7900gto sli

[small256]

Hey all, just wondering, will 2 7900gto's in sli work on my current setup (see my sig for details) or will i need to upgrade for the mobo and processor as well?

I was originally going to go for an e6600 and an 8800gtx but i decided against it just before the checkout! so i've decided to go for seeing if i can just upgrade what i already have by a bit.

 

[hmammen]

um yes.....but...your sempron will bottle neck it lethally, to where it wouldnt be worth it....
i would upgrade your porcessor first....then worry about a new GPU

 

[small256]

right. ok then. what about with an AM2 Athlon 64 3200? would they run in sli with that?

 

[hmammen]

better....should see a big performance gain compared to your sempron, but yet....not quite as good performance as it should be.....i think an athlon 3700 or athlon X2 4200 or athlon FX series would be fine. on the intel side, a E6300 or better would do the trick.

 

[small256]

i'll have a look at the 3700. i want to keep things as cheap as possible. thanks for your help.

EDIT: i'm continuing this over in the high performance forum