Looking for some PC building advice! I already built a system once but this is my first time upgrading any significant components. I bought my GTX 670 2GB in 2012 and it's starting to show its age now (I only game at 1080p). I have a very limited budget and I am looking for the best bang for my buck. My best options seem to be:
1. Buy another GTX 670 and SLI that shit. I didn't do my homework but I have a 750w powersupply. Cost about $250 after taxes, fees, shipping.
2. Buy a GTX 960 and basically let my 670 rot in a desk drawer. Cost about $250-270.
Keep in mind I'm in Canada and our dollar really sucks right now.
Don't do SLI. Especially with an older card like that.
Getting the 960 is the better option, but honestly you should wait and save more until you can get a 1060 because it is significantly more powerful.
Grayson Price
One powerful GPU will ALWAYS be better than 2mediocre GPUs in SLI or crossfire.
Jack Hughes
Sell 670, buy used 970, they can go for 160ish USD.
Christopher Rodriguez
GTX680 owner here. I would recommend to switch to the 10XX series. Provides Nvidia Shadowplay, Direct X12 compatiblity, etc. I for myself have enough power for witcher3 in 1080p maxed setting 40~50 fps but GTX 670 might be too weak for that already.
Carson Williams
This, 10xx series is great
Ryder Cook
Same, I play witcher 3 on Ultra with high resolution mods and reshade and will hit 80-110fps with a 1080sc
Ryan Peterson
also, SLI/xfire is only well optimized for AAA games, so take into consideration if you are an indie gamer
Ryder Howard
You play in 1080p if you have a GTX 1080? Are you serious?
Nolan Ward
Do the 960. It's fucking great on a budget. Make sure you get the EVGA model for maximum cooling though. Play just about everything 60fps on 1080. Really good card.
Justin Jones
Screw that I play in 480p
Julian Sullivan
Some games the 960 allows me to play on high:
GTA 5 Witcher 3 War Thunder
For an example.
Connor Diaz
OP here, i definitely like to play indie games and community mods
Bentley Scott
Which OS should I get and where?
Kayden Jackson
>1. Buy another GTX 670 and SLI that shit. I didn't do my homework but I have a 750w powersupply. Cost about $250 after taxes, fees, shipping.
For 250 bucks, just get a 1060. It will perform far better than that SLI and will use less power. Also the 600 series has very minimal DX12 support, whereas Pascal has the latest and greatest.
It's the 6GB version for 250 with an awesome cooler.
Dylan Morgan
Do you need to do anything special when switching graphics cards? Or is it as simple as taking it out, putting the new one in and installing drivers?
Jace Green
Yeah, you'll want to stay away from SLI then. I have to upright disable it many times. I even had to disable it for left for dead 2, which surprised me.
Matthew Barnes
I upgraded from a 660 SLI to a 1060 last week and all I did was swap out the cards, download the recommended driver from NVIDIA's website and it's worked great ever since.
Jack Watson
Uninstall the driver with DDU, then just swap cards and clean install the new drivers
Camden Taylor
Not really, just make sure if it has any AUX power, it gets plugged in, and no cables are impeding the fans.
Justin Evans
RX 470 and OC that card until its under maximum temperatures the chipset can handle without burning out your card (roughly gtx 1060 perfomance). Please note that a GTX 960 sli could do the exact same perfomance as the OC'D RX 470 but uses twice as much power.
Michael Jackson
Gonna have to disagree here since there is a 3GB 1060 for the same price which you could also OC. I just generally think AMD runs a bit too warm and the drivers can be a little sketch.
Levi Harris
AMD temps have gotten a lot better along with their drivers
Alexander Rivera
(citation needed)
I wanna believe, truly. Just gonna need to see some proof.
Luis Williams
Agreed, I did fuck up a bit on the GTX 960 SLI shit though it would be 75% as good as the sli (which is not bad)
Jayden Gonzalez
If you are on a budget, get the Rx 470 for 170 bucks on Jet or Rx 480 for 210, use code TRIPLE15, and once you proceed to check out it will lower the price by like 40-50 bucks before you confirm it. The RX 480 let me run every game I tried on 60 FPS max settings, and the RX 470 is not that far behind the 480. I have been an nvidia user for as long as I remember and recently made the switch after the disgusting pricing on the 1070. Those two cards are perfect for 1080p bro and the best bang for your buck.
Juan Davis
The new Polaris gpus (480) are much more efficient and cool, and the Crimson drivers have a lot less overhead in games, especially in DX12 and Vulkan
