performance improvement by SLI?

[nodixal]

hey im about to throw in a 2nd 8800GTS 640mb in my rig. im running on a am2 4800+ with 4gb of ram on xp. now my question is, right now i can play on balanced at 1680x1050 once i get the 2nd card in how good will the performance improve? will i be able to play at higher than balanced?

[gm9]

Moved your post out of the 3 year old thread, please don't necro post...

And to your question, my estimation is that you will see ZERO performance increase. EQ2 is CPU limited - the one graphics card you have is already much more than you will ever need for it. If you want more performance, by a fast single core CPU and faster harddisks.

[Solarax]

i agree completely with gm9
some of the other little tips you can use to help speed up your machine is 1 better cpu/motherboard . associate other programs with other other cores like if you open web pages and use photoshop and WMP at the same time make them use a different core .

also increasing your ram helps ( to a point and depending on what you have type and speed and if you are running xp or vista)

also keeping EQ installed on a seprate HD keeps it from getting less fragmented(some people think they are getting video lag when they are really getting paging lag)

[Anarissa]

also agreed, unless you're running 64 bit xp, the 4 gig is a waste, I'd upgrade to at least a dual core, if not quad, then you should see performance increases.

[gm9]

Originally Posted by Anarissa

I'd upgrade to at least a dual core, if not quad, then you should see performance increases.

If you are four-boxing I guess, since EQ2 only uses a single core (or if you are watching youtube, playing mp3, ripping some DVDs etc. while playing).

PS: the OP already has a dual core.

[Anarissa]

DUH, that'll teach me not to post while sleeping Anyways, you mean most people don't do 64 other things while playing??? Damn, and here I am designing blueprints, webpages, and various other silly things while I play!

I do see your point tho.