SLI @ 1440x900???

eklundh · 10-24-08, 04:48 PM

Hi

I'm currently getting all the parts (and the money^^) for my new rig together and wanted to ask whether 2xGTX280 in SLI would be overrrrrrrrkillllllllll for gaming at 1440x900? I really want to push AA+AF in every game (incl. Crysis @ very high, FC2...)!!! or is a single GTX more than sufficient for this resolution?
Any help appreciated

BTW: sorry for my english - German @ work^^

CaptNKILL · 10-24-08, 05:09 PM

I don't think it'd be a waste if you're real picky about framerates and use lots of AA, but I'd recommend getting a more high res screen to really appreciate all that power.

**bob saget** · 10-24-08, 05:21 PM

i would strongly recommend getting a higher resolution monitor to appreciate the power of that hardware

in other words, what he captn said.

XxDeadlyxX · 10-27-08, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eklundh

Hi

I'm currently getting all the parts (and the money^^) for my new rig together and wanted to ask whether 2xGTX280 in SLI would be overrrrrrrrkillllllllll for gaming at 1440x900? I really want to push AA+AF in every game (incl. Crysis @ very high, FC2...)!!! or is a single GTX more than sufficient for this resolution?
Any help appreciated

BTW: sorry for my english - German @ work^^

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=121924

m3dude · 10-27-08, 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eklundh

Hi

I'm currently getting all the parts (and the money^^) for my new rig together and wanted to ask whether 2xGTX280 in SLI would be overrrrrrrrkillllllllll for gaming at 1440x900? I really want to push AA+AF in every game (incl. Crysis @ very high, FC2...)!!! or is a single GTX more than sufficient for this resolution?
Any help appreciated

BTW: sorry for my english - German @ work^^

hey there, imo it would be huge overkill and a waste of money, 1 280 will do fine at that res.

your english is fine

**john19055** · 10-28-08, 03:14 PM

I would think one GTX 280 at that resolution would be fine.I trying to make up my mind is it worth getting another GTX 280 and I am gameing at 1920x1200.

NoWayDude · 10-29-08, 10:01 AM

M8, my GTS8800 640 smokes pretty much everything at 1440x900 (it's starting to show her age now) , so 2 2XX for SLI is definitely overkill
Get a bigger screen

Cyb3r · 10-29-08, 04:02 PM

Yep and untill Nvidia finally adds that you can use sli and dualview, i'm not going back to sli (also had my fair share of problems with sli)

But yeah in most cases the sli is overkill...

And i really recommend picking a bigger screen (got Dual 22" now (old 17 and 19" got smoked (17" one literally)) and i really love playing at 1680 x 1050, to be honest you have to play on a 22" (COD4 for example or crysis) and then decide

))

10-24-08, 04:48 PM	#1
eklundh Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 9	SLI @ 1440x900??? Hi I'm currently getting all the parts (and the money^^) for my new rig together and wanted to ask whether 2xGTX280 in SLI would be overrrrrrrrkillllllllll for gaming at 1440x900? I really want to push AA+AF in every game (incl. Crysis @ very high, FC2...)!!! or is a single GTX more than sufficient for this resolution? Any help appreciated BTW: sorry for my english - German @ work^^

10-24-08, 05:09 PM	#2
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: SLI @ 1440x900??? I don't think it'd be a waste if you're real picky about framerates and use lots of AA, but I'd recommend getting a more high res screen to really appreciate all that power. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- CoolerMaster 690 II Advance - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0Ghz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - EVGA Geforce GTX 470 @ 750/1500/1850 (1.050v) Sparkle Geforce GTS 250 1Gb Low-Profile (Physx) - Crucial RealSSD C300 64Gb SSD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - ASUS Xonar DX - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

10-24-08, 05:21 PM	#3
bob saget Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver, originally Russia Posts: 23,133	Re: SLI @ 1440x900??? i would strongly recommend getting a higher resolution monitor to appreciate the power of that hardware in other words, what he captn said.

10-28-08, 03:14 PM	#6
john19055 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: GREENVILLE,TX Posts: 3,851	Re: SLI @ 1440x900??? I would think one GTX 280 at that resolution would be fine.I trying to make up my mind is it worth getting another GTX 280 and I am gameing at 1920x1200. __________________ Intel i7-3820+Corsair H-100+ASROCK X79-Extreme4+16gigs G.Skill PC1600DDR3+2-ASUS DirectCU II GTX-670 in SLI+Crucial 256g-SSD+2- Samsung 1-TB+2-WesternDigtial 640g+LG-12x Blu-Ray Burner+1100w CoolerMaster+Antec-P280 case+50" Plasma PM6700+Logitech Mouse+Keyboard+Pioneer VSX-1020+Polk Audio Speakers

10-29-08, 10:01 AM	#7
NoWayDude Charlie don't Surf! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: UK Posts: 866	Re: SLI @ 1440x900??? M8, my GTS8800 640 smokes pretty much everything at 1440x900 (it's starting to show her age now) , so 2 2XX for SLI is definitely overkill Get a bigger screen __________________ Beer,helping ugly people getting laid since the dawn of time My Rig Gigabyte DS3IS3, C2D Q6600 @ 3400,4096 megs Geil C4 800mhz DDR2,SB Audigy 2, 750W PSU,Palit 460GTX 160 Sata Samsung + 120 Seagate ATA + 80 Sata Seagate, Atapi DVD Rom x16 ,Samsung DVD/RW x12x8

10-29-08, 04:02 PM	#8
Cyb3r Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 11	Re: SLI @ 1440x900??? Yep and untill Nvidia finally adds that you can use sli and dualview, i'm not going back to sli (also had my fair share of problems with sli) But yeah in most cases the sli is overkill... And i really recommend picking a bigger screen (got Dual 22" now (old 17 and 19" got smoked (17" one literally)) and i really love playing at 1680 x 1050, to be honest you have to play on a 22" (COD4 for example or crysis) and then decide ))

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