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GTX 660 TI SLI or GTX 670/ gtx 680 for next Gen games?

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August 2, 2013 2:22:42 PM

I'm building a new PC, graphics wise I want something that will run next gen games like bf 4.

Would the 660 TI SLI but okay for the next gen games? I like the look of it and the extra power seems more beneficial than one 670 or 680, I'm not really fussed about not being able to future proof it (like getting a 670 and adding another down the line) because I can just buy a newer one, so i'm just looking for next gen?

cheers guys

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August 2, 2013 2:33:29 PM

gtx 760 its the same price and is better, sli that sh!t and you will be good for the future.
August 2, 2013 2:41:25 PM

SLI 760 is £100 more expensive, i'm only thinking of 660 ti SLI, seen the benchmarks and i seem happy with that, just wondering if to get SLI or a 680, what problems come with SLI?
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August 2, 2013 2:44:51 PM

how is 760 sli 100euros more expensive then 660 sli?

heres asus 660ti: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

and here asus 760:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...



looks like 5$ diffrence to me, and thats only because theres a sale on the 660.( in other models, the 760 is about 20$ cheaper.)

but maybe where you are buying from things are alot diffrent( as in, they are scamming you).

there are barely any problems with sli nowdays, excpet for the increased power consumption, slightly higher temps, and bad optimization in a few games( but probably not in any new ones)
August 2, 2013 2:55:20 PM

a gtx 760 over in the UK is $384.28 as apposed to the gtx 660 ti at $276.68
August 2, 2013 2:59:35 PM

synysterbob said:
a gtx 760 over in the UK is $384.28 as apposed to the gtx 660 ti at $276.68


Why don't you just go with one single more powerful card?
August 2, 2013 3:07:36 PM

Djentleman said:
synysterbob said:
a gtx 760 over in the UK is $384.28 as apposed to the gtx 660 ti at $276.68


Why don't you just go with one single more powerful card?

2x760 will outperform a single 780 and would be cheaper.
even though thats not thinking about the future.
( well not in the uk apperantly, but you get my point)
August 2, 2013 3:09:11 PM

New egg dont't ship international, so i'd be paying $307 more for 760 sli over 660ti sli
August 2, 2013 3:09:16 PM

DjDafiDak said:
Djentleman said:
synysterbob said:
a gtx 760 over in the UK is $384.28 as apposed to the gtx 660 ti at $276.68


Why don't you just go with one single more powerful card?

2x760 will outperform a single 780 and would be cheaper.


Nobody has asked him what his cpu is though.
It could be a major bottleneck and leave him with a really bad experience like i had.
August 2, 2013 3:11:07 PM

erm AMD FX 8320 be ok? overclocked
August 2, 2013 3:12:58 PM

well that could also happen with a single gpu as strong as two, so your point makes no sense.

you will be fine with the 8320, no bottleneck.

and sorry i cant help you choosing a better card for sli, because iam not famaliar with prices in the uk.

but take a look at this to see where gpu's stand in terms of performence, and make your decision wether diffrent in prices is worth diffrent in performence.
http://tpucdn.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_760/images...
August 2, 2013 3:14:28 PM

synysterbob said:
erm AMD FX 8320 be ok? overclocked


Depends on what the overclock is. If you play games like battlefield 3 you're definitely going to see a bottleneck.
I had two 7950's on a 3570k at 4.8ghz and was hitting 100% cpu usage all the time.

inb4 people try to tell me otherwise
August 2, 2013 3:14:56 PM

DjDafiDak said:
you will be fine with the 8320, no bottleneck.

and sorry i cant help you choosing a better card for sli, because iam not famaliar with prices in the uk.

but take a look at this to see where gpu's stand in terms of performence, and make your decision wether diffrent in prices is worth diffrent in performence.
http://tpucdn.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_760/images...

So wrong; yes he would.
August 2, 2013 3:18:16 PM

DjDafiDak said:
well that could also happen with a single gpu as strong as two, so your point makes no sense.


Sli/crossfire requires more cpu cycles than a single card solution.
And everyone knows amd lacks in IPC performance.
August 2, 2013 3:20:05 PM

8320 is a very capable cpu, and he said he also overclocked it, he should have no bottleneck, but theres no point in us arguing, we will wait till someone else presents their opinion on the subject.

he would probably have about 3-6 more fps( also differs from game to game) with a 3570 for example, but i wouldnt call it a bottleneck.
August 2, 2013 3:24:16 PM

DjDafiDak said:
8320 is a very capable cpu, and he said he also overclocked it, he should have no bottleneck, but theres no point in us arguing, we will wait till someone else presents their opinion on the subject.


I hear this same spiel every time.
I just gave you facts and you replied with opinion.

I don't know what your setup is, but i've had crossfire and sli setups. If he plays games like crysis 3 and bf3 he's going to see a bottleneck.
He would be better off with a single more powerful one. As i said, AMD sucks at IPC performance, so it doesn't matter what anyone says to me, i already know.
August 2, 2013 3:29:47 PM

Djentleman said:
DjDafiDak said:
8320 is a very capable cpu, and he said he also overclocked it, he should have no bottleneck, but theres no point in us arguing, we will wait till someone else presents their opinion on the subject.


