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Need motherboard idea. Going to build GTS250 SLI.

Need motherboard idea. Going to build GTS250 SLI.
« on: January 23, 2010, 07:13:34 pm »
Hi,

I'm planning to build Dual GTS250 on SLI and wondering what's the best Gigabyte Mobo. Specs as below.  

I currently have an GA-EP45-DS3L, never had a single problem. Love the product!!!!

Dual Core E6800 2.93Ghz
Midtower case ATX or should I go with Full Tower case?
Dual BFG GTS250 for SLI Config
8Gig Corsair PC8500
WD 1TB SATA
Cooler Master 650W (2 PCI-E 6 Molex connectors for 12V rails)

Thanks for the support.

« Last Edit: January 23, 2010, 08:30:05 pm by GTS250Player »

Re: Need motherboard idea. Going to build GTS250 SLI.
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2010, 06:02:06 pm »
I wouldn't bother with dual GTS250's. For that you'd need to get an X58 motherboard for the Nvidia chipset (I know there's hacks and stuff but I wouldn't bother).

Personally save your money and buy a good single GPU - it'll produce less heat, use less power and have better driver game support.

~Bex

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Re: Need motherboard idea. Going to build GTS250 SLI.
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2010, 10:19:05 am »

Personally save your money and buy a good single GPU - it'll produce less heat, use less power and have better driver game support.


+1 Couldn't agree more. This is always my advice to people! :P
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Re: Need motherboard idea. Going to build GTS250 SLI.
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2010, 08:11:11 am »
i also think that SLI configuration's performance is not worth it's money

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Re: Need motherboard idea. Going to build GTS250 SLI.
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2010, 12:05:44 pm »
I think Fermi is to be released next month, might be worth waiting to see what they have on offer, especially if you want to use DX11 - although at the moment very little titles use it. I would be looking at an ATi 5850/70, both of which should at least equal or surpass the performance of dual GTS250's, the memory bandwidth can hurt at higher resolutions with AA/AF.
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