Help gtx1080 sli build?

Fluffyporkipine · Aug 27, 2016

Hi im looking to build a overkill gaming pc that will last a long time, going with 1080s in sli seems to be the best but if theres another card that will get the same performance for cheaper it would be great. My budget for this build is $6500NZD including all peripherals if any one has suggestions it would be great.

Barty1884 · Aug 27, 2016

The best solution for 'future proofing' (which it sounds like you're going for) is incremental upgrades over time.

There is very few reasons to justify SLI 1080s at the moment. A single 1080 makes sense (if you're playing at 1440p), with SLI 1080s making sense at 4K.

SLI is not well supported, and it's unlikely that'll change.

If a single 1080 (or even a 1070 if you're playing at 1080p) makes sense at the moment, with the option to SLI in future when prices drop.

"All peripherals"? Including a monitor?

What games are you looking to play? Resolution etc?

Fluffyporkipine · Aug 27, 2016

Im looking to play pretty much all triple a titles and a lot of others at highest settings at 1440p or 4k with high fps. Yeah moniter would be great thanks.

Barty1884 · Aug 27, 2016

At 4K, SLI 1080's is the only way to get good FPS - even then, you're not necessarily going to get a stable 60FPS,

Do you have a preferred site to buy from locally?

Fluffyporkipine · Aug 27, 2016

Not really. In nz everthing is 10x more expensive. So prefferably sites with lowest price.

Barty1884 · Aug 28, 2016

CPU: i7-6700K @ $551NZ
Cooler: Corsair H100i @ $241NZ
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI @ $275NZ
RAM: 16GB HyperX Fury @ $146
SSD: 250GB 850 EVO @ $160NZ
HDD: 1TB WD Blue @ $86NZ
GPU1: EVGA SC GTX 1080 @ $1,300NZ
GPU2: EVGA SC GTX 1080 @ $1,300NZ
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 850W @ $299
Case: Corsair Carbine 200R @ $139NZ
OS: Windows 10 Home @ $172NZ
Monitor: Acer Predator XB281HK 28" 4K G-Sync @ $899NZ
Keyboard: Corsair Gaming STRAFE RGB @ $272NZ
Mouse: Logitech G303 Daedalus Apex @ $75NZ

Brings you in a little under $6,000

Fluffyporkipine · Aug 28, 2016

Thank you so much!!

Barty1884 · Aug 28, 2016

You're welcome. FWIW, I wouldn't spend that much though.

I'd pick up an i5-6600K, a single 1080 (maybe even a 1070) and a nice 1440p monitor - you likely wouldn't even break $4,000.
But, if you want to game at 4K with about as good FPS as is achievable today, that build will do it.

Fluffyporkipine · Aug 28, 2016

Quick question is there any performance difference between the evga sc and ftw?

Barty1884 · Aug 28, 2016

Honestly, there's negligible difference between a lot of the different models of each GPU (like a 1080).
Slight tweaks to boost clock speeds (and base), differing cooling solutions for better OC performance etc.

To me, there's no significant performance gain to justify cost (just don't go for a 'founders' / reference card, given their heat issues).

Fluffyporkipine · Aug 28, 2016

Cool will go with the superclocked for cheaper price.

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