Get a 2nd gtx 690???

[godsarmy]

I'm running a liquid cooled 690, I'm thinking about buying a 2nd used one, I've alway Hurd quad sli has had lots of problems for gaming but I was wondering if that has changed, I game on a 2560x1440 monitor and will upgrade to the rog swift as soon as it comes out,

[Titanicium]

I would personally not bother, but if it's cheap I guess it's okay...

[Ryan Leech]

I would only do it for the bragging rights.

[_iNefarious_]

I would say if you need the performance then go for something like 2xR9 290/290X or 2xGTX 780/780Ti.

[Skylark]

I would say if you need the performance then go for something like 2xR9 290/290X or 2xGTX 780/780Ti.

This is terrible advise bud.

 

690 is still VERY relevant and beast card, plus he already invest +100$ for a waterblock.

[Tea1337]

I remember my old 690, if it's for a good price, I'd say go for it man, more bragging right

 

'Yeah I run Quad SLI GTX 690's' 

 

I think that would be bad a$$

[_iNefarious_]

This is terrible advise bud.

 

690 is still VERY relevant and beast card, plus he already invest +100$ for a waterblock.

Yes, ONE GTX 690 is good, with two you get to a point to lose in performance with 4 way SLI. The 2x780Ti may not be as fast but will be able to go into 3 way SLI later on.

[EChondo]

Tri and Quad SLI still have performance problems. Not many games are accustomed to that many GPU's. If you want a real upgrade, I would recommend waiting until Maxwell comes out and see if that will provide you enough performance.

 

I know many people say that you should wait, but Maxwell is potentially right around the corner, and your GTX 690 isn't low in performance by any means, so getting a second 690 I wouldn't recommend, even sinking money into dual 290x's or 780ti's could be a waste(I don't know the exact numbers between 780ti's and a 690).

 

I would wait, but if it's cheap and you've got the money, then why not? It just seems like it would be about bragging rights really.

[Skylark]

Yes, ONE GTX 690 is good, with two you get to a point to lose in performance with 4 way SLI. The 2x780Ti may not be as fast but will be able to go into 3 way SLI later on.

You dont know what your talking about, please stop.

[_iNefarious_]

You dont know what your talking about, please stop.

Are you sure?Also there will be an issue with the amount of VRAM in the 690. The 2GB VRAM will be maxed out.

[godsarmy]

The main reason for wanting to do this is battle field 4 to go ultra and turn up resolution percentage

[Skylark]

Are you sure?Also there will be an issue with the amount of VRAM in the 690. The 2GB VRAM will be maxed out.

Ill give you the VRAM, if gaming on more then one screen or at 2.5K then 2Gb may be an issue for some games however ditching a watercooled 690 to invest 1500$ in 2x780Ti plus waterblocks is idiotic in my mind.  

[Advent]

The main reason for wanting to do this is battle field 4 to go ultra and turn up resolution percentage

Then get a 780 or 780 Ti and sell the 690 + waterblock. SLI doesn't scale well on many games and BF4 gets stuttering from it. Ultra @ your resolution will net you like ~40 FPS average with a 770. If you want more FPS get a 780/Ti.

[_iNefarious_]

Ill give you the VRAM, if gaming on more then one screen or at 2.5K then 2Gb may be an issue for some games however ditching a watercooled 690 to invest 1500$ in 2x780Ti plus waterblocks is idiotic in my mind.

Selling a GTX690 used with a waterblock will be about 800$ so he already has his first 780Ti

[Skylark]

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_780_ti_review,23.html

[_iNefarious_]

You dont know what your talking about, please stop.

Are you saying this because I have only 70 posts?

[Advent]

Are you saying this because I have only 70 posts?

No one brought up post count. SLI/Crossfire has issues in BF4. That is why you don't know what you are talking about. It causes the game to stutter and it doesn't scale well.

[Skylark]

Are you saying this because I have only 70 posts?

 

No I could care less how many posts someone has, I think thats a terrible readout for an individuals knowledge of computers/hardware

[_iNefarious_]

No one brought up post count. SLI/Crossfire has issues in BF4. That is why you don't know what you are talking about. It causes the game to stutter and it doesn't scale well.

So then wouldn't the GTX690 SLI be the worse compared to a single card?

[Advent]

So then wouldn't the GTX690 SLI be the worse compared to a single card?

Any SLi is a bad idea, hence I didn't recommend him doing SLi. 780Ti SLi can be stable but you have to cap FPS and you have to tweak a lot of settings. Even then you might get micro stuttering.

 

[godsarmy]

I havnt had any problems with sli if I do go with 780ti it will be at least 2

[godsarmy]

I can't find and quad sli numbers or reviews for bf4 ;(

[ltguy]

Any SLi is a bad idea, hence I didn't recommend him doing SLi. 780Ti SLi can be stable but you have to cap FPS and you have to tweak a lot of settings. Even then you might get micro stuttering.

What are you talking about ?? SLI is awesome. Micostuttter.... on crossfire yes, SLI... havent seen any. And what extra tweaking are you needing for SLI?   As far as a second 690, nah. Its to late. Too many pixels and too little famebuffer.

[HK_Rage]

I don't think it would be worth it to get a 2nd card, other than bragging rights. Since the 690 is a dual CPU, wouldn't the scaling be the same for essentially 4 680's?

[Advent]

What are you talking about ?? SLI is awesome. Micostuttter.... on crossfire yes, SLI... havent seen any. And what extra tweaking are you needing for SLI?   As far as a second 690, nah. Its to late. Too many pixels and too little famebuffer.

SLi has issues with stutter on BF4 also check any BF4 forum. There are also scaling issues. As far as extra tweaks when using SLi you can cap your FPS and a few other things to help reduce stutter. And yeah a 2nd 690 wouldn't help.