1070 SLI or single gtx 1080

[James360]

I'm shopping for graphic cards. Should I get 2 gtx 1070 and put them in SLI or get one gtx 1080?

[kitsouxd]

1080.

[Lurick]

One GTX 1080 and later a second if one can't cut it, sure two 1070s in SLI will out perform a 1080 but you don't have to deal with the hassle of multi-gpu support.

[The Sloth]

1070 sli for the win if you want much better performance than a 1080, but a 1080 will be more stable. 

[Techstorm970]

1070 SLI performs better, but is more expensive.

[App4that]

There is no hassle with multi GPU support, people are living in the past...

 

I'd go with the 1070s, the 1080 is overpriced and isn't that much faster than a 1070. Two 1070 beat a Pascal Titan X.

[TomR]

5 minutes ago, James360 said:

I'm shopping for graphic cards. Should I get 2 gtx 1070 and put them in SLI or get one gtx 1080?

One 1080 would be better. If you're patient the 1080ti is supposed to be released at the end of March.

[App4that]

1 minute ago, TomR said:

One 1080 would be better. If you're patient the 1080ti is supposed to be released at the end of March.

Unless a 1080ti can beat a Pascal Titan X, by a lot, two 1070 beat a 1080ti. 

[Orangeator]

3 minutes ago, App4that said:

Unless a 1080ti can beat a Pascal Titan X, by a lot, two 1070 beat a 1080ti. 

Imagine what two 1080ti's would do? Lol. 

[Princess Luna]

@App4that However if he went with a single 1080 he could get a cheaper motherboard what would make pricing more "competitive" compared to the 1070 SLI...

 

Call me old school but I still rather go with a single GPU setup...

 

@Orangeator Worse than the Titan XP SLI?

[TomR]

4 minutes ago, App4that said:

Unless a 1080ti can beat a Pascal Titan X, by a lot, two 1070 beat a 1080ti. 

I'm not talking about raw benchmarking performance.

[App4that]

1 minute ago, Orangeator said:

Imagine what two 1080ti's would do? Lol. 

Sure, if you want to drop 1400-1800 bucks. 

 

1070s are the sweet spot, you're not paying an insane price but still getting really good performance. 

[App4that]

1 minute ago, TomR said:

I'm not talking about raw benchmarking performance.

Neither am I. Here's two 980ti curb stomping a Titan X. In a game still in beta.

 

 

[TomR]

1 minute ago, App4that said:

Neither am I. Here's two 980ti curb stomping a Titan X. In a game still in beta.

 

 

If only all game devs had the same mindset. Until then..

[App4that]

2 minutes ago, TomR said:

If only all game devs had the same mindset. Until then..

Do you have two cards? Seriously...

 

Run SLI, see the benefits and that the fear you try and spread is bull shit. 

 

So there's at least one less baseless fear monger on this forum.

[TomR]

4 minutes ago, App4that said:

Do you have two cards? Seriously...

 

Run SLI, see the benefits and that the fear you try and spread is bull shit. 

 

So there's at least one less baseless fear monger on this forum.

I actually have two ASUS 1070 Dual Series. I got them for looks not performance.

[JoostinOnline]

The only reason I'd get SLI is if I already had the most powerful GPU on the market and it wasn't cutting for some reason. And also I was rich. 

 

SLI is cool, but it's not something I recommend. It's a power hog, and it can cause either glitches. Sometimes a game won't run unless you disable one of the cards. 

 

So I say get the 1080. Or honestly just do fine with a single 1070, it's a great card. 

 

Edit: I should point out that I'm the kind of guy who likes fancy graphics, but doesn't really care if they aren't the best. Hell, I've still got a 750 Ti.  I'd rather have perfect consistency than better graphics and some glitching. 

[App4that]

4 minutes ago, TomR said:

I actually have two ASUS 1070 Dual Series. I got them for looks not performance.

Excuse me while I sneeze. 

 

*Ahhhhbullshit* 

 

Excuse me. 

 

If you ran SLI you'd know there isn't an issue. 

 

 

[Mr.Meerkat]

3 minutes ago, TomR said:

If only all game devs had the same mindset. Until then..

It's ubisoft...the company that always makes games look absolutely great at E3 and whatever while the actual release looks nothing like it...

But still, Ubi>Early Access anyway so...  

(and yes, that's a hard statement for me to make considering that EA blackbox were the studio that made my favourite game of all time...)

 

2 minutes ago, App4that said:

Run SLI, see the benefits and that the fear you try and spread is bull shit. 

IMO, Dual GPUs isn't great when you're buying new and the newest cards but absolutely makes sense when you need an upgrade...(unless you're like me who got dual (new) reference 290Xs for 400quid...yep, less than a single custom 780/290X back in 2014).

 

For example, you can buy a used 290X for as cheap as 75 quid (normal prices are more like 100-200) where if you already own a 290X, it's literally stupid not to just buy a second 290X (if your PSU can handle it) and enjoy a lot more performance...

[TomR]

6 minutes ago, App4that said:

Excuse me while I sneeze. 

 

*Ahhhhbullshit* 

 

Excuse me. 

 

If you ran SLI you'd know there isn't an issue. 

 

 

Then check out my thread on build logs

[App4that]

2 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

It's ubisoft...the company that always makes games look absolutely great at E3 and whatever while the actual release looks nothing like it...

But still, Ubi>Early Access anyway so...  

(and yes, that's a hard statement for me to make considering that EA blackbox were the studio that made my favourite game of all time...)

 

IMO, Dual GPUs isn't great when you're buying new and the newest cards but absolutely makes sense when you need an upgrade...(unless you're like me who got dual (new) reference 290Xs for 400quid...yep, less than a single custom 780/290X back in 2014).

 

For example, you can buy a used 290X for as cheap as 75 quid (normal prices are more like 100-200) where if you already own a 290X, it's literally stupid not to just buy a second 290X (if your PSU can handle it) and enjoy a lot more performance...

The 1070 SLI is a good deal because of the performance level you get. Barely more than a 1080 if you shop right and beats a Pascal Titan X any day. 

 

I wouldn't advise 2 1080s. Not to start with. 

[Mr.Meerkat]

5 minutes ago, App4that said:

The 1070 SLI is a good deal because of the performance level you get. Barely more than a 1080 if you shop right and beats a Pascal Titan X any day.

That is true...I mean currently dual 1070s cost $180 more than a single 1080 (all cheapest) where it literally take a $40 rebate (per card) to lower it to $100 or just finding good deals on used 1070s  

[Princess Luna]

What bothers me here is how you guys lock your thinking to the GPU cost exclusively and forgets that if you go with a single GTX 1080 you will be saving money on cheaper PSU and cheaper Motherboard as well.

[App4that]

5 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

What bothers me here is how you guys lock your thinking to the GPU cost exclusively and forgets that if you go with a single GTX 1080 you will be saving money on cheaper PSU and cheaper Motherboard as well.

I can't agree with that line of thinking. Most Z motherboards support SLI and Crossfire, and any board that doesn't will not offer overclocking to the rest of the system like you see on better examples. The motherboard and power supply are the two most important parts of any PC, go cheap on them and we will see your topics asking why something is happening you don't like.

 

Two 1070 pull the same from a Power supply as one 980ti, doesn't take much to run them. Another reason I love that set-up.

 

 

[Mick Naughty]

1070 sli, 1080 is weak sauce.