Will MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X in 2-way SLI last for 3 years in 1440p gaming?

brendz1993

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Hi Guys,

The title says it all. Below is my current rig build:

Intel i5-7600k
MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon
2x4gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4
Adata SP550 480GB SSD
MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X
Seasonic m12ii EVO 750
Custom Water Loop
Dell 1080p IPS Monitor (forgot the exact model)


My upgrades are as follow:
Another MSI GTX 1070 for my 2-way SLI
Another GPU Block for the water cooler
Dell U2713h IPS 1440p Monitor
240mm Radiator (I have a 360mm rad right now that cools both my CPU and GPU)

This will cost me around $950 here in the Philippines. Im not into very high frame rates. All I care about is a straight 50-60fps on ultra settings with 2xAA on a 1440p. Is it worth the upgrade?

Thanks in advance!
 
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Due to the fact that two GPUs means twice the heat and twice the power requirements for "improvements" that are not twice the performance(even in titles that "support" SLI), sometimes less than even in titles that DON'T support SLI, Not to mention the additional complexities of wiring and cooling, I would NOT recommend a SLI setup over a single card solution.

Shotta06

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Na, most likely not guaranteed Ultra 50-60 FPS with 1070SLi. Better of selling the single one anx buying a 1080Ti as SLi seems to be on the way out.

But, when SLi is available your SLi is superior to a single 1080Ti.

You will need to upgrade that PSU.
 

brendz1993

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I dont think I need another PSU for the meantime. 750watts is more than enough for Pascal cards in 2-way SLI. Did my own research few days ago because that component is also in my list of upgrade just in case in cant give enough juice for the 2 gpus. Thanks for the advice though :)
 
Due to the fact that two GPUs means twice the heat and twice the power requirements for "improvements" that are not twice the performance(even in titles that "support" SLI), sometimes less than even in titles that DON'T support SLI, Not to mention the additional complexities of wiring and cooling, I would NOT recommend a SLI setup over a single card solution.
 
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