GTX 1080Ti in SLI for 1080p

[Chaos Gamer]

I know that this is way too much of an overkill, 2 1080Tis in SLI for 1080p 144hz+. Basically I could get 2 GTX 1080Tis, got them for slightly cheaper, for 1080p. But as I've heard from a lot of sources, they give diminishing returns in 1080p, but are awesome for 1440p and 4k and above, where they give nearly double the FPS (mostly). I can either spend on the second card and a better PSU, or just save the money. But if I get even a 30fps increase from SLI then I want it. The thing is that I won't be upgrading the PC until 3080s (assuming volta is the 20-series) hit the shelves which could take even 2-3 years. Until then I want to get as much performance squeezed out of my PC as possible. I'm getting a 144hz monitor and I strictly want 144fps or above at ULTRA setting for the next 2 years, but if most of the games dont utilize SLI it'll be a terrible waste. A single 1080Ti only achieves 80fps 1080p on the newest AAA games. And no, waiting for Volta won't help, cause for the price I'm getting this card, I would only get a 2060...

My specs are-

i5 8600k maybe overclocked

z370e

16gb ddr4 3000mhz

PSU depends on SLI

Samsung LC24FG73 144hz 1ms VA panel with quantum dot and has a 1800R curve (the best 1080p monitor under $300, and believe me I've done my research)

[Froody129]

Please don't...

 

Use the money to go with the 8700k, that'll last longer and be a really nice improvement over the i5. Anyone getting 80 fps with a 1080ti is either talking bullshit or the game is trash. A single 1080 is more than enough for 1080p144hz.

 

If it were me I would go single 1080ti and a 4k60 or 1440p144 screen and have a much much better gaming experience with much lower power consumption

[lieder1987]

From what I understand (and I could be wrong) 1080P is more CPU intensive than GPU intensive.

[Thermosman]

Dont get that for 1080p, at least 3440 144hz or 1440p. You might as well burn your money

[Chaos Gamer]

1 minute ago, Froody129 said:

Anyone getting 80 fps with a 1080ti is either talking bullshit or the game is trash. A single 1080 is more than enough for 1080p144hz.

Wildlands, AC Origins on Ultra settings... And guys, I won't be changing any other part, rather than the CPU or GPU, the 8700k is overpriced at the moment, 400+$ and the 8600k is 120+$ cheaper. I could get a 8700 non k.

[Chaos Gamer]

4 minutes ago, lieder1987 said:

From what I understand (and I could be wrong) 1080P is more CPU intensive than GPU intensive.

Even if I change to an 8700k, the difference in games would be less than 10fps...

[Chaos Gamer]

I want numbers, average frames per second. I came here because I couldn't find anything on google, all the benchmarks started from 1440p to 8k, nothing less...

[Thermosman]

3 minutes ago, Chaos Gamer said:

I want numbers, average frames per second. I came here because I couldn't find anything on google, all the benchmarks started from 1440p to 8k, nothing less...

Why do you want to play at the lowly resolution of 1080p?

[Chaos Gamer]

1 minute ago, Thermosman said:

Why do you want to play at the lowly resolution of 1080p?

1080p gives the most frames, and thats what i want, i cant afford both 1440p and 1080ti sli too.

[Thermosman]

Just now, Chaos Gamer said:

1080p gives the most frames, and thats what i want, i cant afford both 1440p and 1080ti sli too.

Then hell yeah why not play in 480p??? Are you going to get a 240hz moniter? Otherwise you wont even see your high framerates. Anyways the cpu is the bottleneck, so the performance increase wont be much. I reccomend get a 165hz 1440p moniter, and even a single 1080 ti can drive that.

[Princess Luna]

Locked i7 8700 + a single 1080 Ti is the best cost to performance in gaming today... having the highest end in mind... it can game any thing you want from high refresh rates to 4k ultras.

[Chaos Gamer]

1 minute ago, Thermosman said:

Anyways the cpu is the bottleneck

WHAT THE, so you mean a 7700k is a bottleneck?! No right, so why would a better CPU be one?! 1440p is expensive and a 1440p TN will not look as good as my VA quantum dot 1080p. I ain't changing my monitor...

