The day I went SLI w/ 100ME MSI GTX 960's OC

[Drixen]

So the other day I was browsing Amazon for pre Black Friday deals and I came across GTX 960s 100ME for $169.99.. so I snagged 2, he had 3 in stock.

BAM! 

I have 37*c,47*c idle temps and about 52*c,62*c load on CS GO and Rally Dirt, CoD BO2, Asetto Corsa, etc.

 

Current I have an OC that is stable at: 108%, core clock: +152, memory clock +152. Good setup, and impressive results with X99.. 5820k @ 3.4ghz. DDR4 2667 XMP1.

 

Amazing... it runs cooler than  my previous single 980 and it is better performance.

 

Also, in 3D Mark the benchmark was great! I got a Score: 12,070 which was higher than my 980 score of: 12006.

 

I have had no SLI driver/config issues what so ever, pleasant experience so far! Here are some pics!

 

 

[alphaproject]

So you got them cheap and gonna ebay them?

[Drixen]

Heck no, I am using them right now. I am super pleased with the results.. I just sold my 980. I made a $185 profit. I am not worried lol.

[DarkBlade2117]

Buying two of these was kindda a waste of money. To me, SLIing med tier cards is useless. The difference between your 980 and those 960s is not worth it and should of just gotten a second 980. Also the 2GBs of Vram is dreadful in some games.

[squirtle4287]

I'd have kept the 980. (not hating, just my opinion)

[Drixen]

Honestly, I play at 1080p 144hz... I sit @ 144hz or 120-130hz on a crazy game.... and I am running at 52*c GPU1 and 62*c GPU2.... rather than the 980 at 82*c..no kidding.

 

With the backplates for cooling efficiency and the 8pin PSU connector... the OC potential is AWESOME. People under estimate this configuration.. but at the end of the day it pleases me and the results speak for themselves. I love it.

 

I'd have kept the 980. (not hating, just my opinion)

Buying two of these was kindda a waste of money. To me, SLIing med tier cards is useless. The difference between your 980 and those 960s is not worth it and should of just gotten a second 980. Also the 2GBs of Vram is dreadful in some games.

How when I made a $185 profit?

[Curufinwe_wins]

You could probably hit 7800 (+200) on that vram.

 

But get that cpu overclocked man... 4.0+

[Drixen]

3D Mark: 12,070 960SLI score ......... 12006 single 980 score

 

 

You could probably hit 7800 (+200) on that vram.

 

But get that cpu overclocked man... 4.0+

I might, not sure... I am happy where I am at. Will think about it.

[Curufinwe_wins]

 

3D Mark: 12,070 960SLI score ......... 12006 single 980 score

Yea, but 3dmark isn't really accurate of performance, and just me personally I wouldn't get 2GB cards anymore.

 

I mean the 2x 960 is probably pretty close on 1080p gaming, but it's gonna hit really hard stutters on newer titles which will only get worse over time.

 

Plus SLI is something to deal with.

 

I mean hey, as long as they meet your requirements then that's what matters.

 

 

I might, not sure... I am happy where I am at. Will think about it.

Go for it. Be da man. [email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript"> /* */</script> here, high 50s low 60s stress test loads...

[squirtle4287]

How when I made a $185 profit?

4 GB will last much longer, and many games don't support SLI natively (looking at you fallout 4) and it will age better than 2x960s.

[DarkBlade2117]

How when I made a $185 profit?

2GB of VRAM in a year will be horrible. 4GB is already pretty close to the standard. Was you 980 even overclocked? Looking at your old signature it looks as if you had the EVGA Referance model.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

With the backplates for cooling efficiency and the 8pin PSU connector... the OC potential is AWESOME. People under estimate this configuration.. but at the end of the day it pleases me and the results speak for themselves. I love it.

Do the backplates provide cooling? I thought they were just for aesthetics?

[Drixen]

You could probably hit 7800 (+200) on that vram.

 

But get that cpu overclocked man... 4.0+

12158 Score:  Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Vendor Micro-Star International Co ., Ltd. # of cards 2 SLI / CrossFire On Memory 2,048 MB Core clock 1,342 MHz Memory bus clock 1,853 MHz

[Curufinwe_wins]

12158 Score:  Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Vendor Micro-Star International Co ., Ltd. # of cards 2 SLI / CrossFire On Memory 2,048 MB Core clock 1,342 MHz Memory bus clock 1,853 MHz

1853 is 7412. (4x) You should be able to push at least 7600 if not 7800 (which is 1900/1950)

[Drixen]

1853 is 7412. (4x) You should be able to push at least 7600 if not 7800 (which is 1900/1950)

 

I went back to the 980.

[connorpiper]

I went back to the 980.

 

As a two year owner of OC'd SLI GTX 760s, it was for the better. 

Devs just don't do SLI right anymore. 

[connorpiper]

Do the backplates provide cooling? I thought they were just for aesthetics?

 

Helps in cooling back mounted vRAM and some power components. 

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Helps in cooling back mounted vRAM and some power components.

Strange... The ones on the 390/x were plastic and made for pure aesthetics.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Helps in cooling back mounted vRAM and some power components.

Double post.

[connorpiper]

Strange... The ones on the 390/x were plastic and made for pure aesthetics.

 

That isn't even going to support much weight either.

[Drixen]

As a two year owner of OC'd SLI GTX 760s, it was for the better. 

Devs just don't do SLI right anymore. 

 

Definitely. I like the single 980 better. I returned the 960 SLI.