GTX 470 SLI OR...?

JDawggS316 · 06-11-10, 06:35 PM

I'm wanting to add an addition to my PC (see my sig) and am wondering if an additional GTX 470 in SLI is the next step...?

Or does anyone else have any better suggestions?

||Console|| · 06-12-10, 12:07 AM

Is there any thing you can't play on your current system ? Looks pretty kick ass
What rez is your monitor ?

tomasgi · 06-12-10, 12:50 AM

Overkill ............I approve!!!

If you can afford it why not???

Rattle · 06-12-10, 02:58 AM

OC to 3.8+ if your gonna grab another, I need 2 cards even at 1920x1200 even a 5870 or 480 wont give me the fps I prefer.

If you got the money and you game alot it's worth it.

diaz · 06-12-10, 07:30 AM

SLI is the obvious next step... You'd have quite the monster on your hands!

JDawggS316 · 06-12-10, 11:18 AM

My monitor is 22".

I'm thinking SLI with another 470...Overkill? Big time

tinymouse2 · 06-12-10, 11:58 AM

Why not get a mahoosive new monitor instead?
26" monitors look pretty nice right about now.

Rattle · 06-12-10, 05:34 PM

at 1680x1050 I wouldnt run sli I would grab a 24 inch, get a 1920x1200

ChanceCoats123 · 06-14-10, 04:43 PM

^^^ +1. Why would you even think of Sli before massssssiveee monitor?!?!

tinymouse2 · 06-14-10, 06:10 PM

Yeh, for an SLI setup you should be looking at 2560x1600 or dual 1920x1200's

evoted · 06-14-10, 08:32 PM

go for SLI then do surround vision, 1680x1050 x 3 then SLI wont be an overkill

JDawggS316 · 06-15-10, 01:01 PM

Another question:

Let's say a second GTX 470 was a little too pricey for me right now, would going SLI with a GTX 460 offer any performance benefits?

I see the GTX 460's a very affordable.

tinymouse2 · 06-15-10, 01:26 PM

I would save your money. Just be happy with one of the most powerful cards available to the public sector

When prices fall then you should think about buying another 470 but until then it's not worth it.

Owenator · 06-16-10, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by JDawggS316

Another question:

Let's say a second GTX 470 was a little too pricey for me right now, would going SLI with a GTX 460 offer any performance benefits?

I see the GTX 460's a very affordable.

I am not sure that hybrid SLI works but if it does you only get double youtr least card. i.e. GTX465 x 2. I just bougt two GTX 470's myself. Right now I have a resolution mismatch with one 1680x1050 lcd and another 1920x1080 lcd. I'll probably add another1680x1050 and trade out my 1920x1080 for a 1680x1050 to get Nvidia surrond.

Kozo · 06-16-10, 10:33 PM

Not sure about hybrid SLI, but SLI 465s beats a single 480 quite handily. Now SLI 470s handily beats 465s and of coursefor ultimate overkill, get SLI 480s and ill be glad to take that 470 off your hands

06-11-10, 06:35 PM	Thread Starter #1
JDawggS316 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US	GTX 470 SLI OR...? I'm wanting to add an addition to my PC (see my sig) and am wondering if an additional GTX 470 in SLI is the next step...? Or does anyone else have any better suggestions? __________________ Case: Bitfenix Prodigy (White) Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K GPU: EVGA GTX 670 2GB SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 120GB PSU: Corsair HX650 Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz LP Cooling: Corsair H100 Liquid Cooling
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Rattle Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Home... again	OC to 3.8+ if your gonna grab another, I need 2 cards even at 1920x1200 even a 5870 or 480 wont give me the fps I prefer. If you got the money and you game alot it's worth it. __________________ M5G \| 2600k @ 4.5 \| H100 \| 16gb Sammy 30nm 1866 \| GTX680 Sig SC \| Xonar Essence Stx \| 550d \| 900w HCG \| VG24QE \| 120forceGT \| 640black \| 2tb \| CherryReds \| m60 \| Func1030 \| HEAT
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06-12-10, 11:18 AM	Thread Starter #6
JDawggS316 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US	My monitor is 22". I'm thinking SLI with another 470...Overkill? Big time __________________ Case: Bitfenix Prodigy (White) Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K GPU: EVGA GTX 670 2GB SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 120GB PSU: Corsair HX650 Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz LP Cooling: Corsair H100 Liquid Cooling
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Rattle Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Home... again	at 1680x1050 I wouldnt run sli I would grab a 24 inch, get a 1920x1200 __________________ M5G \| 2600k @ 4.5 \| H100 \| 16gb Sammy 30nm 1866 \| GTX680 Sig SC \| Xonar Essence Stx \| 550d \| 900w HCG \| VG24QE \| 120forceGT \| 640black \| 2tb \| CherryReds \| m60 \| Func1030 \| HEAT
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tinymouse2 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Surrey, England	Yeh, for an SLI setup you should be looking at 2560x1600 or dual 1920x1200's __________________ Sound setup: Amp: Cambridge Audio Azur 340A SE Speakers: Wharfedale 10.2's Sound Card: Asus D2X Computer: q9550 @ 3.8GHz GTX460 @ stock
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06-15-10, 01:01 PM	Thread Starter #12
JDawggS316 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US	Another question: Let's say a second GTX 470 was a little too pricey for me right now, would going SLI with a GTX 460 offer any performance benefits? I see the GTX 460's a very affordable. __________________ Case: Bitfenix Prodigy (White) Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K GPU: EVGA GTX 670 2GB SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 120GB PSU: Corsair HX650 Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz LP Cooling: Corsair H100 Liquid Cooling
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06-15-10, 01:26 PM	#13
tinymouse2 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Surrey, England	I would save your money. Just be happy with one of the most powerful cards available to the public sector When prices fall then you should think about buying another 470 but until then it's not worth it. __________________ Sound setup: Amp: Cambridge Audio Azur 340A SE Speakers: Wharfedale 10.2's Sound Card: Asus D2X Computer: q9550 @ 3.8GHz GTX460 @ stock
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06-16-10, 10:33 PM	#15
Kozo Member Join Date: Mar 2010	Not sure about hybrid SLI, but SLI 465s beats a single 480 quite handily. Now SLI 470s handily beats 465s and of coursefor ultimate overkill, get SLI 480s and ill be glad to take that 470 off your hands __________________ CPU:AMD Phenom II 965BE 4.022 Ghz GPU: Nvidia GTX 580 Stock Case: Antec 1200 HSF Zalman 9900 PSU:Antec CPX 850w Mobo: MSI NF980-G65 MB Lite-On DVD/RW HDD: WD Caviar Black 750GBx2 Raid 0
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