SLI or not - an advise please
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I currently own a GTX 970 - and I have decided to upgrade, in due time befor Fall Out 4 :) I was aiming for the 980 TI - but obviously it will be much cheaper to get another 970'er, and the speed is pretty much the same I know about the theoretical problems with SLI profiles, no memory stacking etc. But.. how is it in real life - is it a pain in the arse or not - some advice please... My Rig: Win 7 64 I 4790K 4800 MHz on Maximus VII Ranger Asus 970 GTX Strix 4GB single 12 GB ram Samsung SSD + WD Blue XFX Pro 650 w Asus VG248 monitor
I currently own a GTX 970 - and I have decided to upgrade, in due time befor Fall Out 4 :)

I was aiming for the 980 TI - but obviously it will be much cheaper to get another 970'er, and the speed is pretty much the same

I know about the theoretical problems with SLI profiles, no memory stacking etc.

But.. how is it in real life - is it a pain in the arse or not - some advice please...

My Rig:
Win 7 64
I 4790K 4800 MHz on Maximus VII Ranger
Asus 970 GTX Strix 4GB single
12 GB ram
Samsung SSD + WD Blue
XFX Pro 650 w
Asus VG248 monitor

Win7 64bit Pro
CPU: 4790K 4.8 GHZ
GPU: Aurus 1080 TI 2.08 GHZ - 100% Watercooled !
Monitor: Asus PG278QR
And lots of ram and HD's ;)

#1
Posted 10/18/2015 02:08 PM   
I always had SLI for 3D vision and cant say i experienced huge problems. It's true that few games and fixes would work only on single card, but if top tier card ain't enough then SLI is the way. Between 980ti and 970SLI where performance is close, future wise you can go for the single card because later is easy add a second one, but i see no problems with SLI as well. How cheaper would be second 970 compared to selling the old one and buying 980ti?
I always had SLI for 3D vision and cant say i experienced huge problems.
It's true that few games and fixes would work only on single card, but if top tier card ain't enough then SLI is the way.

Between 980ti and 970SLI where performance is close, future wise you can go for the single card because later is easy add a second one, but i see no problems with SLI as well.

How cheaper would be second 970 compared to selling the old one and buying 980ti?

Ryzen 1700X 3.9GHz | Asrock X370 Taichi | 16GB G.Skill
GTX 1080 Ti SLI | 850W EVGA P2 | Win7x64
Asus VG278HR | Panasonic TX-58EX750B 4K Active 3D

#2
Posted 10/18/2015 03:57 PM   
"How cheaper would be second 970 compared to selling the old one and buying 980ti? " That remains to be seen - but an estimate is around 400 Euro for another 970'er and 700 euro for a replacement. I'm rather keen on this one - EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Hybrid - 6GB - It has a lot of OC potential..
"How cheaper would be second 970 compared to selling the old one and buying 980ti? "

That remains to be seen - but an estimate is around 400 Euro for another 970'er and 700 euro for a replacement.

I'm rather keen on this one - EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Hybrid - 6GB - It has a lot of OC potential..

Win7 64bit Pro
CPU: 4790K 4.8 GHZ
GPU: Aurus 1080 TI 2.08 GHZ - 100% Watercooled !
Monitor: Asus PG278QR
And lots of ram and HD's ;)

#3
Posted 10/18/2015 05:22 PM   
If I were you right now I would try to sell 970 first and buy a 980Ti. If in 4-5 days couldn't hit a good price selling this gpu then I would try a bit lower thans my first price. SLI is good when it works and still good after finding unofficial ways ti make it work, yet there are games that won't take advantage of SLIing due to lack of a correct profile and coding in game's development/engine. SLI needs better airflow due to much more hit in your PC case. Bottom line, if you lose about 2/5 of original price you bought your 970 it's preferable to go a buy a single 980Ti. Also you should know that there are currently some limitations in case you want to buy a G sync monitor (in near future for example), SLI+G sync = no DSR or no custom resolutions...(I've heard few people that with latest drivers on Win 10 custom resolutions are fixed..I haven't see it with my eyes, but on Win 7 the issue exists..)
If I were you right now I would try to sell 970 first and buy a 980Ti. If in 4-5 days couldn't hit a good price selling this gpu then I would try a bit lower thans my first price.
SLI is good when it works and still good after finding unofficial ways ti make it work, yet there are games that won't take advantage of SLIing due to lack of a correct profile and coding in game's development/engine.
SLI needs better airflow due to much more hit in your PC case.


