Does it worth GTX 970 SLI on a single 1080p monitor ?

Bassy · Oct 24, 2014

Hello fellas, as the title says im planing to buy these cards for my 23' single monitor

does it worth?

tsuneo6 · Oct 24, 2014

a single card will be sufficient to play every game at ultra atm, if you have a good CPU ofcourse

Joseph DeGarmo · Oct 24, 2014

If you're planning to run games in DSR mode, then it's worth it. Otherwise, two 970s in SLI are overkill on one 1080p display for all except a few games.

cowboydude99 · Oct 24, 2014

Bassy :

I am thinking of doing the same thing. The reasons I want to do this is for the AA options.

To get my games @ 60fps with AA is a struggle.

Games like Tomb Raider. If I use 4x SMAA on the Ultra quality preset using Ultra quality AA, I only hit around 40-45fps.
However, games like Shadow of Mordor - no problem at max settings.

Depends on the game, but the higher the AA, the lower the FPS.

Dual cards should help with this.

For now I just lower the AA and I guess it is working out just fine.

cirdecus · Oct 24, 2014

probably won't need SLI right away for one monitor using the 970. I'd just buy one. Buy the second one later if you need it.

Bassy · Oct 24, 2014

tsuneo6 :

My CPU is a i5 3570K

Joseph DeGarmo :

What do u mean with DSR mode?

Thaisnang · Oct 24, 2014

For a single 1080p monitor a single card strongest card in your budget would be the best choice.Here it is the GTX 980. So get the GTX 980.

Thaisnang · Oct 24, 2014

Bassy :

Dynamic Super Resolution.In short running 4k at 1080p.

Bassy · Oct 24, 2014

Thaisnang :

I live in Argentina and buying 2 GTX 970 cost almost the same like buying one GTX 980 :/

6000 pesos cost GTX 970 and 10000 cost GTX 980 lol

Thaisnang · Oct 24, 2014

Bassy :

Well in that case 2X970 all the way. If you have already bought every other part and your PSU is good enough to handle it otherwise get one 970 and invest those extra pesos in some other part.

Bassy · Oct 24, 2014

Thaisnang :

Bassy :

Well in that case 2X970 all the way. If you have already bought every other part and your PSU is good enough to handle it otherwise get one 970 and invest those extra pesos in some other part.

Yea first ill buy one, next i can buy later...ill buy better psu, do u think nxzt 750w is good?

Thaisnang · Oct 24, 2014

Which NZXT PSU you are talking about? There are many of them.
Here is a PSU tier list-->http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html
If your NZXT is the one which is in tier 2 then it is fine otherwise get some other PSU form tier 1 or 2.

Bassy · Oct 24, 2014

Thaisnang :

its NZXT 750W HALE82N...thanks dude ill check that up

btw its nice 4k on 1080p? it worth?

Thaisnang · Oct 24, 2014

It is a tier 2 Class B so it should be fine.Although I recommend getting something rom tier one or tier 2 Class A.
And regarding DSR,Yeah it gives better picture quality and less pixelated edges. You can get a single GPU try it out and see if you like it or not.

Bassy · Oct 24, 2014

Thaisnang :

Yea ill do that...about the psu im not sure cuz in nzxt page says its non modular :/ that makes me unsure

Thaisnang · Oct 24, 2014

Bassy :

That's why I said tier 2 class B. The modular is in the class A. I recommend the modular one though.

tsuneo6 · Oct 24, 2014

nothing wrong with 2b
even a tier3 would do fine, it's just not made to be used at max load and to do some crazy overclocks on.
so yes the PSU you have now is more then enough and will last you quite a while.

Joseph DeGarmo · Oct 24, 2014

Running games on a single 970 with high AA enabled does not seem to be a problem, at least not for me, since I'm running a high-end i7 CPU. I can get 60 fps performance in Battlefield 4 and Splinter Cell Blacklist with ultra and 4x MSAA; Titanfall with insane textures and 2x MSAA. I haven't tried Tomb Raider and BioShock Infinite yet, but I will when I get a chance.

tsuneo6 · Oct 24, 2014

havent had any problems with my gtx 970 neither, battlefield 4 ultra preset, shadows of mordor, borderlands the pre sequel, world of warcraft(this last one does go under fps sometimes, but this is because of the game, not the gu)
cant say anything about tomb raider though

Does it worth GTX 970 SLI on a single 1080p monitor ?

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