Cream Crop Poll - SLI/CF - Hmmm..

[luv2increase]

If you have had CF/SLI, do have CF/SLI or have never had CF/SLI with the following cards, please post in this poll.

The cards are:

Nvidia - GTX280, GTX285, GTX480
ATI - HD4870, HD4890, HD5870

If you don't have any of the cards, please don't post an answer.


EDIT: I messed up. The one asking if you did have CF/SLI can also refer to that you "do" have SLI/CF as in right now as well.

EDIT 2: I messed up BIG TIME. Only options number 1 and 3 count. Option number 2 is irrelevant! Please don't use option number 2. THANKS!!!

Option #1 - I did or do have CF/SLI with one of the cards mentioned.

Option #3 - I only had or do have one of the cards mentioned.

 

[NoQuarter]

Er. Option 2 and Option 3 are the same answer "I did not SLi one of the cards" and "I have only 1 of the cards"

 

[sgrinavi]

Currently have 2x 480 GTX's

In the past I have had a pair of 4870's & a pair of FirePro V8700's (the pro graphics version of the 4870)

I skipped the whole 280-285 thing....

 

[Skurge]

Only have a single 4870 as you can see.

 

[luv2increase]

Er. Option 2 and Option 3 are the same answer "I did not SLi one of the cards" and "I have only 1 of the cards"

I know. I realized that after I posted. It is revised now, but I don't know how to change the poll questions.

Maybe a mod can remove option #2 for me please and change option #1 to "did or do have"...

Thanks!

 

[NoQuarter]

Well I'd already hit #2 before I realized #3 was the same answer so guess we have to add them together. I want to add my friends rigs though just to increase your sample size since they meet your criteria:

Single 4890
Single 4870x2
Single 8800 Ultra

I know you didn't include the 8800GTX Ultra, but it was a $600 card and trumps the price of any of those cards easily, and he bought an SLI mobo just to have the option which never was used, and I feel it more closely meets the criteria than any since he wanted to SLI but never needed to.

Honestly most people I know IRL or see on forums want the best they can get without having to deal with SLI/CFX issues and end up with the cream of the crop single GPU because of that and not because they want to pair the best.

 

[rgallant]

-@$22000.00 rig , I hope this guy votes.
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=402663

-btw luv2increase should the x2 cards eg. 295 ,5970 ,4870 x2, have been included

 

[luv2increase]

Well I'd already hit #2 before I realized #3 was the same answer so guess we have to add them together. I want to add my friends rigs though just to increase your sample size since they meet your criteria:

Single 4890
Single 4870x2
Single 8800 Ultra

I know you didn't include the 8800GTX Ultra, but it was a $600 card and trumps the price of any of those cards easily, and he bought an SLI mobo just to have the option which never was used, and I feel it more closely meets the criteria than any since he wanted to SLI but never needed to.

Honestly most people I know IRL or see on forums want the best they can get without having to deal with SLI/CFX issues and end up with the cream of the crop single GPU because of that and not because they want to pair the best.

I am just comparing the last two generation for Nvidia and ATI simply due to the fact that CF/SLI has become more popular since the 8xxx and 3xxx series days.

Only if your friends want to vote would their vote count. During a Presidential election, you can't say I want to vote for my Aunt Martha because she couldn't make it.

-@$22000.00 rig , I hope this guy votes.
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=402663

-btw luv2increase should the x2 cards eg. 295 ,5970 ,4870 x2, have been included

I did it the way I did to focus moreso on multi-CARD setups. The top-end single-GPU cards in an SLI/CF config "always" perform better than the top-end dual-GPU solution anyway.

Example:

2 x 5870s performs better than a 5970
2 x GTX280/285s perform better than a 295

 

[Outrage]

<- single 5870

 

[NoQuarter]

I am just comparing the last two generation for Nvidia and ATI simply due to the fact that CF/SLI has become more popular since the 8xxx and 3xxx series days.

Only if your friends want to vote would their vote count. During a Presidential election, you can't say I want to vote for my Aunt Martha because she couldn't make it.

Lol, so you aren't actually interested in getting an idea of what people are using. Thought you wanted an actual representation not just the 30 people that are gonna answer this poll.

Spending $1000 on GPU's is as popular now as it was then and that's the enthusiast factor not the mainstream popularity of 2x5770 or 2x9800GTX

And of course you can't vote for someone, but I can tell you I know more people that voted Obama than McCain and my county went Obama, coincidence? Idk.

 

[Absolution75]

I don't really get the point of this discussion. You say that the near linear increase of the 480 series is worth taking into consideration when buying. And then you say that this is more directed to enthusiasts because they are the ones spending that kind of $$$$$$.

Though what I don't get is that enthusiasts don't need help in making the decision. Isn't that what puts them into that category? Spending a lot of money alone isn't enough. I know a lot of people who spend five figures on mac systems that I definitely wouldn't call enthusiasts by any means. In the end, it isn't how much you spend anyway. I would consider myself an enthusiast because I frequent sites like this one looking for hardware info on a daily basis. I've spent a rather low amount on my system as well. Hell, I would make money on selling my video card (bought it for $128 over a year ago) which looks to be about on par with the nvidia 465 and also sells for $140 more...