Bottom line, if you lose about 2/5 of original price you bought your 970 it's preferable to go a buy a single 980Ti.

Also you should know that there are currently some limitations in case you want to buy a G sync monitor (in near future for example), SLI+G sync = no DSR or no custom resolutions...(I've heard few people that with latest drivers on Win 10 custom resolutions are fixed..I haven't see it with my eyes, but on Win 7 the issue exists..)

i5 4670K 4.4 Ghz H2O, G.skill 16GB @2.4 Ghz C10, 2xGTX970 G1 SLI, AOC G2460PG, G-sync+3D Vision 2, Win 7x64(ssd), Games on RAID-0

#4
Posted 10/18/2015 06:08 PM   
Just sold my 970... it was online for about 1 hour sold for exactly 2/3 of the market Price :) Tomorrow will be a great day - drivin' of to the local PC Pusher buy an EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Hybrid - 6GB. After that, installing it and try all the "heavy games" in max settings, countless hours of pleasure awaits me..... I don't think I will get much sleep to night :D
Just sold my 970... it was online for about 1 hour sold for exactly 2/3 of the market Price :)

Tomorrow will be a great day - drivin' of to the local PC Pusher buy an EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Hybrid - 6GB.
After that, installing it and try all the "heavy games" in max settings, countless hours of pleasure awaits me.....

I don't think I will get much sleep to night :D

Win7 64bit Pro
CPU: 4790K 4.8 GHZ
GPU: Aurus 1080 TI 2.08 GHZ - 100% Watercooled !
Monitor: Asus PG278QR
And lots of ram and HD's ;)

#5
Posted 10/18/2015 09:48 PM   
I think you've done the right thing. I'll never go SLI again. I've had SLI'd 8800, 260, 690 but when I went back to a single card there was a huge benefit. The first thing I noticed was latency. I've clocked well over 400 hours in battlefield 4 and when I swapped my 690 (SLI'd 680's on one card) for the EVGA SC 980 ti I opened up battlefield and wow. It just seemed to respond so much quicker. A lot less input lag and a lot lower frame time. Then there's minimum frames which are miles higher on a single card solution. Less massive FPS jumps that are so distracting. The frame rate range is a lot smaller. There's frame pacing which causes the dreaded micro-stutter and all this is when SLI actually works, which it doesn't, a lot of the time, or might and have terrible scaling, or might work but not in 3D. The amount of times I was frustrated due to lots of games not having profiles. I remember the wolfenstein games, COD advanced warfare etc never having profiles or ones which did nothing or made performance worse! So you disable one card and play and then, if you're 'lucky' Nvidia release one the day after you finish the game. Talk about rubbing salt in the wound! I want to play games on release day not 2-6 months (if ever) afterwards. The added latency seems to add up more in 3D too I noticed. Add to that the problems with G-sync, The ROG swift monitor in 3D and i'm sure a whole host of other nightmares I was lucky enough to not stumble upon and there's quite a lot of reasons not to go SLI IMO. Get the best single solution you can afford and upgrade annually if possible. I think it's the cheapest way in the long run if you want all gfx sliders set to 10! I'm gaming at 4k and have put an EK waterblock on my card and currently boosts to 1504 at 48c on the standard bios and has been faultless and effortless. Also the benchmarks on the 980ti seem to be way off in the reviews. I play battlefield 4 at 4k ultra everything with 104 FOV and no AA and it never dips below 65 fps. I cap it at 65 fps as I find it a lot smoother and don't get the input lag from Vsync. I started getting better scores too! Can't be just a placebo affect then eh? :D Maybe this new direct X 12 SLI method will improve things but I wouldn't hold my breath. Anyway, I'm waffling. You made the right choice, enjoy!
I think you've done the right thing.
I'll never go SLI again. I've had SLI'd 8800, 260, 690 but when I went back to a single card there was a huge benefit.
The first thing I noticed was latency. I've clocked well over 400 hours in battlefield 4 and when I swapped my 690 (SLI'd 680's on one card) for the EVGA SC 980 ti I opened up battlefield and wow.
It just seemed to respond so much quicker. A lot less input lag and a lot lower frame time.
Then there's minimum frames which are miles higher on a single card solution. Less massive FPS jumps that are so distracting. The frame rate range is a lot smaller.
There's frame pacing which causes the dreaded micro-stutter and all this is when SLI actually works, which it doesn't, a lot of the time, or might and have terrible scaling, or might work but not in 3D.
The amount of times I was frustrated due to lots of games not having profiles.
I remember the wolfenstein games, COD advanced warfare etc never having profiles or ones which did nothing or made performance worse!
So you disable one card and play and then, if you're 'lucky' Nvidia release one the day after you finish the game. Talk about rubbing salt in the wound!
I want to play games on release day not 2-6 months (if ever) afterwards.
The added latency seems to add up more in 3D too I noticed.
Add to that the problems with G-sync, The ROG swift monitor in 3D and i'm sure a whole host of other nightmares I was lucky enough to not stumble upon and there's quite a lot of reasons not to go SLI IMO.
Get the best single solution you can afford and upgrade annually if possible. I think it's the cheapest way in the long run if you want all gfx sliders set to 10!
I'm gaming at 4k and have put an EK waterblock on my card and currently boosts to 1504 at 48c on the standard bios and has been faultless and effortless.
Also the benchmarks on the 980ti seem to be way off in the reviews. I play battlefield 4 at 4k ultra everything with 104 FOV and no AA and it never dips below 65 fps. I cap it at 65 fps as I find it a lot smoother and don't get the input lag from Vsync.
I started getting better scores too! Can't be just a placebo affect then eh? :D
Maybe this new direct X 12 SLI method will improve things but I wouldn't hold my breath.
Anyway, I'm waffling.
You made the right choice, enjoy!

