Looking to replace 8800GTS SLi

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
A

Antonio Pacifici

Reputable
Feb 20, 2014
4
0
4,510
Since 2008 I've been running two EVGA 8800 GTS in SLi mode. The time is long overdue for an upgrade.

Current specs:
EVGA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard
Intel Core2 Quad CPU @2.40GHz
8 GB DDR2
Windows 7 Ultimate

I want to keep my budget below $200. I was looking at getting the GeForce GTX 660. I know another Best graphics cards for the money is coming out in a week, so I thought I'd ask some recommendations before committing that kind of cash. Also I'm not even sure my motherboard can handle it as I'm pretty sure my motherboard uses a pci-e 2.0
 
Solution
TropicoSuarez


The PCIe 2.0 will definitely be able to handle a GTX 660, however, the Core 2 Quad CPU might bottleneck the GTX 660. I would upgrade my CPU before getting a more powerful graphics card...
Sort by date Sort by votes
TropicoSuarez

TropicoSuarez

Honorable
Feb 4, 2014
265
0
10,960


The PCIe 2.0 will definitely be able to handle a GTX 660, however, the Core 2 Quad CPU might bottleneck the GTX 660. I would upgrade my CPU before getting a more powerful graphics card. Also, DDR2 RAM is a bit slow, you might want to look into getting DDR3 RAM. The GTX 660 is a great choice for a graphics card, however!

 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
TropicoSuarez

TropicoSuarez

Honorable
Feb 4, 2014
265
0
10,960


Then by all means you can buy the GTX 660 (if that's the one you want) nand use it now, just know that it won't perform to its potential until you upgrade your CPU.

 
Upvote 0 Downvote
TropicoSuarez

TropicoSuarez

Honorable
Feb 4, 2014
265
0
10,960


An AMD 6 core (FX-6300 or 6350) would be sufficient, but if you wanted to upgrade to SLI in the future, you might have to overclock to avoid bottlenecking.

 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom