Multi GPU setups? Who has them, post what you got up.

NathWraith · 23 Jun 2010 at 20:07

I have gone to the dark side and got a GTX 480! Planning to add another soon enough and then watercool them both.

arc@css · 23 Jun 2010 at 20:12

Doom 4 has met its match!

RJC · 23 Jun 2010 at 20:39

Running crossfire 5850 on my setup, was using 4870x2 but this failed after 3 months.

Biffa · 23 Jun 2010 at 22:21

Just about to swap my 11/8mm for 16/11mm tubing

chaparral · 23 Jun 2010 at 23:49

Still using my old SLI GTX 275

Specs in sig...

Edit:I only run my CPU up to 3.8ghz now as i gone back to using the stock cooler.(4.3ghz was with water cooling).

AMG · 24 Jun 2010 at 00:35

Biffa said:
They did

Cooler and less power than the 4 GTX295s I had before. But harder to fit in the case.

fair enough, stand corrected. >D

hate to see your electric bill with them

rexehuk · 24 Jun 2010 at 00:42

I have 2 x 4890s and notice quite a difference due to gaming at high resolutions (2048x1152).

Example would be Arma 2 (maxed out, AA on low):

1 GPU = 30-45 FPS
2 GPU = 40-75 FPS

AMG · 24 Jun 2010 at 00:57

I see they sorted that game out when it comes to multi GPUs than...when it first came out it was a right ass

Van Diemen · 24 Jun 2010 at 01:10

Currently running a couple of GTX 285's in SLi.

Want to upgrade, but I'm looking for a single GPU solution that will out perform my current setup by a fair margin.

Not really sure what my options are @ present.

rexehuk · 24 Jun 2010 at 02:46

Van Diemen said:
Currently running a couple of GTX 285's in SLi.

Want to upgrade, but I'm looking for a single GPU solution that will out perform my current setup by a fair margin.

Not really sure what my options are @ present.

Same situation, wanted to sell mine and get eyefinity, but then have to factor in the resolution and quality I like to play at which means I need like 2 x 5970s to run what I want.

I'm personally waiting for price drops, dual 4890s chew anything up these days... no need for upgrade. I'm guessing dual 285s do the same?

cainer · 24 Jun 2010 at 07:05

pair of 5870 sapphire vapor-x's for me
tbh im a bit dissapointed with myself that i was late getting my rig together, had i have got funds sooner i would have got 5870's that wer more OC'able.
if i up my cards from the 875/1250 stock my system crashes

all this so sapphire can save a few pence on cheaper parts :/
although i play BC2 at around 100-170 fps i still feel cheated by sapphire that i cant squeeze more from their rev2 card

rancid_elf · 24 Jun 2010 at 10:09

I run a 5970 & 5870 in crossfire. CPU is i& @ 4ghz.

I had to watercool my gpus because if you have to have them in pci-e slots next to each other then run hot...very hot.

With my cooling. A triple and double rad in same loop I get temps underload of about 40deg.

Performance wise its a must.. Amazing performance. An example is..

BC2 @ 1920 x 1200 single 5970 = about 140fps
BC2 @ 1920 x 1200 both cards = about 200fps

BC2 @ 5760 x 1200 single 5970 = about 60fps
BC2 @ 5760 x 1200 both cards = about 100fps

krooton · 24 Jun 2010 at 11:29

My recent gfx card journet has been 8800GT --> 4850 --> 4870 --> 5770 ---> Xfire 5770s

My machine now handles anything I throw at it in 1080p with AA on

blackninja · 24 Jun 2010 at 18:42

rancid_elf said:
I run a 5970 & 5870 in crossfire. CPU is i& @ 4ghz.

I had to watercool my gpus because if you have to have them in pci-e slots next to each other then run hot...very hot.

With my cooling. A triple and double rad in same loop I get temps underload of about 40deg.

Performance wise its a must.. Amazing performance. An example is..

BC2 @ 1920 x 1200 single 5970 = about 140fps
BC2 @ 1920 x 1200 both cards = about 200fps

BC2 @ 5760 x 1200 single 5970 = about 60fps
BC2 @ 5760 x 1200 both cards = about 100fps

Great scaling from 2xGPU to 3xGPU for BC2 with Eyefinity ...... superscalar in fact!

NathWraith · 24 Jun 2010 at 18:48

Impressive results and scaling. Anyone out there with any results for 480 SLI?

twist3d0n3 · 24 Jun 2010 at 19:42

rancid_elf said:
I run a 5970 & 5870 in crossfire. CPU is i& @ 4ghz.

I had to watercool my gpus because if you have to have them in pci-e slots next to each other then run hot...very hot.

With my cooling. A triple and double rad in same loop I get temps underload of about 40deg.

Performance wise its a must.. Amazing performance. An example is..

BC2 @ 1920 x 1200 single 5970 = about 140fps
BC2 @ 1920 x 1200 both cards = about 200fps

BC2 @ 5760 x 1200 single 5970 = about 60fps
BC2 @ 5760 x 1200 both cards = about 100fps

what settings are you running for those fps?

i'm getting about 40-60 in EF with 5970+5870, everything maxed apart from AA (using 2x)

Schnippzle · 24 Jun 2010 at 20:40

4870 512mb in crossfire here. Combined with a Q6600 @ 3.6ghz it does me nicely

blackninja · 24 Jun 2010 at 20:56

twist3d0n3 said:
what settings are you running for those fps?

i'm getting about 40-60 in EF with 5970+5870, everything maxed apart from AA (using 2x)

You are in the right ball park with those figures ...

rancid_elf · 25 Jun 2010 at 09:58

twist3d0n3 said:
what settings are you running for those fps?

i'm getting about 40-60 in EF with 5970+5870, everything maxed apart from AA (using 2x)

Everything maxed and AA @ 2

What drivers you using because that seems a bit low. I can get 60fps @ 5760x1200 with just the 5970

somewhatdamaged · 25 Jun 2010 at 10:25

blackninja said:
Great scaling from 2xGPU to 3xGPU for BC2 with Eyefinity ...... superscalar in fact!

I didn't even realise they had actually fixed Eyefinity using Tri fire

I got so sick of the abysmal performance, i sold my 5850 and kept the 5970

Games were running like crap, ATI never once responded to the issue either so i gave up.