SLI Tips???

[Ryzen 2600X]

I need some help understanding SLI, I know you can run 2 Graphic cards together, but that's it. I was also wondering if I could run 2 1050 TI's together and what type of mobo would I need? Thanks!

[IdiotPenguin]

I don’t understand the deep meaning of SLI and all it’s wonders but no you can’t SLI 2 1050 Ti’s (currently only 1070 and higher, not sure about 20 series). As for a mobo you just need one that is SLI certified (and a SLI bridge)

 

 

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[Firewrath9]

you cannot run 2 1050 ti's togheter, 1070 and above.

you need a bridge and a motherboard with 2 16x PCIE with SLI available.

then you go to nvidia control panel and enable SLI.

then you play a game and watchh as your framerates drop.

SLI is a waste of money

[Ryzen 2600X]

Just now, IdiotPenguin said:

I don’t understand the deep meaning of SLI and all it’s wonders but no you can’t SLI 2 1050 Ti’s (currently only 1070 and higher, not sure about 20 series). As for a mobo you just need one that is SLI certified (and a SLI bridge)

 

 

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I'm currently watching videos and it seems like the 970 is used frequently. Would that work?

[Ryzen 2600X]

Just now, Firewrath9 said:

you cannot run 2 1050 ti's togheter, 1070 and above.

you need a bridge and a motherboard with 2 16x PCIE with SLI available.

then you go to nvidia control panel and enable SLI.

then you play a game and watchh as your framerates drop.

SLI is a waste of money

Why is SLI a waste of money?

[Enderman]

99% of games don't support SLI, so you get 0 improvement from the second card in there.

Sometimes older games won't even run correctly unless you force-disable one of the two GPUs.

The other 1% of games never get a 100% performance improvement from the second card, usually 50-75% or even less.

There are also problems with microstuttering, having to reenable SLI every time the drivers update, more heat, more noise, more cabling, etc.

 

Basically don't waste your money and just get one single GPU that is more powerful.

[Mick Naughty]

Depends on the cards you want and what you have. Goals and games will decide what works.

Been running sli since the gtx5xx series and have done it for every gen since and never had an issue with any game.

1050's wont work.

So if this is a budget thing, get a pair of 1070's. Unless you wonna get a pair if 980ti's or what ever you can afford.

[Enderman]

3 minutes ago, pas008 said:

 

Someone is forgetting that AAA games like 1% of games that actually exist.

If someone wants to spend hours searching for obscure workarounds to get multi-GPU working for every one of their games, sure, they can do what they want for that extra 10% improvement or whatever.

 

It's still a waste of money compared to a single better GPU.

[pas008]

13 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Someone is forgetting that AAA games like 1% of games that actually exist.

If someone wants to spend hours searching for obscure workarounds to get multi-GPU working for every one of their games, sure, they can do what they want for that extra 10% improvement or whatever.

 

It's still a waste of money compared to a single better GPU.

Single gpu doesn't always give performance wanted

And non aaa games/indie run great on 1 card and if the game is made on engine that is on existing engine license then using game with similar engine sli profile will give A boost

Talking to someone that has 1k games on steam only

And looking for a fix isn't that hard heard Google has been great search engine lol

 

[Enderman]

Just now, pas008 said:

And non aaa games/indie run great on 1 card

And guess what?

If you had bought a single GPU that is twice as powerful you would be getting 200fps instead of 100fps with two low end GPUs since one is useless anyway.

[pas008]

Just now, Enderman said:

And guess what?

If you had bought a single GPU that is twice as powerful you would be getting 200fps instead of 100fps with two low end GPUs since one is useless anyway.

Lol when in my cases were their better single cards at release and for the price?

Besides 250gts?

All my setups were based on best performance with my budget atm

[Enderman]

2 minutes ago, pas008 said:

Lol when in my cases were their better single cards at release and for the price?

Besides 250gts?

All my setups were based on best performance with my budget atm

Who cares about what happened a decade ago?

I'm talking about current GPUs.

 

One high end GPU is better than two low end ones, for both average performance and temps, power consumption, ease of use, compatibility, etc.

 

Stop trying to recommend multi-GPU just because you use it disregarding any logical reason.

[Mick Naughty]

Depends on what you consider low end. If it isn't a titan its low or mid right?

[pas008]

3 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Who cares about what happened a decade ago?

I'm talking about current GPUs.

 

One high end GPU is better than two low end ones, for both average performance and temps, power consumption, ease of use, compatibility, etc.

