Random thought: Best GPU up to 75W capable of SLI/Crossfire

[Lord Letto]

I was just wondering, but what is the best cards that support 2 way SLI/Crossfire that only uses 75W max/no PCI-E connector?

I've been interested in trying SLI/Crossfire out for a while now to get some experence with it & I was thinking considering how old such cards would possibly be that I might be able to get some sometime in the new year to experiment with.

The thought of entry level/low power cards came to me after seeing prices for 9-10 year old Radeon HD cards & it might be possible to get them for even less, here's some examples from local classifieds (I'm Canadian so prices are in Canadian):

(Unknown brand, Blue PCB so maybe Sapphire?)Radeon HD4350 512MB, was listed for $40 a week ago & was just listed again for $30.

 

OEM Dell Radeon HD4550 512MB DDR3, listed at $39 & more than 5 available pulled from working Dell machines, looking for offers.

 

while it uses more than 75W (requires 1 PCI-E 6 pin), it's cheaper than the lower end cards, a Sapphire Radeon HD5750 1GB GDDR5 for $20

[Crunchy Dragon]

That's about the extent of what you'll get.

 

Not a lot of better cards, even from that time period, will do Crossfire/SLI and not require any external power

[Jurrunio]

Reminds me of my pair of RX 560 4GB, got them for $80 in total from a miner

[Wh0_Am_1]

38 minutes ago, Lord Letto said:

I was just wondering, but what is the best cards that support 2 way SLI/Crossfire that only uses 75W max/no PCI-E connector?

I've been interested in trying SLI/Crossfire out for a while now to get some experence with it & I was thinking considering how old such cards would possibly be that I might be able to get some sometime in the new year to experiment with.

The thought of entry level/low power cards came to me after seeing prices for 9-10 year old Radeon HD cards & it might be possible to get them for even less, here's some examples from local classifieds (I'm Canadian so prices are in Canadian):

(Unknown brand, Blue PCB so maybe Sapphire?)Radeon HD4350 512MB, was listed for $40 a week ago & was just listed again for $30.

 

OEM Dell Radeon HD4550 512MB DDR3, listed at $39 & more than 5 available pulled from working Dell machines, looking for offers.

 

while it uses more than 75W (requires 1 PCI-E 6 pin), it's cheaper than the lower end cards, a Sapphire Radeon HD5750 1GB GDDR5 for $20

If you want to Crossfire, the 560 is your best bet, among the 10 series only the 1070 and up can support SLI, and honestly you would be better of getting a better GPU rather than using Crossfire/SLI, those features are only best for high end GPUs, and for extending the life of aging hardware.