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I have a gtx 260 and a 3 way sli connector. I want to get two more 260s for an old sli setup. 

My motherboard supports 3 way sli and i have a 1250 watt psu. I'm just wondering if it is worth the money.

I want a new gpu. I currently have a hd 5750. Im wondering if 3 gtx 260s will be better than my current card.

 i can get two more 260s for $40-50USD. 

Is this a good option or is there a better solution for the price?

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Just buy a used GTX 750 Ti or something. Not worth spending money on such old hardware.

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Just about anything except your idea is a better option lol. Even like a GTX 660

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Definitely not worth the money, but the bragging rights would be fun. Not everyone has multiple GPUs these days.

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14 minutes ago, chrispy747 said:

I have a gtx 260 and a 3 way sli connector. I want to get two more 260s for an old sli setup. 

Why? SLI has bad game support, plus I doubt even 3 260s will be able to play modern games. 

Maybe something like a 780/970/4GB 960 would work if the price was right.

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Why not buy a used 750 Ti,950 or sometin like dat ? is it becuz u have an old like windows 7 machine that has a core 2 duo or some sort ?

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Here is a list of the cheapest three current AMD and NVIDIA GPUs (new, not used):

  • AMD Radeon RX 560 (290% faster)
    • 4GB GDDR5 - £115
    • 2GB GDDR5 - £104
  • AMD Radeon RX 550 (205% faster)
    • 2 GB GDDR5 - £98
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (95% faster)
    • 2GB GDDR5 - £75
    • 2GB DDR4 - £74
  • AMD Radeon R7 240 (15% slower)
    • 2GB GDDR5 - £70
    • 2GB DDR3 - £65
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (20% slower)
    • 2GB GDDR5 - £73
    • 2GB DDR3 - £65
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 (40% slower)
    • 2GB GDDR5 - £43
    • 2GB DDR3 - £35
    • 1GB GDDR5 - £29

The used market is where you should aim, in this case.

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23 hours ago, Cereal5 said:

Just about anything except your idea is a better option lol. Even like a GTX 660

 

23 hours ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Definitely not worth the money

 

23 hours ago, 1kv said:

Why? SLI has bad game support, plus I doubt even 3 260s will be able to play modern games. 

Maybe something like a 780/970/4GB 960 would work if the price was right.

All right i get the idea, go with something newer and better.

23 hours ago, Andrew54 said:

Why not buy a used 750 Ti,950 or sometin like dat ? is it becuz u have an old like windows 7 machine that has a core 2 duo or some sort ?

No, i have an i7 950 on a asus p6t with w10.  And thanks for the suggestion.

 

23 hours ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

but the bragging rights would be fun. Not everyone has multiple GPUs these days.

I totally agree! Maybe ill do this in the amd phenom system i have, when i save up the money.

 

23 hours ago, kingmustard said:

Here is a list of the cheapest three current AMD and NVIDIA GPUs (new, not used):

Thanks! Ill definitely keep this in mind. 

 

Thanks for your feedback everyone, and i now know that this is a bad idea. (I laughed pretty hard when i saw everyone's response.)

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3 minutes ago, chrispy747 said:

I totally agree! Maybe ill do this in the amd phenom system i have, when i save up the money.

That would be sick

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On 1/1/2019 at 7:40 PM, Shiv78 said:

Just buy a used GTX 750 Ti or something. Not worth spending money on such old hardware.

 

On 1/1/2019 at 7:53 PM, 1kv said:

Maybe something like a 780/970/4GB 960 would work if the price was right.

 

On 1/1/2019 at 8:19 PM, kingmustard said:

Here is a list of the cheapest three current AMD and NVIDIA GPUs

 

On 1/1/2019 at 7:45 PM, Cereal5 said:

Just about anything except your idea is a better option lol. Even like a GTX 660

Just found a GTX 650 for $20 that looks legit in my area. Would that be worth it?

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7 hours ago, chrispy747 said:

 

 

 

Just found a GTX 650 for $20 that looks legit in my area. Would that be worth it?

The GTX 650 is 60% faster than the GTX 260.

Don't bother with the 1 GB variant of the GTX 650.

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