#6
Posted 10/18/2015 10:32 PM   
[quote="GibsonRed"]I think you've done the right thing. I'll never go SLI again. I've had SLI'd 8800, 260, 690 but when I went back to a single card there was a huge benefit. The first thing I noticed was latency. I've clocked well over 400 hours in battlefield 4 and when I swapped my 690 (SLI'd 680's on one card) for the EVGA SC 980 ti I opened up battlefield and wow. It just seemed to respond so much quicker. A lot less input lag and a lot lower frame time. Then there's minimum frames which are miles higher on a single card solution. Less massive FPS jumps that are so distracting. The frame rate range is a lot smaller. There's frame pacing which causes the dreaded micro-stutter and all this is when SLI actually works, which it doesn't, a lot of the time, or might and have terrible scaling, or might work but not in 3D. The amount of times I was frustrated due to lots of games not having profiles. I remember the wolfenstein games, COD advanced warfare etc never having profiles or ones which did nothing or made performance worse! So you disable one card and play and then, if you're 'lucky' Nvidia release one the day after you finish the game. Talk about rubbing salt in the wound! I want to play games on release day not 2-6 months (if ever) afterwards. The added latency seems to add up more in 3D too I noticed. Add to that the problems with G-sync, The ROG swift monitor in 3D and i'm sure a whole host of other nightmares I was lucky enough to not stumble upon and there's quite a lot of reasons not to go SLI IMO. Get the best single solution you can afford and upgrade annually if possible. I think it's the cheapest way in the long run if you want all gfx sliders set to 10! I'm gaming at 4k and have put an EK waterblock on my card and currently boosts to 1504 at 48c on the standard bios and has been faultless and effortless. Also the benchmarks on the 980ti seem to be way off in the reviews. I play battlefield 4 at 4k ultra everything with 104 FOV and no AA and it never dips below 65 fps. I cap it at 65 fps as I find it a lot smoother and don't get the input lag from Vsync. I started getting better scores too! Can't be just a placebo affect then eh? :D Maybe this new direct X 12 SLI method will improve things but I wouldn't hold my breath. Anyway, I'm waffling. You made the right choice, enjoy! [/quote] Wall of text that is unreadable...lol:) My opinion is always SLI the best cards. Go SLI 980Ti. SLI never had major issues (unlike some way around here without any proof... SLI is ALSO very dependent on WHAT MOTHERBOARD YOU HAVE. Don;t expect a cheap MB to work proper in SLI. Latency, unless I see numbers they are just talk). True there are better or worse SLI profiles but in the end SLI always works (just need to play a bit with it to make it work in some cases). Problem is most people are "lazy" to tweak the profiles (or don't know how). This results in all the "talk" about SLI not working. So, if you feel "adventurous" and want the best possible performance, go SLI. In 3D Vision I say SLI is a "must" and 3D Vision WAS developed with "SLI" in the beginning! Single card support was added "after". If you look for it, you will see it. For 3D Surround SLI is a ALWAYS a must. The 980Ti is not powerful enough for triple 3D Vision screens. Now, buying a 980Ti is a good choice;).
GibsonRed said:I think you've done the right thing.
I'll never go SLI again. I've had SLI'd 8800, 260, 690 but when I went back to a single card there was a huge benefit.
The first thing I noticed was latency. I've clocked well over 400 hours in battlefield 4 and when I swapped my 690 (SLI'd 680's on one card) for the EVGA SC 980 ti I opened up battlefield and wow.
It just seemed to respond so much quicker. A lot less input lag and a lot lower frame time.
Then there's minimum frames which are miles higher on a single card solution. Less massive FPS jumps that are so distracting. The frame rate range is a lot smaller.
There's frame pacing which causes the dreaded micro-stutter and all this is when SLI actually works, which it doesn't, a lot of the time, or might and have terrible scaling, or might work but not in 3D.
The amount of times I was frustrated due to lots of games not having profiles.
I remember the wolfenstein games, COD advanced warfare etc never having profiles or ones which did nothing or made performance worse!
So you disable one card and play and then, if you're 'lucky' Nvidia release one the day after you finish the game. Talk about rubbing salt in the wound!
I want to play games on release day not 2-6 months (if ever) afterwards.
The added latency seems to add up more in 3D too I noticed.
Add to that the problems with G-sync, The ROG swift monitor in 3D and i'm sure a whole host of other nightmares I was lucky enough to not stumble upon and there's quite a lot of reasons not to go SLI IMO.
Get the best single solution you can afford and upgrade annually if possible. I think it's the cheapest way in the long run if you want all gfx sliders set to 10!
I'm gaming at 4k and have put an EK waterblock on my card and currently boosts to 1504 at 48c on the standard bios and has been faultless and effortless.
Also the benchmarks on the 980ti seem to be way off in the reviews. I play battlefield 4 at 4k ultra everything with 104 FOV and no AA and it never dips below 65 fps. I cap it at 65 fps as I find it a lot smoother and don't get the input lag from Vsync.
I started getting better scores too! Can't be just a placebo affect then eh? :D
Maybe this new direct X 12 SLI method will improve things but I wouldn't hold my breath.
Anyway, I'm waffling.
You made the right choice, enjoy!



