GTX 1070/1080 SLI config?

[BrisoX]

so, i have this new ASUS mbo strix version with 2 expansion slot with no space between them. and i have 1440p monitor. and possibly i will be upgrading to SLI. 

so will the founders card be better for this SLI config or some after market cards like EVGA or MSI?

and sli 1070 now or single 1080 and sli later?

 

this will be my setup, so no spacing!

[Guest]

Performance wise there should be no difference, it's just FE are usually loud and hot. That could limit overclocking

[Mick Naughty]

If they are blower cards they will be preferred. Open air cooler are always a horrible choice. 

[deleted_member_030719]

I'd go single 1080 now because not all games support SLI, and you could still get another one later on. Also, aftermarket cards are so much better than reference cards.

[BrisoX]

3 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Performance wise there should be no difference, it's just FE are usually loud and hot. That could limit overclocking

but AFAIK, in SLI top card gets much hotter if they are open air coolers and i want to avoid that because i have Define Mini C case.

1 minute ago, Mick Naughty said:

If they are blower cards they will be preferred. Open air cooler are always a horrible choice. 

setup will be like in the picture. and wouldnt the top card be starving for airflow?

[BrisoX]

2 minutes ago, Jed M said:

I'd go single 1080 now because not all games support SLI, and you could still get another one later on. Also, aftermarket cards are so much better than reference cards.

i know after market cards are better because of cooling and OC, but considering define mini C and SLI in future

[Mick Naughty]

2 minutes ago, BrisoX said:

but AFAIK, in SLI top card gets much hotter if they are open air coolers and i want to avoid that because i have Define Mini C case.

setup will be like in the picture. and wouldnt the top card be starving for airflow?

No because that's what they are designed to do. If you want more heat get a fancy cooler with a bunch of fans. Why do you think they them in the pic like that. 

[BrisoX]

2 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

No because that's what they are designed to do. If you want more heat get a fancy cooler with a bunch of fans. Why do you think they them in the pic like that. 

because my MBO has expansion slots like this

[App4that]

9 minutes ago, Jed M said:

I'd go single 1080 now because not all games support SLI, and you could still get another one later on. Also, aftermarket cards are so much better than reference cards.

If you don't know, don't advise. Most AAA titles that actually need SLI have it enabled, and for the rest you can force it.

 

There are games in beta right now that support SLI...

[Mick Naughty]

4 minutes ago, BrisoX said:

because my MBO has expansion slots like this

Yes as in why do you think they are like that in the pic. Why would nvidia put up a pic if the cards were gonna starve. All sli setups run blower style. People who know better anyway. 

[BrisoX]

4 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Yes as in why do you think they are like that in the pic. Why would nvidia put up a pic if the cards were gonna starve. All sli setups run blower style. People who know better anyway. 

so blower style cards are better in sli in this setup?

[OddsCrazyStuff]

2 minutes ago, BrisoX said:

so blower style cards are better in sli in this setup?

If you can afford it and have space in the case, so would hybrid cards (like msi seahawk) be the best choice, as they would deal with heat a lot better and reduce noise.

If not so is blower style cards the best for sli.

[BrisoX]

1 minute ago, OddsCrazyStuff said:

If you can afford it and have space in the case, so would hybrid cards (like msi seahawk) be the best choice, as they would deal with heat a lot better and reduce noise.

If not so is blower style cards the best for sli.

i dont have space for hybrid cards, because my rad is in front

well okay, thanks!

[Mick Naughty]

1 minute ago, BrisoX said:

so blower style cards are better in sli in this setup?

Sli period they are better. Even if you have slots in between. Most peoples rigs don't even have enough airflow to support an open air cooler, escpailly with the 10 series.

 

Really depends on what you want. I if want to get fancy coolers and has to listen to all their fans struggle and watch your temps go up or get better temps, looks and less noise go for the fe version. 

[App4that]

1 minute ago, OddsCrazyStuff said:

If you can afford it and have space in the case, so would hybrid cards (like msi seahawk) be the best choice, as they would deal with heat a lot better and reduce noise.

