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Post Date: 2008-12-13
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    Posted: 13 Dec 2008 at 11:02am
What benifits will I get by adding a 2nd gtx280?  My son plays WOW, Crysis. Any help will be appreciated.
 
 
 
Chassis: Cooler Master HAF 932

Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)

Motherboard: nVidia 790i Ultra Core 2 Quad (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) (DDR3 Only) System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz OCZ

Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Raid Option: Setup hard drive 1 and hard drive 2 in a Raid 0 Stripe Configuration (Expert)
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Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical
Wireless Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB (Includes PhysX Technology) TV
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme
Cooling: Liquid Chilled FrostBite CPU Only
Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Red Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)

CPU Boost: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability

Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)

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Why not go with a i7 configuration? It won't cost much more and it'll be way much future-ready.

Also go with 1 ATI 4870 X2 or 2 nVidia 260+.

I'll run up a couple suggestions for you but first, what is your price range?
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what is your budget and what resolution does he play at?

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
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I was not clear in my initial post.  The system configuration above is for a PC that I recently purchased from DS.  I wanted to know if my son would see any performance gains by adding an additional gtx 280.  He plays at 1920X1200.  I read an article that said he would not need (or necessarily see) the benefits of adding an additional card since the first card typically delivers frame rates above 60 FPS for most games. Don't want to spend an additional $400 just for bragging rights. Was hoping some of the experts here could help me out. Thanks for all the responses.    
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When i run a crysis benchmark with SLI disabled i get around an average of 17 FPS (1920x1200 8xAA Very High Settings) with SLI enabled i shoot up to around 35-40FPS. so there is a differance with the second card. in crysis at least .i havnt tested SLI vs Non-Sli in any other game so far.

if your not looking to play crysis on max settings, IMO, a second card would not be needed. but for the sake of your son. i'd say get it Ermm bragging rights FTW.Smile
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Posts: 840 		  Quote jtspectra2 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 14 Dec 2008 at 9:03am
with everything very high ? im gunna have to call BS. run a crysis benchmark and post a screen Ouch (everything Very High, 1900x1200, 8xAA 64bit DX10)


Edited by jtspectra2 - 14 Dec 2008 at 9:05am
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i really wanna see this 100FPS on very high on that res. what kinda GPU's do  u have ?
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DX10





DX9



No SLI




Edited by jtspectra2 - 14 Dec 2008 at 9:29am
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google crysis benchmark .
 
i just added the non SLI benchmark to the list as well.
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