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Started by Dan Bilawchuk | | 7 answers
Crossfire SLI Help?
I'm looking to crossfire my current graphics card. It's a evga EVGA GTX 760 2GB SuperClocked with a water block. Do I need to get another one that is exactly the same? What would be the best suggestion for increasing my gaming FPS. I'm looking at doing 3 cards total but water blocks are expensive enough so I'm on a budget. Any suggestions? Is it even worth it?
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a b U Graphics card
October 2, 2014 7:42:29 AM

The cheapest I can find a new 760 for is $190. Stonekany might be right. You might be better off to go with a GTX 970, and SLI those in the future. But then again. It really depends what you want out of this. Because if you are content with a 40% increase, go with another 760.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $184.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-02 10:40 EDT-0400
October 2, 2014 5:15:55 AM

It still looks tight for 3 video cards because they are tall, they have coolers heatsinkers. It won't fit.
You will need another motherboard, but your case is awesome.

Buying another two GTX 760 superclocked is expensive:
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#m=8,14&c=142&...
And you won't experience twice the performance. It wiill increase something between 20% to 40% at max.
I suggest you to buy a GTX 970 or GTX 980 and sell your GTX 760:
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#m=8,14&sort=a...
October 1, 2014 10:55:05 PM

I only wanted to go with 3 total cards. Or just increase by one at a time.
Forgot to add that I have a Corsair 900D Case
October 1, 2014 10:40:10 PM

To increase you can simply buy another graphics card with equal GPU or upgrade your actual graphics to another.
Your motherboard "supports" NVIDIA quad-GPU and AMD quad-GPU. But is looks a little bit tight for four graphics card.
You don't need to upgrade the processor, memory RAM or power supply.
October 1, 2014 10:26:32 PM

I'm not having FPS issues at all I'm just trying to increase them. This is more for an overkill type of build.
Specs on the computer are as follows:

Field Value
CPU : AMD FX(tm)-8150 Eight-Core Processor, 3612 MHz
Motherboard : ASUS M5A99X EVD
RAM : 4 - 4 Gig Corsair Vengeance 1666mhz 9-9-9-34
GPU : GTX 760
Storage : 1- 1TB HDD and 1 - 500gb HDD ( Fastest possible Read Right )
Power Supply : Thermaltake SMARTM850W Bronze 80 Plus
Cooling - Water Cooling Loop 1 - GTX 760, Rez, Dual 120mm Rad 60mm thick
Cooling - Water Cooling Loop 2 - CPU, RAM 4 DIMM Rez, Dual 120mm Rad 60 mm thick, Single 80mm, 80mm thick Rad
a b U Graphics card
October 1, 2014 9:45:58 PM

You are indeed correct thinking you need the same card. It doesn't have to be the same manufacturer, but it has to be the same chipset (a GTX 760). What games are you having FPS issues with?

Best solution chosen by Dan Bilawchuk

October 1, 2014 9:45:32 PM

The SLI technology supports only graphics cards that uses the same GPU, in your case, the GTX 760. It is not about the model of the graphics cards (superclocked, extra memory, different memory bandwidth).

The GTX 760 is a pretty good GPU, even for the most recent games. But the community will be more helpful if you provide the specs of your machine. It may be worth put more memory RAM, upgrade the OS, change the CPU or the motherboard (or both) or simply put another graphics card.

For futher details about the SLI, visit:
SLI: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/sli/faq#c1
Can I mix and match graphics cards that have different GPUs?
How much of a performance increase will I see with SLI technology?

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