Another Help Me Build a PC Thread!

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^ Make sure you get the Ti.

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Originally Posted by Hanni

I'm looking to upgrade my video card from the 2x 896 mb GTX 260's I have now. Thoughts on those versus 1 560? Any recommendations when it comes to bang for your buck? Looking for under the $300 mark, which doesn't look like an issue on the 560.

Also, anyone want to buy 2 GTX 260's?

I think the best bang for buck is still the 460 when it's on sale it can be low around $120-130 for a 1GB version. I recently bought a 560 non-TI for $140 after $30 MIR from Newegg just to give you an idea of how low it can get. Unfortunately all the best deals usually involve a mail in rebate.

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So my next question is any opinions on 2x GTX 260 896mb (what I have now) vs 1 GTX 560ti 2gb? Is it really worth it, am I going to get enough of a performance boost to justify buying a new card? What about a 1gb 560ti superclocked? Or even 2x 1gb GTX 460's?

Sometimes I miss the days when there was much selection, it was easier to keep up.

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Originally Posted by Hanni

So my next question is any opinions on 2x GTX 260 896mb (what I have now) vs 1 GTX 560ti 2gb? Is it really worth it, am I going to get enough of a performance boost to justify buying a new card? What about a 1gb 560ti superclocked? Or even 2x 1gb GTX 460's?

Sometimes I miss the days when there was much selection, it was easier to keep up.

Depends on what you are running, what resolutions, what setup, what you are hoping to get, etc.

Single card is always more value for money than two cards because SLI is not even 50% scalable in many cases. The only time that makes sense is if you bought one card at full price a long time ago and just want to add another awhile down the road when it has gotten really cheap over time.