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Dubesta11
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I currently have an i5-4670k with a stock cooler at 4.3GHz, a reference 660ti with a Corsair H55 cooler, and a non-sli compatible motherboard. If i could get another GPU, would it be worth the upgrade to get a new motherboard for SLI? All other components would be compatible.

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CPU: i7-6700k @ 4.8GHz - CPU Cooler: Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3 - Motherboard: ASUS Z170-E - GPU:  ASUS GTX 1060 DUAL

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Would you need to upgrade the power supply as well? If you don't then it would be worth it but the 800 series are rumored to be very power efficient and then in the long run it would be cheaper to get a single high end card because you wouldn't need to upgrade your power supply/mobo.

 

Also you have a 4670k at 4.3 in STOCK?

CPU: Intel Core i5 4460 | GPU: XFX r9 280x DD BLACK OC EDITION | RAM: 8gb Kingston HyperX Fury 1600Mhz | Mobo: Gigabyte h97n-WIFI | PSU: EVGA 600B | Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 | Cooler: Stock intel | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120gb | Storage: WD 150 gb

CPU: Intel Core i7 4710MQ | GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 850M | RAM: 8gb Corsair 1600Mhz | Mobo: Metabox WA50SJ Motherboard | Case: Metabox WA50SJ case | Cooler: Stock | SSD: Sandisk 256gb

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Would you need to upgrade the power supply as well? If you don't then it would be worth it but the 800 series are rumored to be very power efficient and then in the long run it would be cheaper to get a single high end card because you wouldn't need to upgrade your power supply/mobo.

 

Also you have a 4670k at 4.3 in STOCK?

Some CPUs can handle it. My Pentium runs at 4.6GHz/1.32V on the stock cooler, for example, though I know it puts out less heat.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Corsair SF850

Main Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | RAM: 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 | Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VII Hero WiFi | Storage: 512GB SKHynix NVMe | GPUs: NVIDIA TITAN Xp 2-way SLI | Cooling: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM850

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Would you need to upgrade the power supply as well? If you don't then it would be worth it but the 800 series are rumored to be very power efficient and then in the long run it would be cheaper to get a single high end card because you wouldn't need to upgrade your power supply/mobo.

 

Also you have a 4670k at 4.3 in STOCK?

I was able to get to 4.1 degrees and keep my temps below 85c with a Zalman CNPS90F which is basically the stock cooler.

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Would you need to upgrade the power supply as well? If you don't then it would be worth it but the 800 series are rumored to be very power efficient and then in the long run it would be cheaper to get a single high end card because you wouldn't need to upgrade your power supply/mobo.

 

Also you have a 4670k at 4.3 in STOCK?

 

No, just with the stock cooler. Temps range in gaming around 55-60C.

The Grey Squirrel

CPU: i7-6700k @ 4.8GHz - CPU Cooler: Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3 - Motherboard: ASUS Z170-E - GPU:  ASUS GTX 1060 DUAL

Case: Inwin 303 - RAM: 4x8GB Corsair LPX - Storage: 2x Samsung 850 EVO 500GB - PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired / Bungee - Keyboard: Corsair Strafe Cherry MX Red - Headphone: Sony MDR- 1R

Microphone:  Blue Yeti - Webcam: Logitech C920 - Monitors: 3x Dell S2415H 

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