Thinking about SLI

Discussion in 'Videocards - NVIDIA GeForce' started by Terpitz2, Jun 11, 2012.

  1. Terpitz2

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    Well I currently have a GTX 560 and thinking about another card

    What do your august personages think i should pair it with.

    Terp
     
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    another 560??
     
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    Sli is good...DO IT
     
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    I agree that SLI is good and a 560 is a valid option... what about 570 or similar now that prices are dropping
     

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    If you want to SLI 560 is your only option, and 560 -> 570 is really not that big of an upgrade.
     
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    no that wont work, with your cpu I dont recommend sli anyways. the cpu is too weak to properly use it anyway. best stick to 1 card
     
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    I figured the FX series was a solid processor?

    to be specific the 8120 (8 core 3.1ghz stock)
     
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    no they are bad for multigpu systems. FX series was a failure so to speak
     
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    you would need to overclock 900mhz more to mach a 6 core thuban at just 4ghz in gaming.
     
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    ahhh, I was looking at an 1100T before I got this but they were sold out the next day

    I was rather unhappy.
     

  11. smashly

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    Yep to Sli 560.
    I run Sli 560 (Non Ti) in my HTPC witn 3570k cpu and all I can say is "damn great bang for buck when on a tight budget at current day prices".
    For $318 (AUD) for 2x non ti 560's that out performs a single GTX 570/580, providing the game works with Sli, what's not to like.
    If I was going to spend the $400+ (AUD) I would have got a single GTX 670 for $479.
     
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    At this point, why not try to sell off your 560 and get a 670? If that's not possible then get a second 560.
     
  13. Brendruis

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    An FX CPU will limit you but I don't think it is going to cripple you as bad as they suggest. CPUs are benchmarked on these websites at very low resolutions. Look at Guru3D review of 8120 for instance: http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-fx-8150--8120-6100-and-4100-performance-review/10

    Games aren't great for testing CPUs.. You see there it has a hit in Far Cry 2 very CPU limited game sure and the Intel is ahead... but then look at Crysis 2 benchmarks at a res you would actually play at.. the difference between it and 2600k at 1080p is a whopping 2 FPS. Again..that is only one scenario but it is what you would expect to see with a GPU limited game.

    SLI does put more stress on CPU but I think 8120 is still ok for you

    SLI 560s should be good.. just watch how much AF and features you use because you are limited to 1GB VRAM.. but I bet you will be happy with performance.
     
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    Sell the 560 and buy a 660 rumored to be released in a few weeks, or a 670 if you can't wait. I don't recommend 560 SLI... 300W of power consumption, and corresponding noise and heat levels, for similar performance as a single GTX670 that consumes 150W. Meh.

    You will have to overclock a lot if you want to remove the CPU bottleneck. Well, CPU heavy games will still be limited by the FX8120, its per-core performance just leaves a lot to be desired. But in most games it will not bottleneck.
     
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    Well the cheapest way to almost x2 your frames in fps type games is sli,that is if you can find one used cheap$150 -$180.
    but if you can sell yours for about the same i would chough up 2 bills for a 670 or 7950 and be done with it.
     

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