I7 4770k, 4 way sli 780ti. Will it work ?

[SWATQ8TY]

Hi everyone !
As the title says, will a i7 4770k run 4 way sli gtx 780ti with no problem ?. Also, is a 1200w PSU enough for these 4 cards ?

 

[huilun02]

If your board allows for 4-way SLI, then yes it should work.

Just in case you don't know, having 4 cards in SLI doesn't give you 400% performance, neither does the VRAM stack.

The only reason for such an expensive setup would be to run one or more 4K monitors.

 

[Immaculate]

No, SLI must have access to 8 lanes of pci-e. Only crossfire supports 4 lanes. The 4th card wouldn't really be worth it due to scaling. you're better off going 2-way GTX 980s with a 4770K.

 

[SWATQ8TY]

If your board allows for 4-way SLI, then yes it should work.

Just in case you don't know, having 4 cards in SLI doesn't give you 400% performance, neither does the VRAM stack.

The only reason for such an expensive setup would be to run one or more 4K monitors.

I am using Asus maximus VI extreme. And yes, this setup is for 4k gaming with one monitor (for now)

 

[SWATQ8TY]

No, SLI must have access to 8 lanes of pci-e. Only crossfire supports 4 lanes. The 4th card wouldn't really be worth it due to scaling. you're better off going 2-way GTX 980s with a 4770K.

Ok, then what is the replacement for the cpu to run these cards ?. I am using asus maximus vi extreme lga 1150

 

[huilun02]

Just get two GTX 980 that's more than enough for a single 4K monitor. The i7-4770k is fine. No point spending on four cards and a super expensive board for little to no gains from additional cards.

 

[unknownofprob]

Scaling isn't the best when above two cards, and in some cases the performance can be even worse. I would stick to a max of two, and the PCI-E lanes of the CPU don't optimally run four cards well. LGA 2011-3/LGA 2011 processors are best for this. (Exclusion of the 5820k, less bandwidth lanes then rest). I do realise your going 4k, but I would keep it to a max of three cards.