Wall of text that is unreadable...lol:)

My opinion is always SLI the best cards. Go SLI 980Ti. SLI never had major issues (unlike some way around here without any proof... SLI is ALSO very dependent on WHAT MOTHERBOARD YOU HAVE. Don;t expect a cheap MB to work proper in SLI. Latency, unless I see numbers they are just talk).

True there are better or worse SLI profiles but in the end SLI always works (just need to play a bit with it to make it work in some cases). Problem is most people are "lazy" to tweak the profiles (or don't know how). This results in all the "talk" about SLI not working. So, if you feel "adventurous" and want the best possible performance, go SLI.

In 3D Vision I say SLI is a "must" and 3D Vision WAS developed with "SLI" in the beginning! Single card support was added "after". If you look for it, you will see it.

For 3D Surround SLI is a ALWAYS a must. The 980Ti is not powerful enough for triple 3D Vision screens.

Now, buying a 980Ti is a good choice;).

1x Palit RTX 2080Ti Pro Gaming OC(watercooled and overclocked to hell)
3x 3D Vision Ready Asus VG278HE monitors (5760x1080).
Intel i9 9900K (overclocked to 5.3 and watercooled ofc).
Asus Maximus XI Hero Mobo.
16 GB Team Group T-Force Dark Pro DDR4 @ 3600.
Lots of Disks:
- Raid 0 - 256GB Sandisk Extreme SSD.
- Raid 0 - WD Black - 2TB.
- SanDisk SSD PLUS 480 GB.
- Intel 760p 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD.
Creative Sound Blaster Z.
Windows 10 x64 Pro.
etc


My website with my fixes and OpenGL to 3D Vision wrapper:
http://3dsurroundgaming.com

(If you like some of the stuff that I've done and want to donate something, you can do it with PayPal at tavyhome@gmail.com)

#7
Posted 10/18/2015 10:53 PM   
SLI is great for 3D Vision. I've gone through 4 "generations" of cards since originally trying 3D Vision, 580, 670sli, 980, Titan X sli - and each time SLI has given better results in 3D. There are very few issues with latency, microstutter has improved, and since getting a gsync monitor I've had no problems with that stuff anyway. You need a good cooling solution for SLI, and possibly a bigger PSU, and games without SLI profiles are annoying, but overall I'm happy to be on SLI again, specially with watercooled cards which reduces the heat and noise to more tolerable levels.
SLI is great for 3D Vision. I've gone through 4 "generations" of cards since originally trying 3D Vision, 580, 670sli, 980, Titan X sli - and each time SLI has given better results in 3D.

