Advice needed : XFX 6800 GS XXX

Steve30x · Aug 10, 2006, 06:03 PM

I hope you all can help me here. I have been looking for a second XFX 6800 GS XXX but I am having trouble finding one. I want to do SLI with this card and I am wondering if there would be an alternitave card I could use for SLI in my system?

Heres my system specs

AMD Athlon 64 3700 @ 2.2ghz
Abit AN8 SLI Fatal1ty
1.5ghz ddr 3200 ram
240gig HDD
Coolermaster Purepower 550w (currently under load the PSU meter reads 10%)
Liteon DVD Rewriter
Logitech X230 Speakers
Windows xp sp2
enlight extreme gamers case with 4 cooling fans installed
PSU Power gauge in floppy drive bay.

I am going to my local retailer again toorrow who I got the first GPU from and he is going to look for another XFX 6800 GS XXX from his suppliers. He currently owes me a stick of ram but Im going to put the money from the ram towards a second GPU. Once again im asking if you guys can help me here and tell me if there is an alternative GPU I can use incase i cant get the one I need.

You can find the specs of the XFX 6800 GS XXX @ http://pcgames.extremepcgamerz.com/S...opic,28.0,html

Steve30x · Aug 11, 2006, 01:56 AM

Is anybody willing to answer me here? All I need to know is if I can get a different graphics card and use it with my existing card for SLI without slowing down my existing card.

Also I made a mistake with the PSU readin, Under load the most power the PSU have used so far is 150 Watts out of 550 watts and that is while playing games. Whikle browsing the net or not using the GPU too much the needle on the power meter shows 90 watts.

Aug 10, 2006, 06:03 PM	#1
Steve30x HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	Advice needed : XFX 6800 GS XXX I hope you all can help me here. I have been looking for a second XFX 6800 GS XXX but I am having trouble finding one. I want to do SLI with this card and I am wondering if there would be an alternitave card I could use for SLI in my system? Heres my system specs AMD Athlon 64 3700 @ 2.2ghz Abit AN8 SLI Fatal1ty 1.5ghz ddr 3200 ram 240gig HDD Coolermaster Purepower 550w (currently under load the PSU meter reads 10%) Liteon DVD Rewriter Logitech X230 Speakers Windows xp sp2 enlight extreme gamers case with 4 cooling fans installed PSU Power gauge in floppy drive bay. I am going to my local retailer again toorrow who I got the first GPU from and he is going to look for another XFX 6800 GS XXX from his suppliers. He currently owes me a stick of ram but Im going to put the money from the ram towards a second GPU. Once again im asking if you guys can help me here and tell me if there is an alternative GPU I can use incase i cant get the one I need. You can find the specs of the XFX 6800 GS XXX @ http://pcgames.extremepcgamerz.com/S...opic,28.0,html

Aug 11, 2006, 01:56 AM	Thread Starter #2
Steve30x HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	Is anybody willing to answer me here? All I need to know is if I can get a different graphics card and use it with my existing card for SLI without slowing down my existing card. Also I made a mistake with the PSU readin, Under load the most power the PSU have used so far is 150 Watts out of 550 watts and that is while playing games. Whikle browsing the net or not using the GPU too much the needle on the power meter shows 90 watts.