Need advice upgrading or going SLI with graphics card.

Right now I have this -

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125423

I was originally planning on buying a new/used 670 and doing SLI but apparently they are still about $250-300.. I don't have much experience in SLI but it seems like I could just buy something like this for $250ish, sell the old one and come out about even? Granted 2 670's would be more powerfull. Not sure what the market is like selling used cards however. Anyone have an opinion on what they think the best route is? Thanks for the help!

Try to get a used one for 150$?

What resolution are you playing at?

That 670 should still allow you to play most games on high/max.

If you want to upgrade, I wouldn't go SLI personally. More heat and more power needed.

You're better off selling that card and buying a new faster single GPU.

I just replaced the exact same card with a R9 290 (can be had for around $250ish) and it KILLS my 670. My FPS in ultra on BF4 at 1440p went from about 25 to 50-60...never below 50.

Two cards just seems like asking for more heat, power and trouble imo. But I'm no hardware guru, just thought I would chime in because I just upgraded myself.

Still only playing at 1080p. Maybe 2 bad examples but Unity runs like hell (I know that doesn't have as much to do with my card as it does with the devs), Shadow of Mordor was able to run at high settings at about 60fps - Ultra dropped it to about 20-30fps. Regardless, I am trying to figure out what I should do once I do need to upgrade (more demanding games/higher res monitor) - maybe in the next 2-6 months. Would getting a second one of these cards (sli) for about $200-250 be worth it, or would it be a better idea to sell it for about $200 and buy a 970 (or similar card). Either way I will probably be out about $150-250... Just wondering about performance and possible issues with SLI..

EDIT - Just saw your edit on your post. That is what I was thinking with heat as well... Thanks for the input

What did you do with your old 670? :)

Selling it, I posted it in a topic here "what do you do with your old hardware".

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/pc-mac-discussion-1000004/what-do-you-do-with-your-old-hardware-31692609/#3

$125 and you pay for shipping....it might be your lucky day. :)

I had 670 SLI previously and just upgraded to 970 SLI. The 2 GB 670 is relatively useless for future games as you get a VRAM bottleneck. That was the main reason for me upgrading. I would recommend getting a single 970 for 1080p 60fps. If you want to play 1440p at 60fps+, you will need SLI.

What state do you live in?

@dcno07:

I'm in Texas. Let me know if you're interested. You might look at some benchmarks and whatnot to see how beneficial it would be for you. I personally don't know myself so I can't give you an honest answer.

Yea, I'm interested. It will save me the hassle of selling and buying a new gpu. Any secure ways of giving you payment? I got ripped off in a similar situation using paypal (no sale set up). No offense - the internet haha

@dcno07:

sending a pm.