Thinking about SLi

[JHONO]

Hi all,

Soon i would like to upgrade, and was thinking of SLI. Its just a thought atm as im a single card user. However im interested in a possible jump to 1440p, obviously this will entitle SLI if im correct? Ive heard here that prices on the 780s 3GB "might" drop soon when the new 6GB version is available, so thats whats got me tempted.

Anyways is it worth making the jump to 1440p as of now as im in limbo about sticking to a single 780 Ti and 1080p? I cant see nothing up with 1080p tbh and it would save me a lot of cash also. Also i dont think my AX860i would be able provide the juice needed too. Is it worth making the jump?

 

[RetrogamerX]

Hi all,

Soon i would like to upgrade, and was thinking of SLI. Its just a thought atm as im a single card user. However im interested in a possible jump to 1440p, obviously this will entitle SLI if im correct? Ive heard here that prices on the 780s 3GB "might" drop soon when the new 6GB version is available, so thats whats got me tempted.

Anyways is it worth making the jump to 1440p as of now as im in limbo about sticking to a single 780 Ti and 1080p? I cant see nothing up with 1080p tbh and it would save me a lot of cash also. Also i dont think my AX860i would be able provide the juice needed too. Is it worth making the jump?

A single 780 or 780Ti would be good at 1440p. I think a drop in price will come, but it wont be a huge drop. maybe £30 to £40 at best. Also your 860i will be fine in SLI for 2 780's and should also be ok for 780Ti's, but tbh for 2 780's or Ti's a 1000 watt PSU is best, but your 860i should handle them.

 

[JHONO]

Yeah a 1000W is what i was thinking, im skeptical about the 860i, as im thinking of buying superclocked version. In terms of framerates on a single 780Ti, on 1440p with no AA, high texture settings etc, what framerates could you get on the latest/near future games?

 

[zuludawn]

860i should be fine this is my Sli 780ti at just under maximum oc running Heaven 4, maximum was 670w

 

[PhysicsMan94]

A single 780 or 780Ti would be good at 1440p.

I had a single 780 running my 1440p monitor but I felt that it lacked the firepower to run the latest games at ultra settings at this resolution, 2 780s are perfect for 1440p and they will be good for future upcoming released where 1 780 might not cut it.

Yeah a 1000W is what i was thinking, im skeptical about the 860i, as im thinking of buying superclocked version.

An 850W PSU is fine for running 2 780s/780TIs with a medium overclock, I'm running 2 superclocked EVGA 780s on a Gold rated 850W Seasonic PSU with no issues.

 

[RetrogamerX]

Like I said 860i should be fine, but me personally I like some breathing room. 200 watts of breathing room. So for 2 780Ti's should use a 1000 watt PSU is best.

The Superflower 1000watt is the one I just ordered a few days ago.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-006-SF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2057

 

[RetrogamerX]

I had a single 780 running my 1440p monitor but I felt that it lacked the firepower to run the latest games at ultra settings at this resolution, 2 780s are perfect for 1440p and they will be good for future upcoming released where 1 780 might not cut it.

That's how I feel. I like over 60fps all the time. so 2 780's in SLI will do that on most games, but a single 780 or Ti is also fine, but yes you wont get a constant 60 fps though.

 

[JHONO]

Sounds good, as i wont be overlcocking the GPU anymore than it is, only the CPU to about 4.5GHz maybe a little more. Hopefully that has saved me some money to put towards another card, as il start with one and then add another a few months down the line once ive saved up.

But like you say, some breathing room would be good. Shame Corsair dont do an AX1000w

EDIT (off topic) speaking of which, what happened to the AX1200 on OCUK, it seems to have gone, is it discontinued?

 

[PhysicsMan94]

To be fair it's not a bad idea to get a 1000W PSU for some breathing room (and in-case you end up going crazy with 3-way SLI eventually ), the Superflower 1kW PSU that Retro linked to is very high quality - better than Corsair PSUs from what I've heard of them.

 

[JHONO]

To be fair it's not a bad idea to get a 1000W PSU for some breathing room (and in-case you end up going crazy with 3-way SLI eventually ), the Superflower 1kW PSU that Retro linked to is very high quality - better than Corsair PSUs from what I've heard of them.

Yeah it looks really good, price is good too. Ive always liked corsair though, it would be hard for me move

 

[RetrogamerX]

To be fair it's not a bad idea to get a 1000W PSU for some breathing room (and in-case you end up going crazy with 3-way SLI eventually ), the Superflower 1kW PSU that Retro linked to is very high quality - better than Corsair PSUs from what I've heard of them.

Agree. Corsair seemed to have changed OEM to a lower brand and like others have said corsair was just riding on there name.. The AX1200i replaced it and tbh Corsair made the wrong decision.