Bottleneck with i7 5960x and 4 Way SLI980 Gtx ?
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rooy
September 30, 2014 8:40:38 AM
Im thinking to sell my old pc for a new one... i thinking to buy i7 5960x and 4way SLI 980 GTX with Watercooling Both.
What do u think they will bottleneck without cpu OC ?
I want to ask something else.. i dont know what cpu cooler i have to buy for the 4 way sli 980 gtx and the cpu and ram and mobo
fully watercooling.. what u prefer ?
What do u think they will bottleneck without cpu OC ?
I want to ask something else.. i dont know what cpu cooler i have to buy for the 4 way sli 980 gtx and the cpu and ram and mobo
fully watercooling.. what u prefer ? More about : bottleneck 5960x sli980 gtx
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Not sure I would go with 4-way SLI. Maybe 2-way, at most. You aren't going to see much benefit going over 2-way SLI with 980's.
Please read through the watercooling sticky linked in my signature below. MB and RAM watercooling aren't needed in almost every instance...MB possibly if you are really pushing high OC's.
Please read through the watercooling sticky linked in my signature below. MB and RAM watercooling aren't needed in almost every instance...MB possibly if you are really pushing high OC's.
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September 30, 2014 8:56:06 AM
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September 30, 2014 9:29:10 AM
Its ok.... happens to the best of us
Also sli does not scale well after 2 cards. as for watercooling research the water blocks for the 980's first to see what cards they will support. Its easier to find a waterblock and fit a card to it then getting a card and finding out they don't offer a block for it.
Also as the front news feed is reporting Evga is going to put out a hydrocopper card so if you really want to be on the safe side i would buy the card with the block already on it.
If you do the math after you subtract the block from the card the hydro cards cost more then a normal card but they are also hand picked to be able to handle overclocking, so IMOP it worth the extra money. You also dont void the warranty buy adding a water block to a card since it cam from the factory with it on.
Also sli does not scale well after 2 cards. as for watercooling research the water blocks for the 980's first to see what cards they will support. Its easier to find a waterblock and fit a card to it then getting a card and finding out they don't offer a block for it.
Also as the front news feed is reporting Evga is going to put out a hydrocopper card so if you really want to be on the safe side i would buy the card with the block already on it.
If you do the math after you subtract the block from the card the hydro cards cost more then a normal card but they are also hand picked to be able to handle overclocking, so IMOP it worth the extra money. You also dont void the warranty buy adding a water block to a card since it cam from the factory with it on.
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September 30, 2014 12:08:10 PM
rooy
October 1, 2014 11:02:34 AM
That isn't very specific. What games specifically in which a single 980 or 2x 980's wouldn't be able to handle?
This seems like a thread where someone is just wanting to buy the most expensive everything without any specific merit or requirements. Without knowing what specific games and applications you are wanting to run that might require that much hardware, it isn't really feasible to recommend a solution beyond 2x SLI 980's. Can you provide more details on what all you are planning to run with this machine? It sounds like you are likely trying to spend far more money than you remotely need in order to meet your goals.
This seems like a thread where someone is just wanting to buy the most expensive everything without any specific merit or requirements. Without knowing what specific games and applications you are wanting to run that might require that much hardware, it isn't really feasible to recommend a solution beyond 2x SLI 980's. Can you provide more details on what all you are planning to run with this machine? It sounds like you are likely trying to spend far more money than you remotely need in order to meet your goals.
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October 1, 2014 11:12:25 AM
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4x SLI doesn't exist. Only 2x and 3x SLI. There have been plenty of tests done about the performance differences between them. I'm curious what you are playing that you think you need 3x SLI 980's for?
a 690 is two 680 on one board in sli putting two of them in a system will give you 4 way sli. There is nothing right now to do 780 or 980 4-way sli only 3-way.
3-way does not scale well at low resolutions, it only starts to shine after 2560x1440
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October 1, 2014 11:24:49 AM
faalin said:
rubix_1011 said:
4x SLI doesn't exist. Only 2x and 3x SLI. There have been plenty of tests done about the performance differences between them. I'm curious what you are playing that you think you need 3x SLI 980's for?
a 690 is two 680 on one board in sli putting two of them in a system will give you 4 way sli. There is nothing right now to do 780 or 980 4-way sli only 3-way
Am I missing soimething here? Are people conflating Quad SLI and 4-way SLI? Quad SLI is normally used, at least by motherboard manufacturers, to refer to two dual GPU cards put together (like two 690s for instance), while 4-way SLI is used to refer to four seperate graphics cards together. ASUS for example lists their X99 deluxe board as being capable of 3-way and quad SLI setups, while their X99-E WS board lists 4-way SLI.
