Hey Linus.. Adjusting for dollar cost averaging is SLI/Crossfire worth it?

[Luc412]

I watched all your dual gpu video's, but didn't see this exact question posed. 

 

So, SLI/Crossfire provide next gen graphics today.. (sounds oxymoronic, but that's the phrase anyhow) 

 

Lets say I have a $500 gpu budget; 

 

Will you see better performance by spending it all on one higher end card like a 980?

 

or two mid range cards like $200 GTX 960's? (my gut tells me two lower end cards would outperform) 

 

Does anyone know of unbias benchmarks on this? 

 

Thanks!

[Enderman]

two 960s will *usually* perform better, but the game needs to support SLI otherwise you only get the performance of one

typically one more powerful GPU is recommended over two low end ones

it will also be quieter and use less heat

[KemoKa]

It has been stated on Linus' videos and on this forum many times that you're better off getting the single most powerful card that you can afford, and then use that. Then if you want, you can add another later and have even MOAR performance. SLI right off the bat might get you more performance immediately, but you'll have no upgrade path short of selling the cards. Plus, you have issues with SLI support, stuttering, frame buffer restrictions, etc...

[J. Hammond]

SLI/Crossfire is worth it in one of three scenarios.

 

1- You want performance that top end graphics cards can't provide on their own.

 

2- You already have one decent graphics card plus a compatible motherboard, PSU, and case.

 

3- You are running programs that benefit from multiple graphics cards.

[The Official Czex]

Anything more than two-way SLI or XFire is unnecessary and the performance gains will not justify the cost of a three or four-way SLI/XFire config.

[SamirPro]

Where i can find info about warning points satus an d that stuff?

[SamirPro]

FuzzyYellow, LancerBG, WaitDontSh00t, NLR, J. Hammond, Theo, UnbounDxKilleR, Luc412 please help me

[Luc412]

It has been stated on Linus' videos and on this forum many times that you're better off getting the single most powerful card that you can afford, and then use that. Then if you want, you can add another later and have even MOAR performance. SLI right off the bat might get you more performance immediately, but you'll have no upgrade path short of selling the cards. Plus, you have issues with SLI support, stuttering, frame buffer restrictions, etc...

 

Can you link me to the youtube video where he addresses this issue? 

 

Thanks

[FruitBasketSilex]

Where i can find info about warning points satus an d that stuff?

Go to the off topic section to ask things like that, please. It's rude to interrupt someone's topic to ask a completely unrelated question.

Click on your name, or go to your profile, and below your avatar it should say x warning points, where x = how many you have. Click on that and you can read info detailing any warning points you've accumulated.

[Suika]

It has been stated on Linus' videos and on this forum many times that you're better off getting the single most powerful card that you can afford, and then use that.

Linus has also stated that he's often misquoted as saying that, and SLI is a great option, especially when the two graphics cards placed in SLI are the same GPU as the higher / highest end GPU (e.g. 970 SLI may be better than a single 980).

[App4that]

If you're starting from scratch, get one strong card. For upgrading two GPUs is a great option