jnohnu12
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I been wanting to build a 775 system simply for fun and I can't make up my mind on what gpu's to use.
I could do the cool thing and use 2 295's or do the better thing and use 2 285's.
What would you use with a q9650?
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Re: 285 sli or 295 sli.
2016/02/04 08:19:42
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☄ Helpfulby jnohnu12 2016/02/04 08:39:10
a QX9650 couldn't max out a single GTX295 back in the day, honestly for a 775 system id stick to at most an SLI GTX 250 1gb or an 8800 Ultra SLI
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jnohnu12
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Re: 285 sli or 295 sli.
2016/02/04 08:34:31
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a QX9650 couldn't max out a single GTX295 back in the day, honestly for a 775 system id stick to at most an SLI GTX 250 1gb or an 8800 Ultra SLI
I'm going to OC the cpu to 4ghz at the very least. I was also able to push 2 5850 in CF with a 4.4ghz OC on a q9650. This will be more of a fun play around system and not a practical build. Just something for fun... So if I can only use 75% of my GPU power so what? Not like 295's or 285's cost much. EDIT: I'm reading a review over at xbitlabs about the qx9650 and 920. www.xbitlabs.com/articles/graphics/display/xfx-gf-gtx285-gtx295_12.html seems like a OC'd qx9650 beats a 920 at stock speeds for the most part.
post edited by jnohnu12 - 2016/02/04 08:45:39
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Re: 285 sli or 295 sli.
2016/02/04 12:36:05
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yes it did beat a 920 at stack but both at 4ghz the 920 walks all over it. lol
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Re: 285 sli or 295 sli.
2016/02/04 18:50:18
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I vote for dual 295s just because. I've been wanting to do something similar with socket 478 and a 3.4 Prescott P4.
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Re: 285 sli or 295 sli.
2016/02/05 07:20:54
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yes it did beat a 920 at stack but both at 4ghz the 920 walks all over it. lol
I would not say it's waking over it all the time. Maybe in most tests, but in some they come pretty close. Still a bottleneck non the less.
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Re: 285 sli or 295 sli.
2016/02/05 09:41:33
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a QX9650 couldn't max out a single GTX295 back in the day, honestly for a 775 system id stick to at most an SLI GTX 250 1gb or an 8800 Ultra SLI
8800 Ultra Triple SLI is FTW level, I keep telling myself one day I will buy 3 of them and do just that.
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Re: 285 sli or 295 sli.
2016/02/06 11:23:41
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Thanks for the info guys.
As much as I'd like a 295 sli setup, not manny good ones out there and they're abit over priced if you ask me.
I bought a set of 9800 gx2. Next best thing...
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Re: 285 sli or 295 sli.
2016/02/06 16:58:08
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a set of 9800GX2 is nice just remember its only got 512mb of ram and will run out of memory early on, keep it at 1200p or lower except crysis keep that at 800x600 lol
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Re: 285 sli or 295 sli.
2016/02/07 07:25:49
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My monitors max resolution is 1280x1024 so ill do fine.
I'll get a set of 295s down the road when I find some good ones if the gx2 don't cut it.
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Re: 285 sli or 295 sli.
2016/02/07 10:14:14
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I've always wanted the 9800GX2 back in the day. Excellent choice! 
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Re: 285 sli or 295 sli.
2016/02/08 08:21:44
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Awesome! I did a similar thing a few years ago as I had my old 790i FTW just sitting in the closet. I went overboard with about 6 different green fans - it was pretty fun. Three 9800 GTX+ cards in SLI, though it was actually pretty stable. http://www.modsrigs.com/detail.aspx?BuildID=21014
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