Gtx 660 2 Way Sli Vs. Gtx 680

[Chris_Co.]

Hi,

 

I am building a rig Tuesday and i am really frustrated about what to do with the GPU.

I don't know whether or not to go with 2 gtx 660 twinfrozr's or one gtx 680 PNY card.

 

My brother brought up the fact that the new DirectX is coming soon and he is saying that i must rather buy a single card.

I am still new to computer building and obviously there is a lot of factors that should be considered.

 

I would gladly appreciate it if someone could help me understand the advantages and disadvantages.

 

Thanks

Chris

 

[virusal19]

SLI/Crossfire has many disadvantages.

 

Disadvantages - 

Power requirements 

Heat/Thermal increase 

Instability (Getting better)

Mircoshuttering

Incompatibility with some games

Price

 

Advantages -

Performance

Looks beast (Depends on what you like)

 

I would personally recommend a single powerful GPU over multiple GPU's any day.

(Good luck with your build)

[killerx525]

If you want more performance then the 660 in SLI is the way to go but if you want to avoid the disadvantages which is in post #2 then the 680.

[AaronFPS]

Get the 680

[fredtechcheck]

GTX 680 with a lot of onboard RAM.

[killerx525]

GTX 680 with a lot of onboard RAM.

It would be useless for 1080p or lower resolution gaming and a waste of money.

[LessThanSatisfactory]

Go with the 680, so that you can upgrade your rig later by adding a couple more.

[Chris_Co.]

Thanks so much guys, i went with the 680 :D

Ordered it yesterday and hopefully will recieve it by Friday.

[prodigydoo]

680 unless you like how the 2 660s look..  really thats all i can come up with..  a 680 means you can upgrade with another one in the future if you need and 2 660s means you cant really add anymore without going crazy on power draw

[xeks]

680 or 7970? Forget if that's the direct competitor for Red v Green for more performance per dollar via overclocking etc.

[caplus12000]

You have chosen well. Less hassle with single GPUs! 

[JamesZ]

If you SLI you'll need more power and a decent SLI motherboard. 

And some games doesn't even support SLI, so I would stick to 1 GPU.

[caplus12000]

like virusal19 has said, there are more disadvantages than advantages in SLI. But anyhow, you can SLI the 680 later on to get a truly epic rig 

[Glenwing]

680 unless you like how the 2 660s look..  really thats all i can come up with..  a 680 means you can upgrade with another one in the future if you need and 2 660s means you cant really add anymore without going crazy on power draw

With two 660's you can't add any more at all, because the 660 only has one SLI finger ;)

[JamesZ]

Ha and then if you want, you can add another 680! :D