demo23019

hehehippie
 
i also own a Switch 810 and would love to see more pictures of the whole setup.

 

Systom
Ahh, I see, interesting.

Plus 2 fans blowing fresh air in from the front.
 

Now thats beautifull.
I gave my GF my 970 i replaced with the evga SC 1080 so she can SLI with her 970

1 thing i want to know tho. How good are the HB Bridges? Are they better than the normal bridges we use? Better SLI Stabilities? Do u really get more FPS as well as some of the reviews of these new Bridges say? If so i might have to get her one too lol

PasTecHi
 
1 thing i want to know tho. How good are the HB Bridges? Are they better than the normal bridges we use? Better SLI Stabilities? Do u really get more FPS as well as some of the reviews of these new Bridges say? If so i might have to get her one too lol

 
Really nice! As for the HB bridge i play 1440 165hz and didn't see difference in games i played or benchmarks going from single ribbon to HB TBH i think difference is more so 4k and vram heavy games. Also ive never had any issues with SLI to see improvements with this bridge.

i edited my post ive never had microstutter with SLI

Iluv2raceit
The new SLI HB bridges only work with the Pascal GPUs as they allow for the full use of both connectors in parallel.  The 'old' SLI bridges only use one of the bridge connectors between the cards and therefore are best for use with Maxwell and older generation cards.
 
More info here:  http://www.evga.com/articles/01020/evga-pro-sli-bridge-hb/

I did see some reviewers testing these bridges on the 900 series as well as they did talk about microstutters and other things but isnt much of a difference if u are still on 1080p or 1440p. I have also seen some reviewers use 2 bridges to see if you will get the same performance as an HB Bridge (Which failed...ofcourse lol) And yes i did research allot on the bridges. But never got to know if its actually worth it if you are still on 1080p.
I think the only thing worth about it now since most of us are on 1080 or 1440 are that "no microstutters" they were talking about
 

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Really nice! As for the HB bridge i play 1440 165hz and didn't see difference in games i played or benchmarks going from single ribbon to HB TBH i think difference is more so 4k and vram heavy games. Also ive never had any issues with SLI to see improvements with this bridge.

Hm. Thank you for that. Till now i tried only 2 games on her PC which was Ark and Battlefield And so far no stutters. The black Bridge you see on her gpu's was defected as i kept getting flickery display ones im on fullscreen. Thank God i had 3 spare bridges lol.
 

Iluv2raceit
 
It helps to reduce micro stutter as well regardless of resolution ;-)

Well I might still try getting her 1 if she feels any microstutters lol. 
Thank you guys for the answers ^.^

Iluv2raceit

demo23019
i edited my post ive never had microstutter with SLI

You may have never noticed it...until someone points it out, then you will be like, "oooohhh".
 
Not all games exhibit the issue, and some more than others.  I hardly noticed it until I read an article listing the specific games for which micro stutter was prevalent.  Regardless, this is one of the main reasons why high-end enthusiasts prefer single card solutions over SLI configurations.  That and the fact that SLI does not always scale well, regardless of paying twice the price and not getting 2x performance gain in return for that investment.

Well...thats why i didnt want to buy a second 1080 because i always prefer single cards to avoid the SLI issues. I told my gf if she wants she could sell them and buy a 1070 but i am not sure if she is up to it tho

Iluv2raceit
 
Learning is a part of living!  Enjoy that new 1080 ;-)

Ye...In the world of PC we never stop learning lol
Man...Never thought i'd crank some games on max settings(vsync off) and get above 160fps kicking at only 2000mhz...I am enjoying every single bit of it ._.

PasTecHi

Iluv2raceit
 
Learning is a part of living!  Enjoy that new 1080 ;-)

Ye...In the world of PC we never stop learning lol
Man...Never thought i'd crank some games on max settings(vsync off) and get above 160fps kicking at only 2000mhz...I am enjoying every single bit of it ._.

The sole reason why I bought a Titan X Pascal -- gaming with all settings maxed playing games at UQHD and 4K is absolutely amazing and gratifying AND without having to use SLI = awesome!

bedbug1226
I dunno i seem to have a 1080 hybrid listed in my order history.
So i doubt it was an error.

Yes, my EVGA GTX1080 FTW Hybrid pre-order is also valid and listed in my order history ;-)

Iluv2raceit

demo23019
i edited my post ive never had microstutter with SLI

You may have never noticed it...until someone points it out, then you will be like, "oooohhh".
 
Not all games exhibit the issue, and some more than others.  I hardly noticed it until I read an article listing the specific games for which micro stutter was prevalent.  Regardless, this is one of the main reasons why high-end enthusiasts prefer single card solutions over SLI configurations.  That and the fact that SLI does not always scale well, regardless of paying twice the price and not getting 2x performance gain in return for that investment.

Games running on engines with proper SLI support dont micro stutter. Ive been running SLI since gtx 285 i have super sensitive eyes even tiniest imperfection annoy crap out of me why i now have gsync. If i had microstutter i would notice it.

demo23019

PasTecHi
 
1 thing i want to know tho. How good are the HB Bridges? Are they better than the normal bridges we use? Better SLI Stabilities? Do u really get more FPS as well as some of the reviews of these new Bridges say? If so i might have to get her one too lol

 
Really nice! As for the HB bridge i play 1440 165hz and didn't see difference in games i played or benchmarks going from single ribbon to HB TBH i think difference is more so 4k and vram heavy games. Also ive never had any issues with SLI to see improvements with this bridge.

The HB sli Bridge actually does give you a small performance boost in some games over normal sli bridges. The Witcher 3 and Fallout 4 give massive performance boosts with the HB Bridge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWcsaociTjE

PasTecHi

demo23019

hehehippie
 
i also own a Switch 810 and would love to see more pictures of the whole setup.