The specifications for the 980 specifically list it as being 4-way SLI ready (as opposed to the 970, that lists only 3-way SLI ready), so I find it a little hard to believe that 4-way SLI doesn't exist.
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October 1, 2014 1:22:39 PM
The difference between quad SLI and 4-way SLI I mentioned (2 x 2 gpu cards vs 4 x 1 gpu cards) is certainly how many motherboard manufacturers do it, and I'd have to assume nVidia accepts this naming scheme, seeing as it's used so often.
I'm afraid I'm going to have to disagree that 4-way SLI doesn't exist, as there are 4-way SLI reviews out there (not many, unsurprisingly), for example here, here, and here. Scaling can be a real issue, and lead to worse performance when moving from 3 to 4- way SLI, so I certainly wouldn't recommend 4-way SLI, but it does exist, and the 980 supports it.
I'm afraid I'm going to have to disagree that 4-way SLI doesn't exist, as there are 4-way SLI reviews out there (not many, unsurprisingly), for example here, here, and here. Scaling can be a real issue, and lead to worse performance when moving from 3 to 4- way SLI, so I certainly wouldn't recommend 4-way SLI, but it does exist, and the 980 supports it.
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Interesting since Nvidia doesn't sell 4-way SLI bridges; only 2 and 3-way bridges. I realize that you can technically SLI w/o a bridge being in place, but I guess I was misguided thinking it wasn't possible as 4x PCB cards; I have always assumed it was via 2x PCB/4x GPU.
980's are only single GPU/single PCB, so we'd be drawn to assume 4x PCB SLI as this example.
Still appears that there is almost negligible difference between 3 and 4-way on those charts (albeit, comparisons of 780Ti and Titan), which falls in line with most 2x and 3x SLI scaling and diminishing returns.
I'd still challenge to see what is needed that 2x SLI 980's would not be able to handle.
980's are only single GPU/single PCB, so we'd be drawn to assume 4x PCB SLI as this example.
Still appears that there is almost negligible difference between 3 and 4-way on those charts (albeit, comparisons of 780Ti and Titan), which falls in line with most 2x and 3x SLI scaling and diminishing returns.
I'd still challenge to see what is needed that 2x SLI 980's would not be able to handle.
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October 1, 2014 1:38:02 PM
I agree, it's all a bit of moot point really, as 4-way SLI often works so badly. Here for example, is an actual 4-way 980 GTX review, and while there is a gain in some games, in others the performance with 4 cards is almost identical to what you get with 3. 3-way is certainly the absolute limit I'd ever recommend, and even then I'd be unlikely to recommend it, and only for extreme resoltutions.
It is a bit strange that nVidia seems to top out at selling 3-way bridges though, isn't it? It leaves it up to the manufacturers like EVGA to sell the fancy looking 4-way bridges.
EDIT: Anyway, sorry for derailing the thread everyone! The pedantic side of me just wanted to clarify that 4-way SLI does indeed exist, but that doesn't mean you ever want to opt for it!
It is a bit strange that nVidia seems to top out at selling 3-way bridges though, isn't it? It leaves it up to the manufacturers like EVGA to sell the fancy looking 4-way bridges.
EDIT: Anyway, sorry for derailing the thread everyone! The pedantic side of me just wanted to clarify that 4-way SLI does indeed exist, but that doesn't mean you ever want to opt for it!
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October 2, 2014 10:54:33 PM
rooy said:
I have one screen 27' and i want to play all games maxed out battlefield 4 call of duty crysis 3 metro last night . i want to get the most fps! i have now 780 ti and i want more . and cpu 3970x So why not just buy another 780Ti? That would be a much less cheaper option and would still keep you very much in the same range of performance.
Let me ask this: how many FPS are you seeing now? What is your goal? It would seem this is just a thread about choosing maxxed out expensive hardware without really understanding why or how or what differences you would see.
Also, you aren't going to see vast improvements going from a 780 Ti to SLI 780 Ti or even SLI GTX 980's. You might see some minor improvements with AA and shaders, but as it stands now, I'm betting you can play all those games on maximum and at good frame resolutions.
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TonyRoma
October 3, 2014 5:30:53 AM
Maybe this article will be helpful to you.... http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/6726/4k-showdown-inte...
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