Synthetics
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: computer, price, performance
Synthetics
At default settings, even 3D Mark 2006 favors two 8800 GTX graphics cards over two 9800 GX2 units.
The current 9800 GX2 SLI system finally starts pulling ahead of the old 8800 GTX SLI configuration, but only at 3D Mark’s highest settings. But a look back at our 3-Way SLI Configuration indicates that three 8800 GTX graphics cards are superior to the expensive pair of 9800 GX2’s.
Though the difference is negligible, the March high-end build came out on top of our current configuration in PC Mark’s system test
PC Mark’s CPU test again shows the two configurations nearly tied, with the former build edging out the current system.
DDR3-1333 is faster than DDR2-800, so we weren’t surprised to see the current build trouncing the former build in PC Mark’s memory test.
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And I think this shows perfectly the problem with the "must have the biggest and best" mentality of today's consumer - just because it's out doesn't mean it's ready.
If I were building a system right now I'd probably go for a pair of 8800GTXs knowing that when I needed to upgrade my graphics again I can stick a 3rd in.
Of course, without the endlessly-pocketed show-off consumer, we'd never get refinement and improvement of such products so we sensible types can benefit 6 months down the line.