<!--quoteo(post=1888976:date=Dec 7 2011, 05:20 PM:name=Hybridclaw)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hybridclaw @ Dec 7 2011, 05:20 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1888976"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->On a related note:
Is it better to get two moderately priced SLI graphics cards or one expensive card?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I always go with one strong card as opposed to two. There is just too much that can go wrong. Like some of these guys said, some games don't even support sli/crossfire to begin with, so wasted $ on those. Then there are all sorts of minor issues like:
need more juice from your power supply (does your current one even have enough dongles? mine does not for 2x of my HD 6970) possible cooling/airflow issues will your case/motherboard even FIT both cards? two pieces of hardware that might go bad and need an RMA only 80-90% boost from second card random bugs that only occur with specific card pairings in specific games
Nothing wrong with going for two crazy cards if you have the money, but for cost efficiency and stability, I'd pick the single card.
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Is it better to get two moderately priced SLI graphics cards or one expensive card?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I always go with one strong card as opposed to two. There is just too much that can go wrong. Like some of these guys said, some games don't even support sli/crossfire to begin with, so wasted $ on those. Then there are all sorts of minor issues like:
need more juice from your power supply (does your current one even have enough dongles? mine does not for 2x of my HD 6970)
possible cooling/airflow issues
will your case/motherboard even FIT both cards?
two pieces of hardware that might go bad and need an RMA
only 80-90% boost from second card
random bugs that only occur with specific card pairings in specific games
Nothing wrong with going for two crazy cards if you have the money, but for cost efficiency and stability, I'd pick the single card.