SO I plan to use SLI on my GTX 670 FTW

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
Arishok N7

Arishok N7

Honorable
Aug 6, 2012
389
0
10,810
SLI is something I've never done before. I always thought that if I used SLI, it had to be the same exact card. I read a few places that said that's not always the case. Can someone shed some light on this for me. I planned on getting another 670 FTW. But if I could get something better, why not do that?
 
Solution
S
faster card gets slower.

if you sli go for another card with the same 4gig ram.

before you spend the money think about whether it's going to really be worth it. imo it's not. done it several times. was always a waste of money.

money spent on card could go for something else you need or want or wanted.
Sort by date Sort by votes
Arishok N7

Arishok N7

Honorable
Aug 6, 2012
389
0
10,810


What exactly happens if both cards have different clock speeds?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
A

Aspire77360

Honorable
Oct 10, 2013
566
0
11,160


They'll still both work
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
S

swifty_morgan

Illustrious
Feb 10, 2006
13,566
1
42,960
faster card gets slower.

if you sli go for another card with the same 4gig ram.

before you spend the money think about whether it's going to really be worth it. imo it's not. done it several times. was always a waste of money.

money spent on card could go for something else you need or want or wanted.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
A

Aspire77360

Honorable
Oct 10, 2013
566
0
11,160


I agree. Best sell the 670 and try for something like a 770
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
E

enemy1g

Honorable
Oct 3, 2013
2,224
1
12,460
If you were to add another 670 (highly assuming your CPU won't bottleneck, and that your PSU can support it), you'd get anywhere from ~10 (assuming newest games, as thee are no benches for 670/SLI for these titles) to a ~ 60 FPS increase.

A GTX 770 will get you anywhere from 50-80 FPS Ultra, maxed and at 1080p. Depends on the game.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
A

Aspire77360

Honorable
Oct 10, 2013
566
0
11,160


I would hardly call SLI'ing worth it. Hardly any games support it and games that do would suffer from microstutters. It's so much better just to get a good single card than two worse cards in SLI or Crossfire
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
RobCrezz

RobCrezz

Expert
Ambassador
Mar 14, 2013
19,080
99
75,190


It wouldnt be worth going from a 670 to a 770, it wouldn't be a very big performance increase.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
S

swifty_morgan

Illustrious
Feb 10, 2006
13,566
1
42,960
first thing you have to ask.............. what problems are you having and with what and at what resolution to make you think you need to sli? if it's just a fps thing put your ego in check. fps is a big myth to a certain extent. i use a 2gig 6950 for almost all of my gaming. i have no complaints. .......... unless it's some online stuff.......... whereas you need to look at the program offered ( uplay/etc. ) and what that does to retard gameplay......... off line there are no problems.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
RobCrezz

RobCrezz

Expert
Ambassador
Mar 14, 2013
19,080
99
75,190


Have you actually used it? Tons of games use it, Nvidia come out with SLI profiles within days of games being released, do you know of a modern game that doesnt support SLI but would benefit from. Also Nvidia got rid of microstuttering in SLI.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Arishok N7

Arishok N7

Honorable
Aug 6, 2012
389
0
10,810


I agree. My 670 is alike a 680 as well. It just doesn't make any sense.

 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom