1080 or 1070's sli

[AlexMorway]

Creating a new system. Trying to decide on my graphics car set up. Can anyone help me decide on my set up? Also what brands do you guys recommend? Right now I'm leaning towards the asus Strix line of cards.

[Stardar1]

2 minutes ago, AlexMorway said:

Creating a new system. Trying to decide on my graphics car set up. Can anyone help me decide on my set up? Also what brands do you guys recommend? Right now I'm leaning towards the asus Strix line of cards.

GTX 1070 SLI has better raw performance... when it's supported, which it won't always be. It is also more expensive. GTX 1080 is smarter choice. 

[Techicolors]

1070 SLI is faster than a single 1080... but i would go with a single 1080. 

[♠FlamieMeister♠]

I would say SLI 1070s, just use the magic unity command in steam launch properties (Better guide) for a game, set that game to AFR friendly, and your good to go

[PigWithAMustache]

I would go with a single 1080 so you can SLI that in the future for ultimite POWAAAAAAAAAAAA

[TurtleTrain]

Hi,

I would go with the 1080, especially if you are going with the strix one, I have one and it is very good and performs well, also if you get two in SLI then they may not be supported and I should think there will be a greater power draw

 

Hope this helps

[App4that]

OK, this is getting ridiculous... 

24 minutes ago, AlexMorway said:

Creating a new system. Trying to decide on my graphics car set up. Can anyone help me decide on my set up? Also what brands do you guys recommend? Right now I'm leaning towards the asus Strix line of cards.

Don't listen to anyone unless you check their profile and they have 2 cards in SLI, like me. SLI is fine. There are no problems with SLI and the vast majority of games that would need 2 1070 support SLI. The games that don't run fine on one. 

 

 

[Morgan Everett]

40 minutes ago, AlexMorway said:

Creating a new system. Trying to decide on my graphics car set up. Can anyone help me decide on my set up? Also what brands do you guys recommend? Right now I'm leaning towards the asus Strix line of cards.

I'd suggest going for the single most powerful card you can afford, where possible. So I voted for the 1080. There's the option to SLI with it down the line, of course, though I'm not sure I would.

 

As for brands, any will do.

[Techicolors]

multi-GPU isn't necessarily a bad thing.. but i assume that the OP is getting a new GPU, and a 1080 would work because he could SLI in the future if he wanted. for an existing setup, multi-GPU won't be a bad deal. like i have a 1070 and thinking of getting another one, though anytime soon. 

[0ld_Chicken]

I've been kinda asking myself this same question since I got a couple EK 10X0 blocks on the cheap... I'm thinking 1080 now and another 1080 down the line if I feel it's necessary

[i_build_nanosuits]

5 hours ago, App4that said:

OK, this is getting ridiculous... 

Don't listen to anyone unless you check their profile and they have 2 cards in SLI, like me. SLI is fine. There are no problems with SLI and the vast majority of games that would need 2 1070 support SLI. The games that don't run fine on one. 

 

 

i wonder who's the only person who voted for 1070 SLI?! hahaha

[App4that]

2 hours ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

i wonder who's the only person who voted for 1070 SLI?! hahaha

If everyone saw the performance rather than the fear, I wouldn't be the only one  

 

Oh well, not everyone is meant for greatness. 

[Mick Naughty]

Depends on your CPU and game up plan on playing. 

 

 I quit using my 1080 because my CPU is too weak to play bf1. I'd rather use an old card or two old cards. 

[stealth80]

2 hours ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

i wonder who's the only person who voted for 1070 SLI?! hahaha

 

11 minutes ago, App4that said:

If everyone saw the performance rather than the fear, I wouldn't be the only one  

 

Oh well, not everyone is meant for greatness. 

I always say that if starting from new, DO NOT SLI MID/NONE TOP TIER CARDS you are ruining your upgrade path. I would definitely go with a single 1080 now and add another later if required. Now obviously if someone had a 1070 already and wanted more then add another 1070. 

 

@App4that You know I agree with you on this, as usual we're probably hearing from people who have read from the people that have had bad experiences with SLI without actually experiencing it themselves, as i've said before, you rarely hear from people when everything is running smoothly ...

 

18 months of 970s in SLI only Just Cause 3 caused me issues, I would have zero issues with adding another 1080 to my system in the future (barring the fact it wont physically fit in my new case, due to the bottom radiator )

[stealth80]

5 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Depends on your CPU and game up plan on playing. 

 

 I quit using my 1080 because my CPU is too weak to play bf1. I'd rather use an old card or two old cards. 