If not so is blower style cards the best for sli.

I run two Hybrid cards, in the right case they're not too loud, but finding room for all those radiators is a bit of a pain. Next time I'll go with blocks.

[BrisoX]

5 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Sli period they are better. Even if you have slots in between. Most peoples rigs don't even have enough airflow to support an open air cooler, escpailly with the 10 series.

 

Really depends on what you want. I if want to get fancy coolers and has to listen to all their fans struggle and watch your temps go up or get better temps, looks and less noise go for the fe version. 

i have 2x120mm as intake on rad in fron and 1x120mm on rear as exhaust. direct airflow tunel in case

[deleted_member_030719]

19 minutes ago, App4that said:

If you don't know, don't advise. Most AAA titles that actually need SLI have it enabled, and for the rest you can force it.

 

There are games in beta right now that support SLI...

If you can't read, don't reply.

28 minutes ago, Jed M said:

I'd go single 1080 now because not all games support SLI, and you could still get another one later on. Also, aftermarket cards are so much better than reference cards.

not all == not every single one

most == not every single one

[BrisoX]

1 minute ago, Jed M said:

If you can't read, don't reply.

not all == not every single one

most == not every single one

i totally agree with second yes!

i know that rainbow six siege doesnt scale on SLI/CFX at all! but will i get stuters with 2 GPUs with gsync monitor?

i mean i will sure benefit in games which support sli up to max 80%. some games support maybe 30-60% scaling, but okay.

games that dont scale at all, they worry me. worst case scenario, only 1 gpu will work and 1070 is good for 1440p...

[App4that]

2 minutes ago, Jed M said:

If you can't read, don't reply.

not all == not every single one

most == not every single one

Neither can you.

 

If you need SLI in a game with a high end card, it's there. Only games that run fine on one high end card are the one's that might not have it.

 

You also said a aftermarket cooler is better...

 

[Mick Naughty]

There's no way open air coolers are beating fe's in no space sli. 

 

I would trade my 1080 for a pair f 1070's. The card isn't all that great and wasn't worth the money. 

 

I have never played a game that doesn't supply sli. I'm sure you can google some that don't. It's real simple, look up the games you're gonna play then make the decision on what card(s) to get. You have to be smarter then the silicon and gold in some cases. 

[BrisoX]

1 minute ago, Mick Naughty said:

There's no way open air coolers are beating fe's in no space sli. 

 

I would trade my 1080 for a pair f 1070's. The card isn't all that great and wasn't worth the money. 

 

I have never played a game that doesn't supply sli. I'm sure you can google some that don't. It's real simple, look up the games you're gonna play then make the decision on what card(s) to get. You have to be smarter then the silicon and gold in some cases. 

GTA V, Rainbow Six Siege, all new COD, Battlefield 3+4, League of Legends - these games i play most of time for several years.

other games i only play SP and i delete them, like DOOM, tomb raider etc...

[App4that]

2 minutes ago, BrisoX said:

GTA V, Rainbow Six Siege, all new COD, Battlefield 3+4, League of Legends - these games i play most of time for several years.

other games i only play SP and i delete them, like DOOM, tomb raider etc...

GTA V has amazing SLI scaling, you actually run into the problem of too many fps since going over 150fps causes stuttering. So you have to cap it at 144 manually. I use RivaTuner.

[Mick Naughty]

Should be fine in every game then. Even if one doesn't scale well it's still gonna give you performance over a 1080. 

[deleted_member_030719]

31 minutes ago, App4that said:

You also said a aftermarket cooler is better...

They tend to be. I don't know about you, but from the benchmarks I've seen cards like Zotacs have really good cooling.

15 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

I would trade my 1080 for a pair f 1070's. The card isn't all that great and wasn't worth the money. 

Which 1080?

 

[Mick Naughty]

1 minute ago, Jed M said:

They tend to be. I don't know about you, but from the benchmarks I've seen cards like Zotacs have really good cooling.

Which 1080?

 

My strix or sc.