Will two gtx 660s last two years?

[computernoob29]

will two gtx 660s in sli last two or more years playing new games on at least medium settings? would sli gtx 660tis be worth it for an extra 150-200 bucks? and what is scaling, im new to this and i dont know what that means

 

[amuffin]

Or a single GTX 670!

 

[computernoob29]

would a gtx 670 do better in two years? or are you a fanboy of the gtx 670

 

[dudewitbow]

scaling is essentially of how much additional performance you get out of a card after one or more is added. I dont think theres any setup that scales to 200%(as if you doubled your gpu power) as crossfire/sli will bring a bit of problems and communications together in such way that the actual outcome will be a bit less than 2x performance.

 

[computernoob29]

ok, what are the problems with sli and will a single gtx 670 be better in two years

 

[determinologyz]

will two gtx 660s in sli last two or more years playing new games on at least medium settings? would sli gtx 660tis be worth it for an extra 150-200 bucks? and what is scaling, im new to this and i dont know what that means

On med setting yea easy

 

[computernoob29]

or would 660 ti sli be worth it

 

[amuffin]

Single card is always better! Dual GPU setups can cause stuttering and many other unwanted things.

 

[determinologyz]

or would 660 ti sli be worth it

My opinion if u playing on med 660 660 ti 7950 would work easy then..

 

[computernoob29]

Single card is always better! Dual GPU setups can cause stuttering and many other unwanted things.

what is stuttering, and what are the "many other unwanted things"

 

[dudewitbow]

with 2 gpus you have:


Games that are incompatible with sli/crossfire
More Heat
Higher Power Consumption
Microstuttering in 2 card builds(not as existant in 3 cards)

normally, sli/crossfire should not be used straight away. It should mainly be an option in the future when you want more performance later with a reduced cost.


edit: microstuttering is when fps dips up and down rapidly which causes funny framerate speeds which affects visual performance at times.

 

[determinologyz]

with 2 gpus you have:


Games that are incompatible with sli/crossfire
More Heat
Higher Power Consumption
Microstuttering in 2 card builds(not as existant in 3 cards)

normally, sli/crossfire should not be used straight away. It should mainly be an option in the future when you want more performance later with a reduced cost.


edit: microstuttering is when fps dips up and down rapidly which causes funny framerate speeds which affects visual performance at times.

Diablo 3 for example without v-sync

 

[computernoob29]

the power consumption is not an issue and considering im coming from a xbox 360 i dont think stuttering will be noticable. and what are some games that arnt compatible with sli? i wont be going sli straight away, i probly get a second card 1-3 months after i buy my system

 

[bigcyco1]

would a gtx 670 do better in two years? or are you a fanboy of the gtx 670

Look at his status you don't get those badges for being a fanboy

 

[computernoob29]

ok my bad. have you had any problems with your sli 570?

 

[bigcyco1]

ok my bad. have you had any problems with your sli 570?

In metro hell yeah :lol:

 

[computernoob29]

when did i say anything about metro 2033

 

[firedice]

Since when does saying "any" problems exclude metro 2033?

Seriously, go for a single gpu solution. GTX 670 is way enough to play medium for at least two years. Probably better than that even, actually. You're asking for problems by going SLi.

 

[computernoob29]

did you meen you have problems in metro?

 

[renz496]

will two gtx 660s in sli last two or more years playing new games on at least medium settings? would sli gtx 660tis be worth it for an extra 150-200 bucks? and what is scaling, im new to this and i dont know what that means

what is your gaming resolution? what kind of frame rates are acceptable to you? if you do willing to turn down the setting down to medium so you can get minimum of 30 frame rates per second then 2 660s will going to last you for quite sometime even on 1080p. my bet? maybe i'd say that such setup with such requirement may last you more than 3 years for majority of the games available.

 

[bigcyco1]

did you meen you have problems in metro?

You asked about my 570's remember?Yes that is what i mean i have issues in metro other than that my 570's are solid and i still can play any game out today on ultra except metro

 

[dudewitbow]

You asked about my 570's remember?Yes that is what i mean i have issues in metro other than that my 570's are solid and i still can play any game out today on ultra except metro

to be fair, metro rejects most cards on heavy resolutions and quality

 

[computernoob29]

what is your gaming resolution? what kind of frame rates are acceptable to you? if you do willing to turn down the setting down to medium so you can get minimum of 30 frame rates per second then 2 660s will going to last you for quite sometime even on 1080p. my bet? maybe i'd say that such setup with such requirement may last you more than 3 years for majority of the games available.

ill will be playing at 1080p, and anything above 40 frames is acceptable to me. ill will probly upgrade in 1.5-2 years anyway but i just wanted to be sure it would last and be not completely outdated next generation

 

[computernoob29]

You asked about my 570's remember?Yes that is what i mean i have issues in metro other than that my 570's are solid and i still can play any game out today on ultra except metro

yeah i remember i just didnt understand you at first, for some reason i thought you were randomly saying that it works awesome in metro or something

 

[computernoob29]

ok so ive pretty much decided on sli, but would the sli gtx 660 ti be worth 200 bucks over sli gtx 660 non ti?