running dual nvidia 7900's?

[PyroInc]

Sup fellas alright check it out, I got this pretty good deal at bestbuy with coupons and got myself 2 bfg NVIDIA GeForce 7900 512mb gtx oc video cards. Now my question is..... well am I gonna get a huge difference in game play with using just one or am I going to get killer graphics by using them both by sli? cuz if the difference is minimal then i just might return one of the cards I ordered.

 

[HeavyH20]

It depends on the resolution you will be using. What monitor do you have? I had EVGA 7900 GTX SC cards in SLI, and it worked very nicely.

 

[PyroInc]

I just bought a an LG 1980

http://us.lge.com/products/model/detail/computer products_lcd monitors_19 inch_L1980Q.jhtml

gotta love it

 

[gerrynicol]

Hi.

You might not see a great deal of difference with the two cards ,with the max res on that monitor being 1280X1024, but you will be able to max all settings out.

 

[HeavyH20]

Well, since you will be at 1280x1024 for resolution, one 7900GTX will handle the load nicely. And, as indicated, two will let you turn up settings in games. But, I think one card will get you 60+ FPS in a majority of the games. Personally, I would go with a single card and use the money elsewhere (CPU, more memory, or anything else).

 

[PyroInc]

thanks for the info fellas, my main concern game wise is oblivion cuz man does that game kill my 6800 gt oc. see bestbuy messed up on a price match and I ended up getting the bfg nvidia gtx oc 512 7900 for $110 cheaper then there sale price. narg I could either keep them both for sli. and get a new motherboard along with new battery or cancel one of them. I hate hard choices

 

[slicksickwilly]

Unless your gonna run 16/12 resolutions or higher its really not worth it.. 1 7900gtx will run just about any game max at 1280/1028..

 

[PyroInc]

sounds like I might end up selling it on ebay prob around 450 any takers? lol serious tho.....