2GB 670 GTX in SLI?

[stuckinasquare3]

Is it worth it to get another 670 GTX to run in SLI if I plan on gaming at 2560x1440p or should I sell the 670 GTX that I have and buy a better card? I'm worried that 2GB of memory would be a bottleneck. Any recommendations?

 

[felang]

Is it worth it to get another 670 GTX to run in SLI if I plan on gaming at 2560x1440p or should I sell the 670 GTX that I have and buy a better card? I'm worried that 2GB of memory would be a bottleneck. Any recommendations?

I purchased a second 2gb GTX680 a couple of months ago. In hindsite I propbably should of sold my original 680 and bought a 290 or something but performance is quite good. If you need tons of AA at 1440p then you should definitely go for a card with more memory. If you´re good with FXAA or no AA then 2x 670 is still very powerful. BF4 runs great without MSAA and everything else maxed.

 

[stuckinasquare3]

Looks like opinions are mixed: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2330773

 

[railven]

I'm basically in the same boat, but going SLI 660 Ti. Was going to just buy a R9 290, but seeing reviews and scores, figured it be smarter to just spend $170ish to get a refurbished 660 Ti then drop $450+ for a R9 290 with cooler.

Should hold me off until the start of 14nm cards. I too game at 1440p, figure with no AA I should be fine with 2GBs.

 

[moonbogg]

Tough spot to be in actually. Two 670's have enough GPU power for that res, but not enough RAM. A single R9 290 has enough ram, but not quite the ideal amount of GPU power. So, either way you need to sacrifice something, or spend more money for 1440p.

 

[guskline]

Like moonbogg, I have a 3930k @ 4.4Ghz and 2 GTX670s. I decided to do a custom water cooled rig so I have some serious $$ tied up in the 670 gpu water blocks (see sig below) I'm also using an Achieva Lite 27" 2560 x 1440 monitor. Will I upgrade soon? No. Can I run every game maxed out? Probably not BUT my cards are running VERY cool OC'd and very fast. I already owned 2 GTX670FTWs so to sell both and upgrade to 2 R9 290s in CF would be shelling out some serious MORE $$ for a slight gain. If I only owned 1 670 and statrted from that position I might sell it and buy 2 R9 290s in CF (@$800) but how much can you get another 670 for?