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200$ GPU solutions

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Kristijonas

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Hello, as the thread name suggests, I'm looking for the best GPU solution I can get for my PC for ~200$. Could you help with suggestions?
The only rule is: no ATI :whiste: I have a much better feeling about nvidia, that's just my personal point.
At the moment I'm thinking about "ZOTAC GTS 450 AMP!" SLI. It is slightly faster than GTX 460, so I think it could be a good choice, but I woud really like to hear more suggestions.
Also I would be very grateful if someone could tell me if motherboard of my choice supports SLI: http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=55526
 
Thank you for reply. I'm talking about SLI. Which means 220$ for TWO ZOTAC GTS 450 overclocked cards. That's definitely faster than one 460.
 
How about a 560ti and a cheaper mobo to make up for the higher card price? Before I paid the price for a 560 I'd just get a 460 and O/C it. There's no performance difference clock for clock. The 560 just costs more.

I'm also of the opinion that SLI with 2 cheap cards isn't worth it. When you have issues with your dual GPU set up (scaling, profiles, or other driver glitches) the single card performance isn't enough. Faster cards in SLI at least give you acceptable performance even if SLI scaling isn't good plus has the benefit of, when it works (which is most of the time), more performance than is possible with a single GPU. Worth the trade offs, IMO.
 
3DVagabond said:
How about a 560ti and a cheaper mobo to make up for the higher card price? Before I paid the price for a 560 I'd just get a 460 and O/C it. There's no performance difference clock for clock. The 560 just costs more.

I'm also of the opinion that SLI with 2 cheap cards isn't worth it. When you have issues with your dual GPU set up (scaling, profiles, or other driver glitches) the single card performance isn't enough. Faster cards in SLI at least give you acceptable performance even if SLI scaling isn't good plus has the benefit of, when it works (which is most of the time), more performance than is possible with a single GPU. Worth the trade offs, IMO.
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Agreed. I have always been of the opinion that you should buy the best single gpu you can afford before going multi-gpu.
 
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