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Just got another 670 for SLI - It's epic.

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Hi all,

 

I have been reading up about SLI recently because I wanted to upgrade my GPU because I just got a BenQ XL2411t. I have heard a lot of good things about SLI and some bad things, at the moment I am very impressed with the performance increase. After quite a bit of thought I decided to buy another Asus direct cu 2 GTX 670 2GB because it was only £215 on overclockers.co.uk (still is BTW).

 

In BF3 I am getting almost a 100% performance increase, which is quite fantastic. This combined with the 144Hz refresh rate on the XL2411t makes gaming really smooth and helps quite a bit with aiming. 

 

Also, it looks amazing in my case. Just awesome.

 

I am pretty impressed with temps as well, they have gone up about 10 to 15 degrees. They are running around 70 degrees. These are the temps I am getting with a 1200MHz GPU clock on both cards as well, along with a 100MHz overclock on the memory. I think that is very good, although I couldn't push the second card to the same clock as my original one, I've gone down from 1300MHz and down from a 200MHz memory overclock. 

 

So at the moment I really have nothing to complain about, which seems out of place in the GPU section :P. I haven't notice any stuttering, although I haven't been playing for very long. 

 

So for all of those people suggesting that SLI has issues, if you have the correct PSU, CPU and motherboard for the job, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with SLI. This is just my experience, of course.

 

It would be interesting to see how many people have working SLI or crossfire setups that they are happy with because I only see complaints about it in the GPU section.

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is today a Just got day or something?!?

I happened to receive my GTX 670 and XL2411t on the same day, so for me, yes! :D

Fractal Design Define S, i7 3770K @ 4.5GHz, Noctua NH-D14, Asus Sabertooth Z77, EVGA 980Ti SC+, 4x8GB Corsair Vengence 1600MHz, EVGA P2 1000W, Creative sound blaster Z, 2xSamsung 850 120GB RAID 0, 2xWestern Digital Caviar Black 1TB Other stuffs: BenQ XL2411t, LG Flatron M2262D, Ducky Shine 3, Logitech G400s, Steelseries QCK Heavy, Beyerdynamic DT770 pro 80ohm, Shure SE215, Blue Snowball

 

 

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Just ordered my second gtx 670 from overclockers.co.uk few hours ago :) After having to fight with there site for 5 days.

Intel i5 3570k | MSI GTX 670 Power Edition/OC SLI | Asus Sabertooth Z77 | Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB | Fractal Design Newton R2 650W | NZXT Switch 810 SE Gun Metal | BenQ 24" XL2420T 120Hz | Corsair K90  | Logitech G500 / Logtitech Performance MX | Sennheiser PC 360 | Asus Xonar DGX | NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision 2 Wireless Kit

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Just ordered my second gtx 670 from overclockers.co.uk few hours ago :) After having to fight with there site for 5 days.

I hope you have as much success as I have :D I would recommend you buy a more powerful PSU, I think 650W is pushing it for SLI, especially if you are overclocking your CPU and GPUs.

Fractal Design Define S, i7 3770K @ 4.5GHz, Noctua NH-D14, Asus Sabertooth Z77, EVGA 980Ti SC+, 4x8GB Corsair Vengence 1600MHz, EVGA P2 1000W, Creative sound blaster Z, 2xSamsung 850 120GB RAID 0, 2xWestern Digital Caviar Black 1TB Other stuffs: BenQ XL2411t, LG Flatron M2262D, Ducky Shine 3, Logitech G400s, Steelseries QCK Heavy, Beyerdynamic DT770 pro 80ohm, Shure SE215, Blue Snowball

 

 

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I hope you have as much success as I have :D I would recommend you buy a more powerful PSU, I think 650W is pushing it for SLI, especially if you are overclocking your CPU and GPUs.

Yeah I know that my psu might catch on fire and burn, but I'm still going to test it before I buy some 750w-850w psu ((still not sure what to buy) I don't really have money for corsair ax series anymore this month >.<).

