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Post Date: 2009-01-09
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    Posted: 09 Jan 2009 at 6:03pm
Im wondering if you get the same performance mixing say an evga gtx280 with a xfx gtx280 in sli. Or is it better to keep the same brands together when going sli?
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as long as the specs are the same it should not make a difference I think.

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anyone else got any comments on this because the evga is cheaper than an xfx like I have now and it is also clocked higher?
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you can match the clock by ocing the other one to match your evga right?

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yeah my cards already oced past the evga. You know how the overclocking works in sli do the cards oc the same or do you control them individualy
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I think evga's precision has a setting to OC them both at the same time but you can do them individually from what I understand.

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well I just orderd a bfg gtx280 for 285$
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lol there is more then one reason to love the 295 gtx

I just ordered an evga 9800 gx2 few days ago for testing purposes.

the 280 is a beauty tho.

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yeah I think its due to the gtx285 though I think they are trying to sell the rest of there stock because its at an end of life. new egg doesnt even carry the gtx280 by xfx any more
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nobodies really even cARRYING THE 9800 GX2 ANYMORE whered you get yours and how much$
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Well like a Dumbo I didn't wait for the 295 to come out, so I ordered it before hand, and paid $299 from amazon.

DS carries them but at $470 for zotac and $530 for xfx.

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thats not aa bad price but I would never buy a part from ds that I plan on upgrading myself.  They are very expensive when buying parts they told me there 1066 dominater ram for 4gb was 130 buck. Well it was cheaper on new egg befor x-mas but it still only cost 44$ at new egg.  ds you make some nice pc's but not so nice upgrade parts http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145214
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I have to agree, even tho installation and warranty is added to the ones you buy from DS, at the end of the day for people like us, it just does not make sense.

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well my bfg card comes with 10 year warranty and instalation is noting for a gpu. Wonder how much DS charges right now for a gtx280?
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As an upgrade part they have their's listed at around $500 still

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