Graphics card under $170 or so

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Im looking for a card under 170 for the time being. I'm wanting to play games like MMOs, Skyrim w/ some texture mods, Bioshok Infinite(which i own already), and LoL so nothing too premium. But I also work in a lot of Adobe programs like illustrator, photoshop, and a tiny bit in Final Cut.

I was looking into a 650 ti Boost edition because it's fairly well priced and I could grab another for SLI in about a month or two. And i hear it works well for the Adobe programs.

So 2 questions

1: Would the SLI be worth it if i get the 650 ti Boost?

2: Could I do much better for my needs in that price range?

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Look into buying a used card:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/XFX-AMD-Radeon-HD-6870-HD-687X-CNFC-2-GB-GDDR5-SDRAM-PCI-Express-x16-/130883093338?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item1e793d835a

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HIS-AMD-Radeon-HD-6970-H697F2G2M-2-GB-GDDR5-SDRAM-PCI-Express-x16-Graphics-/321102569030?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item4ac3345e46

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-AMD-Radeon-HD-6950-R6950-2PM2D2GD5-2-GB-GDDR5-SDRAM-PCI-Express-x16-Graphi-/290895672700?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item43babbb57c

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Powercolor-AMD-Radeon-HD-6950-AX6950-2GBD52DH-2-GB-GDDR5-SDRAM-PCI-E-x16-/200912986739?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item2ec758e273

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161426

4

I'd rather not have a 1g card

5

Im not so sure how i feel about buying a used card......seems iffy to me considering an RMA or refund of any kind would be out of the question

6

Why not? Are you running multiple monitors?

7

Well from looking around and reading a bit the advatages of a 2g card seem pretty big. I could be dead wrong, but this is just what it has seemed like to me.

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I'm afraid you are incorrect for the most part. At that level, a 2gb card is not useful unless you are running multiple monitors.

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I do a bit of video editing as well, the 1g wouldnt effect me?

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New games will start using 2gb video ram so yeah. 
I think the new GTX 650 ti Boost is the perfect choice for you.
2gb vram, 
192 bit interface, 
$170, 
Check out reviews and benchmarks on youtube if you want