If you have money to burn, and you are only going to power one monitor, then SLI/Crossfire can get you pushing more pixels than anything else.
I just don't think that the price/performance ratio is worth it with two new cards.
For your price point (~$200) the 560 is a very good choice. It would be hard to beat that with two cards in the $100-$150 range.
The motherboard you've chosen has 2 slots at x16, so SLI/Crossfire is certainly an option.
The real price/performance ratio comes into play in another 18-24 months, when you can pick up a second 560 for cheap and add another 50%-66% performance (your power supply can certainly support this).
In regards to the memory, I'm going to side with Spud and say buy 2 sticks now. And later when you know you need more, then pick it up.
8 gigs is more than enough as long as you KNOW don't you need more. Memory is modular, your not going to be throwing anything out to buy more later, and the price is dropping all the time. (granted it's only $33 per stick, but in a year when you need it it'll probably be $20)
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy
I just don't think that the price/performance ratio is worth it with two new cards.
For your price point (~$200) the 560 is a very good choice. It would be hard to beat that with two cards in the $100-$150 range.
The motherboard you've chosen has 2 slots at x16, so SLI/Crossfire is certainly an option.
The real price/performance ratio comes into play in another 18-24 months, when you can pick up a second 560 for cheap and add another 50%-66% performance (your power supply can certainly support this).
In regards to the memory, I'm going to side with Spud and say buy 2 sticks now. And later when you know you need more, then pick it up.
8 gigs is more than enough as long as you KNOW don't you need more. Memory is modular, your not going to be throwing anything out to buy more later, and the price is dropping all the time. (granted it's only $33 per stick, but in a year when you need it it'll probably be $20)
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy