SLI And Crossfire... if it’s worth it? And if not what’s the technical explanation?

[thedemoncowboy]

I got a 2080 RTX Ti, i9 9900 k, and Asus Hero, thanks to the forum guidance.

 

However, even though one person off of PCMR, and LTT, and YouTube recommended SLi, but I just want to understand WHY the one 2080 RTX TI is better?

 

So far what people have told me:

- Games don’t utilize SLI or crossfire well enough 

- You’re essentially when a game supports it only getting 10-20% increase but also screen tearing. 

- Single Cards are becoming more powerful

 

Anything else, or technical that adheres to this argument ?

[Semper]

Objectively, SLI is usually better in some performance capacity when directly comparing cards (I.E. single vs dual 2080's), but it's cost to performance ratio; double the cost for marginal improvements in performance that makes it the kicker, it's not a linear scale. Comparing an SLI 2070 setup to a 2080 isn't as straightforward as you might think, which is why it's nearly unanimous that someone will recommend a single higher tier card over dual lower tiers.

Screen tearing isn't guaranteed, it can happen, and it may be isolated to specific titles, while others might work perfectly fine.

Essentially what it boils down to in my perspective:
If you're going all out, completely overkill, and have the excess cash, sure... an SLI setup provides you more versatility, potentially performance, but should only be a decision if you're already at the top of the top with more cash than you know what to do with.

[Princess Luna]

6 minutes ago, thedemoncowboy said:

Asus Hero, thanks to the forum guidance.

Not this Forum I hope... the Hero XI is quite a bad overpriced product xd...

 

7 minutes ago, thedemoncowboy said:

WHY the one 2080 RTX TI is better?

Are you just looking for reasons to buy another and SLI? If you have more money than you need and lack other hobbies you can play with both cards, it's just terrible value consider  all the things you already mentioned:

8 minutes ago, thedemoncowboy said:

- Games don’t utilize SLI or crossfire well enough 

- You’re essentially when a game supports it only getting 10-20% increase but also screen tearing. 

- Single Cards are becoming more powerful

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When it seems to work, it's a stuttering lie; much lower 1% lows:

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All that only for double the power consumption:

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So yes, if you have the luxury to waste over a grand of dollars just to look pretty you can go for it, but if you care about the value of things... not much to think through here.

[thedemoncowboy]

6 minutes ago, Princess Luna said:

Not this Forum I hope... the Hero XI is quite a bad overpriced product xd...

 

Are you just looking for reasons to buy another and SLI? If you have more money than you need and lack other hobbies you can play with both cards, it's just terrible value consider  all the things you already mentioned:

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When it seems to work, it's a stuttering lie; much lower 1% lows:

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All that only for double the power consumption:

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So yes, if you have the luxury to waste over a grand of dollars just to look pretty you can go for it, but if you care about the value of things... not much to think through here.

Could I buy one yes? Do I want to waste money no

[Bcat00]

2 minutes ago, thedemoncowboy said:

Could I buy one yes? Do I want to waste money no

Then don’t buy because it’s just not worth it unless you really have the money to burn for very little boost

[Constantin]

Buying a single high end GPU (2080Ti) in our days (2019) is the same thing as SLI a few years back

[Kizune]

I'm running 2 x RTX 2080 Ti in SLI and i'm absolutely happy - i usually play in 4k resolution with maximum quality settings and yet to find game which i will struggle with. Practical? - may be not, worth it? - absolutely!