33MHz OC'ed
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« Reply #239 on: August 17, 2007, 02:35:00 pm »
my 7900 is in, but too bad Im not... I get to play with it tomorrow, yay!
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