FOr Nvidia you need to like chips so a 650ti needs to be in SLI with another 650ti so double the cost. A 660 will still outperform and be cheaper than any lesser dual card solution.
Lol now this is slightly sarcastic, but I did tell you there was a huge difference between the 660ti and 660. Yes, it's well worth the extra.
Because it's how it works. SLI is dependent on CPU clock speed (as in higher GHz helps) to help process and send data fast enough. The biggest problem is scalability and compatibility. Basically what SLI/Crossfire is, is load balancing between 2 GPUs. 1 GPU renders certain parts of the frame, and the other renders another part. It isn't flawless though, so you don't get a 100% increase in performance BUT you get a 100% increase in heat and power draw. It's why I hate dual card solutions because usually for cheaper you can get a better single card with full compatibility.
Lol oh, my bad hehe.. There's also another site that I've discovered called aria.co.uk. When I have the time I'll check the prices and compare them to the other two. I've had a look on Scan and eBuyer though. The Z77 is roughly £70 as I said, and the B75 is roughly £60, so it's only around a Few pounds save after shipping costs. Also, what do you know about the Radeon HD 7870 GPU? I think it's actually roughly around the same price as the GTX 660. That's depending if I get the EVGA version or a PALIT version. And For some reason the PALIT GTX 660 is around £20-30 cheaper For some reason, any theories on why that is? Also again.. Since I'm wanting a Gaming/Film destroyer PC, and I take it From what you've said it really doesn't take much to be able to watch 1080p HD videos, so seeing as I'm wanting a Gaming PC, and just in general to have good looking Graphics on my PC and the Games I play, I guess some of the other components I've chosen could do with downgrading a little. But as of now I haven't really got a clear imagination of what I could downgrade that wouldn't really affect the performance, but still have a dramatic change in price, so maybe you and I could go over parts and see if they can be downgraded, and mainly if it will make a change in price. Yeah I know, again.. -.- It's recommended From Newegg and EVGA/NVIDIA Themselves that despite The 660/660Ti will only need 150-175W of your PSU, it's recommended that you have a 500W PSU or above. And since 500W is the starting limit, I'd like to at least have a 600W just in case. Also, I now kinda know what OC is, mainly being because you told me, and really I don't know why the OC Function wouldn't be standard because as you said, overclocking boosts your GPU's performance or something along those lines, so obviously after knowing how I'd put it on super/overclocked wouldn't it just make sense to keep it overclocked? As the GTX 660's Minimum Boost/Base Clock is the maximum Boost/Base/Clock/Core whatever.. For the standard 660, so For the like extra £5 it really would make sense to just go with the SC version.
