gtx 660 SLI or single 770

[edaniux]

Hi everyone! I've got an interesting question for you...I've noticed that rigth now the price for a gtx 770 is about the same as for 2 gtx 660. So considering that, would you recommend getting 2 660's and setting them in SLI or the single 770?

 

[Upgrader011]

I've heard that SLI is better performance than the stand alone 770

 

[Thanatos Telos]

The single 770 will give great performance and leaves room for SLI, which 2x 760 doesn't.

 

[renz496]

The single 770 will give great performance and leaves room for SLI, which 2x 760 doesn't.

but both still leading to SLI. if that's the case why not going for sli from the get go? 😀

 

[sancco]

SLI = more heat, more bugs, more headaches

(imo)

 

[Thanatos Telos]

The single 770 will give great performance and leaves room for SLI, which 2x 760 doesn't.

but both still leading to SLI. if that's the case why not going for sli from the get go? 😀

Because it closes an upgrade opportunity. Which is cheaper, getting 2x660s only to upgrade them both in 2-3 years or getting a 770 now and paying about 200$ for a new one a few years down the road? And what Sancco said.

 

[edaniux]

what about power consumption between the 2 configs?

 

[renz496]

what about power consumption between the 2 configs?

770 alone rated at 230w tdp and a single 660 at 140w tdp. so you can do the math yourself

 

[SuperEnd123]

The single 770 will give great performance and leaves room for SLI, which 2x 760 doesn't.

but both still leading to SLI. if that's the case why not going for sli from the get go? 😀

But then you are locked in on performance and it will be harder to upgrade in the future

 

[renz496]

The single 770 will give great performance and leaves room for SLI, which 2x 760 doesn't.

but both still leading to SLI. if that's the case why not going for sli from the get go? 😀

But then you are locked in on performance and it will be harder to upgrade in the future

well it depends on the situation. on my previous setup i was using a single GTX460 and it last me around two years. so i want upgrade in performance. do i get a second 460 or is it better to go for a new generation card which not only faster than my 460 but also consume less power? 😀

the thing is when going for multi gpu i often see people suggesting get one of the fastest single card you can afford now and get the second after 1 or 2 years later. in one year time to get the second card still acceptable but after two years it might not. other than that people want a solution that can go as fast as (or faster) than the flagship model but don't really have the money for it. sometimes going CF/SLI from the get go using midrange card able to achieve that while costing less than the flagship model.