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2017/06/13 10:55:37 (permalink)
Have a friend who is on a budget but wants to upgrade his video card.  He games on a 1440p 65Hz monitor and wants settings relatively high to see all the details of the game.  Price is a factor, I have seen 980 Ti's being sold for around $300 which seems to be his best bet over a $400 1070.  There's also a local guy on Craigslist selling EVGA 970 SC two cards (SLI)for $280.  Or can go the 1060 6GB SLI route ($250ish each - buy 1 card now, grab the 2nd card in a month or two).
 
He plays the same type of games that I do - MMORPG's, we're currently playing FFXIV (past games have been EQ/EQ2, WoW, Tera, Aion).  When I upgraded platforms I gave him my old setup (minus a video card) so he has an i5 4670k and 32GB of DDR3
 
So what do you guys think?
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    Re: Which GPU? 2017/06/13 12:19:01 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby Aqualoon 2017/06/13 12:38:46
    The 1060's can't be SLI'd unless you use software hacks like THIS to get it working. 980 ti is the best option if he cannot afford a 1070.


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    RTX 2080 Ti 4-way SLI?!?!: https://forums.evga.com/RTX-2080-Ti-4way-SLi-set-by-yours-truly-m2954756.aspx
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    Re: Which GPU? 2017/06/13 12:38:42 (permalink)
    Ah, didn't know the 1060s couldn't SLI.
     
    I'll let him know to be on the look out for a 980 Ti then.  Thanks for the help!
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    Re: Which GPU? 2017/06/13 12:47:16 (permalink)
    No problem. 


    See my current build here: https://forums.evga.com/My-bench-rig-unlimited-power-m3596024.aspx
    RTX 2080 Ti 4-way SLI?!?!: https://forums.evga.com/RTX-2080-Ti-4way-SLi-set-by-yours-truly-m2954756.aspx
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