Is the SLI Setup Worth it?

[xerxces]

I currently have a GTX 760 and have been thinking about adding another one. However, I had two 5770's and then two 6870's and I had a lot of problems. Even with the newer frame pacing drivers I had a lot of micro stutter. Is it worth the trouble to add another 760. It would make them on par with a Titan but I do not want more micro stutter problems.

 

[spookyman]

What kind of monitor setup do you have currently and what is your resolution set to? Do game on more then 1 monitor?

If you do then getting another card would suit you fine.

As for the stutter issue, Nvidia SLI has very few issues with since the drivers update regularly.

 

[bryonhowley]

Well first Crossfiring two low end cards like the 6870's is never a good idea. If you are going to Crossfire or SLI it is best to do it with two higher end cards. As for the GTX 760 yes I think it would be worth it. I have three rigs all of them are Crossfire or SLI and have no problems with them. I have a FX-8120 with a HD 7950 Crossfire a FX-8350 with a HD 7970 Crossfire and a i5 3570K with a GTX 670 SLI none of them have any micro-stutter problems.

I do know that at least on my HD 7950 and HD 7970 the latest drivers run great. But Nvidia did not have the frame pacing problems that AMD had at one time so you should be OK with Nvidia anyway.

 

[BlankInsanity]

it could be more ideal to buy the best single card for the money of 2 760s. Some games don't support CF/SLI so well and some don't support it at all. There's also the possibility of having to buy a new PSU aswell not to mention, do you have the space to fit two? certain aftermarket 760s are 2 slots wide so you could encounter width issues. My suggestion is to get a 780 which is roughly the price of two 760s.

I'd suggest the Evga ACX cooler 780: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130918
it has a nice clock and pretty good coolers, and if you encounter any technical problems EVGA's support is top-notch, second to none in quality

 

[determinologyz]

I currently have a GTX 760 and have been thinking about adding another one. However, I had two 5770's and then two 6870's and I had a lot of problems. Even with the newer frame pacing drivers I had a lot of micro stutter. Is it worth the trouble to add another 760. It would make them on par with a Titan but I do not want more micro stutter problems.

AMD/CROSSFIRE = never good idea

Honestly at 1080p you really dont need to start over and getting another gtx 760 would be ideal and i can speak for sli which works pretty darn well imo with the gameplay being smooth

1.. make sure you have a mobo that supports x8/x8 sli
2. make sure you have good cooling in your case
3. a well rounded psu thats 750w or more
4. and of course a sli bridge

If you have those your pretty much good to go and when you get your second 760 make sure its a "gtx 760" with the same amount of vram


Btw i dont hate crossfire or amd just i know its has alot more issues then nvidia/sli. As for me i look for solid gpus with solid driver and muti-gpu support and thats where nvidia/sli wins not to say crossfire isnt bad because its not just it needs a bit more time to mature and honestly amd/crossfire reminds me of the little train that never could even its always a close second but never the top end support that nvidia has

 

[iam2thecrowe]

nvidias sli generally doesnt have microstutter, however, it will have wless even frame delivery than an equivalent single card. if they are 2gb 760's i'd look at getting something with more vram, with bf4 and future games beginning to saturate 2gb at ultra settings. when you pass the amount of ram on your gpu and it goes to system memory you will get stuttering, even with a single card.