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Old 02-06-09   #1 (permalink)
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I have two BFG 8800 Ultra 768MB in SLI. I was wondering if it's even worth upgrading. They still perform quite well even after over a year of constant abuse.

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If I do upgrade it will be a 4970x2, for sure.
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Oh yeah it'll be worth it for sure, what resolution would you be at?
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If they still perform well enough for your needs, I say wait. There is no need to spend $400 for a few extra FPS.
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4870x2 4TW.

It'll free up that spare slot for the future too
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You can find some numbers here. 8800Ultra should still be fine. It is depending on how much you can get from 8800Ultra SLI.
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Thanks guys, figured my cards would be perfectly fine. I run at 1920x1200 at 60+ FPS in almost all games.
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no the 8800Ultra is a little faster than the 9800GTX+ so its between HD4850 and HD4870 preformace wise, and would fall in there in multi GPU also. To see a marked improvement would be a GTX295
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