660ti on amd or intel?

[relworPstar]

Ok this is the thing, I am looking for dual 660TIs.

I have a p8-z77 mobo with 3570K.

Also, I could have the 8350 with the sabertooth 990fx rev 2.

Only problem is, I want to use the 8350 but the PCIe is only good for 2.0 and if I am to use the dual, it will be 8x!!!

My question is, how BIG of a difference will it be if I keep the intel PCIe 3.0 with dual vs the PCIe 2.0 with dual?

Will I see a noticible difference? If so, how much? Also, if you were me, what would you do?

[Wats]

2.0 8x will not slow down those cards. I actually don't think any cards will be slowed down by 2.0 8x... Someone will prove me wrong if I am.

[SnypeUXD]

It will be depending on the memory bus, especially if you go above 1200p. On a dual 660 TI especially it might slow down a bit more because of the low memory bandwidth on them. I think you would probably see better performance with an Intel build, or you could avoid all this and just buy a 680 and use the rest for a good CPU cooler to OC

[jamudin]

I would reccomend Dual 7930's(7870MYST/XT) http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=PC-787_2V3 with 8350 and sabertooth 990fx rev 2

When overclocked this could get almost dual 7950/7970 performance

pcie 2.0 wouldnt be a problem

[SnypeUXD]

PLEASE DON'T GO CROSSFIRE, Just buy a 7970 and be happy with it. Anything else is not really worthwhile unless you are doing 2560x1440 or higher gaming.

[fishymamba]

2.0 x 8 will not slow down the 660Ti card. The new Nvidia drivers are actually pretty good with sli from what I have heard, you will get really good performance out of them.

Did you watch the Linus Tech Tips in which linus compared 660Ti SLI to 7970,680,Titan, and Ares 2?

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The 7930s jamudin posted also sound really good to me, but I have heard that Powercolor has a pretty dodgy customer service team.

[relworPstar]

well i already have a 660ti, i was just asking about the second one and whether amd or intel, but i chose 3570K on p8z77-m pro. i will be all good. thank you guys.