Help me pick a video card

[kuukkeli]

Is there any particular reason to wait until Jan, or will that turn into Feb or even March? I don't want to be stuck playing Civ 2 on my works' crappy laptop until March! If not, the GTS 2 is the card of choice. And then the question is whether to buy 1 or 2 an SLI them. I can see arguments both ways. If I buy 1, it'll be cheaper to replace with 2 something better in the near future.

If you've decided that GTS 2 is your card of choice I see no compelling reasons to wait (except that stores may not have them yet, I have a vague idea that the official release date is around the middle of this month). And I'd buy 1 to start with and only update to SLI if really needed (which I doubt) as the power consumption of such SLI system would be rather high.

 

[Xenocrates]

If you've decided that GTS 2 is your card of choice I see no compelling reasons to wait (except that stores may not have them yet, I have a vague idea that the official release date is around the middle of this month). And I'd buy 1 to start with and only update to SLI if really needed (which I doubt) as the power consumption of such SLI system would be rather high.

I think you're right. It's easier for me as I can get a decent system (ex-monitor) for about 500 pounds and a great system for 900 in China.