7600GT x 2 Sli or 7900GTX single?

billw129 · 01-14-2010, 02:05 AM

Hello everyone. I was browsing craigslist last week and found a 7900GTX video card for $20. Got it installed it Played. Well tonight I was on craigslist again and found a 7600GT that the person wanted to trade for some DDR2 ram. Just so happens that I had 2 GB laying around. I offered and they accepted. When I got there they told me that they actually had 2 cards and gave me both of them. Well Now i would really like to know. Should I run the 7600's in sli or the single 7900? what would be better? the 7900GTX has 512MB of ram and the 7600GT has half that 256MB so this is a toss up.

unclesharkey · 01-14-2010, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by billw129

Hello everyone. I was browsing craigslist last week and found a 7900GTX video card for $20. Got it installed it Played. Well tonight I was on craigslist again and found a 7600GT that the person wanted to trade for some DDR2 ram. Just so happens that I had 2 GB laying around. I offered and they accepted. When I got there they told me that they actually had 2 cards and gave me both of them. Well Now i would really like to know. Should I run the 7600's in sli or the single 7900? what would be better? the 7900GTX has 512MB of ram and the 7600GT has half that 256MB so this is a toss up.

The single 7900GTX is faster. Plus the two 7600GT's would draw more power.

http://www.overclock.net/nvidia/8276...s-7900gtx.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...rd,2521-8.html

billw129 · 01-14-2010, 11:53 AM

Ok so how about this can i put one 7900GTX and one 7600GT in sli or will that suck?

unclesharkey · 01-14-2010, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by billw129

Ok so how about this can i put one 7900GTX and one 7600GT in sli or will that suck?

I believe that SLI only works with identical cards. Maybe you can sell the others as a pair.

Radiator · 01-14-2010, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by billw129

Ok so how about this can i put one 7900GTX and one 7600GT in sli or will that suck?

That simply would not work .

-RK · 01-15-2010, 01:54 AM

Would not work, sell 'em.

01-14-2010, 02:05 AM	#1
billw129 n00b Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3 Video Card:	7600GT x 2 Sli or 7900GTX single? Hello everyone. I was browsing craigslist last week and found a 7900GTX video card for $20. Got it installed it Played. Well tonight I was on craigslist again and found a 7600GT that the person wanted to trade for some DDR2 ram. Just so happens that I had 2 GB laying around. I offered and they accepted. When I got there they told me that they actually had 2 cards and gave me both of them. Well Now i would really like to know. Should I run the 7600's in sli or the single 7900? what would be better? the 7900GTX has 512MB of ram and the 7600GT has half that 256MB so this is a toss up.

01-15-2010, 01:54 AM	#6
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01-14-2010, 11:53 AM	#3
billw129 n00b Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3 Video Card:	Ok so how about this can i put one 7900GTX and one 7600GT in sli or will that suck?