bmw477
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Hello community,
It's been a while since I have posted here but this forum has always been the most helpful. My question is in the title and I ask this because I play a lot of recent games but never do I see both cards being fully utilized. My FPS do increase slightly when switching from single card to SLI, but it's nothing astronomical. So give me your opinion and also, if maybe I have some settings wrong, please share with me.
My setup:
EVGA 980Ti x2
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Re: Are SLI setups relevant anymore?
2016/11/02 06:55:12
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I would think so, although the new GTX 1xxx Cards are only supporting 2-Way SLI it is still around. Most games that support SLI are still supporting it. Some new games are also supporting it. Though not all games support SLI and some games you need to disable SLI to play I still think it is worth it. With having Two EVGA 980Ti Cards now you can wait for the next generation card to come out if you want to move down to a single card.
post edited by bcavnaugh - 2016/11/02 15:54:55
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Re: Are SLI setups relevant anymore?
2016/11/02 12:23:59
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It would definitely be worth it if you were into 144hz or 4K gaming. 1080p gaming not so much. As mentioned above it would probably be best to keep the 980ti's for now and upgrade to the 11xx series in Q2 2017(?) if you decide to. I would not recommend upgrading to a 1080 SLI from a 980ti SLI. Yes, there would be a large difference, but its not really needed.
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Re: Are SLI setups relevant anymore?
2016/11/02 15:50:26
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Definitely still relevant.
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Re: Are SLI setups relevant anymore?
2016/11/02 19:44:24
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Yup, still relevant. I went to a 2K monitor and when I tried to play Black Flag and Unity fps sucked on one card so I picked up a second 980 Ti and fixed my fps by more than double on both titles.
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ordained87
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Re: Are SLI setups relevant anymore?
2016/11/02 19:56:21
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Would it still be recommended to grab a 2nd 980TI for SLI at this point in the game from the B-stock if running 1440P? Or wait until the "possible" 1080ti?
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Re: Are SLI setups relevant anymore?
2016/11/02 20:18:04
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Re: Are SLI setups relevant anymore?
2016/11/02 21:18:49
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ordained87
Would it still be recommended to grab a 2nd 980TI for SLI at this point in the game from the B-stock if running 1440P? Or wait until the "possible" 1080ti?
You could, but I have seen GTX980Ti sell for 300$ or a little less and they had much more than a year warranty left on them, the RX cards only have one year warranty. Look around on the big computer forums for sale sections Or wait a little while for EVGA to have a sale, seen new cards sell for nearly the same price as the B-stock. But B-stock does have sales too.....
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Re: Are SLI setups relevant anymore?
2016/11/07 14:00:41
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Definitely still relevant.
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Re: Are SLI setups relevant anymore?
2016/11/07 14:08:20
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chiptouz
Definitely still relevant depending on the games that you play.
FTFY.
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Re: Are SLI setups relevant anymore?
2016/11/12 05:53:12
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ordained87
Would it still be recommended to grab a 2nd 980TI for SLI at this point in the game from the B-stock if running 1440P? Or wait until the "possible" 1080ti?
I would get a second 980 Ti. Two of them at 1440P is more than enough for most games. Anyway, the price for the 1080 Ti will be up there. prices for gpus are getting insane.
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Re: Are SLI setups relevant anymore?
2016/11/12 11:29:53
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Shockjockey
2 980ti's = 1 Titanxp
hahaha. yep
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Re: Are SLI setups relevant anymore?
2016/11/12 16:44:36
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Shockjockey
2 980ti's = 1 Titanxp
It depends on scaling. In games where both cards are utilized at 85% and above, no, not even close. A single Titan XP on air or H20 wouldn't be able to hit 40K on 3DMark Fire Strike, which is the best-case scenario for multi-GPU scaling. Games like The Witcher 3 are fairly close. My answer to the OP is yes, multi-GPU configurations are still relevant. Support has been weak as of late partly due to the new APIs, which require the developer to enable explicit multi-GPU support. Even the highly-praised Doom fails to deliver multi-GPU support with Vulkan. There is also growing sentiment that mutli-GPU configurations are "overkill," which is shared by low-information PC gamers. The reality is, some of us have displays with over 60Hz and resolutions much greater than 1920x1080. Some of us also value the highest visual settings available, including plenty of AA.
post edited by gridironcpj - 2016/11/12 16:52:31
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Re: Are SLI setups relevant anymore?
2016/11/15 16:43:56
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gridironcpj
Shockjockey
2 980ti's = 1 Titanxp
It depends on scaling. In games where both cards are utilized at 85% and above, no, not even close. A single Titan XP on air or H20 wouldn't be able to hit 40K on 3DMark Fire Strike, which is the best-case scenario for multi-GPU scaling. Games like The Witcher 3 are fairly close.
My answer to the OP is yes, multi-GPU configurations are still relevant. Support has been weak as of late partly due to the new APIs, which require the developer to enable explicit multi-GPU support. Even the highly-praised Doom fails to deliver multi-GPU support with Vulkan. There is also growing sentiment that mutli-GPU configurations are "overkill," which is shared by low-information PC gamers. The reality is, some of us have displays with over 60Hz and resolutions much greater than 1920x1080. Some of us also value the highest visual settings available, including plenty of AA.
My opinion? 980TISLI=Titan X Pascal. They're too close
post edited by stalinx20 - 2016/11/15 17:05:22
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