Single GTX 580 or SLI GTX470's?

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blazer9131

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Hey guys,

Alright, here's the recommended information to provide:

Price Range: 550 with tax and shipping
Date of purchase: ASAP (If GTX580, when I find EVGA/ASUS in stock, if GTX470, now)
Usage: Gaming, Movies (1080p blurays), slight video editing.
Current GPU: new build
Power Supply: Corsair 850W Silver Certified Modular PSU
System specs:

Intel i7-950 (OC'd to 4.2GHz)
ASUS Sabertooth x58 mobo
OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 1600
Air Cooled CoolerMaster HAF 932 Black Edition

I prefer NVidia, Don't want ATi.

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I was thinking of getting a single GTX580 when I was on a 1440 by 900 monitor. Thanks to blackfriday, I got an ASUS 23 inch monitor for 150 (awesome) so that's gonna be 1920 by 1200.. I don't know how well a single GTX580 will handle the resolution, so I was thinking of getting SLI GTX470's instead. Would this be better, or should I get a single GTX580? I might SLi the card in 2 years to keep up with the games.. What do you guys think?
 
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Similar performance for cheaper? We're talking about more performance for either the same price or cheaper (knowing how ATI prices things).

*sigh*

I'd grab a GTX580. Why? It's always nice to have a single more powerful card that performs 100% in all games rather than have two weaker cards that might not perform 100%.

SLI later if necessary.

I hope you won't regret it.
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Honestly I would go for a single GTX580 for the fact that you could go sli at a latter time when they are substantially cheaper than they are now rather than going with sli from the start (very bad idea 90% of the time to side with sli) and you will save power as well have a lower cpu workload than with having two cards. I have gone through a few sli rigs already and it is best to get one decent card from the start and only then going sli as a later upgrade when it is needed.
 
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Similar performance for cheaper? We're talking about more performance for either the same price or cheaper (knowing how ATI prices things).

*sigh*

I'd grab a GTX580. Why? It's always nice to have a single more powerful card that performs 100% in all games rather than have two weaker cards that might not perform 100%.

SLI later if necessary.

I hope you won't regret it.
 
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blazer9131

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Alright, that seems reasonable. Sorry if I Upset you Shadow, just personal preferences.


I might order the GTX580 from Amazon instead, so it auto-ships once it comes in stock.. The prices are the same and I save on tax.
 
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It's not my money nor my computer, I'm not upset. Like I said, I just hope it isn't something you'll regret. You like nVidia, that's fine with me.
 
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can i just throw in, i've been running a gtx 280 since they came out on my monitor at 2560x1600 and haven't had any trouble running anything still. itching to go sli with two 460's as i think two cards will be a bonus at this higher resolution, but i don't think you'll have any 'trouble' running at 1920x1200 with either setup. :)
 
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blazer9131

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Yeah... Stocks......

Umm....

*cough*

alright, thanks! hah.

*side-note's sidenote*

Should I buy a 20 buck GPU for my current PC and take the 8800GT and put it in this new build as a dedicated PhyX card?..
 
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