Nvidia 980m in SLI - Good or not?

SLI is still problematic for compatibility (it may just not work at all) or have increased latency when it does work.

The 980M is a mobile chip, designed for laptops.
That means it's unlikely to appear in a desktop PC at all.
If there is a laptop that can accomodate two GPU in SLI, please do let me know.

Right now, a single gtx980 is plenty, and by the time the second would be necessary, probably the issues would be fixed as well. I still think it's pointless to buy 2, since by the time the final version comes out, there might be a better video card available (or the same for a cheaper price).

Yes, you should get a desktop to avoid all the headache with laptops and VR.

"matskatsaba" wrote:
The 980M is a mobile chip, designed for laptops.
That means it's unlikely to appear in a desktop PC at all.
If there is a laptop that can accomodate two GPU in SLI, please do let me know.

Right now, a single gtx980 is plenty, and by the time the second would be necessary, probably the issues would be fixed as well. I still think it's pointless to buy 2, since by the time the final version comes out, there might be a better video card available (or the same for a cheaper price).

I might be mistaken, however I think that Alienware came out with one before they were bought out by Dell. Even by today's inflation rate it was way over the top expensive.

edit:

http://us.msi.com/product/nb/GT80-Titan ... o-overview

It can be yours for the low entry price of $3,300! MSRP of $3,799. Not too mention that it only weighs 10 lbs.

Do not know about 980m but a 780m SLI has been working OK for me.

The SLI however does tend to have a its drawbacks but it works for most demos and DK2 games. Single GPU works better with some and the with the notebook getting something to run will take time as some demos need to be extended screen, some direct, some need some moding to get the image to pop up etc. Its a bit easyer to get everything working on a desktop.

Also does the new rig (notebook) you are looking for have a HDMI out ? if not then you will not be able to use the DK with the notebook.
The alienware series has this. Not sure about other brands.

Edit: Nevermind got the HDMI in and out mixed up :lol:

"saviornt" wrote:


I might be mistaken, however I think that Alienware came out with one before they were bought out by Dell. Even by today's inflation rate it was way over the top expensive.

edit:

http://us.msi.com/product/nb/GT80-Titan ... o-overview

It can be yours for the low entry price of $3,300! MSRP of $3,799. Not too mention that it only weighs 10 lbs.

Thanks for the link, was lazy to google it myself, shame on me.

It's only my personal opinion, but I wouldn't spend 3-4000$ on a machine that runs with DDR3 and x79 (or older) architecture. Your memory modules might become the bottleneck since you can't overclock them (as far as I know).

Honestly I know Oculus works fine on desktop... but for demoing VR it's lots easier lugging around a laptop than it is a desktop for demos of your title. Ergo why the interest in the 980m performance level.