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How is a single 8600GTS better than a single 7950, but in SLI it's vice versa?
Why is the GTX275 bette rin triSLI than the GTX280, but the 280 beats it in SLI? |
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How is a single 8600GTS better than a single 7950, but in SLI it's vice versa?
Why is the GTX275 bette rin triSLI than the GTX280, but the 280 beats it in SLI? |





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Why is the HD 4850X2 in front of the GTX 285, GTX 275, and HD 4890?
Also, why are the 2GB variants rated higher? They only offer higher performance if you have super high res or lots of AA. Just use one variant of a card, otherwise you'll end up factoring all kinds of specifics in. EDIT: And GTX 275 SLi/Tri SLi should be ahead of GTX 280 SLi/Tri SLi |
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| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Corsair H100i W/ Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-15's | GPU: Accelero Twin Turbo II | 2 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-15 120MM fans | 4 x Enermax TB Silence Red 120mm fans |
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| Crucial M4 SSD 128GB | Samsung F3 1TB | WD VelociRaptor 150GB | Samsung SH-S223Q/BEBS DVD Burner |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Corsair H100i W/ Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-15's | GPU: Accelero Twin Turbo II | 2 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-15 120MM fans | 4 x Enermax TB Silence Red 120mm fans |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | OS |
| 1 x Coolermaster 200mm fan | 1 x Coolermaster 140mm fan | 1 x Coolermaster 120mm fan | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| ASUS VG248QE 24" 1920x1080 144hz | CM Storm Quickfire TK Cherry MX Red | Corsair AX1200 | Cooler Master Cosmos 2 |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio | Audio |
| Cyborg R.A.T 7 | Razer Vespula | Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1 | Logitech Z-5500 5.1 |
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| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| Western Digital 640GB CB | HP DVD/CD-RW Burner | Windows 7 Ultimate x86 | Samsung P2370HD @ [1920x1080p] |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Logitech G15 Rev 1 Gaming Keyboard | Bestec 300W | HP Case | Logitech G500 |
| Mouse Pad | |||
| Razer eXactMat | |||
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The 4850X2 1GB is around equal to the GTX 285 and does not beat the 4890 but the 4850X2 2Gb version does.
And for the GTX 275 and GTX 280 they around the same performance so its hard to judge whether which on is on top. |





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| Crucial M4 SSD 128GB | Samsung F3 1TB | WD VelociRaptor 150GB | Samsung SH-S223Q/BEBS DVD Burner |
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| Corsair H100i W/ Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-15's | GPU: Accelero Twin Turbo II | 2 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-15 120MM fans | 4 x Enermax TB Silence Red 120mm fans |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | OS |
| 1 x Coolermaster 200mm fan | 1 x Coolermaster 140mm fan | 1 x Coolermaster 120mm fan | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| ASUS VG248QE 24" 1920x1080 144hz | CM Storm Quickfire TK Cherry MX Red | Corsair AX1200 | Cooler Master Cosmos 2 |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio | Audio |
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| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| Western Digital 640GB CB | HP DVD/CD-RW Burner | Windows 7 Ultimate x86 | Samsung P2370HD @ [1920x1080p] |
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| Logitech G15 Rev 1 Gaming Keyboard | Bestec 300W | HP Case | Logitech G500 |
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| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive |
| Crucial M4 SSD 128GB | Samsung F3 1TB | WD VelociRaptor 150GB | Samsung SH-S223Q/BEBS DVD Burner |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Corsair H100i W/ Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-15's | GPU: Accelero Twin Turbo II | 2 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-15 120MM fans | 4 x Enermax TB Silence Red 120mm fans |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | OS |
| 1 x Coolermaster 200mm fan | 1 x Coolermaster 140mm fan | 1 x Coolermaster 120mm fan | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| ASUS VG248QE 24" 1920x1080 144hz | CM Storm Quickfire TK Cherry MX Red | Corsair AX1200 | Cooler Master Cosmos 2 |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio | Audio |
| Cyborg R.A.T 7 | Razer Vespula | Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1 | Logitech Z-5500 5.1 |
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| AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.2Ghz | Asus M2N68-LA | NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE Integrated | Corsair XMS2 2GB 2X1GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| Western Digital 640GB CB | HP DVD/CD-RW Burner | Windows 7 Ultimate x86 | Samsung P2370HD @ [1920x1080p] |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Logitech G15 Rev 1 Gaming Keyboard | Bestec 300W | HP Case | Logitech G500 |
| Mouse Pad | |||
| Razer eXactMat | |||
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