GTX280 arrives at my office tomorrow morning.

[Soleron]

TheRealMafoo said:

Soleron said:

Why didn't you use SLI or Crossfire? For less money you can get much better performance with 8800GT SLI, 8800GTS SLI, 9800GTX SLI, 9800GX2 or HD48x0 CF.

 

Depends on the customer. Some people don't care about cost (government). Also, can't you SLI the 280? That would be the best solution. To start, you need at least one :)

MONEY. 8800GT SLI @ $360 street price > GTX280 @ $500+ street price

GTX280 SLI is indeed much faster, but also $1,000+. Which is fine, but obviously not in the price range of the OP's client otherwise a $1,000 Graphics setup would have been given.

I'm saying that the setup chosen is not the best value for money at that price point.