I hear this same spiel every time.
I just gave you facts and you replied with opinion.

I don't know what your setup is, but i've had crossfire and sli setups. If he plays games like crysis 3 and bf3 he's going to see a bottleneck.
He would be better off with a single more powerful one. As i said, AMD sucks at IPC performance, so it doesn't matter what anyone says to me, i already know.


760 is about as strong as a 7970(even the 7970 is stronger) yet look at this.

( iam assuming his 8320 is overclocked to the same, if not more, ghz then the 8350)

and also look only at 1080P, cuz thats probablywhat he is using.

and well, look through this toms article http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crossfire-sli-scali...
August 2, 2013 3:32:54 PM

DjDafiDak said:
Djentleman said:
DjDafiDak said:
8320 is a very capable cpu, and he said he also overclocked it, he should have no bottleneck, but theres no point in us arguing, we will wait till someone else presents their opinion on the subject.


I hear this same spiel every time.
I just gave you facts and you replied with opinion.

I don't know what your setup is, but i've had crossfire and sli setups. If he plays games like crysis 3 and bf3 he's going to see a bottleneck.
He would be better off with a single more powerful one. As i said, AMD sucks at IPC performance, so it doesn't matter what anyone says to me, i already know.


760 is about as strong as a 7970(even the 7970 is stronger) yet look at this.

( iam assuming his 8320 is overclocked to the same, if not more, ghz then the 8350)

760 is not as strong a 7970. If it was it wouldn't be priced at 250$. :pfff: 

And i guarantee you those benchmarks are not multiplayer, but single player. So that graph is invalid.

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Edit: Once you start hitting higher resolutions, you become more gpu bound than cpu bound. At 1080 though, he is going to see his cpu lacking.
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August 2, 2013 3:36:22 PM

DjDafiDak said:
yes its not as strong, meaning there would be even LESS bottleneck.

take a look at this article
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crossfire-sli-scali...


The 760 is on par with the 670.
Those are single player, not multiplayer. (You know multiplayer in battlefield? Big explosions and tons of people.)
August 2, 2013 3:39:24 PM

Well now i showed more proof then you, so now you are the one with an opinion.

yes in games like skyrim intel would be MUCH better for single\multi gpu, because amds single core performence is sh!t.

but that's beside the point, his 8320, wont bottleneck 2x760.
August 2, 2013 3:42:37 PM

DjDafiDak said:
Well now i showed more proof then you, so now you are the one with an opinion.


You've shown me nothing but single player gameplay.
I told you bf3 is cpu bound in multiplayer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vtunZURi68

That's a 2500k, which destroys the 8320 at ipc performance.
August 2, 2013 3:43:40 PM

DjDafiDak said:
Well now i showed more proof then you, so now you are the one with an opinion.

yes in games like skyrim intel would be MUCH better for single\multi gpu, because amds single core performence is sh!t.

but that's beside the point, his 8320, wont bottleneck 2x760.

You edit your posts too much lol.

August 2, 2013 3:49:04 PM

yea i do XD, but again, iam not saying amd is not much better for some games, including battlefield dosent matter if 1 or 2 gpus, but still, is 8320( maybe overclocked past 8350) wont bottleneck 2 760's.
August 2, 2013 3:52:09 PM

DjDafiDak said:
yea i do XD, but again, iam not saying amd is not much better for some games, including battlefield dosent matter if 1 or 2 gpus, but still, is 8320( maybe overclocked past 8350) wont bottleneck 2 760's.


He will still see good fps, but it will be stunted because of bf3 being such a cpu hog.(he'll see 70-80% gpu usage most of the time) So if he's playing games like bf3 and bf4, he may want to think otherwise.
August 2, 2013 3:54:01 PM

for some reason i thought he already had a 8320 and is only buying the gpu's.

if that's not the case, i would prefer intel too, even though still, in some games, amd wins.
August 2, 2013 4:16:42 PM

Every single forum I look on these days there is this "Intel crap" going on, I mean seriously stop hating on AMD. Of cause Intel is better it costs 200% more -_-'
August 2, 2013 4:34:31 PM

Emil_Meld said:
Every single forum I look on these days there is this "Intel crap" going on, I mean seriously stop hating on AMD. Of cause Intel is better it costs 200% more -_-'


Nobody was hating on amd at all lol

All i said was that there IPC sucks, which it does. But they destroy intel at there price point for video editing and multithreaded applications.
August 2, 2013 5:12:03 PM

synysterbob said:
SLI 760 is £100 more expensive, i'm only thinking of 660 ti SLI, seen the benchmarks and i seem happy with that, just wondering if to get SLI or a 680, what problems come with SLI?


Some games don't utilize SLI. SLI would also take up more power and you would need 4 PCIe cables instead of 2. I would get a GTX 680, since you could SLI that in the future.
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