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Oleandersen323

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Hey everyone! I was wanting to upgrade some things on my gaming rig, mainly because i have 3 27inch monitors which I would enjoy much more if I could get games to run more smoothly on them.
These are the monitors i have.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1963107&CatId=3774

My pc specs are
- FX8150@stock speeds
-Asus 990fx Sabertooth
- XFX 850 watt psu
-EVGA GTX 660ti FTW 3gb
-16gb Corsair Vengeance@1333Mhz

So what I'm thinking about is buying an fx8350 (almost definitely because I dont really want to change my mobo) another 660ti FTW 3gb, or 660ti ftw 2gb simply because its slightly cheaper, and I dont know if it will even matter in the long run. Or maybe instead of SLI'ing, get a GTX 670 which is around the price of a 660ti. What would you guys suggest I do, I would say my budget is around 550$$
 
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This guy is 100% correct and you are just skipping his comment as if he was an idiot(sorry apower, i dont mean it), how the hell are you guys thinking? And 550$ is your budget, with buing fx-8350(200$), and buying a hd 7970 Ghz for 375$(which is already more than 550$) why not add 30 more bucks(or wait for them) and get the mighty evga gtx 770 /w acx http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-SuperClocked-Graphics-02G-P4-2774-KR/dp/B00CZIQXBA , with the best customer support ever with step up program(for more on step up, http://www.evga.com/support/stepup/ ) and one of best coolers...
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Oleandersen323

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So are you saying that if I get a 3gb 660ti I'll have a total of 6gb of Vram, and if I get a 2gb 660ti I'll have 5gb of Vram?
 
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Yes.
 
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With 850 PSU ofc you must go for SLI but 192-bit for 3GB GPU is not good doesnt support it well.
First of all i will recommend you to overclock your CPU.
Second 16gb ram in 1333mhz is not good for AMD, AMD's CPU work well with 1866mhz rams.
Anyway this is not a problem.
I think you should sell your GTX660ti and buy one Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB for the same price.
You will see a huge boost 384-bit vs 192-bit its a huge difference its like you buy a second gtx660ti for SLI.
With 2xGTX660ti 3GB you will get 6GB DDR5 ram but with 192-bits.
I think with Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB in 384-bits is almost the same or better.
 
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This guy is 100% correct and you are just skipping his comment as if he was an idiot(sorry apower, i dont mean it), how the hell are you guys thinking? And 550$ is your budget, with buing fx-8350(200$), and buying a hd 7970 Ghz for 375$(which is already more than 550$) why not add 30 more bucks(or wait for them) and get the mighty evga gtx 770 /w acx http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-SuperClocked-Graphics-02G-P4-2774-KR/dp/B00CZIQXBA , with the best customer support ever with step up program(for more on step up, http://www.evga.com/support/stepup/ ) and one of best coolers. Nvidia is better than amd in operating temps, power consumption and FOR SURE drivers and their effect on performance...
 
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