Intel i5 3570k | MSI GTX 670 Power Edition/OC SLI | Asus Sabertooth Z77 | Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB | Fractal Design Newton R2 650W | NZXT Switch 810 SE Gun Metal | BenQ 24" XL2420T 120Hz | Corsair K90  | Logitech G500 / Logtitech Performance MX | Sennheiser PC 360 | Asus Xonar DGX | NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision 2 Wireless Kit

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Yeah I know that my psu might catch on fire and burn, but I'm still going to test it before I buy some 750w-850w psu ((still not sure what to buy) I don't really have money for corsair ax series anymore this month >.<).

Hehe :D

 

I have a corsair TX 850W and it is great, but I wish I had bought an AX series or at least a semi modular one. Even in my CM Storm trooper, it's a squeeze putting the back panel on (due to the stupid panel design... :P)

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Im in the process of upgrading , im going with an 8350 + M5A99FX R2.0 mobo + 2x gtx680 Direct CU ii  :D

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CPU : AMD FX-8350 @stock w/Noctua NH D-14   Mobo: Asus M5A99FX    Ram : 16gb Corsair XMS3 @1600mhz    GPU : Gigabyte GTX970 Windforce OC 4GB @1429mhz   SSD: Sandisk X110 256gb    Case: Be Quiet Silent Base 800 Windowed  PSU: EVGA 850w g2  Peripherals : Corsair K70 w/Red Switches , Logitech G502 , Samsung SyncMaster S22B300 (1920x1080) , Ttesports Shock one headset , Phone : HTC one A9

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I will be going Crossfire somewhere in the near future. Wish me luck.

Sending virtual luck now...:P

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Im in the process of upgrading , im going with an 8350 + M5A99FX R2.0 mobo + 2x gtx680 Direct CU ii   :D

Epic! :D

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Did you get keys for batman and splinter cell with your card?

Intel i5 3570k | MSI GTX 670 Power Edition/OC SLI | Asus Sabertooth Z77 | Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB | Fractal Design Newton R2 650W | NZXT Switch 810 SE Gun Metal | BenQ 24" XL2420T 120Hz | Corsair K90  | Logitech G500 / Logtitech Performance MX | Sennheiser PC 360 | Asus Xonar DGX | NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision 2 Wireless Kit

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Did you get keys for batman and splinter cell with your card?

Yeah I did, I wasn't expecting them when I ordered it, I only realised when I tracked the order and saw that I got the games free :D

Fractal Design Define S, i7 3770K @ 4.5GHz, Noctua NH-D14, Asus Sabertooth Z77, EVGA 980Ti SC+, 4x8GB Corsair Vengence 1600MHz, EVGA P2 1000W, Creative sound blaster Z, 2xSamsung 850 120GB RAID 0, 2xWestern Digital Caviar Black 1TB Other stuffs: BenQ XL2411t, LG Flatron M2262D, Ducky Shine 3, Logitech G400s, Steelseries QCK Heavy, Beyerdynamic DT770 pro 80ohm, Shure SE215, Blue Snowball

 

 

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I'm getting my second GTX 660 in a couple of days,I hope i'm gonna feel like you :)

I hope it all goes well. :D

Fractal Design Define S, i7 3770K @ 4.5GHz, Noctua NH-D14, Asus Sabertooth Z77, EVGA 980Ti SC+, 4x8GB Corsair Vengence 1600MHz, EVGA P2 1000W, Creative sound blaster Z, 2xSamsung 850 120GB RAID 0, 2xWestern Digital Caviar Black 1TB Other stuffs: BenQ XL2411t, LG Flatron M2262D, Ducky Shine 3, Logitech G400s, Steelseries QCK Heavy, Beyerdynamic DT770 pro 80ohm, Shure SE215, Blue Snowball

 

 

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Yeah I did, I wasn't expecting them when I ordered it, I only realised when I tracked the order and saw that I got the games free :D

Hehe. My friend wanted to start co-op on splinter cell with me so "I bought new gpu so that I get that game for free" B) 

