Pci-e what GPU's work together

[davidmc]

Ok hello again people, i was woundering , i have a bfg 7950GT OC 512mb, i want to set up my sli, can i use a Gainworld 7950 GT 512mb or will it have to be another idnetical bfg card, the gainworld is the same spec and all that, its just not a BFG?? any help would be very nice

[cHiNgY1788]

i think nvidia allows mix and matching of brands, if they are the same model
in this case 7950GT

the OC version might slow down to the non OC version

[oracle128]

As long as they're the same core, SLI can work.
They can be different brands, clock speeds (faster one slows down), memory amounts (the one with more disables the extra memory), or even differing process sizes.

[davidmc]

Ok cheers people, i have another question, does 60-80 FPS seem poor for this spec GPU while playin Counter Strike Source? i ask because my old card 6800 XT 128Mb Got 50-60 FPS , thats not a big difference in FPS but a big difference in GPU spec. Thanks again for your help people.

[oracle128]

What resolution and AA settings? Are the graphics settings the same as they were before?

[cHiNgY1788]

anything above 30fps should do
movies are displayed in 30 fps
TV is displayed in 24fps (SDTV, HDTV, analogue)
Cartoons are in 15fps...

[davidmc]

Ta!

[l337_GuY]

If you have Vsync on, your FPS will be limited to what your monitor can display. Turn it off and it will go over 140fps (My graphics card's can do 140fps+).

[davidmc]

What card do you use guy? i dont think that Vsync is turned on, my cpu is AMD Athlon 3000+ this is not powerful could this be the reson also i am only running a GIG of PC3200 Ram maybe i shoud upgrade these ?

[oracle128]

Your CPU is the bottleneck. ALL PC components play a part in the performance of your games, not just the graphics card.

[davidmc]

ok cheers guys, looks like i got a reason to go dual core know . thanks for all your help!!!

[l337_GuY]

Originally Posted by davidmc

What card do you use guy? i dont think that Vsync is turned on, my cpu is AMD Athlon 3000+ this is not powerful could this be the reson also i am only running a GIG of PC3200 Ram maybe i shoud upgrade these ?

Yeah your CPU is slow, 2GB RAM may make a slight difference, But better CPU should do the trick especially if moving to SLI with 7950GT's. I have 2 7600GT cards setup in SLI with 2GB dual channel and a AMD Athlon 64 4000+ OC'd.

[cHiNgY1788]

Gamine tends to prefer clock speed (dont mix brands and models, eg Core 2 Duo 6600 (2.66GHz beats the AMD Athlon FX62(2.8GHz), Intel Celeron @3.4GHz is beaten by AMD AThlon64 4000+(2.4GHz)...)

but soon we will see gaming taking advantage of Multi-Core technology
so if you want fast gaming right now, then go single core @ at the highest speed you can find
if you want to be future proof, go dual core

[davidmc]

ok what AMD 939 Cpu Do you guys thinks is the better for gaming, i play CSS, BF2 ,Doom all those sorta games, and i will be using dual 7950's with a ram upgrade, more to the point what ram do you guys think is best for gaming, or for my style of gaming. Ta in advance!

[l337_GuY]

For dual 7950's, Go dual core. Something like 4400+ would be about the lowest you should go.