Sli HELP!!!!

[App4that]

1 minute ago, Tedster said:

That doesn't change the impact of what I was saying - I wasn't mentioning cooling issues.

What impact? Do you game in a closet? I've run both Crossfire and SLI, never had a problem with heat. 

[Tedster]

Just now, App4that said:

What impact? Do you game in a closet? I've run both Crossfire and SLI, never had a problem with heat. 

In the summer, it gets too warm for me even without any computers dumping heat into the room at times...

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Yes, but if you really like GTA or Overwatch, the GTX 1060 which costs just as much performs much better.....

Point taken. But what are the chances of a person ONLY playing GTA or Overwatch? Well, Overwatch, that's reasonable but someone spending ALL of their time on GTA only is a little far-fetched, no?

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, App4that said:

I've run both Crossfire and SLI, never had a problem with heat. 

If you ran 8 R9 290Xs for bitcoin mining then you would have many problems with heat....

[App4that]

2 minutes ago, Tedster said:

In the summer, it gets too warm for me even without any computers dumping heat into the room at times...

 

1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

If you ran 8 R9 290Xs for bitcoin mining then you would have many problems with heat....

290 and a 390, just used enough case fans and didn't use my case as a gaming chair. 

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

Point taken. But what are the chances of a person ONLY playing GTA or Overwatch? Well, Overwatch, that's reasonable but someone spending ALL of their time on GTA only is a little far-fetched, no?

2015 titles perform better on the 1060.... If you play Battlefield 4, Star Wars Battlefront etc. These games perform better on the 1060 as well..... Battlefield 1 performs better on the 1060 as well (when using DX11)

[Froody129]

8 minutes ago, Unfamiliar said:

Great no one can give an answer around here. Great comments guys!

Well, of course being sarcastic about it gets you better answers!

 

Dude, you're not paying these random people on the internet to answer your dumb question.

 

Also you got your answer (if you actually read them). Get one more powerful card instead of two mid-tier.

 

(Being an ass doesn't get you better answers)

[PCGuy_5960]

2 minutes ago, App4that said:

 

290 and a 390, just used enough case fans and didn't use my case as a gaming chair. 

Yes, but you didn't have 8 of them

[App4that]

Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

Yes, but you didn't have 8 of them

Case fans? 12. no joke LOL

[PCGuy_5960]

Just now, App4that said:

Case fans? 12. no joke LOL

No, I meant 8x 290Xs.....

[Froody129]

Just now, App4that said:

Case fans? 12. no joke LOL

No?. 8 290X's

 

Known as one of the hottest cards ever

[TheRandomness]

2 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

2015 titles perform better on the 1060.... If you play Battlefield 4, Star Wars Battlefront etc. These games perform better on the 1060 as well..... Battlefield 1 performs better on the 1060 as well (when using DX11)

But then with titles that support 'DX12' and Vulkan, the RX 480 tends to either match or pull ahead. Plus, it's the same price. So yes, it depends on the games the user wants to spend most of their time on.

Just now, Froody129 said:

No?. 8 290X's

 

Known as one of the hottest cards ever

You're forgetting the GTX 480.

[App4that]

1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

No, I meant 8x 290Xs.....

Now what kind of silly talk is that? You start to lose scaling fast after 2 cards. I wouldn't do it. 2 cards is the sweet spot. 

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

But then with titles that support 'DX12' and Vulkan, the RX 480 tends to either match or pull ahead. Plus, it's the same price. So yes, it depends on the games the user wants to spend most of their time on.

Why would you use DX12 if you have an Nvidia GPU.....???

 

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, App4that said:

Now what kind of silly talk is that?

Bitcoin Mining my friend, 100% perfect scaling

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Why would you use DX12 if you have an Nvidia GPU.....???

 

I meant if the user gets an RX 480.

[App4that]

2 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Why would you use DX12 if you have an Nvidia GPU.....???

 

I use DX12, in Dues Ex DX12 is smoother and offers a 65% increase in scaling. People are all twisted for no good reason. 

[Froody129]

4 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

But then with titles that support 'DX12' and Vulkan, the RX 480 tends to either match or pull ahead. Plus, it's the same price. So yes, it depends on the games the user wants to spend most of their time on.

You're forgetting the GTX 480.

Well yeah, I said one of the hottest cards.

 

(hot damn they were hot though) 

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, App4that said:

I use DX12, in Dues Ex DX12 is smoother and offers a 65% increase in scaling. People are all twisted for no good reason. 

That is the exception rather than the rule unfortunately.... In many games, you will get a performance hit when using DX12 and an Nvidia GPU (BF1 for example)

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, Froody129 said:

Well yeah, I said one of the hottest cards.

 

(hot damn they were hot though) 

Well the GTX 480 is crap, the 290X is a perfectly usable card atm....

[stealth80]

17 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

If you want a cheap card that can do 4K when in SLI, get the GTX 970. It costs around $240 rn....

 

 

21 minutes ago, Unfamiliar said:

Great no one can give an answer around here. Great comments guys!

Yes in some games, however it isn't the cards speed (SLI) that is the issue, its the limited vram 4gb (3.5gb if you still on that wagon) doesn't add up in SLI and 4k uses extensive vram, I would honestly say 6gb is the minimum for 4k. I know this for a fact as I just upgraded from 2x 970s which were fast as hell, however they struggled at 4k with textures pumped up. Personally I'd go with a 480 8gb and another later, obviously it would be better to get a single 1080 now and SLI later, but that ain't cheap

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

Personally I'd go with a 480 8gb and another later, obviously it would be better to get a single 1080 now and SLI later, but that ain't cheap

I would get a single GTX 1070 right now, or wait for Vega.......

[App4that]

1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

That is the exception rather than the rule unfortunately.... In many games, you will get a performance hit when using DX12 and an Nvidia GPU (BF1 for example)

Nope, misinformation propagated by YouTubers and amateur internet news site to gain clicks. All the issue with DX12 are because of ports from DX11 and completely the responsibility of the developer not the API. Most the games I play are DX12. BF1 crashes for me in DX11. 

[stealth80]

6 minutes ago, App4that said:

I use DX12, in Dues Ex DX12 is smoother and offers a 65% increase in scaling. People are all twisted for no good reason. 

Is that in SLI? I didn't notice much improvement under DX12 last time I tired (around 6 weeks ago)

[stealth80]

2 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

I would get a single GTX 1070 right now, or wait for Vega.......

Well ye, but that aint cheap unfortunately (tbh none of them are if you're aiming at 1440P/4k)