Sli 970 for am4 1700?

[Flacker]

I currently have 1 evga gtx 970 sc (blower style card) and I am upgrading my cpu to a ryzen 1700 on an asus crosshair vi board. My psu is an 850 watt gold rated psu. I was thinking about getting another 970 sc for $160 to improve performance since games these days are recommending at least 1 970 and DX12 is aiming for better multi-gpu performance. What do you guys think? Would I get acceptable performance increases? Would it be worth it in the long run? Should I save my money and buy a single better card in the future?

 

[Dunlop0078]

Well from where I am sitting multi gpu support is seeing a sharp decline in modern games, I would not expect DX12 to change that. DX12 offers some very interesting features in the multi gpu realm but you have to rely on game developers to implement those features and since a very small percentage (dropping every day) of their audience have multi gpu setups most developers dont feel the need to properly support mult gpu. I would personally try to sell your 970 and spring for a 1070 or 1080.

Gears of war 4 for example a game built on dx12 and has been out since October just got multi gpu support yesterday and it is reportedly quite buggy and not offering very good scaling on the second gpu.

 

[rcald2000]

Flacker Were I in your situation I would search Ebay and attempt to purchase a 980 Ti for $250 (maybe $275 max), and then sell the GTX 970 to help cover the cost.

I'm envious of your Ryzen 1700. That's a CPU that I'd like to get my hands on.

By the way, what is your power supply's manufacturer and model number?

Ebay: sold 980 Ti's
http://www.ebay.com/sch/Graphics-Video-Cards/27386/i.html?Chipset%252FGPU%2520Model=NVIDIA%2520GeForce%2520GTX%2520980%2520Ti&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=1&_trksid=p2045573.m1684

 

[rcald2000]

Addendum: I have to back track on what I just wrote. I just now found a new GTX 1070 selling on NewEgg for $339.99 and it comes with a free game: For Honor or Wildlands. I wouldn't consider a used 980 Ti for anymore than $100 less than a new GTX 1070; $240.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Mini
$339.99
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500408

 

[Flacker]

Thank you so much for the help guys. Since Dunlop0078 was the first to respond I chose him as the solution but both of you helped me. I'll wait on an upgrade to a single higher performance card.

 

[rcald2000]

Awesome. Enjoy the game =>