Will my pc be able to handle SLI 660 Ti's efficiently?

[rhysneville]

My current set up is this:
CPU - Intel i7 2600 @3.40GHz
GPU - EVGA NVIDIA GTX 660 Ti
RAM - 8GB (Speed: PC3-10600 MB/sec,Type: DDR3-1333)
Motherboard - MSI Z77A-G45
PSU - OCZ-ZS650W-UK ATX 650w PSU
HDD - 2TB (Interface: SATA, Rotational Speed: 5400 RPM)
Blu ray disk drive (not sure about specs)
Case- Zalman Z11 Plus

I'm looking to buy a 2nd GTX 660 Ti for £200 and it comes with Splinter Cell Blacklist, that's a good idea right?

My PSU should suffice shouldn't it? I read that someone used 660 Ti SLI and never saw the power consumption go over 400w..

Also, my final question (I think), will my CPU bottleneck the cards, it's not an overclock-able version?
If so, what CPU should I upgrade to?

If I have left anything out or if you have any questions, I'll get back to you as soon as possible
Thanks,
Rhys.

 

[PopeOnaRope123]

i think you would be saving $$ by keeping your 660 and sli them man, theyre really isnt much performance difference between the 660 and 760 dude

 

[rhysneville]

i think you would be saving $$ by keeping your 660 and sli them man, theyre really isnt much performance difference between the 660 and 760 dude

Yeah that's what I think, but I'm always open to ideas and I'm grateful for the community in helping me out, so thank you to Intel God too!

 

[Intel God]

OP you dont by chance live near a Microcenter do you?

Nowhere near, I'm from the UK :/
The GTX 660 Ti is £200 and it comes with Splinter Cell Blacklist, £200 in USD is around $298.46 according to google!

Yeah i wouldnt touch a Ti for that price.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-046-KF

Yeah I found a 760 for £210 which is the same price as yours but comes with splinter cell blacklist, but is the card much different from the 660 ti? From benchmarks I've seen there has only been around a 5fps difference?

I was suggesting selling your existing TI and go 760 SLI :lol:

I know haha, but would there be much of a difference? How much would I get for my 660 ti and where would I sell it? I'm not sure if that many people would be interested in it. What's the point of selling it and going for a 760 sli when I can just have 660 ti with more or less the same performance, right?

Agreed. Have you seen this 660 Ti?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/GTX660-TI-DC2-2GD5-Graphics-Surround-PCI-Express/dp/B008X3CMSE/ref=sr_1_55?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1373504341&sr=1-55&keywords=GTX+660+Ti

I'm so confused man haha! So you agree to keeping my 660 ti and putting it with another?

That's cool £190 though, without blacklist 😉
Wouldn't it be better if I got the exact same make and model as my current card? http://www.scan.co.uk/products/evga-gtx-660-ti-28nm-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-915mhz-boost-980mhz-cores-1344-2x-dl-dvi-dp-hdmi

i think you would be saving $$ by keeping your 660 and sli them man, theyre really isnt much performance difference between the 660 and 760 dude

The most cost effective way is to just go 660 Ti SLI and if it was my rig i'd buy the exact same card for SLI. Also sorry to be confusing. I had alittle too much blueberry moonshine tonight :lol:

 

[rhysneville]

The most cost effective way is to just go 660 Ti SLI and if it was my rig i'd buy the exact same card for SLI. Also sorry to be confusing. I had alittle too much blueberry moonshine tonight :lol: [/quotemsg]

Haha no worries, thanks for your help, can't wait to buy my 2nd 660 Ti haha!