There are very few issues with latency, microstutter has improved, and since getting a gsync monitor I've had no problems with that stuff anyway.

You need a good cooling solution for SLI, and possibly a bigger PSU, and games without SLI profiles are annoying, but overall I'm happy to be on SLI again, specially with watercooled cards which reduces the heat and noise to more tolerable levels.

i7 4790k @ 4.6 - 16GB RAM - 2x SLI Titan X
27" ASUS ROG SWIFT, 28" - 65" Samsung UHD8200 4k 3DTV - Oculus Rift CV1 - 34" Acer Predator X34 Ultrawide

Old kit:
i5 2500k @ 4.4 - 8gb RAM
Acer H5360BD projector
GTX 580, SLI 670, GTX 980 EVGA SC
Acer XB280HK 4k 60hz
Oculus DK2

#8
Posted 10/18/2015 11:18 PM   
[quote="helifax"] Wall of text that is unreadable...lol:)[/quote] Sorry. It's the joys of writing on a phone! :D [quote="helifax"]My opinion is always SLI the best cards. Go SLI 980Ti. SLI never had major issues (unlike some way around here without any proof... SLI is ALSO very dependent on WHAT MOTHERBOARD YOU HAVE. Don;t expect a cheap MB to work proper in SLI. Latency, unless I see numbers they are just talk).[/quote] Good luck buying a cheap SLI certified motherboard! Half the mnotherboards cost is probably the Nvidia license! You can look up SLI latency. The Titanfall Developer said they wouldn't make an SLI profile for that very reason. The latency SLI adds. Did Titanfall ever get SLI support? I remember the first 5 updates not supporting it. I gave up after that. [quote="helifax"]True there are better or worse SLI profiles but in the end SLI always works (just need to play a bit with it to make it work in some cases). Problem is most people are "lazy" to tweak the profiles (or don't know how). This results in all the "talk" about SLI not working. So, if you feel "adventurous" and want the best possible performance, go SLI.[/quote] I'm sorry Helifax but as much as I respect the work you do on 3D games I don't agree with what you are saying and it looks like you are calling me a lazy liar! :D SLI does not always work! Go check the SLI section of these very forums! I some times go there for a chuckle of how it used to be for me. :D It might be doable for a programmer/coder of your standard but it's not for the rest of us! I did my fair share of importing profiles using nvidia inspector etc but some games just flat out don't work or sometimes perform even worse! [quote="helifax"]In 3D Vision I say SLI is a "must" and 3D Vision WAS developed with "SLI" in the beginning! Single card support was added "after". If you look for it, you will see it. For 3D Surround SLI is a ALWAYS a must. The 980Ti is not powerful enough for triple 3D Vision screens. Now, buying a 980Ti is a good choice;).[/quote] I never knew 3D Vision was developed on SLI. Good to know. I forgot to mention before but isn't the whole reason Nvidia is changing the way SLI works is because the added latency makes people feel sick when using VR? As that is another reason I went single card. To prepare for VR. I can see why you SLI with 3 3D Vision screens but to a single monitor/projector user I'd go single card from the experiences I have had. Especially is it's a choice between 2x970's and 1x980ti. It's worth it for the VRAM alone!
helifax said:
Wall of text that is unreadable...lol:)

Sorry. It's the joys of writing on a phone! :D

helifax said:My opinion is always SLI the best cards. Go SLI 980Ti. SLI never had major issues (unlike some way around here without any proof... SLI is ALSO very dependent on WHAT MOTHERBOARD YOU HAVE. Don;t expect a cheap MB to work proper in SLI. Latency, unless I see numbers they are just talk).


Good luck buying a cheap SLI certified motherboard! Half the mnotherboards cost is probably the Nvidia license!
You can look up SLI latency.
The Titanfall Developer said they wouldn't make an SLI profile for that very reason. The latency SLI adds.
Did Titanfall ever get SLI support?
I remember the first 5 updates not supporting it. I gave up after that.

helifax said:True there are better or worse SLI profiles but in the end SLI always works (just need to play a bit with it to make it work in some cases). Problem is most people are "lazy" to tweak the profiles (or don't know how). This results in all the "talk" about SLI not working. So, if you feel "adventurous" and want the best possible performance, go SLI.

