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Champion of Sparta Sep 11, 2023 @ 7:24am

Does it support SLI?

Hey guys, alrighty I already know the comments "SLI IS DEAD, ITS NOT BEEN ACTIVE A DECADE". But has anyone actually tried to use there sli builds in starfield? If so whats the performance before and after sli enabled.
I cannot afford a brand new graphics card right now, but I can afford to buy an extra GTX 1080 to sli with my current one.

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potato Sep 11, 2023 @ 7:25am

SLI IS DEAD, ITS NOT BEEN ACTIVE A DECADE

Walter White Belt has Starfield

Sep 11, 2023 @ 7:26am

SLI IS DEAD, ITS NOT BEEN ACTIVE A DECADE.

Caduryn

Sep 11, 2023 @ 7:27am

If you know SLI is dead since decades HOW do you think it could SUPPOURTS SLI....?!?!?

juskom95

Sep 11, 2023 @ 7:27am

Originally posted by Champion of Sparta:
Hey guys, alrighty I already know the comments "SLI IS DEAD, ITS NOT BEEN ACTIVE A DECADE". But has anyone actually tried to use there sli builds in starfield? If so whats the performance before and after sli enabled.
I cannot afford a brand new graphics card right now, but I can afford to buy an extra GTX 1080 to sli with my current one.

With SLI being dead, developers don't develop for it.

Your best bet would be to look into third party mods and tools, good luck on that one though, because unless you're a developer/coder yourself, that is a mountain you're trying to climb with a toothpick.

Champion of Sparta Sep 11, 2023 @ 7:28am

Originally posted by Caduryn:
If you know SLI is dead since decades HOW do you think it could SUPPOURTS SLI....?!?!?

Because SLI still works regardless 90% of the time. Its just not optimized for it. So performance boost from sli vary from game to game. Sometimes its awesome, other times you might as well not have it at all. All depends how the game is coded.

Last edited by Champion of Sparta; Sep 11, 2023 @ 7:29am

Champion of Sparta Sep 11, 2023 @ 7:30am

Originally posted by juskom95:
Originally posted by Champion of Sparta:
Hey guys, alrighty I already know the comments "SLI IS DEAD, ITS NOT BEEN ACTIVE A DECADE". But has anyone actually tried to use there sli builds in starfield? If so whats the performance before and after sli enabled.
I cannot afford a brand new graphics card right now, but I can afford to buy an extra GTX 1080 to sli with my current one.

With SLI being dead, developers don't develop for it.

Your best bet would be to look into third party mods and tools, good luck on that one though, because unless you're a developer/coder yourself, that is a mountain you're trying to climb with a toothpick.

Understandable, that is why I asked the community first....even with the backlash that I will receive.

juskom95

Sep 11, 2023 @ 7:33am

Originally posted by Champion of Sparta:
Originally posted by juskom95:

With SLI being dead, developers don't develop for it.

Your best bet would be to look into third party mods and tools, good luck on that one though, because unless you're a developer/coder yourself, that is a mountain you're trying to climb with a toothpick.
Understandable, that is why I asked the community first....even with the backlash that I will receive.

Steam isn't the place for an answer, check out the modding community for things like this.

Even outside of Starfield. There might be a way to 'fool,' the game/OS into only seeing one card, but I'm not sure how. The effort might be more than just buying a new card, and that really should be a goal if you want to keep gaming.

SMK

Sep 11, 2023 @ 7:34am

I wouldn't waste your money on another 1080, when driver and game support for SLI has been abysmal to non-existant. Just continue to save your money for a real upgrade!

theaaronone has Starfield

Sep 11, 2023 @ 7:44am

My new rig has a 4090 in it, but I'm still waiting for a few more hardware pieces before I start finalizing, plus I need a new monitor to pair it with... my current one's are ancient.

In the meantime, my old PC is still working okay and is running 2x GTX1080 ROG Strix OC in SLI and I can tell you that the second card is not being used *at all* - it's a lightup paperweight that can't even do that right now since it's plugged into the mobo.

I'm not sure Nvidia itself even supports SLI anymore, but yeah, save your money. You can find a more modern card out there that's reasonably priced that'll chew Starfield up, spit it out, then ask for more.