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Performance with GTX 680 and new GTX 980

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October 1, 2014 5:53:16 AM

I'm looking to upgrade my gpu to the new GTX 980 to support 3 or 4 monitors. I was wondering if it would be better to sell my current GTX 680 or even buy another GTX 680 to sli or maybe just keep the 680 and the 980 together. Would having two different cards be effective?

Can someone please tell me the best way to approach this situation

More about : performance gtx 680 gtx 980

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October 1, 2014 5:56:36 AM

With Nvidia you can't SLI two different cards. (you sort of can with AMD but they have to be in the same series and class) Also the 680 supports up to 6 monitors natively.

I don't know where you could find a 680 for sale with a decent price without being used so I would sell it and buy a 980.
I don't know what you have trouble running with a 680 if you're on 1080p because it's still a great card in my opinion. (hence the 770 being a tweaked 680)

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October 1, 2014 6:20:38 AM

although you cant sli a 980 and 680 together you can still have them both in your system running the primary gaming monitor off the 980 and 2-3 monitors on the 680. This will give you the best performance for gaming on a single monitor while being able to offload the physx and 2-3 monitors to the 680.

Also a gtx 680 can only support up to 4 monitors.
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