Is it bad in any way SLI two different brand 980 TI cards?

[Sam QS]

I have a...
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Super Clocked Gaming ACX 2.0 6GB GDDR5 384bit PCI-E Graphics Card - https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Clocked-Graphic-06G-P4-4995-KR/dp/B00YDAYOK0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475664030&sr=8-1&keywords=EVGA%2BGeForce%2BGTX%2B980%2BTi%2B06G&th=1

And planning to SLI it with a...
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB GAMING, Silent Cooling Graphics Card - https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Cooling-Graphics-06G-P4-4990-KR/dp/B00YDAYOEG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475664090&sr=8-1&keywords=EVGA+GeForce+GTX+980+Ti+Graphics+Card

 

[n0ns3ns3]

The SLI is not a good idea generally.
But as long as the cards are using same GPU it's not a problem.

 

[Sam QS]

Thanks for the reply!

Hm with that said, I found this card I just bought the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB GAMING, Silent Cooling Graphics Card for $430 no tax free shipping brand new, think I should just cancel my order and sell my 980 TI that I own currently and just upgrade to a 1080? I'm planning on picking up a x34 Predator and this is my first time going beyond 1080p so I'm trying to look for a way to run it at 60fps on high settings at least for games like GTA V.

That or maybe just receive it and resell it lol.

 

[n0ns3ns3]

well, even a GTX 980ti/GTX 1070 can handle 3440x1440.
OC the GTX 1080 will be better.
Regarding the X34 Predator, I've seen quite a few complains regarding the quality. For such expensive monitor it's kinda unacceptable.
I'm myself looking for a 34" UW monitor and after many hours spent on research, it's either Dell U3415W for standard 60FPS (some report successful overclock to 80Hz) or wait for monitors with DP 1.4 for native support of higher refresh rates. I decided to do the later.

 

[Sam QS]

Thanks! Also, I heard they're releasing a new x34 Predator and upgraded it based on customer reviews/requests. It may be worth taking a look at if you haven't already. Think it's the Predator x34P

 

[n0ns3ns3]

will definitely check it

 

[juanrdp]

GTX 980 Ti 6GB ..... for $430 ... I should just cancel my order and sell my 980 TI that I own currently and just upgrade to a 1080? .

Well, two GTX 980 Ti are faster than a single 1080, but you need a PSU and a MB that support the SLI (i hope you have cheked it), and outside the games that support SLI you will get worse performance (and generate allways a loot more heat).

If you could get that price +-400$ for your second hand one, i would say that go for a single 1080 to avoid issues otherwise you will expend to 430$ and get an improvement in games that support SLI and nothing (and the heat and noise) in the rest, i would said that it's not worth to me.

The Predator is ultrawide 1440p, its more or less half the processing power of 4K and would run nice enought with a single GTX 980 Ti.

 

[Sam QS]

GTX 980 Ti 6GB ..... for $430 ... I should just cancel my order and sell my 980 TI that I own currently and just upgrade to a 1080? .

Well, two GTX 980 Ti are faster than a single 1080, but you need a PSU and a MB that support the SLI (i hope you have cheked it), and outside the games that support SLI you will get worse performance (and generate allways a loot more heat).

If you could get that price +-400$ for your second hand one, i would say that go for a single 1080 to avoid issues otherwise you will expend to 430$ and get an improvement in games that support SLI and nothing (and the heat and noise) in the rest, i would said that it's not worth to me.

The Predator is ultrawide 1440p, its more or less half the processing power of 4K and would run nice enought with a single GTX 980 Ti.

Awesome, thanks! Got any suggestions for a motherboard that's below $200 that supports SLI? Looking for a red or black(or both) motherboard that will support future SLI in case I might go that route. For now I'll go for the 1080 like you guys suggested.