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Adding a second 1080Ti

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Budget (including currency): £700

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mainly gaming, occasional video editing and college work

 

Current build consists of:

  • intel i7-8700k CPU 
  • MSI Z370 SLI Plus
  • Single GeForce GTX 1080Ti Strix
  • EVGA SuperNova 750w PSU
  • Phanteks Enthoo Evolv case

I am looking at adding a second GPU to my PC but im not sure if A) the benefits outweigh the costs B) I need to upgrade anything else to stop bottlenecks. I have seen a few used GeForce GTX 1080Ti Strix on ebay for anywhere between £500 and £700 and they all look to be in good condition, with that in mind i would like to know how much of an improvement i would get when it comes to running games. Right now i can run most games on ultra locked at 60fps due to my monitor, i have upgraded to a 144hrz monitor so it would be nice to get the most out of that. I do get frame rate drops in larger games like AC odessey so have to drop to high and turn down shadows and stuff like that to help.

 

The only issue i know i would need to solve is finding a new way to get wifi connection as the motherboard lacks built in network other than LAN, i have a cheap network card installed onto the board right now but could probbaly get a usb wifi adapter. I also have no idea how sli  works and would have to watch some videos about it

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almost 0 use for dual GPUs now outside of compute work

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a Wii and PS2 as your only consoles.

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i'd just get a new gpu, probably a 5700 xt would work for you unless you dont wanna change drivers and everything

pc specs:

 

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PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WxtJMC

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 3 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($199.99) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler  ($20.00) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($70.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($80.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($80.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN570 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($90.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 6 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($110.00) 
Video Card: PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($400.00) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 (2024) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.99) 


Total: $1238.97

 

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