EVGA 660 Superclock 2gb or SLI 2 Zotac 550 ti 1GB cards?

Skaterjay789

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NEWB question but I'm sure someone can give me a pretty straight forward answer.

Should I go with the EVGA 660 supeclocked GDDR5 2 GB card or 2 Zotac 550ti 1 GB cards GDDR5 attached via SLI, I'm trying to get the best performance in all honesty but I have this giant pile of video cards lying around and I don't really know whats the best. Is SLI always going to better than 1 card alone typically? More power consumption? Will it hold up ultra graphics on a 1920 by 1080 resolution?

Thanks community :)
 
I am pretty certain a single 660 would beat 550 ti. Yes, sli is meant to be a cheaper alternative to buying high end video cards, but at the cost of compatibility issues (games not supporting it), heat, and power consumption. 550 ti sli wastes about ~437 under full load.