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Jan 3 2023 06:55pm
I know it's called SLI or something like that but I wanna know before I buy 2 if I can even combine them


ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger D Gaming Graphic Card

Thanks in advance
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dont only older cards support sli/crossfire just buy a better card also with crossfire/sli you los about 30% of your performance due to no 2 pieces of silicon are the same also 6700 xt doesn't support crossfire I recommend a 6900xt or a 3080.
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Jan 3 2023 10:26pm
dont do that.
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just get a 6900 / 6950 XT much better value for money and a 6900XT at least here is cheaper / roughly the same as 2 6700XT and you will get better performance.
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Quote (Bttsx @ Jan 3 2023 06:55pm)
I know it's called SLI or something like that but I wanna know before I buy 2 if I can even combine them


ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger D Gaming Graphic Card

Thanks in advance


1. They have to be the same card
2. It’s pointless these days:
… A. Cards are powerful enough now
… B. I don’t even think any modern games even support it

Save your money homie. Just buy a better single card

This post was edited by EmericAn on Jan 4 2023 02:39pm
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Quote (EmericAn @ Jan 4 2023 01:39pm)
1. They have to be the same card
2. It’s pointless these days:
… A. Cards are powerful enough now
… B. I don’t even think any modern games even support it

Save your money homie. Just buy a better single card


+1 SLI is obsolete except for extremely niche cases
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Jan 5 2023 02:21pm
Quote (EmericAn @ Jan 4 2023 02:39pm)
1. They have to be the same card
2. It’s pointless these days:
… A. Cards are powerful enough now
… B. I don’t even think any modern games even support it

Save your money homie. Just buy a better single card


Quote (Candyzcanes @ Jan 5 2023 03:18am)
+1 SLI is obsolete except for extremely niche cases


yep pretty much after 1k series
I miss it pretty much all my systems were sli plus another card
some games were a game within a game to get it to work

now days Ii do still run 2 cards but that is to drive more monitors
and I know couple others that use other cards for workloads
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Quote (zallamar @ Jan 3 2023 10:52pm)
dont only older cards support sli/crossfire just buy a better card also with crossfire/sli you los about 30% of your performance due to no 2 pieces of silicon are the same also 6700 xt doesn't support crossfire I recommend a 6900xt or a 3080.


Quote (BuGGeaD @ Jan 3 2023 11:26pm)
dont do that.


Quote (J0RGE @ Jan 4 2023 08:05am)
xd


Quote (Yurihyuga @ Jan 4 2023 12:17pm)
just get a 6900 / 6950 XT much better value for money and a 6900XT at least here is cheaper / roughly the same as 2 6700XT and you will get better performance.


Quote (EmericAn @ Jan 4 2023 03:39pm)
1. They have to be the same card
2. It’s pointless these days:
… A. Cards are powerful enough now
… B. I don’t even think any modern games even support it

Save your money homie. Just buy a better single card


Quote (Candyzcanes @ Jan 5 2023 04:18am)
+1 SLI is obsolete except for extremely niche cases


Quote (yupitsmeh @ Jan 5 2023 03:21pm)
yep pretty much after 1k series
I miss it pretty much all my systems were sli plus another card
some games were a game within a game to get it to work

now days Ii do still run 2 cards but that is to drive more monitors
and I know couple others that use other cards for workloads




Thank you all for the advice/information.

I should of mentioned what my Current Build is (so you understand what level of upgrade im getting)

CPU : i7-6700k
Motherboard : MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151
Ram: 4x 8gb Corsair ddr4
Video Card: 960ti Nvidia Geforce
HDD: Toshiba 2TB
SsD : 990 Pro Samsung (I think?)
PSU: 1000Watt
Wifi Adapter : TP-Link WiFi 6 AX3000 PCIe WiFi Card



Im only trying to spend up to 1000$ on a new Graphics Card ( I currently struggle running Tarkov and Mw2 Warzone).


Since you all are saying SLI is not the way. What do you think my best Single Card Option is going to be?
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Jan 5 2023 11:10pm
if you can go a little higher a 12gb 3080 for more future proofing: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gW7G3C/asus-geforce-rtx-3080-12gb-lhr-12-gb-rog-strix-gaming-oc-video-card-rog-strix-rtx3080-o12g-gaming

if not 3080 10gb: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3TpzK8/evga-geforce-rtx-3080-lhr-10-gb-xc3-ultra-gaming-video-card-10g-p5-3885-kl

if want cheaper than that 3070 8gb would also do the trick with proper airflow: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2C7p99/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-3070-8-gb-gaming-oc-video-card-gv-n3070gaming-oc8gd

also for tarkov be sure to turn on automatic ram cleaner and turn off binural audio as it has a memory leak that can lag you.

This post was edited by Candyzcanes on Jan 5 2023 11:12pm
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