SLI or a single card?

[Abzilla]

Hello! i want to upgrade my pc in a few weeks and i am not sure what GPU i should get, i want to get the Asus ROG Strix 1070 SLI but i have heard that it is a huge waste of money, do you recon i should go SLI or get a 1080-1080 ti?

many thanks!

 

Current PC: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nXQs4C

 

upgrade: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/84njjc

[wasab]

Get 4x titan in sli because you are obviously rich.

[Abzilla]

Just now, wasab said:

Get 4x titan in sli because you are obviously rich.

i wish

 

[Mick Naughty]

Depends on the games themselves.  

 

Basing it on that monitor, I’d stick to a 1070. 

 

If 1440 or higher abs games that support sli, I’d get two 1080’s or a single 1080ti. 

[wasab]

Just now, Abzilla said:

i wish

 

My wisdom is to wait for one year so you get a gpus that performs like 1080 but at like 50% the price. All gpus right now are utterly riddiculous in price thanks to miner.

[ItsBlck]

the single 1080ti would kick the SLI 1070/tis ass on performance. It would also have considerable amount of performance boost compared to SLI 1080s in some games.

[Abzilla]

2 minutes ago, SimpleTechVids said:

the single 1080ti would kick the SLI 1070/tis ass on performance. It would also have considerable amount of performance boost compared to SLI 1080s in some games.

one of them are used for almost a year so trying to sell that might not end well

 

[Abzilla]

Just now, wasab said:

My wisdom is to wait for one year so you get a gpus that performs like 1080 but at like 50% the price. All gpus right now are utterly riddiculous in price thanks to miner.

in the UK personally i have not seen a huge increase on GPU prices, almost a year ago i bought a GTX ROG strix 1070 for £449.99 now they are around £459-£469 but ram has been awful with prices because of the ram shortage

 

 

[Darkseth]

Singel Card > Sli. Always. ALWAYS. ^^

 

1080 ti > 2x 1070.

2 1070s come close, but only in games, where Sli scales good (and with good i mean 50-70%, which is rare).

Otherwise, 1080 ti has ALWAYS the full performance, 11gb Vram, and much faster bandwidth. Also, it consumes less power, and costs usually less than 2 1070s.

And since sli is dying out.... yea. You have your answer ^^

 

Sli / Multi-GPU with weaker cards, midrange cards, older cards (etc etc. you get my point) isn't a good idea. if it were a good idea, everyone would go for it

[Princess Luna]

Well you went all in with the CPU might as well go all in with the GPU and buy the 1080 Ti just don't pay more than 900$ on one, otherwise you might as well just grab a TITAN Xp altogether and play any game you want at any setting you want.

[Abzilla]

1 minute ago, Darkseth said:

Singel Card > Sli. Always. ALWAYS. ^^

 

1080 ti > 2x 1070.

2 1070s come close, but only in games, where Sli scales good (and with good i mean 50-70%, which is rare).

Otherwise, 1080 ti has ALWAYS the full performance, 11gb Vram, and much faster bandwidth. Also, it consumes less power, and costs usually less than 2 1070s.

And since sli is dying out.... yea. You have your answer ^^

 

Sli / Multi-GPU with weaker cards, midrange cards, older cards (etc etc. you get my point) isn't a good idea. if it were a good idea, everyone would go for it

its just that i already have one of the 1070s and i haven't ordered the other one so you are saying that i should sell the 1070 then buy a 1080ti with that amout that i get out?

 

[Majinhoju]

Scaling depends on the game and driver support for the game, stutter can occur etc...  Go single card if you can.

[Abzilla]

is this 1080ti a bad price to pay then? 

https://www.novatech.co.uk/products/rog-strix-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-11gb-gddr5x-with-aura-sync-rgb/rog-strix-gtx1080ti-11g-gaming.html#utm_source=affiliatewindow&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=PCPartPicker

 

and does anyone know how much i could get for my 1070? it has been used for just about a year

[Mick Naughty]

Depends on your market. Check used prices on eBay in your area 

[pas008]

30 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Depends on the games themselves.  

 

Basing it on that monitor, I’d stick to a 1070. 

 

If 1440 or higher abs games that support sli, I’d get two 1080’s or a single 1080ti. 

agree

13 minutes ago, Darkseth said:

Singel Card > Sli. Always. ALWAYS. ^^

 

1080 ti > 2x 1070.

2 1070s come close, but only in games, where Sli scales good (and with good i mean 50-70%, which is rare).

Otherwise, 1080 ti has ALWAYS the full performance, 11gb Vram, and much faster bandwidth. Also, it consumes less power, and costs usually less than 2 1070s.

And since sli is dying out.... yea. You have your answer ^^

 

Sli / Multi-GPU with weaker cards, midrange cards, older cards (etc etc. you get my point) isn't a good idea. if it were a good idea, everyone would go for it

if sli was dying why are we still getting updated profiles and new ones?

9 minutes ago, Majinhoju said:

Scaling depends on the game and driver support for the game, stutter can occur etc...  Go single card if you can.

stutter?

not sure about you but last time I had stutter was 8k series, and couple random drivers which was fixed next batch

 

sli every gen sometimes multiple times in a gen since 8k skipped

[Abzilla]

does anyone know how much i could get for my 1070? it has been used for just about a year

[Majinhoju]

I suppose microstutter would be a better word.  I believe frame times can be increased or more inconsistent with sli/crossfire.  I haven't actually used multi gpu myself since my 6870s.  It could be better now.

[Mick Naughty]

Never once had an issue with sli and I’ve done it since the 5xx series. Only problem I’ve encountered is my cpu being too weak and games being more cpu hogs. 

 

4 minutes ago, Abzilla said:

does anyone know how much i could get for my 1070? it has been used for just about a year

Just told you to check your local market. eBay craigslist? They will tell you better than anyone. 

[Abzilla]

1 minute ago, Mick Naughty said:

Never once had an issue with sli and I’ve done it since the 5xx series. Only problem I’ve encountered is my cpu being too weak and games being more cpu hogs. 

 

Just told you to check your local market. eBay craigslist? They will tell you better than anyone. 

Sorry i thought you were talking just about the 1080ti

[Darkseth]

21 minutes ago, Abzilla said:

its just that i already have one of the 1070s and i haven't ordered the other one so you are saying that i should sell the 1070 then buy a 1080ti with that amout that i get out?

 

This is exactly what i would do.

Even if you pay 50-100 bucks more compared to a second 1070, it's worth it... You have:

 

- less pwoer consumption

- 11gb Vram vs. 8gb

- much higher memory bandwidth (484 gb/s or something like that vs. 256gb/s)

- zero Sli-disadvantages