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RX 480 or Sli gtx 960?

Merkey
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Instead of buying new card, would I get simmilar performance with two gtx 960s?

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You will get better performance from an RX480. 

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I would never recommend SLI/Crossfire, due to micro stuttering and lack of game support for multi card setups. I've run SLI and didn't like it. Half of the games out there aren't made to properly use SLI and then you are stuck running just a single card during gaming, kind of a waste of money. Always go with the most powerful single card that you can afford. Youd get worse performance as well from 2 960's

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You'd get better performance off 2x 480's but still I would get a more powerful single card. Not all games support SLI/Crossfire anyway.

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If you like sitting there for a couple hours fucking around in settings and in Nvidia Inspector, then go for SLI. 

When new releases come out, you'll be limited to one 960. 

SLI is a waste of time, go for the SINGLE fastest card you can get and it will work FIRST time EVERY time.

 

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480, SLI is a pain in the arse, don't try it, and isn't always supported.

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so.. an RX480 is the same price as a 960 (when buying new), and it'll run circles around SLI 960  in all but the best scenarios.

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