I'm sorry Helifax but as much as I respect the work you do on 3D games I don't agree with what you are saying and it looks like you are calling me a lazy liar! :D
SLI does not always work!
Go check the SLI section of these very forums! I some times go there for a chuckle of how it used to be for me. :D
It might be doable for a programmer/coder of your standard but it's not for the rest of us! I did my fair share of importing profiles using nvidia inspector etc but some games just flat out don't work or sometimes perform even worse!

helifax said:In 3D Vision I say SLI is a "must" and 3D Vision WAS developed with "SLI" in the beginning! Single card support was added "after". If you look for it, you will see it.
For 3D Surround SLI is a ALWAYS a must. The 980Ti is not powerful enough for triple 3D Vision screens.
Now, buying a 980Ti is a good choice;).


I never knew 3D Vision was developed on SLI. Good to know.
I forgot to mention before but isn't the whole reason Nvidia is changing the way SLI works is because the added latency makes people feel sick when using VR?
As that is another reason I went single card. To prepare for VR.
I can see why you SLI with 3 3D Vision screens but to a single monitor/projector user I'd go single card from the experiences I have had. Especially is it's a choice between 2x970's and 1x980ti. It's worth it for the VRAM alone!

#9
Posted 10/18/2015 11:38 PM   
I'm not finding any reason for SLI at this point. I recently upgraded from a 780ti SLI config because of some of the annoyances I was having. I've noticed in most games I have better performance now. Yes it's true if you want to 3Dvision in surround you absolutely require the best card in an SLI configuration unless you wish to drastically reduce settings. Some games I found SLI to cause issues with rendering in one eye, and it did cause a headache in getting certain things to work. I'm yet to run across a game I can't run at max detail in 3d vision on a single screen at 1080p with this card though. But then I'm one of those retards that actually brought a Titan X hell I might even add another at some point...
I'm not finding any reason for SLI at this point. I recently upgraded from a 780ti SLI config because of some of the annoyances I was having. I've noticed in most games I have better performance now. Yes it's true if you want to 3Dvision in surround you absolutely require the best card in an SLI configuration unless you wish to drastically reduce settings.

Some games I found SLI to cause issues with rendering in one eye, and it did cause a headache in getting certain things to work.

I'm yet to run across a game I can't run at max detail in 3d vision on a single screen at 1080p with this card though.

But then I'm one of those retards that actually brought a Titan X
hell I might even add another at some point...

i7-4790K CPU 4.8Ghz stable overclock.
16 GB RAM Corsair
EVGA 1080TI SLI
Samsung SSD 840Pro
ASUS Z97-WS
3D Surround ASUS Rog Swift PG278Q(R), 2x PG278Q (yes it works)
Obutto R3volution.
Windows 10 pro 64x (Windows 7 Dual boot)

#10
Posted 10/19/2015 04:32 AM   
Just a small update - now that I'm a relative happy owner of an EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Hybrid. I reinstalled Crysis 3 so I could try to stress the Card a Little.. My setup: In game, all settings on ultra and 2xSMAA and 1920x1080 res. real 3D with DHR's fix. Card settings, GPU Clock 1538 MHZ - Mem Clock 3960 MHZ - Temperature 47'c - Framerate 55-65 I'm very satisfied with the result - and now Crysis 3 is a very playable and beautifull game :) Thanks Again for the fix DarkStarSword, DHR and Mike_ar69 - Its really appreciated
Just a small update - now that I'm a relative happy owner of an EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Hybrid.

I reinstalled Crysis 3 so I could try to stress the Card a Little..

My setup:
In game, all settings on ultra and 2xSMAA and 1920x1080 res. real 3D with DHR's fix.

Card settings, GPU Clock 1538 MHZ - Mem Clock 3960 MHZ - Temperature 47'c - Framerate 55-65

I'm very satisfied with the result - and now Crysis 3 is a very playable and beautifull game :)

Thanks Again for the fix DarkStarSword, DHR and Mike_ar69 - Its really appreciated

Win7 64bit Pro
CPU: 4790K 4.8 GHZ
GPU: Aurus 1080 TI 2.08 GHZ - 100% Watercooled !
Monitor: Asus PG278QR
And lots of ram and HD's ;)

#11
Posted 10/21/2015 04:53 PM   
[quote="necropants"] .... Some games I found SLI to cause issues with rendering in one eye, and it did cause a headache in getting certain things to work. I'm yet to run across a game I can't run at max detail in 3d vision on a single screen at 1080p with this card though. But then I'm one of those retards that actually brought a Titan X hell I might even add another at some point... [/quote] In some games is exactly the opposite:)) But yeah;) TitanX is a monster;) so don't anyone fool you is not! Is still better than 980Ti! Not only raw FPS matters (sure that is the thing you can count) but other things in the "back" as well;) The thing with SLI is that you can always disable it for "that" game;) (unless surround), but people get annoyed cause they paid to have an extra card (they tend to forget that it works just fine in all 999999 games). Of course, it sux for us Surround users cause we depend on the other card... As for single screen 1080p, 1440p, currently ONE 980Ti is enough! Another card wouldn't add anything in games... Moving to 4k it's like Surround;)
necropants said:
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Some games I found SLI to cause issues with rendering in one eye, and it did cause a headache in getting certain things to work.

