stealth80

Generally you should have G-sync and v-sync on. G-sync will take care of 20 ish to 144 and v-sync will limit the FPS output of the GPU to the refresh of the screen 

Nope sorry, theres great deals on Fury X at the moment though

source?
 
whats your experience?
 
And most of those people haven't ever even used SLI
 
The problem is always the same on the internet. People only take to the forums looking for fixes to problems theyre having, people read it and start saying that x product etc is bad, that gets spread …. hence SLI is dead, SLI is dead, fact is the vast majority of people have zero experience of SLI. How many people actually come on here and say "hey guys ive been using this product/tech for a little while now and you know what? It's great, its stable and works great and provides a good performance jump" ? 
 
Ive said this before on these forums and ill say it again (with this caveat this time as it was taken out of context - Im not saying there was no issues, im saying how many actually experienced vs read about it) How many times did you hear about Iphone7's bending in peoples pockets and how many people actually experienced the "slow 0.5gb vram" stutter on 970 GTX? I bet less than 1% of the people on forums spouting off about it actually experienced it.
 
I had 2x 970s in SLI for 18 months and had a single 970 a year longer. I never experienced the slow down (not saying it didn't exist) and you know what else? 2 games from around 100 didn't support SLI, Just Cause 3 and Quantum Break (terrible port, didn't even use Gsync)
 
You need to ask what games you own, I guess most will support SLI to some extent, the actual performance varies. Just keep in mind that when the 1180 arrives, it will "probably" (Carlsberg quote lol) have around the same performance as your 1080 SLI. With that in mind and announcements expected in late July, it might be an idea to sell a 1080 now and the other once the 1180 is released and just grab an 1180. If this was year ago Id say go for it (depending on your monitor res?) but were so close, you would be better with one with cash to upgrade.
 

I'd be tempted by the ti but at the same time the 2000 series hits in 11 days so further reductions could be expected

Ye that is my concern, I just think the TR builds look awesome

RIP Temporal Snow, 2017-2018
 
I approve of the case though. It shouldnt force you to mod the case like the 303 did

i agree, and also you can expect price cuts on 10 series cards, when nvidia release new cards they always ajust the older cards, so in a month from now you can probably get a ''brand new'' GTX 1080 for around 350$ to 400$ easily would be my guess..maybe even less.

I think its subjective and personal opinion, but in my eyes
 
Budget - Pentium CPU, 1050/1050ti/570, 8gb ram, HDD - less than $500
Low end - i3/Ryzen 2200/2400g/Ryzen 1300 - 1400, SSD, 1050ti/1060/580 - Around $800 ish
Mid range - i5/1600/2600X, 1070/vega 56, SSD, HDD, 16gb ram - Around $1100 ish
High End - i7/1700/2700x, 1080/vega 64, SSD, HDD, 16gb ram - around $1500 ish
Enthusiast - i7/2700X, 1080ti, SSD, HDD, 16/32gb ram - around $2000
Work Station/blow the budget - i9/Threadripper, Titan/1080ti (possible SLI), Raid SSD, HDD storage, 32/64gb ram - $2500 - $3000
 
Anymore just aint required
 

Not really, you say yourself it includes water cooling, that's obviously not factored, so considering an average loop is around $400 is custom, puts it in the high end. 1070 is mid range, gotta remember theres 1070ti, 1080 and vega 64 for high end, enthusiast would be 1080ti with titan for people with more cash than brains.
 
as I said, its subjective as well

I think its subjective and personal opinion, but in my eyes
 
Budget - Pentium CPU, 1050/1050ti/570, 8gb ram, HDD - less than $500
Low end - i3/Ryzen 2200/2400g/Ryzen 1300 - 1400, SSD, 1050ti/1060/580 - Around $800 ish
Mid range - i5/1600/2600X, 1070/vega 56, SSD, HDD, 16gb ram - Around $1100 ish
High End - i7/1700/2700x, 1080/vega 64, SSD, HDD, 16gb ram - around $1500 ish
Enthusiast - i7/2700X, 1080ti, SSD, HDD, 16/32gb ram - around $2000
Work Station/blow the budget - i9/Threadripper, Titan/1080ti (possible SLI), Raid SSD, HDD storage, 32/64gb ram - $2500 - $3000
 
Anymore just aint required
 

I think its subjective and personal opinion, but in my eyes
 
Budget - Pentium CPU, 1050/1050ti/570, 8gb ram, HDD - less than $500
Low end - i3/Ryzen 2200/2400g/Ryzen 1300 - 1400, SSD, 1050ti/1060/580 - Around $800 ish
Mid range - i5/1600/2600X, 1070/vega 56, SSD, HDD, 16gb ram - Around $1100 ish
High End - i7/1700/2700x, 1080/vega 64, SSD, HDD, 16gb ram - around $1500 ish
Enthusiast - i7/2700X, 1080ti, SSD, HDD, 16/32gb ram - around $2000
Work Station/blow the budget - i9/Threadripper, Titan/1080ti (possible SLI), Raid SSD, HDD storage, 32/64gb ram - $2500 - $3000
 
