GTX TITAN 2-way SLI with PCIE-2.0 (2 x 8x)

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  1. jez_uk1

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    I'm considering an upgrade for my 3-screen rig, and 2-way TITAN looks very appealing. It would be hooked up to my Z68 mobo which is PCI-E 2.0, in a 2 x 8 lane configuration. Would this be a limiting factor? I'm guessing not because people are running 3-way TITAN in reviews in a 3 x 8x configuration (albeit PCI-E 3.0). I don't currently consider the bus bandwidth to be limiting with the 680 SLI, those GPUs are working as hard as they can without any restrictions. What do you guys think?
     
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    Interestingly enough some of the results in 2 and 3-way on the 680 are better with PCI-E 2.0. Where PCI-E 3.0 is better it's only very marginal. I think this reassures me to a certain extent. Certainly I think my Z68 can survive until Haswell arrives.
     
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    A titan is 50% faster than a 680... im guessing there will be a decent bottleneck there.
     

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    50%?On TPU i see 30% in 1600p.
     
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    Running three screens in 2-way SLi Will be limited by PCIe 2.0 x8/x8.
    I guess up to 10% up performance will be lost compared to PCIe 2.0 x16/x16. and then maybe another 2% from PCIe 3.0 x16.
    So, total is about 12% down. 3-Way SLi would see higher impact on Titan.
     
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    PCIe 3.0 x8 has the same bandwidth as PCIe 2.0 x16
     
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    I think 8x pcie 2.0 may be a bottleneck because it is much faster than a 680. pci e 8x 2.0 isnt really a bottleneck for sli 680, its when you go tri and quad sli high end pci e 3.0 really shines
     
  10. angmar

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    If you have enough money to spend 2000 dollars on graphics cards why don't you just spend the measily 130 dollars more and get a pci 3.0 motherboard


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    Or a sign that says "My girlfriends ugly, but my new rig'll make you jealous."

    Sorry, that was uncalled for. I should probably leave now.
     
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    Not too related. Depends on what data is being sent to and from the card. Higher FPS does not necessarily mean the card is shifting more data on the PCI-e bus.
     

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