Uhh, 140 pounds, so that's around 223 USD, um, if you have an SLI capable motherboard, then i'd go with 2 GTX 460's. That's what i'm going to be getting soon, and they work just as well as a GTX 580.. for a much cheaper price.

iFaith wrote Uhh, 140 pounds, so that's around 223 USD, um, if you have an SLI capable motherboard, then i'd go with 2 GTX 460's. That's what i'm going to be getting soon, and they work just as well as a GTX 580.. for a much cheaper price.

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They trade blows. But there are quite a few cons of going with 460's in SLI.

> You're stuck with them.

> Not every game is very well optimized for SLI compared to a strong single video card.

> 580's have dropped in price....by a lot.

> If you buy 1 580 now and 1 580 a year from now, you'll get a lot better performance.

> 460's in SLI will be louder and consume more power.

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Not the smartest business move if you ask me.

< You're stuck with them. Eh, how so?

> Not every game is very well optimized for SLI compared to a strong single video card. Most up to date, and recent games are optimized now.

> 580's have dropped in price....by a lot. 460's are still a bit cheaper.

> If you buy 1 580 now and 1 580 a year from now, you'll get a lot better performance. That might be so, but by then you will have saved enough money to get an even better video card to upgrade to.

> 460's in SLI will be louder and consume more power.
Just get a bigger PSU, and it won't be to loud..

iFaith wrote < You're stuck with them. Eh, how so?

> Not every game is very well optimized for SLI compared to a strong single video card. Most up to date, and recent games are optimized now.

> 580's have dropped in price....by a lot. 460's are still a bit cheaper.

> If you buy 1 580 now and 1 580 a year from now, you'll get a lot better performance. That might be so, but by then you will have saved enough money to get an even better video card to upgrade to.

> 460's in SLI will be louder and consume more power.
Just get a bigger PSU, and it won't be to loud..

You just copyed someones post

What I meant by you're stuck with them, is that...well, 460's in SLI is the max and you have no upgrade path form there.

Yes, he might of saved enough $ for a even better card, but why not spend less and SLI the 580 so you'll end up with good performance without breaking the bank?

It'll be louder than 1 580.

OnlyUseThePSG1 wrote

iFaith wrote < You're stuck with them. Eh, how so?

> Not every game is very well optimized for SLI compared to a strong single video card. Most up to date, and recent games are optimized now.

> 580's have dropped in price....by a lot. 460's are still a bit cheaper.

> If you buy 1 580 now and 1 580 a year from now, you'll get a lot better performance. That might be so, but by then you will have saved enough money to get an even better video card to upgrade to.

> 460's in SLI will be louder and consume more power.
Just get a bigger PSU, and it won't be to loud..

You just copyed someones post

No, i copied his points, and added in my opinion. There is a difference.

Generation wrote What I meant by you're stuck with them, is that...well, 460's in SLI is the max and you have no upgrade path form there.

Yes, he might of saved enough $ for a even better card, but why not spend less and SLI the 580 so you'll end up with good performance without breaking the bank?

It'll be louder than 1 580.

The SLI 580's is a good idea, but by then he could of saved to SLI a higher grade graphics card

JS-Blur wrote i have a budget of 140 pounds and should really be a pcie 2.0 so it will fit in the motherboard.

run duelgeforce 580's by nividia i have a alienware and run 1 580m and can play any game lag free