Dual GPU Video Cards?

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Shivago

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Hello,

I have been hearing mumbles of people talking about dual GPU video cards. Are they the sign of what is to start happening with video cards? I mean, is having a dual gpu video card that puts you into SLI mode, without having to have two cards, the direction we are headed with video card tech.? Which Nvidia cards have dual GPUs, is it only the 790/Titan's, or does the 760,770,780?(basically the 7 series from Nvidia) also support dual GPU tech?

I am in the market for new machine and I am researching what video card to buy so I dont see the minute I install it that there are better ones to get. Basically the age old fear of purchasing video cards. Trying to keep grasp on what is happening as far as tech for PC gamers goes.

Which one do I want? Do I want to even bother with a 770 seeing as how it is basically an overlcocked 680? Or is it better to buy a 680 and just over clock it. Are the dual GPU's even a worth while way to go?

As usual guys, thanks very much in advance =)
 
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Dual-GPU is a solution for those who want the best, but it's not necessarily a good value.

SLI is here to stay. However, a single card is pretty powerful now so we're really at the "good enough" stage especially if a particular game is already maxed out for quality anyway.

On the other hand, SUPPORT for SLI is improving (avoiding micro-stutter) so we'll see a group of people who want the best investing there. I would NEVER have advised multi-GPU even a year ago.

SLI is also needed for maintaining high quality while:
- multi-monitor
- 3D
- 120FPS gaming

But let's be clear, a single GTX770 only struggles with a few games with a single monitor at 1920x1080. The quality difference between HIGH and ULTRA to maintain 60FPS is often not...
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Nvidia'a GTX 690 is the dual GPU card. Titan is a single GPU. And all of the cards in Nvidia line up can be used in SLI mode ie 700 series, 600 series & 500 series.

And Gtx 770 performs better than a 680.

Btw at what resolution you're gonna game?
 
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Also the 7990 from AMD is a dual gpu card. It is the best gaming performance wise card on the market.(consumer grade) A friend of mine recently got one. I played bf4 beta on it. It ran like a charm! Completely maxed out! But in some games crossfire doesn't work so he has to disable it. He also uses a program (forget name) to switch drives automatically, because some games crossfire does work on the beta driver. But other games have issues with the beta drivers.
 
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One of the BEST values right now is the MSI TF GTX770.
It's $330 at Newegg.

It's already overclocked with a good cooling solution and I really don't recommend overclocking further. The trend is to build in auto-overclocking hardware now.

With a SINGLE MONITOR you can play most games at 60FPS at the highest setting on a single GTX770. Considering the cost (which includes two games) I recommend starting with THAT card then if you want to upgrade later sell it. Don't spend $1000 on graphics now if you don't need it yet.

There are other places to invest money such as a 2560x1440 27" monitor. My advice on the monitor when buying now is get a $200 quality 23" 1920x1080 monitor and look into something like a high-res monitor with G-Sync at some point in the future.
 
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For 1080p dual 760s/770 and sli later on uin the future will work perfect but its all on how much you wanna spend and yes its a bit over kill with 2 way sli but atleast you will be able to run just about any game with ease which is the way i recommend

 
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i will be running two resolutions one monitor is my SMS27A350H 1920x1080(HD) and my second display has a wacky higher res its 2048x1152 Samsung SyncMaster(23") I dont even know what they call that resolution. I know my 27" is 1080p HD havent really read to much on the other resolution, tho, is that a good resolution? I dont play on that display cuz well, its smaller hehe.


You have sold me on the card I should get. It will be either the 770/780 depending on price at the time. right now I am running two 560's trying to play bf4 with 7-32, NOT WORKY lol, studder studder 2fps 4fps.....crash! Everyone is saying that windows 8.1-64 is the "butter" os for bf4 so Ill hop on that bandwagon I guess. Still kind of hard to believe my 2x560's cant handle that game. Denial is bad.

. Is dual GPU the future or will the heat issues cause a shift in the direction of the tech. Just wondering about that kind of stuff, know what I mean? I am not too anxious to jump into a dual GPU card because of the heating issues. Barely enough room in the box now never mind having to add after market GPU water coolers. The other is SLI is that too on its way out because of the heat two cards cause? Sometimes I get the feeling that gamers are moving away from SLI, your thoughts?

As usual I leave here with a full head of knowledge on the topics we discussed thanks very much again you guys, /cheers
 
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Dual-GPU is a solution for those who want the best, but it's not necessarily a good value.

SLI is here to stay. However, a single card is pretty powerful now so we're really at the "good enough" stage especially if a particular game is already maxed out for quality anyway.

On the other hand, SUPPORT for SLI is improving (avoiding micro-stutter) so we'll see a group of people who want the best investing there. I would NEVER have advised multi-GPU even a year ago.

SLI is also needed for maintaining high quality while:
- multi-monitor
- 3D
- 120FPS gaming

But let's be clear, a single GTX770 only struggles with a few games with a single monitor at 1920x1080. The quality difference between HIGH and ULTRA to maintain 60FPS is often not that big.

So get a SINGLE card now, an SLI and Crossfire capable motherboard, and add a 2nd card ONLY if you decide later you need the best.

GTX770 vs 780:
- 780 has 3GB (BF4 already wants more than 2GB at highest settings)
- $200 price difference ($520 for EVGA 780, or $330 for MSI TF 770)
- average 20% performance boost (varies a lot by game. I saw a 30% difference in one game.)

If the budget is pretty good, my advice is the EVGA 780 (I think a 967MHz base. Be warned some are LOWER).
 
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Nice, some good info there, thank you!



 
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A gtx 760 for 250$ maxes almost any game. AMD cards were made to be able to run hot. It also offers better performance than any other card on the market. (consumer)
 
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760/sli = a solution that works
7990/crossfire = runs hot/issues with crossfire/coil whine eh

At the end take the 760/770 and go sli
 
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