this is Ridiculous

[Arwanell]

i see a daily dose of people posting if they should get another GPU that they allready have or buy a new single more powerfull card

 

and everybody is like: 

"allways go with the stronger single GPU, and upgrade later"

but when that "later" comes, they will say exactlly the same: get new single one...

 

it's really funny

why not get another 1 that you allready have and you will be good for a while

[Fred Castellum]

Welcome to LTT.

[Nacho Marco Segui]

2 cards will consume more power,and sli/CF can have some issues,even some games do not support it.

[manikyath]

well, if theres the means of getting a single better card, get a single better card.

 

SLI/CF is great for case filling, or when you need to upgrade at a budget.

 

power supply wattage plays a role as well.

[Godlygamer23]

why not get another 1 that you allready have and you will be good for a while

Not all games support multiple GPUs. Arkham Knight is a recent example of that where Warner Bros refuses to give it support for SLI/Crossfire. Additionally, both SLI and Crossfire setups introduce potential issues - if I ran something like Euro Truck Simulator 2 on my 660 Ti's in SLI(when I had it that way), I got major stuttering. Fortunately, running a single 660 Ti was sufficient, but imagine if they were lower end cards. It could be unplayable now.

 

Moved to Graphics Cards.

[Lays]

The experiences I've had with SLI have been the same as single cards.

Both setups worked phenomenally for me, and I very rarely ever had/have issues.

 

If the only games you ever plan on playing are AAA games, very rarely will you have SLI problems or lack of SLI support.   A lot of older games don't support SLI, and most of the time don't need it because they are so old.

 

 

If someone asks something like.. "should I get 980 TI or 2 980s for $50 extra?"  I suggest 2 980, because 2 980's walk all over a 980 TI.