I'm yet to run across a game I can't run at max detail in 3d vision on a single screen at 1080p with this card though.

But then I'm one of those retards that actually brought a Titan X
hell I might even add another at some point...


In some games is exactly the opposite:)) But yeah;)
TitanX is a monster;) so don't anyone fool you is not! Is still better than 980Ti! Not only raw FPS matters (sure that is the thing you can count) but other things in the "back" as well;)

The thing with SLI is that you can always disable it for "that" game;) (unless surround), but people get annoyed cause they paid to have an extra card (they tend to forget that it works just fine in all 999999 games). Of course, it sux for us Surround users cause we depend on the other card...
As for single screen 1080p, 1440p, currently ONE 980Ti is enough! Another card wouldn't add anything in games... Moving to 4k it's like Surround;)

1x Palit RTX 2080Ti Pro Gaming OC(watercooled and overclocked to hell)
3x 3D Vision Ready Asus VG278HE monitors (5760x1080).
Intel i9 9900K (overclocked to 5.3 and watercooled ofc).
Asus Maximus XI Hero Mobo.
16 GB Team Group T-Force Dark Pro DDR4 @ 3600.
Lots of Disks:
- Raid 0 - 256GB Sandisk Extreme SSD.
- Raid 0 - WD Black - 2TB.
- SanDisk SSD PLUS 480 GB.
- Intel 760p 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD.
Creative Sound Blaster Z.
Windows 10 x64 Pro.
etc


My website with my fixes and OpenGL to 3D Vision wrapper:
http://3dsurroundgaming.com

(If you like some of the stuff that I've done and want to donate something, you can do it with PayPal at tavyhome@gmail.com)

#12
Posted 10/21/2015 05:42 PM   
[quote="Blacksmith56"]Just a small update - now that I'm a relative happy owner of an EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Hybrid. I reinstalled Crysis 3 so I could try to stress the Card a Little.. My setup: In game, all settings on ultra and 2xSMAA and 1920x1080 res. real 3D with DHR's fix. Card settings, GPU Clock 1538 MHZ - Mem Clock 3960 MHZ - Temperature 47'c - Framerate 55-65 I'm very satisfied with the result - and now Crysis 3 is a very playable and beautifull game :) Thanks Again for the fix DarkStarSword, DHR and Mike_ar69 - Its really appreciated [/quote] Congrats! That really looks awesome;)
Blacksmith56 said:Just a small update - now that I'm a relative happy owner of an EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Hybrid.

I reinstalled Crysis 3 so I could try to stress the Card a Little..

My setup:
In game, all settings on ultra and 2xSMAA and 1920x1080 res. real 3D with DHR's fix.

Card settings, GPU Clock 1538 MHZ - Mem Clock 3960 MHZ - Temperature 47'c - Framerate 55-65

I'm very satisfied with the result - and now Crysis 3 is a very playable and beautifull game :)

Thanks Again for the fix DarkStarSword, DHR and Mike_ar69 - Its really appreciated



Congrats! That really looks awesome;)

1x Palit RTX 2080Ti Pro Gaming OC(watercooled and overclocked to hell)
3x 3D Vision Ready Asus VG278HE monitors (5760x1080).
Intel i9 9900K (overclocked to 5.3 and watercooled ofc).
Asus Maximus XI Hero Mobo.
16 GB Team Group T-Force Dark Pro DDR4 @ 3600.
Lots of Disks:
- Raid 0 - 256GB Sandisk Extreme SSD.
- Raid 0 - WD Black - 2TB.
- SanDisk SSD PLUS 480 GB.
- Intel 760p 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD.
Creative Sound Blaster Z.
Windows 10 x64 Pro.
etc


My website with my fixes and OpenGL to 3D Vision wrapper:
http://3dsurroundgaming.com

(If you like some of the stuff that I've done and want to donate something, you can do it with PayPal at tavyhome@gmail.com)

