topshot_2k
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Which would you choose and why out of a crossfire board or an SLi based setup?
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Bart
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ATI all the way
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John
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SLI is faster depending what you are running.
When behind, SLI is a tiny bit behind crossfire on some games but when crossifre is behind its miles behind.
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--Dave--
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I would say get a motherboard capable of SLi. You probably won't use it but it'll be useful to have.
Very few people can afford 2 graphics cards. You're best off purchasing a 7800GT (£200). This will be able to run anything thown at it for the next year providing the rest of your system is up to scratch.
When the time comes where your games are running a bit slow, another 7800GT will be cheap as chips, enabling you to upgrade easily and cheaply.
look at the DFI Lanparty boards. I have just purchased the Ultra - D. Good board with excellent features.
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Bart
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or.. wait for the 7900 and the 7900 GTX just after that.
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--Dave--
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you can always 'wait' for the next lot of cards, they're coming out every 5/6 months. If you did that you'll never buy one 
The 7800GT and GTX will be around for a long time.
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Melville
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AGPx4
Old school 
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topshot_2k
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i will indeed be running 2x graphics cards. looking at no more than £350-400 the pair, any recomendations? (For both SLi and corssfire as i havtn decided which yet!)
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James_DT
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2x 7800GT. £400. SLI.
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Voyto
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I would just get one high spec ATI card and then upgrade to a second when u need it. Why do u need 2?
Apparently Crossfire is like having one big beafy card whereas SLi is software driven for the second card
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John
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Both the cards can do half the work each on sli to so they are like having 1 big card also.
And as above
SLI is faster depending what you are running.
When behind, SLI is a tiny bit behind crossfire on some games but when crossifre is behind its miles behind.
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