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| System Name | gamer/htpc (light gamer) |
|---|---|
| Processor | i7870/i3530 |
| Motherboard | EVGA LE/Gigabyte hn55-usb3 |
| Cooling | stock/stock- for now |
| Memory | 4g gskill/4G gskill |
| Video Card(s) | Gigabyte 570/Gigabyte 560 |
| Storage | 7200 hard drives |
| Case | Full ATX tower/SugoB mitx |
| Audio Device(s) | intagrated/intragrated |
| Power Supply | 750W silverstone/300W mini ITX |
Need some help in deciding which cards to use.
So here is the deal:
See specs for all the system detail:
I am running an i7-870 with an gtx570- which works pretty well in all games (primary use)
I came across a deal on 2xGTX560's on the B/S/T forum and bought them because my brother needs an upgrade from his 8800GTX- anyways only really needed one card but bought them both and put one in the secondary system (mitx) to do some light gaming on.
So: a few questions I have is:
Should I keep the 570 and my rig as it is or use both the 560's in SLI- and give my brother the 570.
a. Never ran SLI or CF so don't really know much about it (pos and neg) of it?
b. my motherboard is the EVGA LE version so I have one x16 slot and one x4 pcie slot-will this hamper my performance being a 4x slot.
c. one of the 560 is an asus DII I think and the other is an gigabyte superclock, both have the double fan setup on them- does this matter at all- the guy I got them from said he ran them in SLI-
d. run a single 1080p monitor
e- guess I could keep the 570 and use my brothers old 8800gtx for a physic card?
want to do some light gaming on the mitx build so I COULD leave the one 560 in it but it is PACKED in that little case and it only has a 300w mitx PS so may not be hoss enough, but the case is to small for a full size ps, without some crazy modding going on. will 300w be enough or should I be looking for a different card- will it burn anything up beside the ps?
Anyways- lots of questions and looking forward to your opinions thanks TPU you rock
So here is the deal:
See specs for all the system detail:
I am running an i7-870 with an gtx570- which works pretty well in all games (primary use)
I came across a deal on 2xGTX560's on the B/S/T forum and bought them because my brother needs an upgrade from his 8800GTX- anyways only really needed one card but bought them both and put one in the secondary system (mitx) to do some light gaming on.
So: a few questions I have is:
Should I keep the 570 and my rig as it is or use both the 560's in SLI- and give my brother the 570.
a. Never ran SLI or CF so don't really know much about it (pos and neg) of it?
b. my motherboard is the EVGA LE version so I have one x16 slot and one x4 pcie slot-will this hamper my performance being a 4x slot.
c. one of the 560 is an asus DII I think and the other is an gigabyte superclock, both have the double fan setup on them- does this matter at all- the guy I got them from said he ran them in SLI-
d. run a single 1080p monitor
e- guess I could keep the 570 and use my brothers old 8800gtx for a physic card?
want to do some light gaming on the mitx build so I COULD leave the one 560 in it but it is PACKED in that little case and it only has a 300w mitx PS so may not be hoss enough, but the case is to small for a full size ps, without some crazy modding going on. will 300w be enough or should I be looking for a different card- will it burn anything up beside the ps?
Anyways- lots of questions and looking forward to your opinions thanks TPU you rock
