8800 ultra or 2 9600gt's?[ Z's Community building copy/paste]

[Zether]

well i have a simple question .... what should i use a 8800 ultra or 2 9600gt's? I am not really video card savvy, all i look at really is the processor speed and how much MB or GB it has. But alot of people still seem to recommend 8800 cards.

[ghost]

I've seen single 8800gts and they are nice, but i've also seen a single 9600gt and that performed well considering. I'm not completely positive but the answer is (Obviously) get a HD4870, otherwiser, I'd pick the 8800. Although I think the dual 9600's have more potential I've heard and seen to many SLI horror stories.
with the prices (Before the ecenomic crisis) on higher end 9 series cards dropping eg 9800's. It's all a matter of what is easier to get your hands on.
Then again

[ghost]

4870HD all the way. Id [icmk 9600 in Sli. Yes sli horrer stories aboundfbut ive seen what a single 9600gt can do I think dual would put an 8800 in its place easily.

btw I own a 4870HD and im more than satisfied with the price/performance.