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What to do with my second gpu?

Symbiode
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So I'm going to build a pc in a few days andI'm trying to spend the most on cpu and motherboards. So I went for a GTX 1050ti gpu for now. But I want to later upgrade my gpu to a 1060 6GB and I'm probably gonna do that in like 2 years. So apparently u need exact same gpus for sli so what do I do with my 1050ti when I buy a 1060? I really dont wanna just throw it away :(

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1 minute ago, Symbiode said:

So I'm going to build a pc in a few days andI'm trying to spend the most on cpu and motherboards. So I went for a GTX 1050ti gpu for now. But I want to later upgrade my gpu to a 1060 6GB and I'm probably gonna do that in like 2 years. So apparently u need exact same gpus for sli so what do I do with my 1050ti when I buy a 1060? I really dont wanna just throw it away :(

in 2 years from now GTX 1060 6GB will perform worse than an entry level card of that time which you will most likely be able to buy for like 99$...so i don,t really get your question...in 2 years from now if you want to upgrade your GPU you'll be looking at something a lot better than a 1060 6gb and the 1050ti will be worthless by then.

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1 minute ago, Symbiode said:

So I'm going to build a pc in a few days andI'm trying to spend the most on cpu and motherboards. So I went for a GTX 1050ti gpu for now. But I want to later upgrade my gpu to a 1060 6GB and I'm probably gonna do that in like 2 years. So apparently u need exact same gpus for sli so what do I do with my 1050ti when I buy a 1060? I really dont wanna just throw it away :(

1060's do not SLI, nor do 1050 ti's

 

Nothing really, if you wanted you could get RX 570's (better than 1050ti and cheaper, and can get with 8gb ram each right now on sale for near to, or at, the same price as a 1050ti) and then get another RX 570 and crossfire it.

 

Other than that any budget GPU isn't really a good buy if you plan on replacing in 2 years.

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In two years it will have to be used, and it won't really be an upgrade at all.

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