Looking to upgrade GFX Cards

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Looking to upgrade GFX Cards
  1. Unread #1 - Oct 3, 2012 at 10:13 PM
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    Currently have 480's, looking to upgrade. Thinking of going 660's.... What do you guys think? Going to buy 2 and run them SLI to replace my 480 SLI setup currently.

    Any suggestions?
     
  3. Unread #2 - Oct 3, 2012 at 10:32 PM
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    Whats your budget?
     
  5. Unread #3 - Oct 3, 2012 at 10:37 PM
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    No more than $500 on each card. Preferably around 300-400/ea
     
  7. Unread #4 - Oct 3, 2012 at 10:51 PM
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  9. Unread #5 - Oct 3, 2012 at 11:37 PM
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    Hmmmm..... I can probably sell my 480's for ~125-150 each as well seeing as they still go for $200/ea on newegg.
     
  11. Unread #6 - Oct 3, 2012 at 11:46 PM
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    I'd go with the GTX 670. If you try Amazon you can even find them for under $400 new or a little above $300 used.
     
  13. Unread #7 - Oct 4, 2012 at 12:16 AM
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    Just dropped a little more than originally intended, but fuck it. Just got the 4gb 670's. They'll get here Saturday.
     
  15. Unread #8 - Oct 4, 2012 at 12:54 AM
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    Excellent choice, congratz ;)
     
  17. Unread #9 - Oct 4, 2012 at 2:18 PM
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    Think I should run one of my 480's as a dedicated Physx card?
     
  19. Unread #10 - Oct 4, 2012 at 4:23 PM
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    It looks like a good idea:

     
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    I just searched a bit into this and as far as my knowledge goes now you wouldn't really benefit from that. Looks like a dedicated Physx card is only used when you would have a fast card and a slow card - using SLI wouldn't work well but dedicating the slower card would improve the overall performance. Considering you have 2 top of the range cards in SLI I doubt you will benefit from using a 480 as physx card.
     
  23. Unread #12 - Oct 5, 2012 at 7:29 PM
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    Just put the cards in today. I likey.


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  25. Unread #13 - Oct 5, 2012 at 7:34 PM
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    Very nice! What camera did you use? Guessing your iPhone.

    Have you had a chance to try them out yet? I recommend BF3 or Skyrim or something to see how good they run.
     
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    Damn. Those two cards probably cost around the cost of my system and monitor.

    Terribly jealous :)
     
  29. Unread #15 - Oct 5, 2012 at 10:49 PM
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    Awesome system you've got there! What are your WEI scores?
     
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    WOW! Lucky man :D
    What CPU you have? And what RAM you have?
     
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    Just to add - Playing BF3 on MAX settings on tri-screen resolution with absolutely NO lag what-so-ever. Not sure of the exact FPS (will get a program to test that later, some suggestions would be nice) but I can guarantee it's 80+.
     
  37. Unread #19 - Oct 6, 2012 at 9:04 AM
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  39. Unread #20 - Oct 6, 2012 at 3:41 PM
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