A (Hopefully) simple question

[Hicks]

Hey guys!

I did search for this for a bit and came across some interesting threads (Which are now closed as they got a little heated with AMD vs Intel stuff ) but couldn't really find a simple answer.

I'm upgrading (Slowly but surely) and eventually I'll be buying the backbone (Board,Ram,Card and CPU). I may wait for Haswell and I may buy a 1155 solution (More than likely a i7 due to usage).
Main use will be gaming and after so long using this ancient system I'm really looking forward to some bells and whistles gaming but it has to be silky too.

I have my monitor already (XL2420T 24") so will be limited to 1080p. I'm fine with that and won't be looking at running anymore than 1 monitor for quite some time.

My question after all that waffle is:

Do i buy a single card? 680 (Possibly 690, depends on how much overtime I can fit in ) or..
Do I buy something like 2 x 670s? if so 2gb vs 4gb??

TL;DR?

Single VS SLI (Nvidia) plox for 1080p (No struggling if poss)

 

[OptimaLnrg]

670 2gb

 

[Gregster]

670. It will cope very nicely at 1080P with modern games. The only one that could be a problem is Crysis 3 but it looks just as good with AA toned down IMO and a 680 would need the same.

The 670 can be clocked up to a stock 680 and in game performance like BF3 for example, stock Vs stock, the 680 would be ahead by 2-3fps average.

 

[IvanDobskey]

Yep, 1 GTX670 will be plenty for that resolution.

You can always add another one down the line if you feel the need.

 

[Hicks]

I was hoping for those answers guys!!

Thanks very much for the help