Okay, so I've come across a bit of a dilemma. I try to avoid asking the "XXX vs. XXX" video card question, but I have not been able to find an answer. (partially because I've been largely disconnected from the tech world the past few months thanks to college and my baby, )
So, here's the deal. I can get nice hardware from my school and it gets absorbed into my $40,000+ of student loans, so buying a $500 video card (or two of them) is really no big deal to me.
I currently have one 7900GTX, and I just bought Oblivion the other week, and I'm not satisfied with the performance. The game looks so awesome that I want to turn the settings up more than I can now.
So my question is, do I buy another 7900GTX and go SLI? Or go the single card route and get a 7950 GX2? If I do that, will likely never get a 2nd 7950...that's just rediculous. Any other suggestions?
Also keep in my that I'm currently on a 1280x1024 LCD, but a widescreen is likely in my near future, so the ability to run higher resolutions is important!
Thanks for any opinions and help!
So, here's the deal. I can get nice hardware from my school and it gets absorbed into my $40,000+ of student loans, so buying a $500 video card (or two of them) is really no big deal to me.
I currently have one 7900GTX, and I just bought Oblivion the other week, and I'm not satisfied with the performance. The game looks so awesome that I want to turn the settings up more than I can now.
So my question is, do I buy another 7900GTX and go SLI? Or go the single card route and get a 7950 GX2? If I do that, will likely never get a 2nd 7950...that's just rediculous. Any other suggestions?
Also keep in my that I'm currently on a 1280x1024 LCD, but a widescreen is likely in my near future, so the ability to run higher resolutions is important!
Thanks for any opinions and help!