What is your opinion on CrossFireX and SLI? - Page 2

newparad1gm · 07-19-10, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lduguay

Well I might be stupid, but I game on a 30in monitor. A single 480GTX is not enough for most games I play.

Well, the original quote was "Good enough for total high end performance-at-all-costs, stupid for anything else."

Gaming on a 30inch monitor itself is considered "total high end" most likely. Hence why you need SLI.

**zoomy942** · 07-19-10, 03:04 PM

i had 6600gt's SLI'd once and i loved it.

dam i'm old

07-19-10, 03:08 PM

I have wanted to try SLi for the longest time. I think I finally might try it with 465's.

**john19055** · 07-19-10, 04:46 PM

They are both great cards ,I had a pair of Gigabyte HD 5870 in C.F. and it ran all my games just fine.But I have always like nvidia better IMO I think SLI scales just a little better ,plus I like nvidia control pannel a lot better.So when I found MSI GTX 470 on sale for $279.99 with a free game and free shipping ,I just bought two.If you run them at default then the HD5870 C.F is the fastest in most games.But once you set the MSI GTX 470 to 775/3800 then the GTX 470 in SLI is faster in most games.You really can't go wrong which ever card you choose.

ragejg · 07-19-10, 05:43 PM

When Crossfire catches up to SLI in scaling I'll become more interested as it'll create more competition regarding multi-GPU than there already is.

**fasedww** · 07-20-10, 04:11 PM

I like them both, Some games ATI Like, Some Nvidia Like, Thats why I've got ATI Computer, and a Nvidia computer.

Blacklash · 07-21-10, 02:32 AM

For 3x LCD surround gaming? nVidia SLi all the way.

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/...ormance_review

Bah! · 07-21-10, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blacklash

For 3x LCD surround gaming? nVidia SLi all the way.

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/...ormance_review

Wow...so much for Eyefinity. Surround gaming isn't just faster, it's much faster.

Ristogod · 07-21-10, 10:36 PM

Having just come from 5870 Crossfire Eyefinity to GTX 480 SLI Surround, my experience mirrors that which HardOCP reported on in their latest review.

I've tried Crossfire now 3 times and very seldom did I get the results I wanted. This is my stab at SLI, and so far I'm impressed with the scaling and the overall smoothness.

So I voted SLI.

Blacklash · 07-23-10, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bah!

Wow...so much for Eyefinity. Surround gaming isn't just faster, it's much faster.

I like [H]ard because they actually >play< the d@mn games when they test cards. In addition, they provide charts that show FPS variations over the course of play.

I believe they used the word "owned" in their conclusion

wheeljack12 · 07-23-10, 08:05 AM

the one engine that would give graphical tearing in no matter what game on 5970 xfire for me was the unreal engine 3. It was one of the most frustrating things when the engine is used so often. This even happened when I went to a single card. Yes, I know there is ati user software out there that would correct it. But how can you make such a hardware/software driver error that big to begin with? With single card gtx 295,sli gtx 295 or gtx 480 sli, the tearing stopped. Just one example why xfire and amd/ati have still have a long way to go at least driver wise. And how long did it take for amd/ati to start doing profiles for xfire while nvidia had been at it for awhile with sli

View Poll Results: Vote!
CrossFireX is worth it	2	4.88%
SLI is worth it	21	51.22%
Both are equally worth it	12	29.27%
Neither are worth it	6	14.63%
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07-19-10, 03:04 PM	#14
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07-19-10, 03:08 PM	#15
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07-19-10, 04:46 PM	#16
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07-19-10, 05:43 PM	#17
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07-20-10, 04:11 PM	#18
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07-21-10, 02:32 AM	#19
Blacklash 8^9^3 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Old Vizima Posts: 3,679	Re: What is your opinion on CrossFireX and SLI? For 3x LCD surround gaming? nVidia SLi all the way. http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/...ormance_review __________________ Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.96GHz (1.36v)\|Mushkin 998681 XP3-12800 (3x2GB) ASUS TUF Sabertooth (X58)\|ASUS GTX 580 DirectCU II (980\|4604)\|ASUS PA246Q WD VelociRaptor 150GB HD (x2)\|Pioneer DVR-2920Q\|LG GH22LS30\|Klipsch PM20 2.0 SilverStone OP1000-E\|SilverStone TJ10-B\|Thermalright U-120 Extreme\|Win 7 HP x64

07-21-10, 10:36 PM	#21
Ristogod Fold for team 64 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: MN Posts: 73	Re: What is your opinion on CrossFireX and SLI? Having just come from 5870 Crossfire Eyefinity to GTX 480 SLI Surround, my experience mirrors that which HardOCP reported on in their latest review. I've tried Crossfire now 3 times and very seldom did I get the results I wanted. This is my stab at SLI, and so far I'm impressed with the scaling and the overall smoothness. So I voted SLI. __________________ Heatware eBay

07-23-10, 08:05 AM	#23
wheeljack12 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hamilton,Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,020	Re: What is your opinion on CrossFireX and SLI? the one engine that would give graphical tearing in no matter what game on 5970 xfire for me was the unreal engine 3. It was one of the most frustrating things when the engine is used so often. This even happened when I went to a single card. Yes, I know there is ati user software out there that would correct it. But how can you make such a hardware/software driver error that big to begin with? With single card gtx 295,sli gtx 295 or gtx 480 sli, the tearing stopped. Just one example why xfire and amd/ati have still have a long way to go at least driver wise. And how long did it take for amd/ati to start doing profiles for xfire while nvidia had been at it for awhile with sli __________________ asus p8z77-v lk mb, 8gb ddr3-1866 mhz ram in dual channel,intel core i7 3770k cpu,zotac gtx 680 amp gpu, creative labs sb recon 3d pci-e,2x ocz agility 3 90gb ssd in raid 0,antec 650 watt 80 plus platunum psu,antec atx case, pioneer bdr-208 15x bluray writer,windows 8 64 bit oem, steelseries 6gv2 keyboard ,asus vg278he 27' 3d vision 2 lcd monitor, steelseries 6gv2 keyboard, steelseries sensei mlg editon mouse,xbox 360 wired controller for windows,lexar 16gb usb 3.0 flash drive I'd rather walk with God in the Dark than shine in the light alone. coming soon:2x samsung 840 pro 256gb in raid 0,logitech z906 5.1 speakers,,(4x4gb) 16gb team xtreem 2666mhz ram, 32gb kingston datatravler workspace usb 3.0 flash drive,3d vision 2 goggles,sound blaster z sound card, adaptec 6805e pci-e 2.0 4x sata 3 raid controller,lg 16x bd writer