DyinAngel Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I was wondering, would it be worth buying another 670 gtx for my computer to sli them? Or should I upgrade it to maybe a 690 once I save up enough money? In addition, should I overclock the 670? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muneeb_nawaz Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Well basically GTX 690 are two 680s on 1 chip. But the 670 Sli has almost the same performance as the 690 but it has a disadvantage. it requires two cards, more heat more money... where u can buy one 690 right now maybe buy aother one later to make them SLis.....Will run every game on ultra..Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobfig Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 id say jsut get a gtx 780 and call it good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamer3381 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 SLI 770s 4GB Seem good but expensive or even SLI 760s for the price of one 780. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantis852 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 I was using the 690 until I upgraded to two 780s in SLI. The 690 is a fantastic card and ran everything I play very well (Skyrom, Mafia II, Lost Planet 3, etc etc). It's nice to have SLI at the cost of only one slot.I halfway regret going to 780s with the strange factory OC issues I have been having. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koniakki Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 1st 690 SLI(quad gpus) is actually not recommended by many. Too much horsepower, little vram. Its like having the power of the Sun and lighting a 100w bulb. Not the best reference but you get the idea.. Coming from a good 690@1176/1800 down to a 780@1254/1752 in gaming the difference is a lot more than reviews and benchmarks shows. As I said elsewhere, I love my 780 but purely for gaming the 690 is a lot more powerful. No doubt the 690 culprit is the vram and the throttling but FC3@4K ultra settings/no AA with my 780 uses 1750mb vram(avg 45-50fps), I can say the 690 has still a lot of life in it. So assuming someone doesn't go over-board with AA its 690>780. No back to the OP's situation. Imho I would just find another dirt cheap 670, oced if possible both cards to 1250mhz and call it a day. Best bang for buck and I'm inclinded to say performance wise too. BUT, if you can sell you current 670 and add the price you would had paid for that 2nd 670 and with that total you can find a used 690 for the same or just a bit more($50-$80), then go for it just for the better hardware sli that the 690 provides. Otherwise SLI 670 beats 780 anyday and also might beat/match a 690 since most don't OC well. So my vote is go for 670 SLI and wait until Maxwell and see what those bring in the table. P.S: Don't forget AMD's r9-290/x if you don't mind waiting or going Red. They might surprise us and I would definitely recommend them over a 780 and even a 690 if the reviews favor them well. Also 4GB vram seems really sweet too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooy Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 If you can find another used 670 for under $200, just SLI. I got 2 Power Editions used for $420 before the 700 series was even out, so it shouldn't be too hard. If not, wait for the 780 price drops coming since the 290X is out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claveaxe Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 i'm also thinking of getting another 670 and just SLI them. not really worth it to upgrade to the next series when another series will come out next year. anyways, my g70 can play most games right now anyways with no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik170 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I recomend you that never buy a external or internal sli(dual gpu card). I had two gtx 295 and lots of games don´t work fine with sli. Now with GTX570 it´s enought, and I never take a sli again unless anyone sell me another gtx 570 very cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehdro Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 If you can find another used 670 for under $200, just SLI. If not, wait for the 780 price drops coming This, if you dont have problems with SLI (microstuttering and so on...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escalibur Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 SLI is great if you can handle additional temperatures and noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wengmugmug Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Depends entirely on personal preferences man SLI advantage: 1) better performance 2) better flexibility - adjust clock speed and memory individually etc 3) cheaper than getting a 690 690 advantage 1) better look 2) better power management 3) better acoustic and temperature Personally, i would just go for the 670 sli anyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wengmugmug Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Oh, and just OC that card, man get the most out of your money. It doesn't hurt + give you more performance for free (as long as you're not overdoing it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblehead Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Hard to give advice without knowing your monitor resolution and what games you play/plan on playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JouMxyzptlk Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 GTX 690 is not a "big enough" stop to make it worth the money. For now I'd recommend 780 TI, but only if you don't specifically tune your games with higher resolution textures. The Titan offers more VRAM, allowing higher AA in Ultra HD an beyond. The performance advantage of Titan vs 780 only shows when artificially provoking it, else the 780 TI is faster, especially in FullHD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Session Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 If we take a look at 4K , then a TITAN is the best thing to run that res with at the moment, i would go for a cheap card if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavilio Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 More VRAM and overclackable make the Titan a good choice, I think. You still can SLI it when the GPU power of a single card will not be enough anymore. You can not add VRAM on a 3GB card... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich123321 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 If it were up to me I would SLI them. I prefer splitting the power between the 2 lesser powered ones instead of dumping 2x the amount on a more powerful one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caryipod Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 is sli even good? I was thinking on getting another gtx760 and running it on sli but i dont know if it is good enough to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caryipod Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 or how about just getting a brand new graphic card overall since gtx 770 is getting lowered in price maybe i should get that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrzejz78 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I would say 690 will be better than 2x670...but i suggest one 780. One card, less heat, less noise, simmilary performance... and if you think about this, less TDP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greschor Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Hi think a gtx 780 is the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabiango86 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 You should probably wait and buy a newer generation card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awlmfgskar Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Wait some days/weeks for next gen (GTX 980 and 970) and the price for the "older" cards is falling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bios777 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I think that grate prices will be on a "Black Friday". But if you need something right now - 780ti is the best in that price. IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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