Question Gaming PC - Upgrade options (GPU confusing me)

[rickyrascal]

Hi All,

I built a gaming PC not so long ago, most of the specs are pretty strong in my opinion but im feeling like a graphics card update is due but im really struggling to decide what the best options are. Iv'e watched loads of benchmarking videos and some make me think I should bin the 1080i and get a RTX 2080i , others make me think I should SLI the 1080i for a fraction of the cost of the RTX upgrade.

I have a few questions and would really appreciate some views on this.

1)Whats the better option. SLI or simply upgrade the single graphics card (and why?)
2)How many 1080i GPUs could my setup handle , is it worth going to 3-4 cards (if the motherboard will even allow this?)
3)will my PSU be able to handle the upgrades or will that need upgrading also
3)Whats the best place in the UK to pick up graphics cards at a fair price?
4) Are there any other areas of weakness on the below setup you think I should look at.

Internals

• CPU:

• Intel® Core™ i9 18 Core Processor i9-7980XE (2.6GHz) 24.75MB Cache
• CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i V2 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
• Motherboard: ASUS® ROG RAMPAGE VI EXTREME DR4, 6Gb/s,CrossFireX/SLI, WIFI -RGB
• Memory: 64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR4 3000MHz (4 x 16GB)
• M.2 - SSD: 1TB SAMSUNG PM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3000MB/R, 1700MB/W)
• SSD #1: 2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 3.5" SSHD
• SSD #2: 2TB Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
• GPU: 11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - GTX VR Ready!
• PSU: CORSAIR 1200W HX SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM, ULTRA QUIET
• Sound: ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO
• Wireless Networking: ASUS PCE-AC88 AC3100 2100Mbps/5GHz, 1000Mbps/2.4GHz
• Case: CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 570X RGB GAMING CASE

Peripherals

• Monitor #1: Alienware AW2518H 24.5" LCD Gaming Monitor - 240hz , 1ms responce time.
• Monitor #2: Alienware AW2518H 24.5" LCD Gaming Monitor - 240hz , 1ms responce time.
• Monitor #3: Alienware AW2518H 24.5" LCD Gaming Monitor - 240hz , 1ms responce time.
• Mouse: Razer Mamba Hyperflux
• Mousemat: Razer Firefly Hyperflux
• Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow
• Headphones: Astro A50s (Wireless), Astro A40s MLG Edition (Wired)
• Microphone: Razer Seiren Pro
• Speakers: Razer Mommo Chroma
• Desk: Arozzi Arena Gaming Desk
• Chair: Secret Lab Omega Gaming Chair

Thanks so much for the help.

 

[richiestang_78]

SLI sucks, it doesn't scale well due to almost no developers spending any real amount of time adding it. Some games even run worse with it enabled.


As far as upgrading off the 1080ti, its still a fantastic card and still great for 1440P Ultra gaming. Its up to you if you want to upgrade off it but its about as powerful as a 2080 Super so in reality you are just going up 1 card in power.

Also RTX is not a feature that is must have, few games support it well and even with optimization it can hit system performance hard with IMO minimal graphical impact.

 

[rickyrascal]

SLI sucks, it doesn't scale well due to almost no developers spending any real amount of time adding it. Some games even run worse with it enabled.


As far as upgrading off the 1080ti, its still a fantastic card and still great for 1440P Ultra gaming. Its up to you if you want to upgrade off it but its about as powerful as a 2080 Super so in reality you are just going up 1 card in power.

Also RTX is not a feature that is must have, few games support it well and even with optimization it can hit system performance hard with IMO minimal graphical impact.

Thanks man, if I then decide to go for the RTX 2080i instead of the SLA option. Do you think my motherboard and PCU can handle the change? I've done a lot of google searching and I cant seem to find a sure answer lol.