Looking for advice for a first time build

[1337_JohnN]

Would SLi with an OC to about a GTX 280, with an i7 be alright with a Corsair 750TX?

 

[NosBoost300]

if its 1... ya, thats plenty of juice each card will consume about 230 watts full load when running about gtx280 level

 

[veg1992]

You should really stop thread-jacking/post padding somebody's thread

 

[1337_JohnN]

No, I meant SLi, I know it can take on any single card.

@Vernong
Ok, we will PM.

 

[Hussein19891]

What sort of mad man over clocks a GTX 260 sli set up?

 

[NosBoost300]

i do?

i have it running the very same clocks for everyday use that i did for the 3dmark run 735/1500/1039

 

[Hussein19891]

yes...

you only need about 650 watts for gtx 260 sli... but with oc 750+

Didn't realize you posted that until I posted already.

Other then benchmark purposes though. Do you really notice much of a performance increase in game? Other then FPS count.

 

[NosBoost300]

only if i'm playing crysis!!!

but i don't know, i havent tried crysis with sli yet

 

[1337_JohnN]

^^^WTH IS WRONG WITH YOU?! That's like like the only reason to get SLi, unless you're playing at a high res.

 

[Hussein19891]

Well dual GPU is well worth it if you don't want to upgrade for a while. Since dual GPU's should last a little longer then a single card solution.