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« on: September 25, 2009, 12:39:34 PM »

Just curious.

Right now I'm planning the upgrade of my system and when browsing mainboards I was wondering if I should consider SLI/Crossfire (most socket 1156 MBs support Crossfire, but the entry level MBs don't support SLI). I doubt I will go that route, though ...
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« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2009, 12:46:11 PM »

Personally, I don't see much point in Cross File or SLI. Its just a way for these companies to get more cash for expensive kit that doesn't usually deliver on its promise.

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« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2009, 12:52:13 PM »

Personally, I don't see much point in Cross File or SLI. Its just a way for these companies to get more cash for expensive kit that doesn't usually deliver on its promise.



Agreed, there is usually always a single GPU that runs with similar performance, but cooler, quieter, and works out cheaper than getting two
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« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2009, 01:19:22 PM »

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Personally, I don't see much point in Cross File or SLI. Its just a way for these companies to get more cash for expensive kit that doesn't usually deliver on its promise.



Agreed, there is usually always a single GPU that runs with similar performance, but cooler, quieter, and works out cheaper than getting two

Exactly the reason why I don't really consider it.
All that may become more interesting once they move to dual GPU cards.
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« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2009, 01:24:46 PM »

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Personally, I don't see much point in Cross File or SLI. Its just a way for these companies to get more cash for expensive kit that doesn't usually deliver on its promise.



Agreed, there is usually always a single GPU that runs with similar performance, but cooler, quieter, and works out cheaper than getting two

Exactly the reason why I don't really consider it.
All that may become more interesting once they move to dual GPU cards.

Already available:-

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-203-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=
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« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2009, 01:31:29 PM »

lol only 1000 in existance and supports quad SLI. Think of the POWAR. But na it can be useful for CAD I hear but its not like I ever run CAD
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« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2009, 01:57:20 PM »

To be frank, I've also yet to see a CAD soft to max out my graphics card, hell to even properly utilize it. Maybe up to now I just didn't have the right certified card or something... -.-

Anyhow, SLI/Crossfire: Totally not worth the hype. (Played on a couple of SLI systems, it doesn't make much of a difference in games in my opinion...)
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« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2009, 02:12:56 PM »

Have a dual GFX card, which is technically crossfire (same benefits, mostly same problems) - Ati 4850x2.
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« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2009, 03:01:20 PM »

If this technology for a multi-GPU setup works then SLI and Crossfire will be obsolete. But it seems too good to be true.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3646
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« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2009, 03:44:39 PM »

I've never really had the cash for it. In the past It was a bit dodgy with inconsistent performance and microstutter, and I currently have a micro atx setup that doesn't have the physical slots for it. (got a 16x and a 4x open ended PCI-E, so i could run crossfire, but the 4x would hold me back and make it a waste of time.)

I will be picking up a 5850 or 5870 later this year though. 3 screen Eyefinity turns me on.
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« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2009, 04:21:19 PM »

Probably not worth it, especially when you keep in mind the game needs to support it (or the driver needs to support the game).

Plus I heard sometimes you get big technical issues like micro-stuttering and horrible fps with no explanation whatsoever.
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« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2009, 06:15:03 PM »

Those issues are pretty much worked out now.. but as cruel said, the game does need to support it so it's not always worth the money..

I have 4 GPUs in my pc (about to reduce that to 2) in the form of 2 4870x2s and I only really notice a small difference compared to having just 2. But going from 1 to 2 I noticed a huge difference. So I can see the scalability is there, just most games wont use all 4 cores which is where the lack of difference lies.

I would recomend having 2 cards or a dual gpu card but not having 2 duals.. not worth the money at all yet.. will be in a few years though..

On a side note, anyone want a 4870x2 with a waterblock?
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« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2009, 06:53:39 PM »

I ran 2 4870's in crossfire and noticed a small performance increase, but not enough to justify the expense.
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« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2009, 07:07:22 PM »

You're usually best only going with dual graphics cards from day one of your PC build... and if you're a powaaa freak.
It's never worth sticking a second card the same as your first one in... you're better off just selling the old card and buying one newer, better card.
I think in the future SLI/Crossfire could become useful, but there's always the driver limitations, and as nobody has thought to write decent drivers, all it ends up being is problematic.
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« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2009, 11:37:30 PM »

I can't justify the expence. I'm also not sure i can fit it into the case. i got the one card and I think it's all kinds of good as it is. the last time i recall anyone have two cars was when you had a 3D accelorator card in with your 2D graphics card. it certainly explaind why people were shooting at me when i was trying to hide in the dark with the quad dammage in quake. The big blue sphier was a bit of a give away Smiley
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