Problems with 4 Way SLI

[OctanGaming234]

So, I have been having this problem where all 4 GTX 980Ti's start making some weird noises (I assumed they were coil whine) however after I turned on my PC again, The whine went away, But whenever I play a game such as GTA for example, The screen is divided into 4 parts horizontally but very faintly. (I'm guessing the GPU's are not in sync maybe due to something wrong with my SLI config? idk) Now, 

[OctanGaming234]

Damn, so it's got to do with my SLI setup where there are too many GPU's, Well the PC doesn't even start no more so I cant care less. XD. Might get Quadros tho as u said.. I think I should reslot my cards and the SLI bridge since im getting no output to the screen atm

[SpookyCitrus]

4 minutes ago, OctanGaming234 said:

Damn, so it's got to do with my SLI setup where there are too many GPU's, Well the PC doesn't even start no more so I cant care less. XD. Might get Quadros tho as u said.. I think I should reslot my cards and the SLI bridge since im getting no output to the screen atm

Doing a multi GPU set up today is a waste of money especially for gaming. New games don't even have multi GPU support, so it would be absolutely pointless for you to buy 4 quadros(not even gaming cards) or even 4 GPUs in general for a gaming machine now. If you use the computer as a workstation as well where you would actually utilize them then it might be worth it, but just gaming? Hell no. 

It sounds to me like one or more of the cards may be failing. You should test each card individually one at a time before doing anything else.

[Enderman]

1) sell the four GPUs

2) Buy one good GPU

3) Enjoy gaming without any issues or horrible fps scaling

[jaslion]

22 minutes ago, OctanGaming234 said:

So, I have been having this problem where all 4 GTX 980Ti's start making some weird noises (I assumed they were coil whine) however after I turned on my PC again, The whine went away, But whenever I play a game such as GTA for example, The screen is divided into 4 parts horizontally but very faintly. (I'm guessing the GPU's are not in sync maybe due to something wrong with my SLI config? idk) Now, 

Sli is as good as dead and more than 2 gpu's never really worked well ever. Gta V is already a game that doesn't really like multi gpu so it's a wonder it even worked with 4. Don't bother doing any multi gpu setup nowadays as it's a pure waste of money.

[Drama Lama]

23 minutes ago, OctanGaming234 said:

So, I have been having this problem where all 4 GTX 980Ti's start making some weird noises (I assumed they were coil whine) however after I turned on my PC again, The whine went away, But whenever I play a game such as GTA for example, The screen is divided into 4 parts horizontally but very faintly. (I'm guessing the GPU's are not in sync maybe due to something wrong with my SLI config? idk) Now, 

I guess it’s a just because I can build 

[D13H4RD]

Outside of high-tier workstations that have multiple GPUs linked via the full NVLink interface for productivity and rendering, SLI for gaming has pretty much been irrelevant for a few years now and I really doubt it'll make a resurgence because more and more games have just not bothered to support it due to technical challenges. 

 

You'd be better off going with a single enthusiast-oriented GPU like a 2080 Ti or its successor if you're after ultra high-performance gaming. 

[Zodiark1593]

5 hours ago, Enderman said:

1) sell the four GPUs

2) Buy one good GPU

3) Enjoy gaming without any issues or horrible fps scaling

*wonders what to do if one already has good GPU, but wants moar*

[Enderman]

2 minutes ago, Zodiark1593 said:

*wonders what to do if one already has good GPU, but wants moar*

You sell it and buy a better GPU.

Unless you have a 2080ti or titan RTX there is no need for a second one.

[jaslion]

7 hours ago, Zodiark1593 said:

*wonders what to do if one already has good GPU, but wants moar*

Check if the game has a somewhat working sli scaling and contemplate if investing over 1k is worth it for a single game or maybe 2.