SLI or nah?

[REX.exe]

So I haven't bought my rig yet so I'm still changing my part list.

 

Are there any two cards that can be put in SLI that perform just as good, if not better than the 290?

 

I don't want to spend over $400 (AUD) on the cards. I don't care about temps and SLI issues so don't give me the regular crap about it. I just feel like SLI would look really cool in my build seeing i have a windowed case.

 

Also, does anyone know why the 780ti is so expensive??? 

[Paralectic]

780Ti is discontinued, that's why.

I'd get a single 970.

 

bye

[VioDuskar]

go SLI, join the club!

[dragoon20005]

780Ti is discontinued, that's why.

I'd get a single 970.

 

bye

970 is like a sidegrade from the GTX780Ti

 

 

So I haven't bought my rig yet so I'm still changing my part list.

 

Are there any two cards that can be put in SLI that perform just as good, if not better than the 290?

 

I don't want to spend over $400 (AUD) on the cards. I don't care about temps and SLI issues so don't give me the regular crap about it. I just feel like SLI would look really cool in my build seeing i have a windowed case.

 

Also, does anyone know why the 780ti is so expensive??? 

reached end of production for the 780ti

 

IMO got for single GTX980 or Titan Black

[ShadowCaptain]

Also, does anyone know why the 780ti is so expensive??? 

 

because its performance is still amazing, and they are discontinued now

 

"you dont care about SLI issues" etc - dont just buy a component because it looks cool, SLI issues are out there, and you WILL experience them, heat can CAN be an issue even if you dont care - you will when your cards are thermal throttling or having other issues!

 

I always recommend going for the single fastest card you can afford, instead of 2 weaker cards in CF/SLI - you will get more consistent performance

 

in the future, when you need more performance, you can grab a second one for SLI

[REX.exe]

970 is like a sidegrade from the GTX780Ti

 

 

reached end of production for the 780ti

 

IMO got for single GTX980 or Titan Black

Haha sorry, too expensive. Please read the whole post. $400 AUD.

[dragoon20005]

Haha sorry, too expensive. Please read the whole post. $400 AUD.

sell the current GPU and more budget for the GTX980?

[REX.exe]

sell the current GPU and more budget for the GTX980?

Again, read the whole post, haven't got the rig yet. I don't have a graphics card to sell.

[PetiteBob]

If you can buy a 970, might be a bit over your budget but trust me it is worth every single cent. If not get a single R2 290. The cheapest 970 I could find is the Asus 970 Strix 4GB for $469 AUD and the cheapest R9 290 I could find was the Asus Direct CU 2 for $384 AUD.

[REX.exe]

If you can buy a 970, might be a bit over your budget but trust me it is worth every single cent. If not get a single R2 290. The cheapest 970 I could find is the Asus 970 Strix 4GB for $469 AUD and the cheapest R9 290 I could find was the Asus Direct CU 2 for $384 AUD.

Indeed. I could. As nooby as this sounds. With SLI, does it only need to be the same chipset? If I was to get a strix, then later get a Tri-X or something like that. Would that work?

[dragoon20005]

CF need you to only get the same GPU family

 

so 290 with 290x will work

 

only nVidia will only allow 970 with 970 with 4GB VRAM each

[PetiteBob]

Indeed. I could. As nooby as this sounds. With SLI, does it only need to be the same chipset? If I was to get a strix, then later get a Tri-X or something like that. Would that work?

 

For Sli (Nvida) or CrossFire (AMD) all you need is the same type of card. E.g You could get a Strix 970 and then a Windforce 970 as long as they are the same like 970 and 970 not 970 and 980.

[REX.exe]

I will more than likely get the Strix 970 now. Then get another Strix 970 in the future. Having two completely different looking graphics card in the same build looks stupid. Thank you for the advice guys. Could anyone recommend a nice OC for the strix? ASUS seem to sort of optimize their products for OCing.

[Elapo]

I will more than likely get the Strix 970 now. Then get another Strix 970 in the future. Having two completely different looking graphics card in the same build looks stupid. Thank you for the advice guys. Could anyone recommend a nice OC for the strix? ASUS seem to sort of optimize their products for OCing.

 

Depends on your card, really. My 970's strix clock up to ~1280 without changing anything, so that is already a nice boost over stock. The cooler is def. good enough to handle a couple of hundred Mhz OC.

[REX.exe]

Depends on your card, really. My 970's strix clock up to ~1280 without changing anything, so that is already a nice boost over stock. The cooler is def. good enough to handle a couple of hundred Mhz OC.

Yeah, I'm surprised the strix is the cheapest 970 on PCPartPicker!

 

I saw the 1280 boost clock, pretty good.

 

What would you recommend for an overclock. While also maintaining a good temp? As you can see by This thread, I will be getting another 970 in the future. So I don't want anything thermal throttling. I could always just slow it down when I get the other 970.

[Elapo]

Yeah, I'm surprised the strix is the cheapest 970 on PCPartPicker!

 

I saw the 1280 boost clock, pretty good.

 

What would you recommend for an overclock. While also maintaining a good temp? As you can see by This thread, I will be getting another 970 in the future. So I don't want anything thermal throttling. I could always just slow it down when I get the other 970.

 

Reall, it all depends on how good your specific chip is. I'd say, start at +100 on core and +200 on mem or something, run valley 4.0 for a while and see if it works (no weird stuff, textures, etc). If it works fine, try +150 +300 and test again. Then repeat untill you see artifacts, clock it down to where it was fine.

 

Temps shouldn't be a prob on this card, but keep an eye on it while doing all this

[REX.exe]

Valley 4.0? is that a stress test or something? I have never overclocked anything before so terms and phrases are sort of confusing.

[Briggsy]

two Nvidia cards combined that perform as good or better than a 290, and cost less than 400AUD? if you can find a couple

3GB 660's on sale or used, that might fit the bill (the 2GB 660's have 0.5GB of slow VRam). otherwise your only option would be a couple R7 265's in crossfire, maybe R9 270's if the price is right. Really, For that budget  your options are slim if you want to beat a 290.

[REX.exe]

two Nvidia cards combined that perform as good or better than a 290, and cost less than 400AUD? if you can find a couple

3GB 660's on sale or used, that might fit the bill (the 2GB 660's have 0.5GB of slow VRam). otherwise your only option would be a couple R7 265's in crossfire, maybe R9 270's if the price is right. Really, For that budget  your options are slim if you want to beat a 290.

Mate I hate to be rude but you really need to read some of the thread. I have resulted in a single 970 and will be adding another one when I feel as if it's necessary.