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Dell XPS dual 6800
Hello,
I just ordered a XPS with dual 6800 video card and I noticed when i was choosing options for video card, in the dual 7800GTX option it mentioned SLI technoligy, There is no mention of SLI for the dual 6800.
Does my dual 6800 have SLI technoligy and is it needed? also the 7800 card has GTX there is no mention of what style my 6800 is (eg. ULTRA or GT or XT).
I admit I am a bit computer knowledge impaired and I chose the dual 6800 because i figured 2 is better then 1.
Its a little late to do anything about it now since it is already shipped and to arrive 11/28 but I guess I just wanted to be sure if this card will be good for some years before I need to upgrade.
Cant wait to play BF2
Message Edited by Borgy on 11-21-2005 07:22 PM
- I dont know about what you're getting, but I have an xps gen5 with a single 6800, and it does have the connection on the card for the SLI bridge (not that i have a second pcix16 to use with it)... If it arrives, and it doesnt have that SLI bridge installed between the two cards, call tech support and ask them about it.
I'd be surprised if it didnt have it, though. - I was going to get one 7800 but having two 6800's was about the same price and I assumed that would be better. I sure hope I will be able to play BF2 because I told the wife that I needed a new computer because my 4yr old Dell 8200 is out dated already. I had to do a lot of kissing up to her to get this $3500 rig and there is NO WAY IN HECK that I am going to tell her that I already need an upgrade. I wish I found this Dell help forum before I ordered. This forum is not on the Canadian Dell Site.
tigerwolf7
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Posted November 22nd, 2005 14:00
A single 7800GTX would be better. Dual 6800s (or below) are pretty pointless IMO.
You can do a rough estimate of performance just by looking at clock speeds and pipes. The 6800 has 12 pipes and a 325Mhz clock speed. The 7800GTX has 24 pipes and a 430Mhz clock speed. Just going by that you can see a single 7800GTX is better (plus two cards don't reach 200% the performance). Plus a single 7800GTX would give you the option of adding a second one laterwtcnbrwndo4u
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Posted November 22nd, 2005 19:00
Right. Two 6800s are pointless. You are using two mid-range cards together. That will never add up to high-end.
Wasn't aware they offered two 6800s... HMM??? It's $330 MORE than a single 6800. That's about $150 over retail value for a second.Message Edited by wtcnbrwndo4u on 11-22-2005 03:15 PM
tigerwolf7
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Posted November 22nd, 2005 19:00
$330 is more than a 7800GT goes for...which is also more powerful than dual 6800s.Ouch...you know...you guys could of lied to me...:smileysad:
my fault for asking I suppose. Thanks for you opinions anyways but I think I will choose to believe I made the right choice (as far as the wife is concerned) No one needs to know we had this discusion...shhhhh
p.s. my printer arrived today...that means the rest of my system is close
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Posted November 22nd, 2005 23:00
the 6800's are not that good......the specs are alot lower...I had a 6800gto from dell and bought a 7800gtoc from bfg and that card is great......I would get one 7800gtx and maybe later on buy another ...I do think the future of gaming will be headed foir dual cards.....COD2 has an option for dual cards.....my next machine will have itMessage Edited by Georgia_Rebel on 11-22-2005 08:12 PM
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Posted November 22nd, 2005 00:00