SLI GTX 560 se or a whole new card?

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dburns865

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Just wondering if it would be better to get a new GTX 560 SE for about $80 - 100 to SLI with my current one, or sell it and buy a card in the $170 - 230 range.

My other components include

CPU: i5 3570k
PSU: Ultra 750w
MOBO: Gigabyte Intel Z77 LGA 1155
RAM: Corsair 8gb
HD: Western Digital 500gb
 
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I'll be honest, I only bought mine because it came with a copy of PhotoShop Elements (and my Wife wanted that, it normally goes for $90 or so) and so I basically gave her a gift and got a $30 video card in the process. If you do go with a second one, I would not pay more than $60 max for it. It's actually good if you use your GPU for things like Folding@Home or if you encode movies with GPU acceleration. Just saying. Also they do tend to run nice and cool/quiet so maybe for a HTPC or something? I dunno. Anyhow, if we've helped you out, slam that "Best Answer" button please!
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Will Dano

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If you're going to use it for gaming, you're only going to be able to play modern games on low settings. According to some charts that I've seen, 2x GTX 560 ~= GTX 580. GTX 670>GTX 580. That's just judging by benchmarks. A GTX 670 is perfect for gaming, but you can get something lower that has almost the same performance. Perhaps you might want to save up for a GTX 660 ti or a GTX 760 (newer, same price, better performance, almost the same as GTX 670 but cheaper).
 
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dburns865

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Thanks for the response! I will probably do as you say and save up for a better one altogether but one quick follow up question. As it stands I don't hate my 560 SE, I play mostly steam sale games, so they're generally at least a couple years old, but id like a boost in performance for a couple newer ones I got. If I nab another 560 for like $80, would you say the performance difference would be worth the extra money at all?

For reference, right now im playing Fallout 3, Chivalry, CS GO and Tomb Raider.
 
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I have the same card, and it runs most games just fine on High/Medium settings (still better than a console). I don't know if it would be worth it to SLI them though. SLI has it's own bag of issues (microstutter, more power, more heat) I mean these cards are now 2 generations old, and let's be honest with ourselves here, they were basically excess silicon that couldn't hack it as a regular 560. If it was me, I would just keep a single 560 SE and use it for a while longer (maybe christmas or wait for Black Friday sales) and then get something new.

I mean they do score well on the WEI (mine gets 7.6 in Win 7 x64) so why upgrade if it currently works well enough?
 
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dburns865

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Thats true, the only reason I asked is because I looked around for another and saw they are pretty hard to find now. I am fine keeping it for a while, I just wanted to make a move before it became impossible to find another if that was the better move. I saw a single one on ebay for around $80 and that prompted the question.
 
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I'll be honest, I only bought mine because it came with a copy of PhotoShop Elements (and my Wife wanted that, it normally goes for $90 or so) and so I basically gave her a gift and got a $30 video card in the process. If you do go with a second one, I would not pay more than $60 max for it. It's actually good if you use your GPU for things like Folding@Home or if you encode movies with GPU acceleration. Just saying. Also they do tend to run nice and cool/quiet so maybe for a HTPC or something? I dunno. Anyhow, if we've helped you out, slam that "Best Answer" button please!
 
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Will Dano

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I know you made your decision already, but to answer your earlier question, yes, an extra 80 dollars WOULD enhance the performance. Just think of it as you're doubling your graphics card's speed. But saving up for a better one is the right choice.
 
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