How many users have SLI/Crossfire?

[Stublerone]

Originally Posted by jimbop

Would have been good to see 'How many would get SLI if it worked properly'. It is the cheapest way to upgrade GPU performance for older cards but only if the game correctly scales performance.

No!!!!! Not true. Nothing to do with the scaling in pruority. It could only be a cheap upgrade, if the game you are running is already performing well or at least have all feature supported or the game makes no problem on gpu clock speed and vram usage.

Otherwise using sli has not the wished effect.

And when you think, that in general sli only uses 50% or 70% from the second gpu in average, the costs are not that low. Add the power consumption and the problems, you usually have and a new single card will be the better upgrade.

Sli is a method for enthusiasts or for people with very high resolutions due to triple monitor, for example. To upgrade an insufficient card with an additional insufficient card is not a very genius idea. Sorry, but I always recommend buying a sufficient new card, preferrably a single gpu.

Let us see, what future techniques can change on that. I personally think, that no business related company would grant you a sufficient upgrade with a phased out and cheap card, where tjey do not earn money on! Think about that. Ati and nvidia have no priority to give you such an opportunity. They would like to make money and as long as games are also working closely together with them, they will also do not have this as priority. They recommend some support from the card producer and the give support on sales of new products.

I am going so far to say, that game devs know, how to program a game bad enough to let you buy a new card.

[Hopper64]

I would be using 2 cards if it was supported as suggested above. As soon as it is, I will be getting a second card.

[He111]

If alot of users have a single 580 and were told SLI works and increases performance by about 50% = more planes on screen / better FPS, would they upgrade ? i suspect the answer would be YES! (as soon as I get some money)

Why waste a perfectly good 580 to upgrade to a 680 when a second 580 would do the job - the 580 is a great card! Like comparing spits and mozzys.

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[ATAG_Bliss]

Originally Posted by He111

If alot of users have a single 580 and were told SLI works and increases performance by about 50% = more planes on screen / better FPS, would they upgrade ? i suspect the answer would be YES! (as soon as I get some money)

Why waste a perfectly good 580 to upgrade to a 680 when a second 580 would do the job - the 580 is a great card! Like comparing spits and mozzys.

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I have two 580's and one of them has only helped to keep my PC case on the floor. It would be nice to be able to use it though

[tomandre81]

SLI / Crossfire is not worth it. First you have to buy two or three cards, a good cooling solution. Then after a couple of years when you want to upgrade you have to buy two / three new cards again. It is like multiplying the costs.
And very few games support sli / crossfire and does who do it is barely any difference at all. Some give you maybe 5 or 10 fps more.

[Winger]

Originally Posted by tomandre81

SLI / Crossfire is not worth it. First you have to buy two or three cards, a good cooling solution. Then after a couple of years when you want to upgrade you have to buy two / three new cards again. It is like multiplying the costs.
And very few games support sli / crossfire and does who do it is barely any difference at all. Some give you maybe 5 or 10 fps more.

Sorry But BS. It alwas depends on what you want. High resolutions or tripplescreensetups make SLI the way to go.

Winger

[theOden]

Regarding earlier statements, shouldn't the thread be labeled: How many forum-users have SLI?

Or is it depending on who/what is polled?

[r0bc]

Originally Posted by tomandre81

And very few games support sli / crossfire and does who do it is barely any difference at all. Some give you maybe 5 or 10 fps more.

Not exactly true.
All games I have got SLI support except COD(close to 300 just on Steam) and I have a 50% plus FPS increase.
Most games are supported at launch, rarely do you have to wait a week.

[6BL Bird-Dog]

Perhaps a follow up poll would be a good idea on the lines of who has X-fire or SLI?
How many would Upgrade to X-Fire or SLI if there was a good performance increase to be got from Cliffs of Dover?
How many would not Upgrade to X-Fire or SLI if there was a good performance increase to be got from Cliffs of Dover?