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    Posted: 06 Jan 2013 at 7:03pm
i'm looking at the 680 and 660 ti sli and i want to know if for now i should settle for 680 and get a second one later or would the 660 ti sli be enough PLEASE RESPONd
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It really depends on what monitor(s) you will be using. Although an SLI 660ti setup will get about 50% more performance than a single 680 for nearly the same price, the smaller memory bandwidth (192bit vs 256bit) can lead to bottlenecks if you are using multiple high-resolution monitors.

If you are using one or two 1920x1080p monitors then I would suggest going with the SLI 660ti setup because you won't be bottlenecked by the memory bandwidth.
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Yep. For the single 1920x1080 monitor you mentioned in another thread we helped with, the sli 660ti will play great.   For most games a single 670/680 is all you need but sli does give longevity.
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However if i get sli 660 ti i'm backed into a corner but with the upgrades cause i can get a second 680 and i can't get a third 660 ti
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 07 Jan 2013 at 8:36am
You could get a tri-sli, 3x gtx 660ti setup if you went with a X79 mobo platform.  But, as DomTheBomb mentioed, if your going to a multi-monitor setup, which is the only reason for tri-sli,  then a sli 670 or 680 would play better with its higher bandwidth and faster rendering.
 
Plus, tri-sli setups don't always scale very well, meaning the 3 rd card can be little used.
 
 
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no the highest monitor setup i'll ever go is 2 but chances are i'll stick with 1 so that's not an issue my big thing is,will 2 660 ti's be future proof
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For single monitor the sli 660ti's wiil be real nice.  Saves you money over the sli 670/680 and gets the job done. 
 
As for future proof...  2-3 years is usually the limit on most video card setups to stay on top.  Of course, without knowing what the future holds for games or cards, its all a crap shoot.
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Posts: 27 		  Quote Brud2000 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 07 Jan 2013 at 1:18pm
well bprat if i you could get a 660 ti sli or a 680 and overclocking which would you get
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If those were my 2 picks, I would get a single gtx 680 for single 1920x1080 monitor.    I don't need every game maxed out and a single card is less to worry about both hardware and software wise.      I like simple and less problems.   

If you need maxed out graphics and 60 fps at all times thrn the sli is neccessary.

When you said overclocking, I assume from another thread you mean cpu oc. I would get cpu overclocking with the 680.

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Posts: 27 		  Quote Brud2000 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 16 Jan 2013 at 8:47pm
Ok well i'm thinking 680 but 1 question is it the superclocked edition
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I would caution you on over clocking the graphics card. Reduce the life of the card with not much gain.
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Originally posted by josephlee

I would caution you on over clocking the graphics card. Reduce the life of the card with not much gain.
This is only somewhat true.
 
There are games out there where GPU overclocking won't affect performance, yes.  That's because they rely more on CPU power than GPU power.
 
However, there are just as many games that will see good improvements with GPU overclocking.  You might not notice it increasing the maximum frame rate from 120 to 130 (for example), but you would definitely notice increased minimum frame rates during heavy GPU load situations.
 
And as far as reducing the life of the card ... manufacturers design components to last far longer than most of us ever keep them.  As long as you keep within temp limits and don't see any signs of overstress like instability (games crashing, missing textures, etc) and artifacting, you should be fine.  It's like CPU overclocking, just on a smaller scale.
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