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Can I run SLI 660's? Is it a good idea?

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December 5, 2013 7:02:47 PM

I was wondering if I can run dual Nvidia GTX 660's? Also is this a bad idea?

My rig is compiled of:
PSU: Corsair 600 watt --
Motherboard: ASRock Oc Formula A/C --
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 Haswell 3.4GHz (84 watts) --
RAM: 12 GB --
Fans: 6 w/ LED's --
Storage: 1 TB x 1TB --
DVD: Sony something? --


If you need anymore info just leave a comment and I will respond quickly. Thanks guys your the best

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December 5, 2013 7:04:51 PM

I would say 600W is pushing it for your rig, better off upgrading to a more powerful single card solution.
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December 5, 2013 7:06:19 PM

If your motherboard supports it then why not? And before someone suggests that you get a million watt PSU just know that I run SLi'd 660Ti's on a 620w PSU.
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December 5, 2013 7:07:34 PM

Mousemonkey said:
If your motherboard supports it then why not? And before someone suggests that you get a million watt PSU just know that I run SLi'd 660Ti's on a 620w PSU.


Can you notice a real difference in your games?
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December 5, 2013 7:09:42 PM

woltej1 said:
I would say 600W is pushing it for your rig, better off upgrading to a more powerful single card solution.


True, but I bought my rig like 4 months ago and I want even better quality. Some people say that SLI 660 is a bad idea, any opinion?
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December 5, 2013 7:10:36 PM

Sloanster said:
Mousemonkey said:
If your motherboard supports it then why not? And before someone suggests that you get a million watt PSU just know that I run SLi'd 660Ti's on a 620w PSU.


Can you notice a real difference in your games?


Yes.
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December 5, 2013 7:12:07 PM

it can be good and bad. Some games respond better than others to it and you can run into problems when setting it up and while running it. It's just more complicated so there's more things to go wrong. As far as those specific cards, I think they scale fairly well.
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December 5, 2013 7:14:54 PM

Every AAA title I've played since 2006 has supported SLi and I've never had any problems setting things up, maybe you're thinking of Crossfire.
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December 5, 2013 7:19:06 PM

Mousemonkey said:
If your motherboard supports it then why not? And before someone suggests that you get a million watt PSU just know that I run SLi'd 660Ti's on a 620w PSU.


Yep, sounds right. The rig in my sig only used about 590W of the 850W avaliable. This includes OC's on RAM, CPU and GPU's.
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December 5, 2013 7:43:53 PM

Mousemonkey said:
Sloanster said:
Mousemonkey said:
If your motherboard supports it then why not? And before someone suggests that you get a million watt PSU just know that I run SLi'd 660Ti's on a 620w PSU.


Can you notice a real difference in your games?


Yes.


Mousemonkey said:
Every AAA title I've played since 2006 has supported SLi and I've never had any problems setting things up, maybe you're thinking of Crossfire.


Do you think selling my 660 and buying a single 770 would be better?
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December 5, 2013 7:44:50 PM

600watts is what is recommended for a system with 2 x GTX660 in SLI http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm and that number is high since it is based on generic PSU's so a smaller quality one would do it! You are good with 600 watt Corsair.
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December 5, 2013 7:47:59 PM

Sloanster said:
Mousemonkey said:
Sloanster said:
Mousemonkey said:
If your motherboard supports it then why not? And before someone suggests that you get a million watt PSU just know that I run SLi'd 660Ti's on a 620w PSU.


Can you notice a real difference in your games?


Yes.


Mousemonkey said:
Every AAA title I've played since 2006 has supported SLi and I've never had any problems setting things up, maybe you're thinking of Crossfire.


Do you think selling my 660 and buying a single 770 would be better?


Personally I wouldn't as SLi'd 660's will be faster and the 770 is just a refreshed/rebadged 680.
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