Time to ditch SLI

[thedarkdad3]

Worth selling my current cards and getting 1080ti SINGLE or DUAL [SLI]

 

 

D I S P L A Y S E T U P

x1 Samsung 28inch 4K, 3840x2160 //4K resolution  (what I game on)
x2 Dell UltraSharp 22 Multimedia Monitor | UZ2215H

 

 

I am so torn...it seems like the games just have more issues under sli vs performance gains.
 
I am about ready to get a 1080ti and sell my 1080's
 

 

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[Stevoisboss]

Do you really need the power though? I do think a better single card is better than sli but it might not be worth it too sell them. (Idk I don't game @4k)   

[Guest lilbman]

I have two 1080 Tis, soon to be watercooled.

 

It's god tier.

[thedarkdad3]

right on! hows the performance? 

21 minutes ago, lilbman said:

I have two 1080 Tis, soon to be watercooled.

 

It's god tier.

 

[Frankenburger]

2 hours ago, thedarkdad3 said:

right on! hows the performance? 

 

SLI 1080 Ti owner here as well.

 

The performance is great and perform really well, even when going beyond 4k. I honestly recommend using DSR to get the most out of them, even on your 4k display.

 

Here are some benchmarks I ran when I first received the cards. Mind you, I haven't done much tweaking yet.

 

GTA V 

Spoiler

 

 

RotTR 

Spoiler

 

 

Metro LL 

Spoiler

 

 

[Guest lilbman]

17 hours ago, thedarkdad3 said:

right on! hows the performance? 

 

Pretty great.  It destroys anything at 1440p no sweat and it can easily do 4k 60hz.  @Frankenburger his benchmarks are what I get.

[Mick Naughty]

Let me get one of those fe's. Need to be able to play on high with triple 1080.

[jjohnthedon1]

19 hours ago, Frankenburger said:

SLI 1080 Ti owner here as well.

 

The performance is great and perform really well, even when going beyond 4k. I honestly recommend using DSR to get the most out of them, even on your 4k display.

 

Here are some benchmarks I ran when I first received the cards. Mind you, I haven't done much tweaking yet.

 

GTA V 

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RotTR 

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Metro LL 

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Only thing I hate with dsr is if ur not running 4x the resolution and 0%smoothing u get blurryness 

it gets a slightly washed out look 

[Frankenburger]

34 minutes ago, jjohnthedon1 said:

Only thing I hate with dsr is if ur not running 4x the resolution and 0%smoothing u get blurryness 

it gets a slightly washed out look 

It's all up to personal preference, and the slight blur doesn't bother me. I would rather there be a very slight blur than the image being slightly too sharp. Both are bad, but at least with a slight blur, the aliasing isn't as pronounced. Also, having a slight blur seems more realistic to me. Maybe it's my eyes, but even photorealistic tech demos appear more realistic to me with a very subtle blur than none at all.

 

Edit: Also, if absolutely necessary, it's entirely possible to inject a post process sharpening filter to combat the slight blur if lowering the DSR smoothness doesn't yield the desired results.

 

Regardless, there should be more ways to filter DSR than just with a smoothness slider. I think more people would get on board if it was more flexible. Ironically enough, using custom resolutions seems to blur less than DSR while having the same performance hit.

[jjohnthedon1]

6 minutes ago, Frankenburger said:

It's all up to personal preference, and the slight blur doesn't bother me. I would rather there be a very slight blur than the image being slightly too sharp. Both are bad, but at least with a slight blur, the aliasing isn't as pronounced. Also, having a slight blur seems more realistic to me. Maybe it's my eyes, but even photorealistic tech demos appear more realistic to me with a very subtle blur than none at all.

 

Edit: Also, if absolutely necessary, it's entirely possible to inject a post process sharpening filter to combat the slight blur if lowering the DSR smoothness doesn't yield the desired results.

 

Regardless, there should be more ways to filter DSR than just with a smoothness slider. I think more people would get on board if it was more flexible. Ironically enough, using custom resolutions seems to blur less than DSR while having the same performance hit.

Yeah because running a custom res from the desktop level ignores the dsr smoothness so effectively 0

 

i like super sharp images my self so for me 1440p x4 is about 5.5k with no smoothing it looks amazing and litterly no aliasing 

 

most games I run at 5.5k dsr high settings no aa

[Frankenburger]

24 minutes ago, jjohnthedon1 said:

Yeah because running a custom res from the desktop level ignores the dsr smoothness so effectively 0

True, but DSR smoothness 0 looks weird with lower DSR factors. Custom 3135x1764 looks better (to me) than DSR 0 smoothness 3135x1764 (which is 1.5x DSR on 2560x1440).

[jjohnthedon1]

5 minutes ago, Frankenburger said:

True, but DSR smoothness 0 looks weird with lower DSR factors. Custom 3135x1764 looks better (to me) than DSR 0 smoothness 3135x1764 (which is 1.5x DSR on 2560x1440).

Yeah agreed, I only use dsr atx4 or nothing

[thedarkdad3]

well i did it

 

 

 

[thedarkdad3]

What barbs and connectors would I need to add my 1080ti to my loop?

 

aside from the typical

 

Fluid

Backplate

Waterblock

 

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-fc-1080-gtx-ti-nickel#ow_alert_box

 

[Mick Naughty]

What barb or connectors? The barb would need to match the id of the hose. If you do compression, they would need to match the id/od of the hose. Really on you..

[thedarkdad3]

Current Unit

http://www.swiftech.com/h320x2prestige.aspx#tab2

[thedarkdad3]

The H320 X2 Prestige differentiates itself from other AIO's by its ability to be fully customized, and to support additional liquid cooled components such as graphics cards, chipset,  and/or additional radiator(s).

• From a practical standpoint, this is possible thanks to:
  • The presence of a reservoir including a fill-port built into the radiator so that the system can be easily emptied or refilled by the user at will,
  • Enthusiast grade 5/8” OD (3/8" ID) clear PVC tubing fastened to luxurious LokSeal™ black chrome compression fittings that users can easily remove and safely re-install.
  • The factory fittings can also be replaced by aftermarket G1/4 compatible offerings of the user's choice, to do hard tubing installations for example.
• From a thermal performance standpoint, this is made possible by:
  • The high thermal capacity of the triple 120mm copper and brass radiator,
  • The powerful high-pressure pump capable of driving sufficient flow to cool multiple devices in the loop,
  • The award winning flagship Apogee XL2 series waterblock.

[Mick Naughty]

Enthusiast grade 5/8” OD (3/8" ID) clear PVC tubing fastened to luxurious LokSeal™ black chrome compression fittings that users can easily remove and safely re-install

[thedarkdad3]

Looks like

 

 Fittings

x2 https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-hfb-fitting-10mm-white

 

and

 

Tubing

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-duraclear-9-5-15-9mm

[Mick Naughty]

That will work just fine. Just need clamps or zip ties. The rest of the kit uses compression fittings though.