omarfire00 Posted July 9, 2015 Content Count: 939 Joined: 01/21/12 Status: Offline Share Posted July 9, 2015 If anyone here is a tech expert; should I get a Single 8GB NVIDIA GTX 980M [$496 Increase from a Single 4GB NIVIDIA GTX 860M] or Dual 8GB NVIDIA GTX 980M [$720 Increase from the single]. I have researched the effects of dual GPUs in this article and to me, it seems that it will cause more trouble than the single [assembling it would be no trouble, just the other problems mentioned in the post]. Your thoughts? Link to comment
Wawa Posted July 9, 2015 Content Count: 3740 Joined: 05/21/12 Status: Offline Share Posted July 9, 2015 Dual video cards just isn't necessary unless your monitor setup is ridiculous. Other problems you'll run into with 2 cards include high power consumption, more heat inside your case, and added space limitations in your case for other hardware. Just buying a single high-end video card is what I recommend. Link to comment
Toyz Posted July 9, 2015 Content Count: 346 Joined: 01/16/11 Status: Offline Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) If anyone here is a tech expert; should I get a Single 8GB NVIDIA GTX 980M [$496 Increase from a Single 4GB NIVIDIA GTX 860M] or Dual 8GB NVIDIA GTX 980M [$720 Increase from the single]. I have researched the effects of dual GPUs in this article and to me, it seems that it will cause more trouble than the single [assembling it would be no trouble, just the other problems mentioned in the post]. Your thoughts? uhmm do you have one of those RARE msi laptops where you can upgrade video cards o.o M cards are laptop video cards. Dual video cards just isn't necessary unless your monitor setup is ridiculous. Other problems you'll run into with 2 cards include high power consumption, more heat inside your case, and added space limitations in your case for other hardware. Just buying a single high-end video card is what I recommend. I also recommend what Wawa say, I don't recommend multiple Video cards unless you're doing multiple monitor gaming setup. Even if 2x Gtx 970 sli is cheaper than a single GTX 980. I'd still recommend 980. Edited July 9, 2015 by Toyz Link to comment
Guest harro Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Why would you run a dual monitor setup on a laptop anyways? Might as well get a desktop at that point. Don't run SLI on laptops, it is a huuuuuuuuuuge waste of money + are you even sure you can upgrade? You should probably post your current specs if you want better advice. Link to comment
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