STRAITPEAK Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 (edited) I started off with 2 9800 GTX+ cards in SLI OCed @ 791 Mhz GPU Video mem @ 1,178 Mhz and shacer clock @ 1913. My 3D mark Vantage score was around 15,000. When I added the 3rd card I was able to OC to the specs that are shown in GPUz attachment and my score went to 20,219 I am running my AMD 940 X4 II @ 3.9 Ghz and 1.475 volts I was only expecting around a 2,000 point increase but I got over a 5,000 point increase. For those of you that think that SLI or CrossFire is not worth the time or money think again. There was such an increase that I was shocked by what I saw, not only was I able to OC my cards way further then I expected in 3 way SLI my Vantage score went up 3,000 points more then I hoped for. I hope this helps any one that is thinking of going SLI or CrossFire. All of this on air cooling Edited March 21, 2009 by STRAITPEAK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 (edited) 3D marks means nothing anymore, because its all based on cpu clocks. in a real world app/game the 3rd card is only boosting you 5fps at most. for a good example if you want even higher score use the 3rd card as physx card and the scores will boost another 5,000. also what brand is your 9800+? those are some nice shader clocks (edit: its asus, i should learn to read). Edited March 21, 2009 by hornybluecow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAITPEAK Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 3D marks means nothing anymore, because its all based on cpu clocks. in a real world app/game the 3rd card is only boosting you 5fps at most. for a good example if you want even higher score use the 3rd card as physx card and the scores will boost another 5,000. Do you mean run 2 of the cards in SLI and dedicate 1 card to physz? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 yep Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coors Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Ya thats pretty much all triSLI is good for.....benchmarks. Try a game and see what the difference is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 ya 2 SLI'd and one physx would be optimal, sythetic benchmarking tools like 3d mark and stuff don't matter. See what diffrence that makes in a real game. And why not get one good videocard after the selling of atleast two of the 9800gtx+'s? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAITPEAK Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 ya 2 SLI'd and one physx would be optimal, sythetic benchmarking tools like 3d mark and stuff don't matter. See what diffrence that makes in a real game. And why not get one good videocard after the selling of atleast two of the 9800gtx+'s? Ya I would like 2 get 2 295s but that is just a pipe dream. I started off with 2 9800GTX+s before Nvidia lunched the 200 series cards and now the 250 is a better card for less$. I can only try to keep up in the ever changing world of computers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAITPEAK Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Im runing 3D vantage with 2 waySLI 1 0ne cards set to Physx. So far it lookslike the 3 way is way ahead! Yes it just completed And the score is 15,918. Can anyone recomend a benchmark that will test the true capabilitys of my system? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPETEZx Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Other than the 3D Mark and PC mark seiries I cant think of anything that is as well rounded. I know its cool and all having a higher score each time, but is it worth it? I mean is there ANYTHING you use your computer for that it dosent do perfectly well with 2 or even just one GFX card?? I have been trying to bully myself into a new card (GTX260) but actually, the only think that would increase is the noise and my 3D scores. Sure games FPS would go up, but every game I currently play, I play maxed out anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAITPEAK Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Other than the 3D Mark and PC mark seiries I cant think of anything that is as well rounded. I know its cool and all having a higher score each time, but is it worth it? I mean is there ANYTHING you use your computer for that it dosent do perfectly well with 2 or even just one GFX card?? I have been trying to bully myself into a new card (GTX260) but actually, the only think that would increase is the noise and my 3D sc Sure games FPS would go up, but every game I currently play, I play maxed out anyway. Why run 3 cards? Well lets see Hmmm Oya MORE POWER Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAITPEAK Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 I am now running PC Mark Vantage to see if there is any improvemet over the 2 way set up. I am interested To see what other people have scored with benchmarks on there PCs. SO lets see em Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 (edited) Ya I would like 2 get 2 295s but that is just a pipe dream. I started off with 2 9800GTX+s before Nvidia lunched the 200 series cards and now the 250 is a better card for less$. I can only try to keep up in the ever changing world of computers. the 250 is the same card as the 9800gtx+.....sell all three 9800s and get two 260s Edited March 22, 2009 by IVIYTH0S Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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