#13
Posted 10/21/2015 05:42 PM   
[quote="helifax"][quote="necropants"] .... Some games I found SLI to cause issues with rendering in one eye, and it did cause a headache in getting certain things to work. I'm yet to run across a game I can't run at max detail in 3d vision on a single screen at 1080p with this card though. But then I'm one of those retards that actually brought a Titan X hell I might even add another at some point... [/quote] In some games is exactly the opposite:)) But yeah;) TitanX is a monster;) so don't anyone fool you is not! Is still better than 980Ti! Not only raw FPS matters (sure that is the thing you can count) but other things in the "back" as well;) The thing with SLI is that you can always disable it for "that" game;) (unless surround), but people get annoyed cause they paid to have an extra card (they tend to forget that it works just fine in all 999999 games). Of course, it sux for us Surround users cause we depend on the other card... As for single screen 1080p, 1440p, currently ONE 980Ti is enough! Another card wouldn't add anything in games... Moving to 4k it's like Surround;)[/quote] Yeah Totally. Truth be told, I'm halfway so I will probably pick up another Titan X sometime soon Just for that very reason. For surround and the ability to disable one card if I do run into some of those weird profile issues in SLI. I'd like to say I regret getting a titan X and not just going for a 980ti SLI configuration. but when I think about it I really don't it's also nice to have a few more drivers to be able to play around with.
helifax said:
necropants said:
....
Some games I found SLI to cause issues with rendering in one eye, and it did cause a headache in getting certain things to work.

I'm yet to run across a game I can't run at max detail in 3d vision on a single screen at 1080p with this card though.

But then I'm one of those retards that actually brought a Titan X
hell I might even add another at some point...



In some games is exactly the opposite:)) But yeah;)
TitanX is a monster;) so don't anyone fool you is not! Is still better than 980Ti! Not only raw FPS matters (sure that is the thing you can count) but other things in the "back" as well;)

The thing with SLI is that you can always disable it for "that" game;) (unless surround), but people get annoyed cause they paid to have an extra card (they tend to forget that it works just fine in all 999999 games). Of course, it sux for us Surround users cause we depend on the other card...
As for single screen 1080p, 1440p, currently ONE 980Ti is enough! Another card wouldn't add anything in games... Moving to 4k it's like Surround;)


Yeah Totally. Truth be told, I'm halfway so I will probably pick up another Titan X sometime soon Just for that very reason. For surround and the ability to disable one card if I do run into some of those weird profile issues in SLI.

I'd like to say I regret getting a titan X and not just going for a 980ti SLI configuration. but when I think about it I really don't it's also nice to have a few more drivers to be able to play around with.

i7-4790K CPU 4.8Ghz stable overclock.
16 GB RAM Corsair
EVGA 1080TI SLI
Samsung SSD 840Pro
ASUS Z97-WS
3D Surround ASUS Rog Swift PG278Q(R), 2x PG278Q (yes it works)
Obutto R3volution.
Windows 10 pro 64x (Windows 7 Dual boot)

#14
Posted 10/22/2015 01:04 AM   
[quote="helifax"] As for single screen 1080p, 1440p, currently ONE 980Ti is enough! Another card wouldn't add anything in games... [/quote] No way! You can never have enough GPU power. Even two Titan X at 1080p won't be enough to play today's games at their *absolute* best. By absolute best, I mean DSR from at least 2x resolution (essentially the best form of AA you can get), plus 3Dvision, plus rock solid unwavering minimum framerate of 60fps. This kind of pure, completely jaggy-free, silky smooth gaming is a luxury, and I'm not saying you *have* to have this luxury (in many games, it's not even possible). But it sure is wonderful to experience when it's there.
helifax said:
As for single screen 1080p, 1440p, currently ONE 980Ti is enough! Another card wouldn't add anything in games...


No way! You can never have enough GPU power. Even two Titan X at 1080p won't be enough to play today's games at their *absolute* best. By absolute best, I mean DSR from at least 2x resolution (essentially the best form of AA you can get), plus 3Dvision, plus rock solid unwavering minimum framerate of 60fps.

This kind of pure, completely jaggy-free, silky smooth gaming is a luxury, and I'm not saying you *have* to have this luxury (in many games, it's not even possible). But it sure is wonderful to experience when it's there.

ImageVolnaPC.com - Tips, tweaks, performance comparisons (PhysX card, SLI scaling, etc)

#15
Posted 10/22/2015 09:58 AM   
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