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[–] Northvvait 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
At least it can crossfire. No SLI on the 1060 makes it a dead-end when it comes to upgradeability later.
I wouldn't ever personally advocate designing an SLI rig with lower or mid cards since a single mid or high end will be more efficient and have fewer problems. But, the idea that you can later toss in a card later and SLI with minor extra expense compared to fully replacing your existing video card is pretty attractive.
I'm actually planning on buying a second 950 when they get cheap enough to see if I can't bump the quality sliders a touch since I'm still on a 1080p monitor.
[–] Ghetto_Shitlord 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
SLI is a tiny, tiny market segment. Most games don't support it. I specifically recommend 1 powerful card offer SLI / CF 100% of the time, unless you're doing a workload that really benefits from it (DNA research, bitcoin mining) it's a hassle that an average person won't want to deal with.
[–] SkepticalMartian [S] 6 points -1 points 5 points (+5|-6) ago (edited ago)
Crossfire/SLI is so overrated. First, you're not getting 2x performance 99% of the time. In many cases you're getting significantly less than that, and that's assuming the title even supports it without flat out failing or glitching all over the place. In the end, you're better off with a single 1060 or 1070 than you are with two RX 480s or even two GTX 950s.
[–] Northvvait 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
I'm talking more about 36 - 48 months from now, when the 1060 won't cut the mustard for the games you want to play. A cheap second-hand 1060 that someone sold to get a 1370 or whatever they'll wind up calling it is a cheap and easy way to get an additional 80 - 85% performance increase. When it works. :) Someone deciding between adding on an extra card and replacing with the newer gen is something they'll have to make based on how well the games they want to play support that.
With the 480, that time may come sooner, but at least they have at least one option that 1060 buyers do not.