 

Stop trying to recommend multi-GPU just because you use it disregarding any logical reason.

You are saying its a waste of money but that is subjective because i want high resolution and high fps 

That's like saying owning a gas guzzling sports car  Or truck is a waste because user wants pretty, fast and power

[Mick Naughty]

Exactly, not everyone wants a Prius. Some want their cake and want to eat it too.

[Enderman]

10 minutes ago, pas008 said:

You are saying its a waste of money but that is subjective because i want high resolution and high fps 

That's like saying owning a gas guzzling sports car  Or truck is a waste because user wants pretty, fast and power

Wow you really don't understand do you...

You can buy either two bad products or one good product for the same price.

Then, bad + bad = mediocre.

So for the same price, it makes more sense to buy the one good product.

 

Is that still too difficult to understand?

There's no point in buying two 1060s if you can get a 1080ti for the same price and get better performance in almost all cases.

This is why nvidia literally removed SLI from 1060 and below, it is pointless.

This is why Linus and literally everyone who understands price performance says "buy a single more powerful GPU instead of two weaker ones"

 

The ONLY scenario where multi-GPU makes sense if when you have the highest end card possible and there is no better GPU to upgrade to.

[pas008]

17 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Wow you really don't understand do you...

You can buy either two bad products or one good product for the same price.

Then, bad + bad = mediocre.

So for the same price, it makes more sense to buy the one good product.

 

Is that still too difficult to understand?

There's no point in buying two 1060s if you can get a 1080ti for the same price and get better performance in almost all cases.

This is why nvidia literally removed SLI from 1060 and below, it is pointless.

This is why Linus and literally everyone who understands price performance says "buy a single more powerful GPU instead of two weaker ones"

 

The ONLY scenario where multi-GPU makes sense if when you have the highest end card possible and there is no better GPU to upgrade to.

Duh now days

what last 2 to 3 gens was like that

Before that not really considering gens were only giving maybe 20% performance boost if that

And not everyone can buy top card right anyway too option to buy 1 now and 1 later but i don't recommend that either

And not to mention when many series were launched there wasnt a ti or the titan was way more expensive then sli

1k series rather have 1080sli  then the titan

 

 

260sli out did 295

460sli out did 480

560ti sli out did 580

670 sli out did 680

970 sli was what oh 980 only higher single card then

 

Or should i play the waiting game

Wait long enough i can wait for the next gen right? Lol

 

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[Ryzen 2600X]

Wow! A ton of info overnight! Well thank you everyone for your input! Seems like SLI is not for me then, I only want to play games. 

[Mick Naughty]

Well if you want more frames in those games get two cards. Unless your budget and wants says other wise. 

[Frankenburger]

37 minutes ago, masterRACE said:

Wow! A ton of info overnight! Well thank you everyone for your input! Seems like SLI is not for me then, I only want to play games. 

SLI is generally recommended if you want more performance than a single 80 class can offer. Because you can't SLI a 1050Ti, you're better off going with a 1070Ti. However, if Turing proves to be an incremental step in performance, you could SLI a 1070Ti if you wanted.

 

Contrary to what people are saying, plenty of games out there are SLI compatible. In fact, many games are compatible with SLI given the proper criteria. Also, it's possible to enable SLI compatibility using Nvidia Inspector. Just because a game doesn't work with SLI using default settings doesn't mean it won't work at all. For example, Subnautica isn't SLI compatible using default settings, but you can enable SLI by changing a couple settings around.

 

Regardless, there will always be games out there that aren't SLI compatible. SLI always has, and always will be for enthusiasts who want the best of the best and don't care about tweaking their games or hardware to get the most out of it.

 

For me, SLI isn't a waste of money. Most of the games I currently play are compatible with SLI, and offer a good 70% or more scaling. Also, I prefer a higher resolution over a higher framerate, often settling for 75-80 FPS at 5k or 4k, which is where SLI operates best at. Whether or not it's worth it for you depends on the games you play and the settings you play them at.

[Biggerboot]

IMO, I would recommend SLI if:

• You already have a top-of-the-line-card, thus this is the only way you could achieve more performance in the current generation.
• You have researched which games benefit from it (and don't).  AAA games usually can get something out of it.
• You're doing it with decently new cards
• Bonus: you do other multi-gpu rendering tasks not reliant on SLI (this reason alone would justify it)

Otherwise, the single better card is usually better.