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Upgrade GPU or get an SLI?

Hassan7863
By Hassan7863
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Hi all,

 

This is my current build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-6700K 4 GHz Quad-Core Processor £259.99 @ CCL Computers
CPU Cooler Silverstone - AR06 40.2 CFM CPU Cooler £35.47 @ Scan.co.uk
Motherboard MSI - Z170A GAMING M7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard £198.80 @ Amazon UK
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 980 4 GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  
Power Supply Corsair - RMx 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply £145.00 @ AWD-IT
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro Full 32/64-bit £139.64 @ SmartTeck.co.uk
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £778.90
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-23 15:42 GMT+0000  

Should I now go for a new GPU such as 2070/2080 or get a 980 SLI?

 

Thanks :)

 

 

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so you don't have a build, but either way just upgrade your gpu, sli is a waste of money

PC: CPU: i5-9600k - CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 - GPU: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB GDDR6 - Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 - RAM: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB DDR4-3000 - PSU: Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply - Case: Thermaltake - Core G21 TG

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Just now, lmeneses said:

so you don't have a build, but either way just upgrade your gpu, sli is a waste of money

Hopefully on there now, but I guess that's clear :D 

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SLI is such a hit and miss that I would definitely go with a single GPU, sell yours and upgrade to something like a 1070 Ti or higher.

CPU: i5 10600KF | Motherboard: Asus B460M-Plus | Cooling: Gamemmaxx 400 XT w/ Corsair ML120 Elite + 1 ML120 Elite exhaust + 2 ML140 Elite intake

RAM: 2x16GB Netac DDR4 3200MT/s @2666CL13 | GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual +200/+1200MHz/+5%

Storage: 2TB XPG S70 Blade, WD Blue NVMe 500GB, Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU: Corsair TX550M

Monitor: 2x Pichau Cepheus Fuse 28" 4k 144Hz HDR | Keyboard: Corsair K70 mk.2 Cherry MX Red

Headphone/headset: Kuba Disco Pro/Gamer + Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro | OS: Windows 11 Home

Mouse: Corsair M65 Pro RGB + Ugreen Vertical Mouse | Case: Corsair Carbide 400C

 

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Would a 2080 Ti work with that build? Could anyone help me with that? 

 

 

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A 2080 Ti would definitely work, just make sure you know your PC is a fire hazard after installing that RTX 

With Great Power, Comes a Great Electricity Bill

 

 

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8 hours ago, 6thOntheLeft said:

A 2080 Ti would definitely work, just make sure you know your PC is a fire hazard after installing that RTX 

Now if only there was a bundle with the RTX and a fire extinguisher.. 

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