Buying GTX660 TI-DC2-2GD5 Nvidia. Need Advice

Graeme Fischer

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Next Month. BUDGET RANGE: Sterling £150-250)

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Skyrim, Crysis, Battlefield 3, Call of Duty etc.

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Onboard Graphics Intel HD 4000 + 550W Power supply

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Intel Core i7-2600K, ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 Intel Z68 Motherboard, Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 16GB, Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower, Corsair Hydro H100 CPU Liquid Cooler. 120GB SSD.

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: www.overclockers.co.uk, http://www.dabs.com/ www.amazon.co.uk COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Im from UK.

PARTS PREFERENCES: Prefer Nvidia cards but i really don't mind.

OVERCLOCKING: No, I would like to SLI in the future but its not a big deal if i can't

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Would like this system to run the top spec games out at the moment. I'm not the best with computers so i'm posting here to get a little advice about buying a new GFX card. I will also be looking to buy a new 1TB harddrive and Soundcard but they will be after the GFX purchase.

The one i have my eye on is http://www.amazon.co.uk/GTX660-TI-DC2-2GD5-Graphics-Surround-PCI-Express/dp/B008X3CMSE/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top . I just want to be sure that this is a good pick for my system. if not is there any other cards that would be best suited for my current setup?. While making this post it has also come to my attention that my PSU may not be good enough. I take it i will need to purchase a higher Watt PSU?


Sorry for bad grammar/english.

Thanks.
 
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I would agree with the above - move up to a 760. Lower power requirements, better bus speed (256 vs 192), better all around.

That said, depending on the make/model of your psu, it should be fine for a single 760, but definately won't fly for sli. IMO, I would get absolutely the best single card solution you can afford, even if you need to save up a little longer and get a different psu. Multiple cards have issues with drivers, especially radeons, and I would sooner spend extra $ on a better single card (and psu if needed) than have to mess with stuttering and glitches that seem to be common with sli and/or xfire.

If you can tell us what psu make/model you have, we can try to evaluate it for a single card setup.

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I would agree with the above - move up to a 760. Lower power requirements, better bus speed (256 vs 192), better all around.

That said, depending on the make/model of your psu, it should be fine for a single 760, but definately won't fly for sli. IMO, I would get absolutely the best single card solution you can afford, even if you need to save up a little longer and get a different psu. Multiple cards have issues with drivers, especially radeons, and I would sooner spend extra $ on a better single card (and psu if needed) than have to mess with stuttering and glitches that seem to be common with sli and/or xfire.

If you can tell us what psu make/model you have, we can try to evaluate it for a single card setup.

Mark
 
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Graeme Fischer

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Thank you. so just to be clear. it will power Intel Core i7-2600K, ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 Intel Z68 Motherboard, Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 16GB, Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower, Corsair Hydro H100 CPU Liquid Cooler. 120GB SSD. 1tb HDD, GTX760 and a soundcard?.

Thank you both for answering my questions so quick. you've been a great help to me.

Regards.