fernetekhd :
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fernetekhd :
Brief question. I'm looking for a graphics card for ~$75 USD to help add to the power of my GTX 560 Ti-based build. What are my options?
What do you mean "to help add to the power of my GTX 560 Ti-based build"? Are you talking about SLIing your 560 Ti with a cheaper card? If so, then that's not going to work because SLI only works for cards within the same family.
My apologies, I'm not very well versed in computer hardware. My simple thought process was that with some extra RAM and another GPU, the computer (or perhaps the graphics card itself) would be able to process graphics better. Quite apparently it's more complicated than that :S
Is adding another 560 Ti a good option then, as ur6 suggested?
That's interesting. First let me just explain what SLI is. SLI is just a connector designed by Nvidia (the same guys who made your GTX 560 Ti) to combine 2 graphics cards of the same type to basically make them work as 1 GPU which theoretically has far more power. However, there's typically a caveat to this: SLI, especially with older series graphics cards like your GTX 560 Ti, won't necessarily make your setup superbly powerful. It'll increase base frame rate, but then you get things like stuttering, plus there's a whole slew of other problems. More importantly for your circumstances though: GTX 560 Ti's are no longer manufactured and to buy another one (in good condition) can be overly pricey and sometimes cost as much as a more recent and more powerful graphics card. Additionally, if you're doing SLI chances are you need a new Power Supply Unit (PSU) to handle the required wattage.
TO SUMMARIZE: You're probably better off getting a newer GPU and replacing that 560 Ti. If you can afford to, the GTX 760 is a good increase in performance for $250. If not, try for something like a GTX 660.
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