Anymore just aint required
 

I think its subjective and personal opinion, but in my eyes
 
Budget - Pentium CPU, 1050/1050ti/570, 8gb ram, HDD - less than $500
Low end - i3/Ryzen 2200/2400g/Ryzen 1300 - 1400, SSD, 1050ti/1060/580 - Around $800 ish
Mid range - i5/1600/2600X, 1070/vega 56, SSD, HDD, 16gb ram - Around $1100 ish
High End - i7/1700/2700x, 1080/vega 64, SSD, HDD, 16gb ram - around $1500 ish
Enthusiast - i7/2700X, 1080ti, SSD, HDD, 16/32gb ram - around $2000
Work Station/blow the budget - i9/Threadripper, Titan/1080ti (possible SLI), Raid SSD, HDD storage, 32/64gb ram - $2500 - $3000
 
Anymore just aint required
 

Should be fine.
 
@stealth80 's build for reference. Pretend the blue is green  
 
 

I think its subjective and personal opinion, but in my eyes
 
Budget - Pentium CPU, 1050/1050ti/570, 8gb ram, HDD - less than $500
Low end - i3/Ryzen 2200/2400g/Ryzen 1300 - 1400, SSD, 1050ti/1060/580 - Around $800 ish
Mid range - i5/1600/2600X, 1070/vega 56, SSD, HDD, 16gb ram - Around $1100 ish
High End - i7/1700/2700x, 1080/vega 64, SSD, HDD, 16gb ram - around $1500 ish
Enthusiast - i7/2700X, 1080ti, SSD, HDD, 16/32gb ram - around $2000
Work Station/blow the budget - i9/Threadripper, Titan/1080ti (possible SLI), Raid SSD, HDD storage, 32/64gb ram - $2500 - $3000
 
Anymore just aint required
 

I think its subjective and personal opinion, but in my eyes
 
Budget - Pentium CPU, 1050/1050ti/570, 8gb ram, HDD - less than $500
Low end - i3/Ryzen 2200/2400g/Ryzen 1300 - 1400, SSD, 1050ti/1060/580 - Around $800 ish
Mid range - i5/1600/2600X, 1070/vega 56, SSD, HDD, 16gb ram - Around $1100 ish
High End - i7/1700/2700x, 1080/vega 64, SSD, HDD, 16gb ram - around $1500 ish
Enthusiast - i7/2700X, 1080ti, SSD, HDD, 16/32gb ram - around $2000
Work Station/blow the budget - i9/Threadripper, Titan/1080ti (possible SLI), Raid SSD, HDD storage, 32/64gb ram - $2500 - $3000
 
Anymore just aint required
 

Thanks, and unfortunately bitspower has already shipped everything so I'll stay with the 360 for now, and yeah I was planning on painting the ram and some other things lol no where near finished just wanted to get it together for testing

Alot offer support a couple weeks or months after release though too. So people think ah crap game xyz don't support SLI so they forget about it but shortly after they support it 

wait, they will be here in a couple of months and then you will be kicking yourself 

wait, they will be here in a couple of months and then you will be kicking yourself 

X2 1080 Ti's not supported games
 
Black desert online 1440p (extreme settings)
Default Nvidia profile avg. 109 fps.
Cunstom Nvidia inspector profile avg. 165+ fps (gsync lock) avg. 189~210 fps ( no gsync)
 
FFXV (ultra settings)
Default profile avg. 105 fps
Cunstom Inspector profile avg. 154 fps 
 
PUBG(ultra settings)
Default profile @75~140 fps.
Cunstom Inspector profile @105~165 fps.
 
In some cases frametimes goes down too .
 
Worth? You can make it worth .
 
Many people talking here do not even own a SLI .
 
 
bb.

Weirdly enough, though I myself am enjoying an SLI setup, I agree with you on this one. If someone needs to go to forum and ask if it's ok to use two cards then most likely SLI isn't for them.
 
For people who know what they want and why they want it's something good and beneficial. I should know, playing FFXV right now and on absolutely maxed settings and with 4k texture pack I am enjoying FPS unreachable for people with a single card. And that is a game without "official" SLI support.
 
@Kalm_Traveler1
 
I agree with you on principle but one needs to understand that SLI isn't really a "plug&play" type of thing in some titles. It takes a bit dedication to fine tune it, realize how some settings might hurt your scaling (hello TAA my old friend) and visit some forums and discussions about custom profiles. It's well worth it for you and me but if someone is at the point where they go to a forum and ask if it's worth it, it's very likely they are not up to the challenge and they might end up disappointed.
 
If they are made aware that NVIDIA Inspector and MSI Afterburner (or EVGA precision) are their new friends without which they can't launch a new game and still decide to go for it, then kudos and let them have the fun. If they are fine with paying 200% price and never achieving 200% performance then so be it. For me the bump from 55-60 fps to 80-90 was well worth it but I realize not everyone has the same spending habits and expectations.
 
