FYI: FPS comparison nVidia 6600GT SLi vs 8800GTX

LZBTD · 05-06-07, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Church SUBSIM

Informative post - thanks. Especially since I have that lower end card .... wheels turning .... wife .... how to deal with the wife

Me too

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LZ_Baker · 05-06-07, 01:58 PM

I upgraded from a Athlon 3000+ and 6600GT to a Athlon x2 4200+ and 7800GT and noticed a doubling in proformance in SH3.

CaptainCox · 05-06-07, 02:16 PM

The 8800GTX rocks BAD! Had it since before Xmas.

EVGA 8800GTX, EVGA NV680i Mobo, C2D E6600 OCed@3.4Mhz, 2GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel, 800W Tagan PSU, 2xWD Raptor X 150GB
SB XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro...

Next on the buy list is a Samsung or Dell 30"

minsc_tdp · 05-06-07, 02:44 PM

I'd like to see some of your 3DMark06 scores!

I'm at 11,101 at the moment. I also get around 70 FPS in SH4, with it rarely dropping. I have a GF 8800 GTS 640 MB, but I also have a Core 2 e6600 and overclock like a fiend.

VonBlade · 05-06-07, 04:16 PM

6600s aren't really that impressive, so SLI'd wont help a ton. Always get the top card in whichever series you can afford. It's worth it. My 7800 doesn't break sweat with this, so I bet the 8800 really motors.

Or I could have said....

*tongue in cheek*
I'm lucky I have an enormous penis so I don't need to compensate by comparing 3d mark scores or gloating about my PC spec.
VB

XanderF · 05-06-07, 04:25 PM

Actually, I find performance tends to be MUCH higher just buying the midrange card each generation, every time.

IE., instead of a 7800, I had a 7600GT from that gen. Since I didn't blow $400 on the high-end card (7600GT was less than $200), I am able to go out and buy a GeForce 8600GTS now. Performance is FAR higher than the 7800s, and as this card is ALSO less than $200...I end up ahead price-wise, too.

OTOH, this is only really good for 'staying ahead' if you really DO keep up with buying the midrange card each and every generation. I am fully aware a lot of people just want to buy one and be done with it, not even open their system for the next 3 or 4 years. Me, I have the thing open a couple times a month anyway just to keep it clean, so upgrading constantly, and just using the 'budget' or 'midrange' parts each time (where the best "bang for the buck" is anyway) works fine.

(FWIW, I'm rather obsessed with "bang for the buck", anyway. When one card costs 50% more to deliver only 20% more performance than another...that's not a good deal, IMHO. Generally, each gen, I run a few spreadsheets dividing framerate in some game, or 3dmark, by the best price I can find online for the part to get a "price:performance" graph I can use to base a buying decision on.)

codeseven · 05-06-07, 06:27 PM

I dont have a link but over at Toms Hardware you can compare different cards in Single and SLI. Two of the top 7000 series cards in SLI still cant match a single 8000 series, its quit an eye opener.

I've got a single BFG 7800GTX thats rapidly becoming 'outdated'

. Instead of spending $200+ on another 7800 for SLI, I'm now better off spending the same amount of money on a single 8000 series card for twice the performance, unbelievable!

SH3 lGraywolves looks much better to me than SH4 1.2 and thats a bummer!

Speaking of 3DMark06, is that an 'accurate' benchmarking tool or is there another better one to check system performance gains or losses?

DirtyHarry3033 · 05-06-07, 04:18 PM

Jeez, wish I wouldn't have seen this thread

My system is:

AMD Athlon FX-60 oc'ed to 2.81
DFI LanParty mobo
2x 7900 GTX SLI
2gb Corsair PC4000

With all gfx sliders maxed, 1600x1200, all eye-candy on except volumetric fog, I was getting a nice, solid, playable 30fps on the bridge, in the free cam, in the control room, and 60fps on the map.

After reading this thread I decided to enable SLI for SH4 (was on single-gpu mode) just to see what would happen.

Enabling SLI dropped my fps to 12-15

OK, so I put SH4 back to single-gpu, rebooted the machine and I'm still getting 12-15 fps.

Has gone from quite playable to unplayable unless I disable a lot of eye-candy.

