vince3 opened this issue on Jul 04, 2007 · 35 posts
svdl posted Fri, 06 July 2007 at 3:48 PM
Two 8400s will definitely NOT work better than a single 8800!
First of all, not every application can make use of SLI
Second, SLI under Vista is still a little shaky.
A 8400 might be an interesting upgrade for the 5200fx - if you can find an AGP version of the 8400. The PCI-e version doesn't fit.
Your best bet would be an nVidia 7600GS for upgrading your old machine. Those still come in AGP format, aren't extremely expensive (I guess around 50 pounds), and are definitely faster than the 5200fx.
The pen is mightier than the sword. But if you literally want to have some impact, use a typewriter