about speed not price. tri-sli 8800 ultra or one 285?

[HiddenStupid]

about speed not price. tri-sli 8800 ultra or one 285? which is faster?






sub question: tri-sli 8800 gts g92 vs one 280 which is faster? not price.

 

[Mussels]

probably the single cards. SLI doesnt scale very well with three cards.

 

[AsRock]

I would of though the SLI would be. Well unless SLI was not working with a game you like playing.

probably the single cards. SLI doesnt scale very well with three cards.

If thats so it's only common sense what to pick.

 

[DrPepper]

I'd say the 285 would come out on top in both situations.

 

[hat]

Is the GT200 arcitecture really that good? I'd think that 3 8800ultras would outperform ONE 285

 

[DrPepper]

Is the GT200 arcitecture really that good? I'd think that 3 8800ultras would outperform ONE 285

GT200 actually really surprised me. I went from 8800GT's and this single 260 demolishes them so I'd say a 285 definately has a good chance of being better. Although in 3DMark06 the three ultra's would come out on top. Bear in mind that GT200's are capable of fairly high clock speeds.

 

[newtekie1]

My single GTX260 216 couldn't top two 9800GTXs, so I doubt a single GTX285 could top three 8800GTXs.

sub question: tri-sli 8800 gts g92 vs one 280 which is faster? not price.

You can't tri-sli 8800GTS G92s.

 

[DrPepper]

You can't tri-sli 8800GTS G92s.

It's only 9800GTX's that can be tri-sli'd which is almost the same.

Theoretically a GTX285 has almost twice the computing power of an Ultra but take scaling, the 1GB VRAM, the larger bus and the PCI-E 2.0 on the 285.

 

[freaksavior]

get a single 285, having three cards is kinda pointless. 2 is fun to play with but not necessary

 

[HiddenStupid]

You can't tri-sli 8800GTS G92s.

what???? you sure?

 

[DrPepper]

what???? you sure?

Very

 

[Nitroin]

2x 8800GTX

About the performance I'll bet on the 3x 8800.

But today...I'll however prefer a single GPU setup.

 

[farlex85]

Depends on the game. For smoother all around play in in all games get the gtx 285. Single is better except for in certain circumstances. Even though in many games (ones that use sli well) the tri will get higher frames.

 

[Nick259]

If price isn't an issue can't you do sli gtx295?

 

[Kursah]

Or even an single GTX295 even if price is not an issue, plus there's different ratings of performance, I try to keep benchmarks and games seperate tbh. You have a mix of amount of hardware, power for the hardware, cooling, drivers, support, scaling, ease of setup, overclocking and more power consumption and heat output. If you want a bench rig I'd say go 3x8800's, if you want a solid gamer with decent benching that can still crank out good FPS at very high resolutions I'd say a 285 or 295 tbh. Single slot, couple of power connectors, will run cooler, overclock further, and still kick ass.

 

[Kenshai]

My single GTX260 216 couldn't top two 9800GTXs, so I doubt a single GTX285 could top three 8800GTXs.



You can't tri-sli 8800GTS G92s.

My single GTX260 clocked as high as I could get stable barely managed to match against two 8800GS.

But my opinion is going to have to go with the 285 and if you feel you want more performance pick up a second one down the line.

 

[Nitroin]

It's only 9800GTX's that can be tri-sli'd which is almost the same.

The 8800GTX (and Ultra) would do it too.

 

[subhendu]

tri sli will reduce performance....gtx 285 is much better

 

[DrPepper]

The 8800GTX (and Ultra) would do it too.

Doh I knew that but they way I worded it made it sound like I was talking about all GPU's. I meant only the 9800GTX compared to the 8800GTS

 

[CDdude55]

One 285 is better IMO.

 

[Fitseries3]

from someone who has owned all the cards mentioned i'd say go with a 285 or 295.

 

[neatfeatguy]

what???? you sure?

The 8800GTS 512MB cards cannot be ran in a Tri-SLI setup. Don't ask me why, they just can't be.

I fooled around with the idea of getting a third one about 3-4 months back (which would have also required a better PSU) so I did some digging and according to Nvidia, they do not support the 8800GTS 512MB to run in Tri-SLI.

The 8800GTX and 8800 Ultra can be ran in Tri-SLI....oh well, it would have cost me just as much to pick up a third 8800GTS 512 and a better PSU to power 3 of them then it would be for me to spend the cash on a GTX 275 or a HD 4890.

Unless you're gaming at a very high resolution the performance of running Tri-SLI is lost, for the most part, over dual-SLI. As of Tri-SLI's current status, until drivers are more redefined and fine tuned, it's best to stick with a single high end card or just two cards in SLI. I'd say give them another 18-24 months before Tri-SLI really starts to see vast improvements in performance.

The GTX 285 should have no problem out doing a Tri-SLI of 8800GTX or 8800 Ultra...but that's just speculation on my part without actually testing things out.

 

[qamulek]

I would rather go for how stable the frame rate is going to be. I had 2x 8800gts 512 and found my frame rate in Crysis dropped horribly in one area where jets bombed a submarine. With 2x gtx-260 I found that same area had absolutely no slow down in frame rate which I'm going to guess is due to the extra vram the gtx-260's had. Look for minimum performance rather then max/average performance. I for one like to see reviews where fps is shown versus time on demo runs to see how one setup performs compared to another setup on a particularly demanding section.

 

[OzzmanFloyd120]

The tri 8800GTS would definately have higher max framerates... HOWEVER the 285 would have FAR better minimum FPS and probably average FPS as well.
Also you have to keep in mind that not all games scale very well, so you might only be getting the brunt of only one or two of your cards in graphically intensive games (eg Crysis)

If this helps any though my GX2 is essentially 8800GTS SLi, and my card just BARELY edges out a GTX280. On paper the 8800GTS cards will murder the 285, but scaling and tri-sli isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Edit: Ha, I should have looked at your system specs. I didn't relize we have such simmilar rigs. To be honest I don't think a 22" monitor has what it takes to stress a tri-sli setup enough to make it worth the extra money.

 

[LittleLizard]

single gtx 285 as leave the possibility for add another or even 2 more