Non SLI dual Nvidia cards question.

This is probably what you want to read.

*** The release of Ashes used in the review, is not equal to the one you are running at this moment. ***

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9740/directx-12-geforce-plus-radeon-mgpu-preview

That article was why I got AOTS, serves me right for diving in and just looking at the benchmark results and not reading the article fully, though I guess its only a matter before theres a build released with it implemented, thanks for the reply.

Even now with a 980ti you should be able to enjoy a major portion of what is available currently.

I moved from a 670 to a 980SC in another game (Elite:Dangerous) and was able to see very measurable improvement in FPS, etc. The move from the 6-series family to the 9-series family pays for itself. I can't quantify the improvement in Ashes. But you should be able to run the benchmark and compare it to the forum post here on benchmarks and see where you are. My i7-920 @ 3.6Ghz with 980SC yields 38+ FPS in DX11 tests.

You've got a great GPU there and the move is a sound one in my estimation.

I'm running Win 10 atm and so far, hope I don't curse myself here, dx12 version is running fine and performance is a lot better than dx11.

I'm also running a i7 920 as well but my Oc has been a bit fidgety lately so I'm running stock.

I get the same as you in dx11 but in dx12 the average for all batches is 52.7.

Very impressive! I'm moving from my i7-920 to a 6-core Xeon in the coming month or so. I'm currently getting another PC close-enough-to-gaming-ready so I can send my X58 mobo to the MFR for the Westmere mod which supports later Xeons. The EVGA mobo has a lifetime warranty and they do the mod for free while retaining the lifetime warranty. Tough to pass that up.

I have a SATA3 adapter and a water cooler waiting for the mobo's return, as well. Two more cores at the same OC is gain enough. I'm hoping I might eek something out closer to 4Ghz but I don't want to be too greedy! Once that's all stable I'll finally make the Win10 leap.

When I get the "backup" gaming PC configured I'll make another post in the benchmarks thread. Amazing to see how well 6 year old motherboard and processor tech still stands up today when you buy the right components! Mine started out with a GTX295 back in 2009!

Xeon would be nice but I'm doing a slow paced upgrade and I'm looking at a 5930 cpu and the MSI X99 Krait mobo with watercooling combo from Overclockers, but my work laptop needed replacing and I went for a new Macbook pro before my gaming rig so it looks like Janb/Feb before I get it finished, that said the performance on this build of AotS is more than acceptable so I wont have to hurry up and upgrade, like you I also play a bit Elite Dangerous as well as a few other single and multiplayer titles that run very well on my current setup, more than anything I'm really interested in the multi GPU side of AotS so I can get the old 670 in my rig to see how much of a difference it makes.

All in all it's looking good.

I'm afraid that I have to strongly disagree with that statement by my research and experience with the LGA 1366 socket. I'll easily take 50% increase in core and thread counts, the increased memory bandwidth, and reduction in potential bottlenecking of current and future GPUs.

Ah, well that would require investment in motherboard, memory, etc. Cheaper to sink a couple of hundred dollars into my build especially since my motherboard carries a lifetime warranty! With the X5675 or X5690 I take the i7-920 from 4 cores, 8 threads to 6 cores, 12 threads.

This motherboard has a lifetime warranty. It will be replaced whenever it finally dies with an equivalent-class, modern technology motherboard. It can easily keep up with modern builds by topping out it's processor. That's where the $150-$200 is being invested. Yes, I'll be keeping my 12GB of triple-channel memory. I have no idea what you mean by a "6 thread mobo". This motherboard was designed to support the 6 core, 12 thread i7-990x out of the box in 2009.

Sorry we've dragged this thread off course...

I was under the impression that DX12 was suppose to eliminate SLI/Xfire?  DX12 was suppose to use as many GPUs as you have without the overhead of SLI/xfire.

Maybe they have to all support DX12?  

Also, I thought SLI worked with the lowest common denominator, i.e. they would both act as a pair of GTX 670.

I'm glad you got the biggest one you could get.  I always prefer a single card.  Too many games don't support multi-GPUs and it used to be a pain enabling/desabling all of the time.  I heard the control panel can now save settings including SLI mode.  but still, most games don't support SLI.

In other games I've seen the 670 upgrade to 980SC pay for itself. With AoTS the differences have more possibilities: Win7/64 GTX670 vs. GTZ 980Ti, 4-core CPU vs 6-core CPU, CPU clock speed vs. CPU core count, and Win10/64/DX12 vs. DX11 in Win7/64 or Win10/64.