Upgrade or Sli for gtx460

[mrthaggar]

Hello all

I recently installed my new i7 Sandybridge 2600k and I've got it running alongside my EVGA 460SC.

I'm just wondering what people would recommend as an upgrade for the 460?

I don't really need an upgrade, just a want really.

Is it possible to run SLi with two different brands of GTX460?

Or is it better to upgrade to a GTX5xx series card?

I've been looking at the GTX560, but graphics cards tend to confuse me a fair bit.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Ta.

Tony

 

[masonkian]

sli 460's overclocked are awesome

 

[harmony]

It's not a good idea to SLI/CF 1GB cards, as they have the gpu power but limited by vram.

 

[Surveyor]

It's not a good idea to SLI/CF 1GB cards, as they have the gpu power but limited by vram.

Keep on banging that drum.

 

[{SAS}TB]

460 SLI is an awesome setup for the money

What res you playing at ?

 

[harmony]

Keep on banging that drum.

The same could also be said to you.

 

[Surveyor]

The same could also be said to you.

No it couldn't.

I can find many, many posts you've made on the topic of VRAM.

You might find a couple I've made in over 4,000 posts.

 

[arc@css]

Providing the OP isn't running super high res then I think 460 sli looks an attractive option.

 

[mrthaggar]

I like to try my luck at 1920 x 1200, then drop it down until I can find a good compromise of gfx settings and res.

So far the i7 and the 460 are working well; but I'm looking for a game to give it a good thrashing. Might have to dust off Crysis.

I think a good test for it might be seeing how far I can push the settings on Metro 2033, as that used to run quite poorly on high specs with my old q6600.

So, if I've got a EVGA gtx460, can I put in another 460 from a different manufacturer. Or is that a no go?

Thanks for all the info thus far.

 

[harmony]

I like to try my luck at 1920 x 1200, then drop it down until I can find a good compromise of gfx settings and res.

So far the i7 and the 460 are working well; but I'm looking for a game to give it a good thrashing. Might have to dust off Crysis.

I think a good test for it might be seeing how far I can push the settings on Metro 2033, as that used to run quite poorly on high specs with my old q6600.

So, if I've got a EVGA gtx460, can I put in another 460 from a different manufacturer. Or is that a no go?

Thanks for all the info thus far.

When you have insufficient vram you get considerably more lag spikes/stuttering.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=19557689&postcount=45

For this reason I do not recommend putting 1GB cards into crossfire/SLI. A single GPU setup with 1GB vram is fine in most cases, but multi-GPU setup with 1GB vram per GPU can't be recommended.