Adding 2nd graphics card

[Monkeymagic1983]

I am looking at adding a 2nd graphics card.

I currently have "Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC Rev2.0 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD)"

What card details should i be looking at when picking my 2nd card?

Thanks

 

[darket]

Personally i wouldn't bother , your much better off picking up a used 980ti /1070 and selling the 780 on. , however if you really must go sli any 780 will be fine , just be mindful of card spacing and temps if air cooling.

 

[Confused Stu]

One other thing to watch for - does your motherboard support SLI? Most boards that have two PCI-E slots support Crossfire (AMD's multi-card system), but SLI has higher standards (such as requiring PCI-Ex8 or above) so not all boards can run SLI. What motherboard have you got, and does your PSU have enough spare PCI-E power leads to run another 780?

That said, my ultimate advice would be the same as darket. I love multi-GPU setups, but if there's a single card that's as fast as the dual GPU option, I'd choose the single GPU every time as it'll be more reliable (some games don't play nicely with multi-GPU), run cooler, use less power, and gives an upgrade path to dual cards later if you need more horsepower and a single faster GPU isn't available.

 

[whyscotty]

Personally i wouldn't bother , your much better off picking up a used 980ti /1070 and selling the 780 on.

I'd choose the single GPU every time as it'll be more reliable (some games don't play nicely with multi-GPU)