- Sep 26, 2011
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hey guys.
so I recently upgraded from 2 GTX 670 4gb SLI to GTX 1070 3 months ago. I was sick of lack of SLI support in my favourite games to the point where I was just gaming with 1 gtx 670 most of the time.
fast forward after getting the 1070 I was having a blast.
- from my comparisons single GTX is 35% the power of the 1070.
- both cards if fully utilized in SLI would produce 60% performance of the 1070.
- less power consumption so my UPS can last longer in a power cut.
- zero fan operation in normal use. no fan wear and quietness.
so it was a MUST 4 year upgrade for me.
now after setting in with my sweet 1070 I have 2 GTX 670 sitting in my closet with no use.
I understand that it's always safe to have an enthusiast GPU as spare in case something happens. especially since I'm on x79 core i7 4820k so no onboard graphics in case things go bad.
my sister wants to get into PC gaming but she still cannot afford to build a PC even if I reserve 1 GTX 670 for her.
so I'm thinking to keep one as redundancy and giving the other to my sister when shes ready. but at the same time getting 180$ for both cards is also sweet.
the main reason I have an issue with selling them is the risk factor, I'll be selling it on something like a local craigslist. I've already listed them a while back and most people who message me don't have a clue about their PSU. 400w low grade PSUs so I'm worried that if I sell it to them, either they brick the card and blame me, or while testing it on their system, get bricked or their PSU failing and the also blame me. I also don't want to have them come to my residence for testing "TOO RISKY" and no way in hell I'll disconnect my gaming rig, carry it around, abuse it just to test a card that I can only sell for 90$.
I'm leaning toward keeping them both, especially that the 670 can support 4 displays so I can always use it in a future office setup. I originally bought both card for 500$ each on release they have carried between 2 pc upgrades. asus direct CUii.
I've probably answered my own question by now, but still would love to know what u guys would do if u were in my position, never hurts to add more brain power to a decision.
thanks.
so I recently upgraded from 2 GTX 670 4gb SLI to GTX 1070 3 months ago. I was sick of lack of SLI support in my favourite games to the point where I was just gaming with 1 gtx 670 most of the time.
fast forward after getting the 1070 I was having a blast.
- from my comparisons single GTX is 35% the power of the 1070.
- both cards if fully utilized in SLI would produce 60% performance of the 1070.
- less power consumption so my UPS can last longer in a power cut.
- zero fan operation in normal use. no fan wear and quietness.
so it was a MUST 4 year upgrade for me.
now after setting in with my sweet 1070 I have 2 GTX 670 sitting in my closet with no use.
I understand that it's always safe to have an enthusiast GPU as spare in case something happens. especially since I'm on x79 core i7 4820k so no onboard graphics in case things go bad.
my sister wants to get into PC gaming but she still cannot afford to build a PC even if I reserve 1 GTX 670 for her.
so I'm thinking to keep one as redundancy and giving the other to my sister when shes ready. but at the same time getting 180$ for both cards is also sweet.
the main reason I have an issue with selling them is the risk factor, I'll be selling it on something like a local craigslist. I've already listed them a while back and most people who message me don't have a clue about their PSU. 400w low grade PSUs so I'm worried that if I sell it to them, either they brick the card and blame me, or while testing it on their system, get bricked or their PSU failing and the also blame me. I also don't want to have them come to my residence for testing "TOO RISKY" and no way in hell I'll disconnect my gaming rig, carry it around, abuse it just to test a card that I can only sell for 90$.
I'm leaning toward keeping them both, especially that the 670 can support 4 displays so I can always use it in a future office setup. I originally bought both card for 500$ each on release they have carried between 2 pc upgrades. asus direct CUii.
I've probably answered my own question by now, but still would love to know what u guys would do if u were in my position, never hurts to add more brain power to a decision.
thanks.
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