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Redwolfxd1
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hi

my current system has a i5-4690k @4.4ghz and a gtx 680

i am looking to add another gtx 680 but i am concerned that my cpu will bottleneck gtx 680 sli

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Nope.

 

Any way why would you like to get a another 680 get like a 480 or something and that way you do not have to deal with all that sli crap

 

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Don't try and get another 680... you're way better off just buying a newer card. you won't have enough vram to play the newest games in 1080p with 680s. 

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12 minutes ago, Redwolfxd1 said:

i am looking to add another gtx 680

But why? SLIing low end GPUs is just not worth it. You'd be better off selling the 1st 680 and getting a single GPU. Depending on your budget, the RX 480 / Gtx 1060 should be right up there in price.

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1 minute ago, Imakuni said:

But why? SLIing low end GPUs is just not worth it. You'd be better off selling the 1st 680 and getting a single GPU. Depending on your budget, the RX 480 / Gtx 1060 should be right up there in price.

the thing is that a gtx 680 is less than 90usd where i live

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13 minutes ago, Redwolfxd1 said:

hi

my current system has a i5-4690k @4.4ghz and a gtx 680

i am looking to add another gtx 680 but i am concerned that my cpu will bottleneck gtx 680 sli

Yeah man, the gtx 680 is old news now, it will not be bottlenecked by the i5. However, I highly recommend getting a newer GPU like a 1060/1070 and put the 680 in as a physx card ;) 

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1 minute ago, Redwolfxd1 said:

the thing is that a gtx 680 is less than 90usd where i live

180 is enough to get a used 970 or 780ti. Sometimes a new RX 470.

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Just now, Redwolfxd1 said:

the thing is that a gtx 680 is less than 90usd where i live

Much better to have a single faster card than 2 slower ones. 

 

and I have seen 780 ti cards go for ~150 USD which are by far much better than 680 sli. 

 

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8 minutes ago, Redwolfxd1 said:

the thing is that a gtx 680 is less than 90usd where i live

That is a pretty good deal it will be faster then a gtx 960.

 

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6 minutes ago, LordGabeNisBae said:

Much better to have a single faster card than 2 slower ones. 

 

and I have seen 780 ti cards go for ~150 USD which are by far much better than 680 sli. 

 

780ti goes for around 250+ usd where i live hence whu i want another 680

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Just now, Redwolfxd1 said:

780ti goes for around 250+ usd where i live hence whu i want another 680

still man. Save your money and get a good GPU. The 680 is way past it's best by date and in the long run, power-performance is quite crap. But if you really want it, I am noone to stop you

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8 minutes ago, Redwolfxd1 said:

780ti goes for around 250+ usd where i live hence whu i want another 680

How much is a used / new Gtx 970?

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2 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

How much is a used / new Gtx 970?

used about 450usd

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1 minute ago, Redwolfxd1 said:

used about 450usd

There something clearly wrong there... a used 780ti is somewhat stronger than a 970, yet it goes for that much cheaper? Doesn't seem right to me.

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4 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

There something clearly wrong there... a used 780ti is somewhat stronger than a 970, yet it goes for that much cheaper? Doesn't seem right to me.

that's Denmark for you right there

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This processor will not bottleneck, but only worth if is the 4GB model. 

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1 minute ago, Redwolfxd1 said:

that's Denmark for you right there

Denmark isn't as bad as Brazil, though. Both cost 450$ here, instead of only one them costing a lot more than it should.

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25 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

Denmark isn't as bad as Brazil, though. Both cost 450$ here, instead of only one them costing a lot more than it should.

I know the struggle pricing is all fucked up

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4 minutes ago, Redwolfxd1 said:

I know the struggle pricing is all fucked up

I get that man. But still, your far better off saving up for a better gpu. I'm going to assume you have the 2gb model. That 2 gb of vram is going to limit you long before you get the performance of both cards. I know it sucks, but bid your time, save up over the next few months, then sell your card and get an upgrade that is worth the money

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1 hour ago, incarnate said:

I get that man. But still, your far better off saving up for a better gpu. I'm going to assume you have the 2gb model. That 2 gb of vram is going to limit you long before you get the performance of both cards. I know it sucks, but bid your time, save up over the next few months, then sell your card and get an upgrade that is worth the money

a titan black just popped up in my town for 350 usd so i think im just going to buy that tomorrow and i think ill keep the gtx 680 and put it in my q6600 system

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Take it from me, I have two 680's their good and all but for the price a newer and better single card is way better. Hence why I just bought a 1080 (overkill I know but hey why not?)

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