Help Gtx 660 unsure

[silosmith]

Hi first time posting anything online so don't kill me if i mess up lol.

I have 2 Gtx 560 in sli i got them around late summer last year this is the link to them. http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-1024MB-Graphics-01G-P3-1466-KR/dp/B005DJEICE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362115088&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+560+ssc

And i am thinking about getting 2 gtx 660 so i can run them in sli, but i am not sure if i should or just spend the 400.00 on just 1 gpu. If so i just don't know where to start i just want something that will be better than them this is the link to the 660. http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-SUPERCLOCKED-Graphics-02G-P4-2662-KR/dp/B00966IREK/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1362114079&sr=8-6&keywords=gtx+660+ti

I am running. AMD Fx 8350

Ram 8GB

Psu Corsair 850W

Asrock 990 Fx

[Whaler_99]

My recommendation - get the best single GPU you can for that price - always better to run one when you can, rather then two. Don't have to worry about driver issues and scalability. I would take some time, check all the retailers and see who has what on sale+rebates that you can pick up for your budget. Post your options if want some feedback...

[LimeFire]

One high-end GPU is almost always better than two cheaper ones. I would suggest that you get a Radeon HD 7970 for around $370 USD. I will tell you why. The 660 though a good value card, is still, well a value card. It has a smaller memory bus, and only 2GBs of GDDR5 memory, this means that at high resolution gaming you only have a 2 gig frame buffer, the 7970 has 3GBs and a higher memory bus, not to mention that the 7970 is a great high-end card. One more thing, there are sometimes driver issues with SLI/CFX so a single card will solve those problems as well. Hope i could help, ask as many questions as you need.

PS: You didn't mess up :)

[silosmith]

I am thinking about this one . http://www.amazon.com/XFX-FX797ATDBC-Double-Edition-Graphics/dp/B006W3ZU4U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362119362&sr=8-1&keywords=7970+3GB+384-bit

if you have anything better that i can get for around the 420.00 price let me know. Thanks alot for the help guys/girls. :)

[TechFan@ic]

I am thinking about this one . http://www.amazon.com/XFX-FX797ATDBC...70+3GB+384-bit[/url=http://www.amazon.com/XFX-FX797ATDBC-Double-Edition-Graphics/dp/B006W3ZU4U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362119362&sr=8-1&keywords=7970+3GB+384-bit] if you have anything better that i can get for around the 420.00 price let me know. Thanks alot for the help guys/girls. :)

The HD 7970 is really unbeatable for 400$.

The XFX double dissipation cooler is very quiet but it doesn't do a better job at cooling the GPU than a reference blower style fan.

This isn't an issue unless you intend to aggressively overclock the card.

So if you intend to be aggressive with your overclocksm I'd recommend getting a dual fan sapphire 7970.

XFX still offers life time warranty for their double dissipation cards, just make sure you register the card within 30 days of purchase .

I hope this helps.

[silosmith]

what about this one i don't really OC my Gpu. http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Radeon-Mini-Displayport-Graphics-GV-R797OC-3GD/dp/B00752QYLK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1362143856&sr=8-2&keywords=7970

[TechFan@ic]

what about this one i don't really OC my Gpu. http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Radeon-Mini-Displayport-Graphics-GV-R797OC-3GD/dp/B00752QYLK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1362143856&sr=8-2&keywords=7970

The Gigabyte 7970 is a great card.

Also, a nice thing about the Gigabyte board is that Gigabyte provides the GHz edition bios on their website, so you can use it to turn the regular 7970 to a 7970 Ghz edition .

[LimeFire]

+1 for the XFX 7970! Its a great card and I think it looks better than the Gigabyte one!

[silosmith]

Thanks guys i got the Gigabyte 7970 card , i cant find the bios on the gigabyte website to make it a GHz edition. Thanks again for the help i will get another one soon so i can crossfire it.