960's in SLI

[13jparker]

I have a guy in my town listing two 960's on craigslist for $200, I'm wondering how that performance would compare to a 1050ti by itself. I'm doing a ryzen build in the next few weeks but I don't need a ton of gpu power, does it seem like a good idea to jump on this?

[The Sloth]

not a good idea to sli 2 low end cards. 

2 minutes ago, 13jparker said:

 two 960's on craigslist for $200,

for your case, go for it 

[rn8686]

Usually not the best idea to SLI low end cards, but seems like a good deal considering a single 1050ti is only slightly cheaper. 

[13jparker]

11 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

not a good idea to sli 2 low end cards. 

for your case, go for it 

Thanks for the input! I wasn't sure it was the best idea, but the price seemed pretty good, especially if I can negotiate down a bit. 

[13jparker]

10 minutes ago, rn8686 said:

Usually not the best idea to SLI low end cards, but seems like a good deal considering a sigle 1050ti is only slightly cheaper. 

Thanks for the input! I'm hoping to get the price down a bit to make it an easier decision. 

[reniat]

14 minutes ago, 13jparker said:

Thanks for the input! I'm hoping to get the price down a bit to make it an easier decision. 

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the 1060 doesn't support SLI. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND AVOIDING trying to do multi-gpu with anything less than a 1070. DX12 can support multi-display adapters without SLI, BUT its game specific (and do not expect much support as it's not really beneficial for most studios to spend time on this), and when using DX11 a game will outright not use with your second card without SLI. 

 

EDIT: I can't read. what I said doesn't apply to the 960.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, reniat said:

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the 1060 doesn't support SLI. You CAN use other multi-gpu modes, but have fun finding game support for that. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND AVOIDING trying to do multi-gpu with anything less than a 1070. DX12 can support multi-display adapters without SLI, BUT its game specific (and do not expect much support as it's not really beneficial for most studios to spend time on this), and when using DX11 a game will outright not use with your second card without SLI. 

GTX 960 does though.

[reniat]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

GTX 960 does though.

I apparently can't read.

[13jparker]

12 hours ago, reniat said:

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the 1060 doesn't support SLI. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND AVOIDING trying to do multi-gpu with anything less than a 1070. DX12 can support multi-display adapters without SLI, BUT its game specific (and do not expect much support as it's not really beneficial for most studios to spend time on this), and when using DX11 a game will outright not use with your second card without SLI. 

 

EDIT: I can't read. what I said doesn't apply to the 960.

Thanks for the input. If it had been 1060's, you would've saved me some money, so I appreciate it either way.

 

 

I got the guy down to $170, meeting with him today to get the cards. Thanks for the help, everybody!

[joesmith888]

yeah based on the price I would go for it but I never liked the idea of SLIing cards, no need for 2 weaker cards when u can just have 1 more powerful one