*Official SLI / CF Thread*

JEEPjeep said:
im looking to hook up a three monitor setup with two videocards in sli. am i right for thinking that i just hook up the three monitors to the two video cards?

playing FPS games and MMORPG
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No I believe you cannot run 3 monitors with sli. Without sli then, yes. Or you could just get a 5870 which supports 3monitors via 2 dvi and 1 displayport.
 
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sli seems to be working for me :D i don't know if you can use 3 moniters with sli or not, but i do know you can use 2(ask kornowaski about it, because i know he uses 2 monitors)
 
Well I got another 9600GT for free so I decided to put it in my new system (i5-750, GA-P55M-UD4 only 2G of ram though :( ).
Don't have any pictures but I took a screenie to prove it.
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bullzi said:
Well he's running crossfire. ATI's crossfire scales MUCH better than Nvidia's SLI with multiple card configs.
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I can't say that i agree. I went from 32 fps on very high, 1080p in crysis with one gtx 275 to over 60 with two in sli.. I have a mininum of 90% fps increase in my games, depending on patch/drivers.
 
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just a noob said:
proof?
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Here, this is a benchmark i did myself.

This is how i did it:

I Returned to stock settings. From what you can see in my sign to stock for gtx 275..

Both benchmarks: 1920x1080, 4xAA, 16xAF, High settings (max), DX 10..

[The benches i uploaded got deleted? :(
 
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That's nice(i never really benchmarked my 285's so i have no idea how they performed), next time would you mind resizing the pictures please? :P
 
just a noob said:
That's nice(i never really benchmarked my 285's so i have no idea how they performed), next time would you mind resizing the pictures please? :P
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Hehe, i forgot to resize :rolleyes:

I get more fps overclocked, but i think the stock settings is a good way to compare.. Two 285's in sli should get much better results. Also, 480 is said to scale better.

I think the coding in heaven is really good. This is only version 1.0. Whats better in version 2.0?
 
Looking into SLI...Currently use BFG GeForce 9800GT 1GB and I am wondering whether it is worth doubling up on my current config?
 
aight...have a 500w PSU. Guess moving up to a 700-750w PSU would be also in the making....My index scores on my comp are currently 7+ but graphics is at 6.9....by Windows 7 levels though.

So from all I have heard and looked into a second VC couldn't hurt.
 
bluecity said:
Im really wanting to get into Crossfire, to be doing it for the first time I want to match the card I got with the exact same, which so far has been a dead end (its unavalible ever place I look) my luck if I change brand names I will have issues. Anybody got a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...56&cm_re=GV-R487D5-1GD-_-14-125-256-_-Product or have any ideas were I can get one?
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you don't need to get the EXACT same one (brand), just an hd 4870 (or possibly an hd 4850 or hd 4890).
 
joh06937 said:
you don't need to get the EXACT same one (brand), just an hd 4870 (or possibly an hd 4850 or hd 4890).
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Yeah as far as im aware it can be any brand/make...not sure if memory size on the cards matter? eg...512mb and say a 1gb together.

I would try and stick with the same card/brand though just to prevent any problems.
 
Nevakonaza said:
Yeah as far as im aware it can be any brand/make...not sure if memory size on the cards matter? eg...512mb and say a 1gb together.

I would try and stick with the same card/brand though just to prevent any problems.
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Im looking now at cards from Gigabyte that match Effective Memory Clock 900MHz (3.6Gbps)
Memory Size 1GB
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Type GDDR5
There expensive :(
 
don't worry about the clocks, you can always oc them. also, if you want more help, i suggest starting a thread in video cards and monitors before people get mad...
 
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