Dual GPU Setup?
Posted by cereeper@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 19 comments
Currently I have a 4060 and the opportunity to buy a EVGA 3080 which should be better then my 4060. I was wondering If it would be worth it to install both GPU's into my pc and use lossless scaling to improve frame rate. Also to install both of them I would have to water cool the 4060 as otherwise it wont fit as it can there isn't enough room for its heatsink in my second pcie slot.
fd0u@reddit
You can get an RTX 5050 LP , with a PCIe extension cable, for dual GPU setup
pythonic_dude@reddit
Just use mods to run FSR FG on top of DLSS. Multi-GPU setups for gaming are a terrible idea and always were a terrible idea, and probably will always will be a terrible idea (unless you'll be using 2040s signaling tech to play games at 60fps… which will be a terrible idea in itself).
Lirael_Gold@reddit
Eh, there was a brief period when SLI was still being properly supported by Nvidia that it made sense for the absolute top-tier builds.
Dual 480's went hard if you could cool them properly. (that said yes it was always a janky bug ridden mess to actually get them to work properly)
pythonic_dude@reddit
It wasn't really worth it back then due to frame pacing issues either, but people, just like FSRFG/LSFG users nowadays, fell for the usual fallacy and started pursuing the metric rather than what they tried to represent with that metric.
TheWatchers666@reddit
SLI...days gone by.
aragorn18@reddit
In my opinion, the moderate performance benefits you get from offloading frame generation to a second GPU aren't worth the hassle of having a second GPU. This is especially true if you have to watercool the 4060.
cereeper@reddit (OP)
Either I have to water cool the 4060 or buy a low profile one instead.
Skullduggory@reddit
Why can't you use a riser instead?
aragorn18@reddit
Definitely not worth buying a whole new GPU just for this one function. You can run Lossless Scaling FG on a single GPU.
BuzzingPSU@reddit
Yep. My answer to whether it’s worth it would be a firm “hell no”
Omni-Drago@reddit
The bigger problem with using 2 GPU in 1 system these days is finding a motherboard that actually supplies good enough amount of lanes and PCIE version for the GPU to run properly and at max speeds. Those motherboards are quite expensive
AverageRedditorGPT@reddit
The 4060 only needs 8 lanes (not the full 16), The 3080 loses 1-3% of it's performance running on 8 PCIe 4.0 lanes.
Omni-Drago@reddit
I meant for the second PCIE slots
Destructo-Bear@reddit
sell 4060 and sell 3080 and spend $500 on a 4070 super
cereeper@reddit (OP)
Can't sell 4060 as that'd be an asshole thing do since my gf just got it for me lol.
Electronic_Green541@reddit
Don't tell her? Will she notice if you sold it and got a different gpu? I know my girlfriend could buy me a graphics card then have no idea what it was when it showed up 🤣
Destructo-Bear@reddit
Just use it for a year and then upgrade
fray_bentos11@reddit
An RX6400 is sufficient for 1440p LSFG...
kaje@reddit
Sell the 4060, use the money you would spend on watercooling it, and get a 5070.