Lol what? Theres only 2 more powerful (4c/8ht) cpus available and you should be able to easily hit 4.7ghz on that 4790k. I wouldnt drop my 1080 for that reason alone, especially in one game, its not like its going to run any faster. Im very surprised a 4790k cant keep up with a 1080 at 1440P 

[Mick Naughty]

26 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

Lol what? Theres only 2 more powerful (4c/8ht) cpus available and you should be able to easily hit 4.7ghz on that 4790k. I wouldnt drop my 1080 for that reason alone, especially in one game, its not like its going to run any faster. Im very surprised a 4790k cant keep up with a 1080 at 1440P 

Exactly but I'm not gonna drop more money for a card. I'll stick to my old crap and enjoy the game. I only buy two games a year so if it doesn't work for me it's useless. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

6 hours ago, stealth80 said:

Lol what? Theres only 2 more powerful (4c/8ht) cpus available and you should be able to easily hit 4.7ghz on that 4790k. I wouldnt drop my 1080 for that reason alone, especially in one game, its not like its going to run any faster. Im very surprised a 4790k cant keep up with a 1080 at 1440P 

it absolutely can i have a 4770K myself and it's only running 4.2ghz and it's absolutely fine no matter what settings i use even on low details 2560x1440 the GPU is still maxed out and i usually play on ultra settings GPU always maxed out CPU never maxed out it's stupid smooth and my 980ti is running at 1450mhz so it's barely 20% slower than his GTX 1080 he's been beating that drum for a while now for no good reason imho.

 

6 hours ago, App4that said:

If everyone saw the performance rather than the fear, I wouldn't be the only one  

 

Oh well, not everyone is meant for greatness. 

You simply don't buy two weaker cards from the get go...you buy the most powerful one, and if you feel like it you add another one later when you can find one for 200$ used.

[App4that]

1 hour ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

it absolutely can i have a 4770K myself and it's only running 4.2ghz and it's absolutely fine no matter what settings i use even on low details 2560x1440 the GPU is still maxed out and i usually play on ultra settings GPU always maxed out CPU never maxed out it's stupid smooth and my 980ti is running at 1450mhz so it's barely 20% slower than his GTX 1080 he's been beating that drum for a while now for no good reason imho.

 

You simply don't buy two weaker cards from the get go...you buy the most powerful one, and if you feel like it you add another one later when you can find one for 200$ used.

If the 1080 wasn't a horrible deal you'd have a point. You can get 2 1070 for 800 bucks brand new, with a HB SLI bridge thrown in by Newegg. The 1080 is 650 bucks at least. Two 1070s beat a Pascal Titan X on average, Digital Foundry showed 2 1070 beat 2 1080 in some games, probably due to 2 1080 making any CPU a bottleneck.

 

Two 1070 is just too good a deal, if I didn't have a 980ti I would have honestly done it myself. 

[Mick Naughty]

2 hours ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

it absolutely can i have a 4770K myself and it's only running 4.2ghz and it's absolutely fine no matter what settings i use even on low details 2560x1440 the GPU is still maxed out and i usually play on ultra settings GPU always maxed out CPU never maxed out it's stupid smooth and my 980ti is running at 1450mhz so it's barely 20% slower than his GTX 1080 he's been beating that drum for a while now for no good reason imho.

Been beating that drum since ive

bought 2 1080's. Can't take stuff out  context. Like I said until I see other wise I'll continue to call bullshit. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

1 hour ago, Mick Naughty said:

Been beating that drum since ive

bought 2 1080's. Can't take stuff out  context. Like I said until I see other wise I'll continue to call bullshit. 

Yeah...and it's not like the i7-4790K is still the second best CPU when it comes to gaming or anything like that hey...being defeated by the i7-6700K by only 5% or something...yeah!

[Mick Naughty]

3 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

Yeah...and it's not like the i7-4790K is still the second best CPU when it comes to gaming or anything like that hey...being defeated by the i7-6700K by only 5% or something...yeah!

Just goes to show how unoptimized the game really is. So as it stands it just isn't enough.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, Mick Naughty said:

Just goes to show how unoptimized the game really is. So as it stands it just isn't enough.

ahhhh...so it's not that CPU is ''not enough'' it's that the games are poorly optimized...i can still render 120FPS in BF1 though...on medium/high settings 1440p...so a GTX 1080 should be able to do high 120FPS and if you put 1070 SLI you can probably do 120FPS ultra without CPU getting in the way...

[Mick Naughty]

2 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

ahhhh...so it's not that CPU is ''not enough'' it's that the games are poorly optimized...i can still render 120FPS in BF1 though...on medium/high settings 1440p...so a GTX 1080 should be able to do high 120FPS and if you put 1070 SLI you can probably do 120FPS ultra without CPU getting in the way...

Yea it can do 120+ ultra in 1440. But the cpu riding 100% makes the game annoying. Did the same thing with black ops 3. Put the game on extra and the cpu cant keep up.

Quite using the card, put a single titan black in and on med or high preset bf1 still puts my cpu at 90-95. But its playable.

[i_build_nanosuits]

12 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Yea it can do 120+ ultra in 1440. But the cpu riding 100% makes the game annoying. Did the same thing with black ops 3. Put the game on extra and the cpu cant keep up.

Quite using the card, put a single titan black in and on med or high preset bf1 still puts my cpu at 90-95. But its playable.

question is: how much would a CPU with more cores/threads and more cache would help or is it bound by single-threaded performance...

[Mick Naughty]

7 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

question is: how much would a CPU with more cores/threads and more cache would help or is it bound by single-threaded performance...

I'm sure it could help quite a bit but I can't bring my self to find out. If I went down that road I would waste about 3 grand. Current titles aren't worth that for me right now.