The nvidia gtx 980

Correction, that would be Classified and FTW (not available yet) only with two DVIs.

 

Guys,
can I put my older 770 in sli with 970?

Will it work?
Thanks

 

Short answer is "No", mixing Chipsets and all that. (NVidia)

 

No....SLI has to be with the same model number card. You can mix brands and clock speeds, but it is not advised. Best to use the same exact card.

The good news is that a GTX 770 still has value on eBay, and you should be able to sell it and get a 970 for not too much more.

 

Thanks guys,
It kinda sucks tho, but what can U do

 

Yep it does. I dont understand that there is no use for another different gpu in a pc nowadays. Didnt msi had a kind of project to support different gpu's? If so, is it still alive?

 

nothing like pure speed, running a pair of R9 270X's in crossfire......beats the crap out of R290

 

Im using R9 270X's crossfired they have speed to burn ....I like sofar

 

Problem is that SLI works in a way where each of the GPUs has to render one picture rotational. So it's technical much easier to keep this synchron with two equal GPUs.

 

Time to pick up on this topic for a short bit.

New GTX 960 has come out, anyone considering getting one? Looking at the clock speed (pretty good, quite similar to the GTX 970), price is ranging from 190 dollars up to 270 so far, thought about maybe going 960 SLI and changing out the 980?
Would it be worth though?

 

Nope, when I saw the 960 benchmarks I'm not sad I have a pair of 760s. It has replaced the 760 with not much difference in performance. Kind of a let down.
However, the 760 before it and now the 960 are 90% of NVidia's bread and butter, so I understand the price performance point.

 

Hey,
have you encountered any issues with your sli setup till now ?
i'm thinking about getting one 980 or two 970.
but i'm not really convinced that a sli setup will be free of issues.

 

Depends on what you want your frame rate to be and how much eye candy you want. With SLI, I can run 120fps with triples with all display settings max'd as long as I have reflections static and post processing off. It drops to between 45-100 fps if I gradually turn up the post processing and reflections. 120fps with vsync on 120hz monitors is my current nirvana. Much less, and it just isn't smooth or introduces lag. On a single 1080p monitor, I can nearly max out everything with SLI. Reflections are the biggest frame rate killer.

 

If you stick to your current 60hz monitors, you should be able to get great performance with 2 x gtx 970s. With vsync on it will have a lag, but it should be smooth and detailed at even very high settings. Vsync off, and you might experience some tearing depending on your monitors. SLI is not perfect, but it is necessary if you want to drive 3 monitors with good performance and a decent amount of eye candy.

 

Ideally i want all eye candy at steady framerates well over 60.
But it seems like that's not possible at the moment.
I don't think a 980 SLI setup would be that much better

 

If that's what you want... you really need 3 x gsync monitors + at least 2 x gtx 970...probably more like 3 x gtx 970 or 2 x 980. With gsync monitors, even if the FPS falls to about 45 fps, it will look as smooth as 120hz vsync with virtually no lag.

 

i got the two gtx 970 today and i'm really dissapointed so far.
maybe i'm missing something, but 'til now it is far away from playing with maxed out settings.
i'll do some SLI research the next days hoping to find something i've done wrong

 

Turn reflections to static / low. There is a problem with reflections and SLI that cripples performance.

 

i have them completely off and it is awfully slow

 

Something must be wrong with your setup. Clean reinstall your drivers, enable surround (that should also turn on SLI), and make sure you can run the Valley Benchmark with good performance: http://unigine.com/products/benchmarks/ I am getting over 120fps with reflections off. Even with very high settings in the valley benchmark, I'm getting 30-40 fps.