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Your build will handle it, there won't be any bottlenecking 

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yeah you can SLI, in x8x8 mode

also, you can join the SLIMasterRace club!

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/345528-slimasterrace-club/

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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Yes. Only your second PCIe 16x slot has only 8 lanes attached. I think Linus has a video about GPU`s and PCIe lanes. It should not impact performance that much, as fart as i know.

 

It should work fine :D

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Yes. Only your second PCIe 16x slot has only 8 lanes attached. I think Linus has a video about GPU`s and PCIe lanes. It should not impact performance that much, as fart as i know.

 

Yes. Only your second PCIe 16x slot has only 8 lanes attached. I think Linus has a video about GPU`s and PCIe lanes. It should not impact performance that much, as fart as i know.

4x pcie3.0 is even fast enolugh for SLI as far as I know

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4x pcie3.0 is even fast enolugh for SLI as far as I know

you cannot SLI with only 4 lanes, nvidia detects the 4 lanes and say No!

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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about 4 lanes, even in 3.0 PCI-E

https://youtu.be/rctaLgK5stA?t=5m26s

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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dont go sli always upgrade listenn to linus!

linus suggests if you SLI only go to two. maybe three if you DGAF. never 4.

 

also, you can only go to a titanX or 980 from the 970. it's worth it to SLI with OP's build.

2x970s are better than a single 980, and as good as a titanX (almost), so it is cheaper for OP to SLI.

 

read here:

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/82060-evga-gtx-970-ssc-sli-vs-titan-x-r9-295x2/?page=10

A decent dollop of extra performance isn't compromised by stuttery gaming in the main, and two GTX 970 SSC's throughput is better than a single Titan X and, depending upon title, about the same as the AMD Radeon R9 295X2.

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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you cannot SLI with only 4 lanes, nvidia detects the 4 lanes and say No!

I believe he meant theoretically it could, based on bandwidth.

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linus suggests if you SLI only go to two. maybe three if you DGAF. never 4.

 

also, you can only go to a titanX or 980 from the 970. it's worth it to SLI with OP's build.

2x970s are better than a single 980, and as good as a titanX (almost), so it is cheaper for OP to SLI.

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I believe he meant theoretically it could, based on bandwidth.

but no... he can't.

that core only supports up to 16PCI-E lanes anyway, so even if OP had 3 cards when he plugs the third in the board will read the cards as (x8,x4,x4) this will actually knock his 2nd card out of SLI.

 

OP. go SLI bro, join the club. just don't try 3-way SLI.

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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Can my system handle gtx 970 sli? Or will the bottleneck be too high in games like BF4/BFH? [system specs on profile]

follow your topic.

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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Yup, SLI will be fine with that no bottle necks

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Yup, SLI will be fine with that no bottle necks

 

but no... he can't.

that core only supports up to 16PCI-E lanes anyway, so even if OP had 3 cards when he plugs the third in the board will read the cards as (x8,x4,x4) this will actually knock his 2nd card out of SLI.

 

OP. go SLI bro, join the club. just don't try 3-way SLI.

 

Yes. Only your second PCIe 16x slot has only 8 lanes attached. I think Linus has a video about GPU`s and PCIe lanes. It should not impact performance that much, as fart as i know.

 

It should work fine :D

k, thanks guys, i just wanted to know it, although my gpu usage is always between 90-99% and never realy constantly at 99% or even 100%, but whatever, but I probably wont go sli, i may get a corsair rad for the i5 later

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