Question.

[CoolPcGuy_IThink]

I am building a new pc. here is the parts list if you want to look at it with pictures n' stuff. https://pcpartpicker.com/user/RYZEN_kid/saved/2CmD8d

AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

MSI - X370 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard

Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory

Western Digital - Black PCIe 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive

Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Founders Edition Video Card

NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case

SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

I was wondering if I should swap out the 1060 6gb for a pair of gtx 960 4gb in SLI. please let me know what I should do

[NoxiousOdor]

Personally I would just keep the 1060

 

 

I have one and it works great, no need to mess with SLI

[Tuloth]

1. I would recommend using pcpartpicker.com and making a list, easier for everyone.

2.  I pretty much always recommend getting the better single card.  If you need more power later you can pair up your original card, if you start in SLI you're pretty much stuck

 

EDIT:: Plus, SLI can raise it's own whole suite of issues, if you're comfortable with troubleshooting that, go ahead, but I still think you're better served starting with the best single card you can afford, and if necessary later adding SLI. But understand SLI is an enthusiast feature, and compatibility can be poor at times.

[CoolPcGuy_IThink]

@Tuloth Thank you for the feedback. the first link is a pcpartpicker link to the system build. again thank you

[NoxiousOdor]

4 minutes ago, Tuloth said:

1. I would recommend using pcpartpicker.com and making a list, easier for everyone.

2.  I pretty much always recommend getting the better single card.  If you need more power later you can pair up your original card, if you start in SLI you're pretty much stuck

 

EDIT:: Plus, SLI can raise it's own whole suite of issues, if you're comfortable with troubleshooting that, go ahead, but I still think you're better served starting with the best single card you can afford, and if necessary later adding SLI. But understand SLI is an enthusiast feature, and compatibility can be poor at times.

I totally agree, one thing to note in this case though is that 1060s cant be used in SLI

[Tuloth]

3 minutes ago, CoolPcGuy_IThink said:

@Tuloth Thank you for the feedback. the first link is a pcpartpicker link to the system build. again thank you

Ah, So you did! I stand corrected, I must have skimmed past it in the all the part lists. 

2 minutes ago, WhisperingKnickers said:

I totally agree, one thing to note in this case though is that 1060s cant be used in SLI

Ah, true.  I forgot Nvidia removed that feature.  I would still say single card though.  

[CoolPcGuy_IThink]

@Tuloth  NVIDIA should bring back the SLI capability. I believe they would make more money and also make the consumers happier.