Anybody got any thoughts on how to fix this? And nope, not a heat problem, my system is watercooled, CPU and both GPU's. Temps are well within limits.

DH

05-06-07, 01:58 PM	#2
LZ_Baker Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 213 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	I upgraded from a Athlon 3000+ and 6600GT to a Athlon x2 4200+ and 7800GT and noticed a doubling in proformance in SH3. __________________

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05-06-07, 02:44 PM	#4
minsc_tdp XO Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 411 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I'd like to see some of your 3DMark06 scores! I'm at 11,101 at the moment. I also get around 70 FPS in SH4, with it rarely dropping. I have a GF 8800 GTS 640 MB, but I also have a Core 2 e6600 and overclock like a fiend. __________________ June 29 2016 - shSpeech v2.55 - Voice Command for Silent Hunter 4! View Thread

05-06-07, 04:16 PM	#5
VonBlade Mate Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Inside my head Posts: 51 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	6600s aren't really that impressive, so SLI'd wont help a ton. Always get the top card in whichever series you can afford. It's worth it. My 7800 doesn't break sweat with this, so I bet the 8800 really motors. Or I could have said.... tongue in cheek I'm lucky I have an enormous penis so I don't need to compensate by comparing 3d mark scores or gloating about my PC spec. VB __________________

05-06-07, 04:25 PM	#6
XanderF Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 554 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Actually, I find performance tends to be MUCH higher just buying the midrange card each generation, every time. IE., instead of a 7800, I had a 7600GT from that gen. Since I didn't blow $400 on the high-end card (7600GT was less than $200), I am able to go out and buy a GeForce 8600GTS now. Performance is FAR higher than the 7800s, and as this card is ALSO less than $200...I end up ahead price-wise, too. OTOH, this is only really good for 'staying ahead' if you really DO keep up with buying the midrange card each and every generation. I am fully aware a lot of people just want to buy one and be done with it, not even open their system for the next 3 or 4 years. Me, I have the thing open a couple times a month anyway just to keep it clean, so upgrading constantly, and just using the 'budget' or 'midrange' parts each time (where the best "bang for the buck" is anyway) works fine. (FWIW, I'm rather obsessed with "bang for the buck", anyway. When one card costs 50% more to deliver only 20% more performance than another...that's not a good deal, IMHO. Generally, each gen, I run a few spreadsheets dividing framerate in some game, or 3dmark, by the best price I can find online for the part to get a "price:performance" graph I can use to base a buying decision on.) __________________

05-06-07, 06:27 PM	#7
codeseven Mate Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 57 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I dont have a link but over at Toms Hardware you can compare different cards in Single and SLI. Two of the top 7000 series cards in SLI still cant match a single 8000 series, its quit an eye opener. I've got a single BFG 7800GTX thats rapidly becoming 'outdated' . Instead of spending $200+ on another 7800 for SLI, I'm now better off spending the same amount of money on a single 8000 series card for twice the performance, unbelievable! SH3 lGraywolves looks much better to me than SH4 1.2 and thats a bummer! Speaking of 3DMark06, is that an 'accurate' benchmarking tool or is there another better one to check system performance gains or losses? Last edited by codeseven; 05-06-07 at 07:35 PM.

05-06-07, 04:18 PM	#8
DirtyHarry3033 Weps Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 351 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Jeez, wish I wouldn't have seen this thread My system is: AMD Athlon FX-60 oc'ed to 2.81 DFI LanParty mobo 2x 7900 GTX SLI 2gb Corsair PC4000 With all gfx sliders maxed, 1600x1200, all eye-candy on except volumetric fog, I was getting a nice, solid, playable 30fps on the bridge, in the free cam, in the control room, and 60fps on the map. After reading this thread I decided to enable SLI for SH4 (was on single-gpu mode) just to see what would happen. Enabling SLI dropped my fps to 12-15 OK, so I put SH4 back to single-gpu, rebooted the machine and I'm still getting 12-15 fps. Has gone from quite playable to unplayable unless I disable a lot of eye-candy. Anybody got any thoughts on how to fix this? And nope, not a heat problem, my system is watercooled, CPU and both GPU's. Temps are well within limits. DH