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NNN2004 said:
Slimebeast said:
NNN2004 said:
should i get this card or my SLI GTX 260 is enough for now ?

You mean you have GTX 260's in SLI, as in two cards? That's certainly enuff for now lol.

ya thats what i want to say lol :P .. my friend told me that 2 gtx 260 in sli is equal to GTX 295 but with 7% difference is this true ?

It depends upon which version of the GTX260 being used. The Core 216 shows improved performance over the original GTX260s, but still less than the GTX275, which is essentially half of a GTX295, only in some cases a pair of SLI 275s actually run faster.

So upgrading from a pair of Core 216s makes even less sense.

Either way (old or Core 216), there's pretty much no point in upgrading from a pair of GTX260s to a single GTX295; not for what you'd be paying, even factoring in selling both GTX260s.

If performance was really the issue, assuming you're running multiple monitors or a 30" monitor, you'd be better off buying a pair of HD5870s, even with the current price premium they go for ($380 each street price).