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Hi All warm greetings !!

Can you please help with this question.

I am Newbie building a desktop.

Q1. Can I have a Nvidia GTX 760 and Radeon 7970 in my desktop board if it has 2 PCIe 3.0 16x Slots ?
Q2. Will I get more performance if I keep a GTX 760 and another GTX 760 separately in 2 PCIe 3.0 slots without running them in SLI ?
Q3. Is it better to go for one GTX 760 4GB 256Bit or two separate 2 GB GTX 760 cards ? in which case Micro - Stuttering is more prone ?

Your thoughts are greatly appreciated .
 
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Q4: Higher clock speeds typically mean better performance.
Q5: More fans does not necessarily mean better cooling/performance. Noise might be an issue with more fans. Check the decibel ratings on the cards you are looking at currently (specifically idle and load).
Q6: If you run SLI, which I would recommend, the 2GB cards would work fine. I think you are looking at the dual card setup the wrong way. Having two 2GB 760's will blow the ass out of a single 4GB 760. The details behind this get techy, but you are basically DOUBLING you graphics performance running two 2GB cards.
Q7: Higher bit-rates are better, but I am no pro on this matter.

If I may make a recommendation: http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=02G-P4-2765-KR

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1 No Nvidia with Nvidia
2 No you need the bridge, after all there is only one monitor port used between the 2 cards. The 2 cards need to share computing.
3 Be more concerned with GDDR value higher is faster ie 5 faster than 3. Its more than memory size, its GPU processing power. 2 cards = approx 2x processing power.

If you have the PCI-E slots to spare go for SLI mode
 
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Not really a good idea to try and mix match GPUs...especially Nvidia and Radeon. I would suggest sticking with a 2GB version of the 760, especially if you are going to use two cards. I would run them in SLI, micro stuttering is pretty much nonexistent. I have been using 2x 2GB EVGA SC 760's for several months now. I can attest that the performance boost you get running two of these cards in SLI is really nice. Some of the benchmark figures I have achieved running these cards are better than a single GTX Titan (that's some serious bang for your buck).
 
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accessgamer

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Thank you for the inputs appreciate that.
Awesome help from you guys !!

As I understood , since I am using one monitor and the 2 GPU's, I have 2 HDMI ports , I need a SLI bridge to bring the output to one monitor thorough any one of my GPU.

If I am using 2 monitors can I run the 2 GPU's putting in 2 PCIe 3.0 16x slots without SLI Bridge.I will put the outtput to two monitors from 2 GPUS --- ( Sounds weird,But I want to understand conceptually )


Few more Questions to clarify



Q4. One manufacturer has the GTX 760 configured at core clock 1006MHz and other has it configured at 1085 MHz.
Which is best ? Will more core clock yields more performance at-least by 7% or so ?

Q5. Also one manufacturer has the GTX 760 with 3 fans and another with 2 fans.Which is better to pick in terms of game performance ?.
Little noise is ok , but more is not tolerable ?

Q6. NVIDIA GTX 760 4GB 256-BIT is for around 300$ and NVIDIA GTX 760 2GB 256-BIT is for 230$.
IS it good to go for 4GB for 300$ , because if I buy two 2GB cards , I would be spending 460$.
Technically which one give more performance and why ? the total output is 4GB in both the cases right ? why spending extra money.4GB is good bet right ?
Q7. Which is better say GTX 760 4GB 512-BIT and GTX 770 4GB 256-BIT ? (Trying to understand the bits )
 
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Q4: Higher clock speeds typically mean better performance.
Q5: More fans does not necessarily mean better cooling/performance. Noise might be an issue with more fans. Check the decibel ratings on the cards you are looking at currently (specifically idle and load).
Q6: If you run SLI, which I would recommend, the 2GB cards would work fine. I think you are looking at the dual card setup the wrong way. Having two 2GB 760's will blow the ass out of a single 4GB 760. The details behind this get techy, but you are basically DOUBLING you graphics performance running two 2GB cards.
Q7: Higher bit-rates are better, but I am no pro on this matter.

If I may make a recommendation: http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=02G-P4-2765-KR

I use two of those cards in SLI and they have been a dream. They play BF4 and AC4 on maxed out settings with buttery frame rates that never see below 60 FPS.

You can run multiple monitors with SLI, at least this is my understanding (I use a single monitor)

I do not really see any real benefit in running 2 monitors. Typically to get the full immersive experience from a multi-monitor setup, you would need 3 monitors. In that case, I would recommend the 4GB card and would also suggest you get ANOTHER 4GB card to run in SLI. You need a good deal more ram to run multiple monitors, and that is where higher ram capacity on GPUs really shines. But, if you were to go down the road of multi-monitors, it would be a good idea to go for more beefy cards like the 780 (lots mo monay).


Note: All of this is under the assumption that you are making a gaming PC
 
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