$50- add or replace?

I currently have a single 7900gs and I could pick up a second 7900gs
and put them in SLI mode (have SLI bridge) or I could sell my 7900gs
for about 50 and get something much better than a dual 7900 for under
$100.

Suggestion? Thanks for advices.

"Impmon" wrote in message
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I currently have a single 7900gs and I could pick up a second 7900gs
and put them in SLI mode (have SLI bridge) or I could sell my 7900gs
for about 50 and get something much better than a dual 7900 for under
$100.

Suggestion? Thanks for advices.

AGP or PCI Express?

RF.

On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 06:32:53 -0600, "RF" wrote:


"Impmon" wrote in message
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I currently have a single 7900gs and I could pick up a second 7900gs
and put them in SLI mode (have SLI bridge) or I could sell my 7900gs
for about 50 and get something much better than a dual 7900 for under
$100.

Suggestion? Thanks for advices.

AGP or PCI Express?

RF.


sorry, PCI-e

"Impmon" wrote in message
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On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 06:32:53 -0600, "RF" wrote:
"Impmon" wrote in message
. ..
I currently have a single 7900gs and I could pick up a second 7900gs
and put them in SLI mode (have SLI bridge) or I could sell my 7900gs
for about 50 and get something much better than a dual 7900 for under
$100.
Suggestion? Thanks for advices.

AGP or PCI Express?

RF.

sorry, PCI-e

You're not going to get a much faster card for less than $100,
unfortunately. And, the $50 you'd spend on another 7900gs would probably
not be worth it either. SLI will only give you ~30% more performance for
the most part, as not all games are written to fully take advantage of it.
So.. if I were you I'd save my pennies and get a new faster single card.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/02/...february_2008/

That's a very good guide. Pay attention to the table at the end of the
article that lists most video cards. As he says in the article, if you
aren't buying a new card that is at least three tiers higher than your
current one, it's probably not worth it - the performance gains will be
minimal. From where your card is, you should at least get an nVidia 8800GS
or 9600GT or better, to get noticeable performance improvements.

RF.