- Jan 9, 2011
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I'm thinking of upgrading my GPU setup. I have 2 GTX 460s running at 763 mhz and thinking of switching to a single GPU. I'm having a little trouble researching though because the 460 SLI setup has not been included on benchmark comparisons for awhile. To the best of my knowledge it seems to be similar to a single GTX 580, so that's what I've been using for comparison. It seems like the GTX 780 or the R9 290x would probably be the best choice as anything below that doesn't seem to offer too significant of a performance gain. Do you all think the performance gain of the 780 would be worth the $500(ish) price tag? And in comparison is the R9 290x worth the extra $50(ish) over the 780.
A second question - if I go to a single GPU would it make sense to keep one of the 460s in the case? Would games utilize it as a separate Physx processor (is that a thing?), or would it only be good for running a 2nd monitor?
Specs:
22" 1920x1080 monitor
Mobo: Asus P8P67 Pro
CPU: i5-2500k
PSU: XFX 850W
GPU: 2x nVidia GTX 460 SLI
RAM: 8 GB
A second question - if I go to a single GPU would it make sense to keep one of the 460s in the case? Would games utilize it as a separate Physx processor (is that a thing?), or would it only be good for running a 2nd monitor?
Specs:
22" 1920x1080 monitor
Mobo: Asus P8P67 Pro
CPU: i5-2500k
PSU: XFX 850W
GPU: 2x nVidia GTX 460 SLI
RAM: 8 GB
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