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Hello everyone! Trying to figure out if I can SLI me new rig, but Im new to all this tech know how stuff so I thought I'd look for help here! My specs are as follows!

 

Intel Core i5 4670K 3.40 ghz processor

GeForce GTX 660 OC DirectCU 1020MHZ 2GB

Antec HCG-620M 620W ATX12V Modular SINGLE-RAIL 48A 80PLUS Bronze 135mm Fan Active PFC Power Supply

Kingston HyperX Blu Black Series 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9 DIMM (I believe I have 2 of these)

1TB SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM

Cooler Master HAF 912 Black Mid Tower ATX Case

Be Quiet! Shadow Rock 2 CPU Cooler

 

Sorry If I posted more Info then needed, again, Im not really tech saavy. But I am wondering if my fan system and power supply are sufficient enough to SLI my GTX 660

 

THANKS IN ADVANCE!

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My dual 670's with all the other stuff including my monitor was using up just over 600w at full load.

So yeah.. try and get a higher capacity PSU to give yourself some head room.

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Hello everyone! Trying to figure out if I can SLI me new rig, but Im new to all this tech know how stuff so I thought I'd look for help here! My specs are as follows!

 

 

Yes you can run SLI with one more GeForce GTX 660 OC DirectCU 1020MHZ 2GB. I'm not sure the psu would stretch to a third card. The motherboard can run up to 3 gpu.

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Forgot my Motherboard! I have a MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX Motherboard

Yeah, you can run another 660 for sli. There isn't exactly a lot of headroom though.

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You can, but I wouldn't recommend it.

I'd personally sell your card, and put that money + the money you were going to spend on another 660, towards a faster single card (gtx 770 or R9-280x maybe)

If you're set on going for SLI, I'd get a slightly bigger PSU, as everyone else has said.

Hope this helps :)

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Thanks for the comments guys, just got my rig a couple weeks ago, but maybe updating to a new graphics card is the way to!

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You can, 660's eat very little power and you could (if that was possible) quad-SLI them on a 750W PSU.

I'd rather sell it tough and get a better card.

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Yes you can run SLI with one more GeForce GTX 660 OC DirectCU 1020MHZ 2GB. I'm not sure the psu would stretch to a third card. The motherboard can run up to 3 gpu.

660 can go dual-SLI max.

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