Tri-SLI how is it?

Discussion in 'Videocards - NVIDIA GeForce' started by SLI-756, Aug 31, 2014.

  1. HeavyHemi

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    I agree that if a single more more powerful GPU will do it for you that is the preferred option buying new. For some, going SLI may be a much cheaper route for a decent performance increase for less than buying a new GPU of equivalent power. However, for us graphic whores, who have to turn every setting up AND want to maintain a minimum of 60 FPS, SLI is pretty much mandatory for several titles even with a TITAN/GTX780TI. :stewpid: As with most things, it boils down to your own preference and budget.
     
  2. nz3777

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    100% agree with hemi.
     
  3. seaplane pilot

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    What resolution and how many LCD are you going to run?
     
  4. SLI-756

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    some games at 1080 75fps are more demanding than others at 1440 120fps so ..
    and like I've said when playing PhysX games i use dedi so currently sli has to be disabled, with another card i could keep sli enabled plus have dedi, for those games.
     

  5. Dorlor

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    Well, my experience is that with such titles (Batman arkham city for instance), you either need to have a 3rd gpu purely as dedicated physx Card, or run physx on the cpu... that is if you wish to keep using sli.

    I feel that at 1080p, a better option for you would be to get a 750 ti as physx Card, rather than going 3 way sli, cause 3 way sli will only give you 20% more fps at best, but increase frame latency (stutter) byt quite a bit.
     
  6. SLI-756

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    i hear you, thanks. :)
     
  7. fantaskarsef

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    This.
     
  8. BangTail

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    I'd love to manage with one GPU, but sadly, that is just not an option for the resolutions and detail settings I prefer.

    Tri SLI made 4K 'palatable' but it is still far from perfect.

    There are diminishing returns on 3 and (especially) 4 card setups but in C3 @ 4K for example, the game was totally unplayable on 2 cards, it was the 3rd that pushed it into 'acceptable' and stopped the FPS from dropping into the low 20s.

    As HH correctly said, it boils down to your own preferences and budget.
     
  9. yasamoka

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    Tri-SLi is an utter waste at 1080p 75Hz.
     
  10. ---TK---

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    I def wouldn`t go with 2 way sli on 4k screen based on my experience with 1440p. 2 way sli at 1440 is the sweetspot for me with 2 gk110.
     

  11. ESlik

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    That's what I'm going to do. I have 2 Titans and I'm getting a 760 and dedicate it to PhysX. Think the 760 is the right card for PhysX? [Ain't no such thing as overkill]
     
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    750 ti is an excellent physx card, 760 should be great, thought you had 3 titan?
     
  13. yasamoka

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    That was ethne.
     
  14. ---TK---

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    Oh yeah you're right.
     
  15. SLI-756

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    in your opinion, which i care not about, as having an amd card is something i woldn't even consider, especially two of them.
    have you any NVidia experience let alone tri-sli experience lol.
     

  16. GhostXL

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    He is sorta right though, and yeah it is his opinion.

    I would not bother with Tri-SLI unless you were looking into 2K with 760's.

    You would see much better scaling then.

    You should be fine with the 760's in SLI for 1080p I'm positive.

    Pretty soon that Vram will hurt you, and I'd be looking at a GTX 780 Ti or R9 290x for more Vram.

    But at 1080p...well your choice, just do not expect too much from it.
     
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    Theres multitudes of benchmarks and reviews that show tri sli is a terrible idea at 1080 vs sli of the same card.
     
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    yeah from 1012 whose games could be run on a modern smartphone.
     
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    Well, its not more than 3 years ago i used quad sli, and i tried running in tri sli aswell - i can confirm that i also experienced what those benchmarks says, that scaling beyond 2 way sli is... well not optimal. And from what i hear, scaling beyond 2 way sli has only gotten worse since i used it.

    If you wish to stay at 1080p, and have a very good experience with physx, just get a cheap gpu for physx instead, like the 750 ti :)

    Personally i wont ever use more than 2 way sli Again... better to spend a bit more on bigger gpu models, and either run as single card or 2 way sli imo:)
     
  20. yasamoka

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    Shut up.

    Yes I do have Nvidia experience. I used Nvidia for 4 years.

    I have a much better gaming experience than you ever will since I know what I buy. I'm running 77% more resolution, 47% higher refresh rate, with oodles of input lag less, with hardware quite more nippy than yours. Enjoy the 3 useless 760s @ 1080p 75Hz. Out.
     
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