Intel i5 3570k | MSI GTX 670 Power Edition/OC SLI | Asus Sabertooth Z77 | Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB | Fractal Design Newton R2 650W | NZXT Switch 810 SE Gun Metal | BenQ 24" XL2420T 120Hz | Corsair K90  | Logitech G500 / Logtitech Performance MX | Sennheiser PC 360 | Asus Xonar DGX | NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision 2 Wireless Kit

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Hehe. My friend wanted to start co-op on splinter cell with me so "I bought new gpu so that I get that game for free" B)

A perfectly valid excuse to buy a GPU :P

Fractal Design Define S, i7 3770K @ 4.5GHz, Noctua NH-D14, Asus Sabertooth Z77, EVGA 980Ti SC+, 4x8GB Corsair Vengence 1600MHz, EVGA P2 1000W, Creative sound blaster Z, 2xSamsung 850 120GB RAID 0, 2xWestern Digital Caviar Black 1TB Other stuffs: BenQ XL2411t, LG Flatron M2262D, Ducky Shine 3, Logitech G400s, Steelseries QCK Heavy, Beyerdynamic DT770 pro 80ohm, Shure SE215, Blue Snowball

 

 

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I am still whit my epic Gtx650!

What do you know about killing?

 

I am still with my epic 9600GT!

So... If Jesus had the gold, would he buy himself out instead of waiting 3 days for the respawn?

CPU: Phenom II x6 1045t ][ GPU: GeForce 9600GT 512mb DDR3 ][ Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P ][ RAM: 2x4GB Kingston 1333MHz CL9 DDR3 ][ HDD: Western Digital Green 2TB ][ PSU: Chieftec 500AB A ][ Case: No-name without airflow or dust filters Budget saved for an upgrade so far: 2400PLN (600€) - Initial 2800PLN (700€) - Upgraded already: CPU

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Damn, you beat me , have a cookie :)

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Thaaaanks maaan! :D

 

I was hungry and you've fed me. <3

So... If Jesus had the gold, would he buy himself out instead of waiting 3 days for the respawn?

CPU: Phenom II x6 1045t ][ GPU: GeForce 9600GT 512mb DDR3 ][ Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P ][ RAM: 2x4GB Kingston 1333MHz CL9 DDR3 ][ HDD: Western Digital Green 2TB ][ PSU: Chieftec 500AB A ][ Case: No-name without airflow or dust filters Budget saved for an upgrade so far: 2400PLN (600€) - Initial 2800PLN (700€) - Upgraded already: CPU

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Damn, you beat me , have a cookie :)

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MMMMMMM... 

 

Damn it now I want a cookie! Preferably a real one...

Fractal Design Define S, i7 3770K @ 4.5GHz, Noctua NH-D14, Asus Sabertooth Z77, EVGA 980Ti SC+, 4x8GB Corsair Vengence 1600MHz, EVGA P2 1000W, Creative sound blaster Z, 2xSamsung 850 120GB RAID 0, 2xWestern Digital Caviar Black 1TB Other stuffs: BenQ XL2411t, LG Flatron M2262D, Ducky Shine 3, Logitech G400s, Steelseries QCK Heavy, Beyerdynamic DT770 pro 80ohm, Shure SE215, Blue Snowball

 

 

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Here you go, fresh cookie for you!

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(CoolBeans)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Fractal Design Define S, i7 3770K @ 4.5GHz, Noctua NH-D14, Asus Sabertooth Z77, EVGA 980Ti SC+, 4x8GB Corsair Vengence 1600MHz, EVGA P2 1000W, Creative sound blaster Z, 2xSamsung 850 120GB RAID 0, 2xWestern Digital Caviar Black 1TB Other stuffs: BenQ XL2411t, LG Flatron M2262D, Ducky Shine 3, Logitech G400s, Steelseries QCK Heavy, Beyerdynamic DT770 pro 80ohm, Shure SE215, Blue Snowball

 

 

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