7970 Crossfire question

[cbrunny]

2x7970 @ 3x1080p w i7-4790k @ stock.

Very happy. I don't play many eyefinity games anymore, but it wasn't too long ago that I did. No problems after I upped my CPU power. FX-8350 was not sufficient for this setup. The move to the 4790k made a substantial improvement.

 

[RussianSensation]

And yet again you prove you don't read any of my post. You list there NV sponsored MMOs which with the same conclusion I said about the three MMOs I gave experience on.

Then you state exactly why I swore ofg multi gpu. I only gave my experience it comes as my opinion and is supported by things I've done.

I did read your posts, very carefully in fact. But let's see what you say after your entire post....

Would you please stop trying to prove somekind of under tone in my posts that doesn't exist.

Tires of you butchering my posts and spring boarding into mini novels. Thanks.

I had a similar experience. I got my 1440p monitor and suddenly my single 7970 OCed to max Overdrive settings wasn't good enough. Ran out and got a second 7970.

What games are you playing? I once had CFX 7970's and honestly, I hated it. But this was back when AMD basically broke Zero Core in order to get frame pacing working (which frankly didn't work very well outside of specific titles).

When i tried CFX 290X for a day, the games I played had horrendous microstutter. Note, they were also Nvidia sponsored games (which is why I asked what games you are playing).

If you got the means, I would personally advise staying away from CFX cards.

Note: I also tried SLI GTX 660 Ti and I would make the exact same claims above. I snapped with SLI GTX 660 Ti and ran out buying the fastest single GPU I could get my hands on at the time.

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Reading your post goes like this:

I had setup #1 - it was crap
I had setup #2 - it was crap
I had setup #3 - it was crap

So you conclude that someone should stay FAR away from CF (and by your very post you imply the very same for SLI) based on your very limited experience with a few games.


^ I then proceed to explain that one can easily have a bad experience with CF/SLI if he/she plays those specific games where CF/SLI doesn't work well. I then proceed to explain that on the whole, CF/SLI is actually MUCH better than you have portrayed it to the OP. In other words, sure there are downsides like requiring CF/SLI profiles which aren't always available on launch dates or some games simply working poorly or not working at all in multi-GPU mode like Batman AK or Company of Heroes 2.

In other works, I actually went in to provide both sides of CF/SLI and provided more information to your completely skewed/biased post against CF/SLI based on your limited experience in your limited selection of games. And you had a problem with my posts that actually presented CF/SLI more fairly?

At no point in your posts did you ever actually discuss the pros and cons of SLI/CF but I did. So all you did was share your experience but then when you get called on it for being a very limited experience in a very limited number of games, you accuse me of butchering your posts?

No, I am not butchering your posts. I am simply pointing out how incomplete your post is because it only looks at situations where CF/SLI failed and doesn't at all take into account the times when it works well, really well.

Since not everyone can afford the 980Ti for $650-700, trying to find used R9 290/290X in a pair could provide for a lot of GPU horsepower for half the price. This point you didn't bother touching on and it's the point I addressed based on the negative perception of SLI/CF that you painted in your post.

If you call that butchering of your post, I call it, adding the missing information that is required for an objective advice to the OP.

 

[railven]

I did read your posts, very carefully in fact. But let's see what you say after your entire post....





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Reading your post goes like this:

I had setup #1 - it was crap
I had setup #2 - it was crap
I had setup #3 - it was crap

So you conclude that someone should stay FAR away from CF (and by your very post you imply the very same for SLI) based on your very limited experience with a few games.


^ I then proceed to explain that one can easily have a bad experience with CF/SLI if he/she plays those specific games where CF/SLI doesn't work well. I then proceed to explain that on the whole, CF/SLI is actually MUCH better than you have portrayed it to the OP. In other words, sure there are downsides like requiring CF/SLI profiles which aren't always available on launch dates or some games simply working poorly or not working at all in multi-GPU mode like Batman AK or Company of Heroes 2.

In other works, I actually went in to provide both sides of CF/SLI and provided more information to your completely skewed/biased post against CF/SLI based on your limited experience in your limited selection of games. And you had a problem with my posts that actually presented CF/SLI more fairly?

At no point in your posts did you ever actually discuss the pros and cons of SLI/CF but I did. So all you did was share your experience but then when you get called on it for being a very limited experience in a very limited number of games, you accuse me of butchering your posts?

No, I am not butchering your posts. I am simply pointing out how incomplete your post is because it only looks at situations where CF/SLI failed and doesn't at all take into account the times when it works well, really well.

Since not everyone can afford the 980Ti for $650-700, trying to find used R9 290/290X in a pair could provide for a lot of GPU horsepower for half the price. This point you didn't bother touching on and it's the point I addressed based on the negative perception of SLI/CF that you painted in your post.

If you call that butchering of your post, I call it, adding the missing information that is required for an objective advice to the OP.

Here we go again, because you can't read:

Final Fantasy XIV was one of the games I did test (Nvidia Sponsored) and for me it had visible microstutter (CFX 290X). I didn't get to test one card, unfortunately.

Most MMOs I play(ed) during my stint with CFX 7970/SLI GTX 660 Ti was bad (WoW/FFXIV <-bad on CFX/ArcheAge <-bad on both) so I basically swore of a multi-GPU configuration all together.

FPS games didn't give much issues. I remember Bioshock: Infinite was what ultimately caused me to go CFX (couldn't get solid FPS with one 7970 @ 1440p).

Give the 290X a run before you return it (if Fry does returns with no restocking fees) so you can at least see what you'r egoing to get.

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"Hey, OP I had CFX 7970, I guess it depends what games you play. In MMOs I found the experience appalling, but for FPS it didn't give me any issues."

Why would I link him chart after chart after chart if I said it gave me no issues? You then jumped off yet again on another mini novel.

Again, if you aren't going to ACTUALLY READ MY POSTS stop responding them. Eff it, time to just flat out ignore you.

 

[the FooL]

The 290x is actually pretty decent.
I just found this on sale at Amazon, so I'll be returning my card back to Fry's.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PCN3I90

It seems most of the reviews out there side that most current games don't go past 4GB, but I felt a lot of them don't factor AA very highly (the stance being turn it off if need be).
I like eye-candy. Especially in MMORPGS or open world RPGS.
I think the 290X 8GB will do well for a several years for me, to give HBM2 time to come out and mature.

I appreciate all the information provided and thanks for all the help.
This should satisfy my upgrade itch for a bit. All I'm waiting for now is Fallout 4.

 

[RussianSensation]

The 290x is actually pretty decent.
I just found this on sale at Amazon, so I'll be returning my card back to Fry's.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PCN3I90

It seems most of the reviews out there side that most current games don't go past 4GB, but I felt a lot of them don't factor AA very highly (the stance being turn it off if need be)..

Wow, that is a good deal. 290X 8GB = essentially a slightly lower clocked 390X for $80-100 less.