Question 2 gpu or 1

[estaggs529]

I was wonder would to 1070 8 gb be better then zotac 1080 8 go mini

 

[Darkbreeze]

Not really. Most games have stopped offering optimization profiles for dual card configurations and those that do, seem like an afterthought. These days you are much better off simply going with the biggest, most powerful single card you can afford. It will likely require a much smaller power supply capacity as well considering that the GTX 1080 only needs a 520w or higher unit of good quality while GTX 1070 SLI comes with a recommendation for a 700w unit.

 

[estaggs529]

I have 2 1070 8 gb now so you saying better off with the 1080

 

[feelinfroggy777]

For games that support SLI, two 1070's will be a lot better then 1 1080. But SLI support sucks and a lot of games dont support it.

But I would not upgrade from a 1070 to a 1080. There is just not enough performance increase to justify the cost. I would look at a 2080.

 

[Darkbreeze]

I think you will find, that in SOME games, a single 1070 will perform better. In other games, 1070 SLI will perform better, but not by very much. And other games, that have good multicard optimization, 1070 SLI will scale very well and offer substantial performance gains, but the number of games like that are going to be few and far between because single cards have increased performance to the extent that most software developers are not actively trying to support multicard configurations anymore.

Would I go to a 1080 if you already have two 1070's? No.

Would I recommend a 2070 or 2080 over those cards? Yes, because you can probably sell both of those cards and make up most if not all of the cost of buying a single 2080 or 2080 TI. Even if you only got 250-300 bucks each for those cards, you'd have a small investment leftover to make in order to get a much better, newer card that is optimized well in current games.

 

[estaggs529]

I ended up trading for a evga 1080 ti ftw3 plus 175 cash and in process of either selling other or putting it in this i3 8100 computer we have

 

[sizzling]

I ended for a evga 1080 ti ftw3 plus 175 cash and in process of either selling other or putting it in this i3 8100 computer we have

You are pairing a high end gpu with an entry level i3 cpu? That makes no sense.

 

[estaggs529]

You are pairing a high end gpu with an entry level i3 cpu? That makes no sense.

Was thinking about it since I have the card and dont need to sell it fast so that is an option I also built a really nice computer apparently for my family to just play sims on 🤬

 

[Darkbreeze]

You are pairing a high end gpu with an entry level i3 cpu? That makes no sense.

Well, since that CPU outperforms an i5-7500 and plenty of people have those, and older i5's like the 4690k, paired with high end cards like that, I don't see any reason why it doesn't make sense especially since he's not having to BUY the card, he already has it.