4 gpu problems in gaming?

[Avve1000]

Hello! 

I heard somewhere that having 4 graphics cards wont be the best thing ever, first its not so much spacing between the cards which minimizing the air flow but that some games dosnt support 4 gpus. Why is this? How do you know if your game supports 4 gpus? Is this true at all? Will the performance get any better? pros and cons? 

[NTDaws]

The 10 Series cards don't support 4 way SLI, though you can try using beta drivers or such to eliminate that, but it doesn't always work. And yes there are performance improvements but that does depend on the CPU you have.

[Avve1000]

Just now, Being Delirious said:

The 10 Series cards don't support 4 way SLI, though you can try using beta drivers or such to eliminate that, but it doesn't always work. And yes there are performance improvements but that does depend on the CPU you have.

but wont some games not play if you have more than 2 gpus? 

[NTDaws]

Just now, Avve1000 said:

but wont some games not play if you have more than 2 gpus? 

Normally 2 of the cards will just idle while the other two do the work.

[Avve1000]

Just now, Being Delirious said:

Normally 2 of the cards will just idle while the other two do the work.

okey, but have you heard of that games crash or something when having multiable cards? 

[NTDaws]

Just now, Avve1000 said:

okey, but have you heard of that games crash or something when having multiable cards? 

It can happen, it probably won't, it really depends on the game developer.

[DarkBlade2117]

8 minutes ago, Being Delirious said:

Normally 2 of the cards will just idle while the other two do the work.

Not true, on Pascal Jay had issues loading up Tomb Raider and GTA V in 3 and 4 way SLI

[vorticalbox]

4 minutes ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

Not true, on Pascal Jay had issues loading up Tomb Raider and GTA V in 3 and 4 way SLI

if i remember correctly they just refused to run until the cards were removed.

[Avve1000]

Just now, vorticalbox said:

if i remember correctly they just refused to run until the cards were removed.

any other known examples of this? what gpu was this?

[NTDaws]

2 minutes ago, Avve1000 said:

any other known examples of this? what gpu was this?

 

3 minutes ago, vorticalbox said:

if i remember correctly they just refused to run until the cards were removed.

 

8 minutes ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

Not true, on Pascal Jay had issues loading up Tomb Raider and GTA V in 3 and 4 way SLI