 

Systom
Ahh, I see, interesting.

Plus 2 fans blowing fresh air in from the front.
 

Now thats beautifull.
I gave my GF my 970 i replaced with the evga SC 1080 so she can SLI with her 970

1 thing i want to know tho. How good are the HB Bridges? Are they better than the normal bridges we use? Better SLI Stabilities? Do u really get more FPS as well as some of the reviews of these new Bridges say? If so i might have to get her one too lol

check youtube for benchmarks of the HB Bridge. some also benchmark using 2 single regular sli bridges. 

I have had SLI since my 660's. i dont notice any micro stutter (or problems in general) in most games. what i have noticed, either games work well with sli or they run like complete garbage. i think i have been lucky the majority of games i have played have benefited from sli. i will admit about half my games needed an update or 2 before SLI worked how it should.
 
Just cause 3 and Far Cry 4 were 2 games that ran like garbage in the beginning, both now run well with SLI. i will admit i did sell one of my 980ti's, but i think i may pick it up again if i can find it for $350. 
 
my point isnt that micro stutter does not exist. my point is 1, if it does exist many people may not notice it. if you are one of the lucky to not notice it you should definitely go SLI for a bang for the buck performance gain! or the other option, it doesnt exist in the games i have played. which i guess lucky me.

cmoney408

PasTecHi

demo23019

hehehippie
 
i also own a Switch 810 and would love to see more pictures of the whole setup.

 

Systom
Ahh, I see, interesting.

Plus 2 fans blowing fresh air in from the front.
 

Now thats beautifull.
I gave my GF my 970 i replaced with the evga SC 1080 so she can SLI with her 970

1 thing i want to know tho. How good are the HB Bridges? Are they better than the normal bridges we use? Better SLI Stabilities? Do u really get more FPS as well as some of the reviews of these new Bridges say? If so i might have to get her one too lol

check youtube for benchmarks of the HB Bridge. some also benchmark using 2 single regular sli bridges. 

 
 
Yeah, I've seen that two normal sli bridges and even 3 way sli bridges give exactly the same performance boost the HB bridge gives. 
 
 
HB Bridge Vs 2 Flexible Bridges
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBP1cAl9N8U
 
 
HB Bridge Vs Flexible Bridge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbXtr0CG-c4
 
Basically it is the drivers doing it, the HB sli bridge does jack all.

Tooth

Systom
I already had an FTW and I got rid of the FTW because there's still no ETA for the kit, could be a month or two, and then having to deal with trying to get one on the first wave, if you're willing to wait THAT long, you'd might as well just wait for the 1080ti or whatever is coming next--not to mention paying more overall.
 
The wait is getting waaaaaaaay too long for this cards release, I DEEPLY regret not buying gigabyte's waterforce the multiple times I had the chance just because of my loyalty to EVGA, DEEPLY after this error nonsense.

I feel your pain, I really do.  All of us posting here really wanted the best EVGA has to offer.  When patience runs out, then you grab the next best thing.  2 month of trying to grab the next best thing was the same story being told over and over.  30 come in at X, gone in seconds.  Then wait 2-3 weeks, another 10-20 come in, gone in seconds.  Sign up for email notify, what a joke.  By the time you read the email, another 30 was gone hours ago.  This process didnt happen one time, or 2, but watching availability daily for 2 months wears on you.  I gave in, but very glad of my decision other than a "EVGA".
 
Dont let the frustration get to you on the EVGA Hybrid.  I see another 2,000 lurkers at my post that have not signed into EVGA today. EVGA will not have exceptions to the few that signed in here, you have 50X waiting outside this forum.  IF EVGA is just now having a few available, you know they didnt build up any supply at all.  Same story for all these new card.  Get a few in, gone in seconds.
 
You have 3 choices:  1-track it daily and hope you get lucky. 2-wait another month, maybe supply will be better. 3-screw it, grab something else you like.
 
I feel your pain, it hurt me for over 2 months!!  I hope you are one of the lucky few :)
 
Believe me, this will be hit and miss for many days to come, weeks, or even months. 

I have been tracking it daily, and at that specific time, I was F5ing the page, I saw that orange button turn dark green instantly before I even saw any other updates from anywhere else. There's no way, I should have been able to preorder one had it not been for that error. For whatever reason, I was not being given the option to select shipping at all, that page just didn't load no matter what I did in two different browsers.
 
See, that's not what pisses me off, if I just flat out missed it due to times or I was too late to the party, then FINE, but this was not the case, I don't buy it. Then I come to the forum to find out if it was just a fluke with the error, then some people are saying they got it, and even more shockingly, other people are reporting the exact same error that I saw.
 
So my question is, is EVGA just gonna shrug their shoulders at this and ignore the little man, the company who's notorious for great support? If this were someone like JayzTwoCents (let's say he didn't get review copies) would he get an explanation at least? What you see is what you get?
 
If EVGA does not support the little man, the people who all ran into this error with at least an explanation of some sort, then I'll stop supporting them from here on out as far as GPU's go. I've been buying EVGA cards since 500 series, countless recommendations to a lot of people over the years, countless times putting EVGA cards into a lot of peoples builds, but no more.
 
To those that did get one, just because you got one, doesn't mean you should gloss over this as well, be weary, 'cause one day, this could be you and this is the type of "support" you'll get.

While the hybrids continue to go out of stock, I will be waiting for information about the 1080 Ti (if it will end up being a thing). If they feel no need for it, I will end up just taking a Titan XP instead. Good performance on a 1440p 144hz monitor for either, the Titan saving you for a long time from having to upgrade before you get the Titan Fever and upgrade to that generation titan...