[Chaos Gamer]

2 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Locked i7 8700 + a single 1080 Ti is the best cost to performance in gaming today... having the highest end in mind... it can game any thing you want from high refresh rates to 4k ultras.

I want 1080p Ultra settings 144fps+ for the next 2 years. It'll perform good now, but not later, so I wanted to get 2 1080tis as i got them for cheap, but many people also say that 1080p 1080ti sli doesnt give any benefit for most of the games, I couldn't find any benchmarks so i came here. I just want to know how much a single 1080 ti gets in 1080p and how much a 1080ti in sli gets in 1080p for the same in-game settings (very hard to find)...

[Thermosman]

4 minutes ago, Chaos Gamer said:

WHAT THE, so you mean a 7700k is a bottleneck?! No right, so why would a better CPU be one?! 1440p is expensive and a 1440p TN will not look as good as my VA quantum dot 1080p. I ain't changing my monitor...

Yes the 7700k is a bottleneck, and there is not better cpu that will not bottleneck

[Chaos Gamer]

Just now, Thermosman said:

Yes the 7700k is a bottleneck, and there is not better cpu that will not bottleneck

OMG, people are running 4 way titan Xps in sli using a 7700k, and you say that it'll bottleneck 2 1080tis?

[Princess Luna]

Just now, Chaos Gamer said:

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Oh please a single 1080 Ti is all any one could possible ever need, mine has served me beyond need.

 

I strongly advise you to watch this video from begin to end before going further with your scares about the future this highest end possible GPU in the market can give you:

 

 

[Thermosman]

Just now, Chaos Gamer said:

OMG, people are running 4 way titan Xps in sli using a 7700k, and you say that it'll bottleneck 2 1080tis?

Yes at 1080p its single core performance will bottleneck

[Princess Luna]

Just now, Chaos Gamer said:

7700k

The i7 7700k does bottleneck the GTX 1080 Ti at 1080p for what is worth.

[Chaos Gamer]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

The i7 7700k does bottleneck the GTX 1080 Ti at 1080p for what is worth.

i cant believe you people... wth

[Chaos Gamer]

2 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Oh please a single 1080 Ti is all any one could possible ever need, mine has served me beyond need.

 

I strongly advise you to watch this video from begin to end before going further with your scares about the future this highest end possible GPU in the market can give you:

 

 

Joker productions made a similar video too....

[Colty]

Getting an 8700k or 7740x is the only thing that will improve the single threaded performance. And it isn't much of a difference. From what I'm seeing, the 7700k will not bottleneck SLI 1080Ti's at 1080p. And even if you somehow were bottlenecked, you'll only get 5% better single core performance out of an 8700k or 7740x.

[i_build_nanosuits]

this forum sometimes gets rediculous...

[Princess Luna]

2 minutes ago, Chaos Gamer said:

i cant believe you people... wth

Here this will kill your doubts.

 

1 minute ago, Colty said:

7740x

This processor has inferior performance than the i7 7700k due to Mesh Cache

 

2 minutes ago, Colty said:

the 7700k will _NOT_ bottleneck SLI 1080Ti's at 1080p.

The video above just proves otherwise.

[Masada02]

I've considered doing this a couple times to try to max out my 240hz 1080p monitor. The reality is that in almost every game no CPU can output that many frames regardless of the OC. The max you can realistically expect is 180ish fps out of a highly clocked modern Intel CPU.

 

That's not to say that 2 1080Ti's won't give you a boost. You'll just be at the CPU limit all the time. The cards will run under-loaded, use less power and make less noise. 

 

It's a neat idea, but ultimately isn't really worth the money. You'll find that as long as you maintain 90-100fps is whatever game, it will feel smooth. Thats the threshold that you should try to hit, and realistically a single 1080Ti is all that's needed to do that. If you are chasing pure numbers, throw a second one in and try it out. It's only going to hurt your wallet. Would be a fun experiment too.

[Chaos Gamer]

oh ok, now I understand what you meant. Yes it does bottleneck in a sense, i was thinking like serious bottlenecks like really bad fps and stuff. Yes in 1080p the cpu is the bottleneck, but in the great equalizer or 4k the gpu is the bottleneck....