It's not a simple matter - SLI isn't dead by a long shot but it also isn't best fit for everyone. 

this is false, if someone wants to have 100+ fps with max graphic detail/settings at 1440p or higher in many newer games SLI is really the only way to do it. 

Witcher 3 is a prime example, and isn't even a 'new' game. In my main rig, with SLI 1080 Ti's I still wasn't even able to breach 75 fps consistently, with a single card average fps was down around 45-55ish. With 1 (2) Titan V's in there I'm getting about 95-110 fps at 3440 x 1440.

What you're probably thinking of is budget gamers who are just wanting to get the best bang-for-the-buck. Those are definitely the majority of gamers, but not 99.999% by any means. High end hardware continues to be made because there are plenty of us who are willing to shell out for the best possible experience. If 99.999% of PC gaming enthusiasts were restricted to $1000-2000 total for their full PC setups, nobody would make $800-1200 graphics cards, $1000+ CPUs, $500-1200 monitors, etc

The nice thing for those who have lower amounts of free cash is that they can put together a modest build, but save up again and upgrade individual parts later on to keep improving their setup - in which case even they will eventually benefit from SLI if they play any of the roughly 70-80% of modern titles that support it.

well said. It's just sad the ignorance of the vast majority. You come here to get info just to get copy and past it dont work answers, when theres tons and on of videos to show proof online, its very sad theirs such a small amount of people on here who state facts or are unbiased. And it's not even in this topic either.

Also, the new x470 boards, they're making them 4way SLI/CF capable...dead?!?!? why is support for it growing???? Oh yes, graphics and monitors are getting so much more demanding, 1 GPU cant drive some of these games on some new monitors on max settings 4k. With sli, aka scaling you get a 20%-90% boost in performance.

A list of games, which isnt complete i just don't feel like searching for a better list, that support SLI.
https://www.game-debate.com/news/10694/complete-list-of-compatible-nvidia-sli-supported-games

This is a post from 3 years ago, funny how much peoples view's have shifted, as games get more demanding as well as displays from a GPU, and yet MOBO's are increasing support for compatibility.



 

source?
 
whats your experience?
 
And most of those people haven't ever even used SLI
 
The problem is always the same on the internet. People only take to the forums looking for fixes to problems theyre having, people read it and start saying that x product etc is bad, that gets spread …. hence SLI is dead, SLI is dead, fact is the vast majority of people have zero experience of SLI. How many people actually come on here and say "hey guys ive been using this product/tech for a little while now and you know what? It's great, its stable and works great and provides a good performance jump" ? 
 
Ive said this before on these forums and ill say it again (with this caveat this time as it was taken out of context - Im not saying there was no issues, im saying how many actually experienced vs read about it) How many times did you hear about Iphone7's bending in peoples pockets and how many people actually experienced the "slow 0.5gb vram" stutter on 970 GTX? I bet less than 1% of the people on forums spouting off about it actually experienced it.
 
I had 2x 970s in SLI for 18 months and had a single 970 a year longer. I never experienced the slow down (not saying it didn't exist) and you know what else? 2 games from around 100 didn't support SLI, Just Cause 3 and Quantum Break (terrible port, didn't even use Gsync)
 
You need to ask what games you own, I guess most will support SLI to some extent, the actual performance varies. Just keep in mind that when the 1180 arrives, it will "probably" (Carlsberg quote lol) have around the same performance as your 1080 SLI. With that in mind and announcements expected in late July, it might be an idea to sell a 1080 now and the other once the 1180 is released and just grab an 1180. If this was year ago Id say go for it (depending on your monitor res?) but were so close, you would be better with one with cash to upgrade.
 

source?
 
whats your experience?
 
And most of those people haven't ever even used SLI
 
The problem is always the same on the internet. People only take to the forums looking for fixes to problems theyre having, people read it and start saying that x product etc is bad, that gets spread …. hence SLI is dead, SLI is dead, fact is the vast majority of people have zero experience of SLI. How many people actually come on here and say "hey guys ive been using this product/tech for a little while now and you know what? It's great, its stable and works great and provides a good performance jump" ? 
 
Ive said this before on these forums and ill say it again (with this caveat this time as it was taken out of context - Im not saying there was no issues, im saying how many actually experienced vs read about it) How many times did you hear about Iphone7's bending in peoples pockets and how many people actually experienced the "slow 0.5gb vram" stutter on 970 GTX? I bet less than 1% of the people on forums spouting off about it actually experienced it.
 
I had 2x 970s in SLI for 18 months and had a single 970 a year longer. I never experienced the slow down (not saying it didn't exist) and you know what else? 2 games from around 100 didn't support SLI, Just Cause 3 and Quantum Break (terrible port, didn't even use Gsync)
 
You need to ask what games you own, I guess most will support SLI to some extent, the actual performance varies. Just keep in mind that when the 1180 arrives, it will "probably" (Carlsberg quote lol) have around the same performance as your 1080 SLI. With that in mind and announcements expected in late July, it might be an idea to sell a 1080 now and the other once the 1180 is released and just grab an 1180. If this was year ago Id say go for it (depending on your monitor res?) but were so close, you would be better with one with cash to upgrade.