Posted 07/16/2008 at 12:39:02pm

The hardware Zone states "While the margin of improvement over a single
GeForce 8800 GT varied from game to game, expect at least 50% gains
from most of them."

Check here for benchmark results. http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=3&id=2408&pg=2 

This is what my bench testing confirms. Also when it comes to gaming one processor is almost always better then two. Unless the API bypass problem is fixed/patched on newer CPUs then CPU syncronization when gaming will slow you down. Keep in mind I am benchmarking on an older Dual Core Duo (6400) and maybe this has been fixed in the Quad Cores.

Respectfully,

Darryl

Posted 07/14/2008 at 07:32:07pm

The hardware Zone states "While the margin of improvement over a single GeForce 8800 GT varied from game to game, expect at least 50% gains from most of them."

Check here for benchmark results. http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=3&id=2408&pg=2 

This is what my bench testing confirms. Also when it comes to gaming one processor is almost always better then two. Unless the API bypass problem is fixed/patched on newer CPUs then CPU syncronization when gaming will slow you down. Keep in mind I am using an older Dual Core Duo and maybe this has been fixed in the Quad Cores.

Respectfully,

Darryl

Posted 07/11/2008 at 03:55:31pm

This is in response to csdavid505 comment. Nice rig but I don't think two 8800 GT cards in SLI will not even come close two twice the graphics performance of a HD4870 on a 22 inch screen. I have the same 8800 GT cards in SLI on an Asus Striker board with a Samsung 22" monitor. Do a video bench test with your setup then remove one of your video cards and then run the same bench test, not that big of a difference between both setups. I'm told that I would see a bigger difference if I was using a 30" + monitor. Did anyone else try this and did you get similiar results?

Posted 02/22/2008 at 04:41:07pm

I have heard from a few sources that the PS3 color calibration is off on the Blu-Ray player. Movies look a little saturated, maybe it's calibrated that way for gaming? Also, unless you use the HDMI output the audio track will be compressed but this is not just limited to the PS3. Just something to consider if you have to choose.