It doesn't even matter, because SLI systems hold a teeny tiny marketshare. http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ - so what's the point of saying this is a significant advantage

 

[luv2increase]

I don't really get the point of this discussion. You say that the near linear increase of the 480 series is worth taking into consideration when buying. And then you say that this is more directed to enthusiasts because they are the ones spending that kind of $$$$$$.

Though what I don't get is that enthusiasts don't need help in making the decision. Isn't that what puts them into that category? Spending a lot of money alone isn't enough. I know a lot of people who spend five figures on mac systems that I definitely wouldn't call enthusiasts by any means. In the end, it isn't how much you spend anyway. I would consider myself an enthusiast because I frequent sites like this one looking for hardware info on a daily basis. I've spent a rather low amount on my system as well. Hell, I would make money on selling my video card (bought it for $128 over a year ago) which looks to be about on par with the nvidia 465 and also sells for $140 more...

It doesn't even matter, because SLI systems hold a teeny tiny marketshare. http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ - so what's the point of saying this is a significant advantage

I never ever stated you had to buy a top-end GPU to be considered an enthusiast, period.


@ NoQuarter

Obama has turned out worse than I could ever have dreamed of. He's a terrible president. Even the far left liberals are beginning to realize this. By the end of his term, there won't be any person left in America that likes him besides members of his cabinet.

 

[Skurge]

Dude, you have to realize that just cause someone is willing to spend $500 on a GTX480 does not mean they are automatically willing to spend $1000 for 2. and not to mention they might only be able to afford the 480 cause they saved money on a non-SLI MOBO or only bought a 600W PSU.

I beginning to think you are a bit out of touch with the rest of this forum or maybe even "enthusiasts" in general.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Does a 5850 count? I have one 5850 no plans for xfire. I also own a gtx 280 no sli either.

 

[luv2increase]

Does a 5850 count? I have one 5850 no plans for xfire. I also own a gtx 280 no sli either.

The 5850 doesn't, but the 280 obviously does. You'd vote option #3.

 

[Skurge]

Does a 5850 count? I have one 5850 no plans for xfire. I also own a gtx 280 no sli either.

NOPE, only "The cream of the crop" of this gen and last gen.

So your puny 5850 does not cut it

 

[Gikaseixas]

have one XFX GTX 280 XXX and one XFX Radeon 5870

 

[linkgoron]

Well I know that my HD 4870 is staying single.

 

[luv2increase]

Well I know that my HD 4870 is staying single.

At this point in the game, I wouldn't even attempt to go CF with a 4870 simply due to it being DX10.1. It's outdated now, basically.

Thanks for voting!

 

[linkgoron]

At this point in the game, I wouldn't even attempt to go CF with a 4870 simply due to it being DX10.1. It's outdated now, basically.

Thanks for voting!

And 2 years ago when it got released? I still didn't buy 2 and my mobo supports it.


Seriously man, just let it go. You're obviously wrong. Just admit it.
People who buy 1 top-end (lol "cream of the crop") card are not more likely to buy 2.

You said it as fact, every poll here is against you. Just let it go.

 

[luv2increase]

And 2 years ago when it got released? I still didn't buy 2 and my mobo supports it.


Seriously man, just let it go. You're obviously wrong. Just admit it.
People who buy 1 top-end (lol "cream of the crop") card are not more likely to buy 2.

You said it as fact, every poll here is against you. Just let it go.

Let what go? This is a poll that has only been open for a few hours.

Relax. Go play some games

 

[tincart]

You said it as fact, every poll here is against you. Just let it go.

Actually, the poll isn't against anything since the question was not clearly stated and any poll here would not give us an answer even if the question were refined.

The original statement that has been held in contention was that "many" people who buy one 5870 or 480 will buy a second one for CF/SLI. People have already pointed out that "many" does not identify any real quantity without further specification. When I go to my butcher and ask for "many pork chops," he is going to ask me "how many?" Without setting a definite or range that the term "many" identifies here, there is no question to answer.

Specifying what "many" CF/SLI owners would be won't solve the larger problem: sample bias. The claim is about "many people who purchase two or more 5870's or 480's for SLI/CF" while the poll here tests "how many people on the Anandtech Video Card and Graphics forum have purchased..." There is absolutely no basis for assuming that this subset is representative of all 5870/480 owners.

The only way to establish that Anandtech did, in fact, accurately represent this group would be to get statistical information on that larger group and compare it to the results here. Of course, if we had information on that larger group, we wouldn't need this poll.

The problem is, in principle, in intractable.

 

[hawtdawg]

I have Crossfire Mobility 4870's

Steam's most recent stats show less than 10&#37; of users with CF/SLI if i'm not mistaken

 

[jrphoenix]

I currently have 2 5870 cross fired....

 

[NoQuarter]

Obama has turned out worse than I could ever have dreamed of. He's a terrible president. Even the far left liberals are beginning to realize this. By the end of his term, there won't be any person left in America that likes him besides members of his cabinet.

Heh I knew you'd go off on that too First off, relevance? I was following up on your point that you don't get to vote for other people by saying you can get still get an impression of how people are voting to make predictions. What Obama's governing skills have to do with this I have no idea..

I'm sure you think we're a socialist country now even though the reason the far left liberals are angry at him is because he *isn't* socialist and the far right conservatives hate him because they think he is. We should keep going down this route so we can get the thread locked though.