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GTX 570 in Sli or a single GTX 670?

Deceptor said:
Any excuse right :D

I did have a Valley bench screenshot from the 680 and I did run one yesterday with the 670s. The 680 was OC'd as much as mine could take and the 670s are OC'd but I've not found the maximum I can push although I feel like it was close:

CPU clocked to 4.6 Ghz
1x GTX 680 (Score: 1,985) http://i.imgur.com/rB2SpJN.jpg
2x GTX 670 (Score: 3,524) http://i.imgur.com/1uCWRjj.jpg

Just in case you were wondering, the 680 is a reference card bought at launch not an OC edition or anything, and the 670s are the reference EVGA ones so no OC on them either :)
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My issue with benchmarks is that they don't show real world performance. Would be good if that Valley benchmark scaling applied to most games :D
 
BattleMoose87 said:
My issue with benchmarks is that they don't show real world performance. Would be good if that Valley benchmark scaling applied to most games :D
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I agree yeah, benchies show the "best case scenario" but as I mentioned above I've had 0 issues with scaling. I was a little concerned over SLI but I'm glad I made the jump tbh :)
 
BattleMoose87 said:
Just noticed my board is only CrossFire compatible lol :rolleyes:
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Yuck ... it's worse than that!

Your second PCI-E x16 slot only supports x4 mode so any decent second card is likely to suffer.

Candidate for the best single card you can buy unless you fancy a new mobo.

I would say titan based on your interest in a pair of GTX670's ... but cough .... not really in the sweet spot for value for money!

If you can live with some effects down a notch from max a single 670 will still serve you well

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decto said:
Yuck ... it's worse than that!

Your second PCI-E x16 slot only supports x4 mode so any decent second card is likely to suffer.

Candidate for the best single card you can buy unless you fancy a new mobo.

I would say titan based on your interest in a pair of GTX670's ... but cough .... not really in the sweet spot for value for money!

If you can live with some effects down a notch from max a single 670 will still serve you well

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Blimey! Should have paid more attention when picking that board.

Any idea what this means, as I thought it would allow full CrossFire support:

1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (blue) *2
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black)
 
Hm that sucks, you could get a Titan (ouch at OCs price though, shop around ;)) or a 690 which is pretty much 2x 680s on the same PCB and performs just as well if not better, as I understand it the 690 doesn't suffer from micro-stutter either but you'd need to look into that :)
 
Deceptor said:
Hm that sucks, you could get a Titan (ouch at OCs price though, shop around ;)) or a 690 which is pretty much 2x 680s on the same PCB and performs just as well if not better, as I understand it the 690 doesn't suffer from micro-stutter either but you'd need to look into that :)
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This is getting expensive... :p

My missus will kill me. Hadn't really given much thought to the 690 due to the size and PSU requirements (1200W!)
 
BattleMoose87 said:
This is getting expensive... :p

My missus will kill me. Hadn't really given much thought to the 690 due to the size and PSU requirements (1200W!)
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You won't need 1,200W PSU for a 690, unless you plan on buying 2! You'd be more than fine with ~750W (I believe 650 is the minimum the going from what ze webs says) :)
 
BattleMoose87 said:
This is getting expensive... :p

My missus will kill me. Hadn't really given much thought to the 690 due to the size and PSU requirements (1200W!)
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The problem you have is that crossfire requires communication across the PCI-E bus. Given one card is locked to x4 that wont scale well with high end cards. It's marketed as crossfire compatible but far from ideal.

You have options ... the GTX690 or titan may be a bit overkill. PSU requirements are false, 1200W is for Quad SLI with 2 x 690 !!! A single card is fine at 750 - 850W

A new midrange Z77 mobo which supports SLI or crossfire can be had for around £80 - £90. Costs more if you want fancy features but my Gigabyte z68 has kept me at 4.5Ghz SLI goodness over the last year. Your mobo has some value second hand so if you can live with the reinstall, cost should be limited.

Rather than a £900+ card ... I'd say get a single card and check out the performance. If you really want more then get a mobo and a second card.

anand show the 670 as a decent increase, if you want to max everything then it will get very expensive.

anand
 
Deceptor said:
Up to you but for 1080p I'd say it's overkill, even at 120Hz. I was considering one myself but the price/performance doesn't justify it for my needs :)
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I'm hoping to go 1440p but I want to be able to nearly max out my games with smooth framerates. Worried that a 690 VRAM may cause potential issues, especially in future, and that a 680 may not be enough.
 
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