Are two video cards non-sli going to help me five box?

[Grail]

Hello,

I just bought a 670 4GB card and wanted to run my four comrades on that card with my main running off of my 460 GTX 2GB card. My main would be on my main monitor and the other four would run on a second monitor off to the side.

Will this work? And if so how do I handle the drivers. Do I run with both sets of drivers? Or will the 670 drivers replace the 460 and could that be a problem? Both cards Nvidia/EVGA.

Thanks!

-Grail

[MiRai]

Hello,

I just bought a 670 4GB card and wanted to run my four comrades on that card with my main running off of my 460 GTX 2GB card. My main would be on my main monitor and the other four would run on a second monitor off to the side.

Will this work?
It'll work, but you'll be stuck with DX9 on your non-primary monitor. Ever since DX11 was introduced to World of Warcraft, I've never been able to launch a game successfully on a non-primary monitor while using DX11.

I'm curious, what type of video settings do you plan to be running that you think the GTX 670 won't be able to handle by itself?


And if so how do I handle the drivers. Do I run with both sets of drivers? Or will the 670 drivers replace the 460 and could that be a problem? Both cards Nvidia/EVGA.
The drivers should be exactly the same.

[Meathead]

They arnt exactly the same with drivers, Reason why they have category's for each model, Why I am not doing this with my new rig, I have 2 570's but gotta sell them since installing 2 different drivers could cause issues

[MiRai]

They arnt exactly the same with drivers, Reason why they have category's for each model, Why I am not doing this with my new rig, I have 2 570's but gotta sell them since installing 2 different drivers could cause issues
And what .exe files do you get when you download those drivers from each category?

EDIT: I'll save you some time -- From the nVidia site's most recent WHQL driver:


Supported Products
GeForce 600 Series
GeForce GTX 690, GeForce GTX 680, GeForce GTX 670, GeForce GTX 660 Ti, GeForce GTX 660, GeForce GTX 650 Ti, GeForce GTX 650, GeForce GT 645, GeForce GT 640, GeForce GT 630, GeForce GT 620, GeForce GT 610, GeForce 605
GeForce 500 Series
GeForce GTX 590, GeForce GTX 580, GeForce GTX 570, GeForce GTX 560 Ti, GeForce GTX 560 SE, GeForce GTX 560, GeForce GTX 555, GeForce GTX 550 Ti, GeForce GT 545, GeForce GT 530, GeForce GT 520, GeForce 510
GeForce 400 Series
GeForce GTX 480, GeForce GTS 450, GeForce GT 440, GeForce GT 430, GeForce GT 420, GeForce 405
GeForce 300 Series
GeForce GT 340, GeForce GT 330, GeForce GT 320, GeForce 315, GeForce 310
GeForce 200 Series
GeForce GTX 295, GeForce GTX 285, GeForce GTX 280, GeForce GTS 250, GeForce GTS 240, GeForce GT 230, GeForce GT 240, GeForce GT 220, GeForce G210, GeForce 210, GeForce 205
GeForce 100 Series
GeForce GT 140, GeForce GT 130, GeForce GT 120, GeForce G100
GeForce 9 Series
GeForce 9800 GX2, GeForce 9500 GS, GeForce 9400 GT, GeForce 9400, GeForce 9300 GS, GeForce 9300 GE, GeForce 9300 SE, GeForce 9300, GeForce 9200, GeForce 9100
GeForce 8 Series
GeForce 8800 Ultra, GeForce 8500 GT, GeForce 8400 GS, GeForce 8400 SE, GeForce 8400, GeForce 8300 GS, GeForce 8300, GeForce 8200, GeForce 8200 /nForce 730a, GeForce 8100 /nForce 720a
GeForce 7 Series
GeForce 7800 GT, GeForce 7800 GS, GeForce 7800 GTX, GeForce 7800 SLI, GeForce 7900 GS, GeForce 7900 GT/GTO, GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7950 GT, GeForce 7950 GX2
GeForce 6 Series
GeForce 6100, GeForce 6100 nForce 400, GeForce 6100 nForce 405, GeForce 6100 nForce 420, GeForce 6150, GeForce 6150 LE, GeForce 6150LE / Quadro NVS 210S, GeForce 6150SE nForce 430, GeForce 6200, GeForce 6200 A-LE, GeForce 6200 LE, GeForce 6200 TurboCache(TM), GeForce 6200SE TurboCache(TM), GeForce 6250, GeForce 6500, GeForce 6600, GeForce 6600 GT, GeForce 6600 LE, GeForce 6600 VE, GeForce 6610 XL, GeForce 6700 XL
One single driver covers all of those models.

[Ualaa]

I've got a 4GB GTX 670 (a superclocked EVGA).
Using DX9, it can handle five clients, all on Ultra.

I'm using two 27" widescreen monitors (1080x1920 resolution, on both).
With the main on one monitor and the four slaves on the other.
I plan on ten boxing (on lower than Ultra) later this expansion, on the one card.

[Mokoi]

ummm...i can 10 box with one monitor with a single OLD 1GB video card.. what about the 4gb cad wont be enough for 5 wow accounts?

[propagandalf]

I've got a 4GB GTX 670 (a superclocked EVGA).
Using DX9, it can handle five clients, all on Ultra.

I'm using two 27" widescreen monitors (1080x1920 resolution, on both).
With the main on one monitor and the four slaves on the other.
I plan on ten boxing (on lower than Ultra) later this expansion, on the one card.

Wow, what am I doing wrong. I upgraded my system and I can't run 5 clients in ultra. I have to run the main in Ultra, and the others on fair; and even then I only get around 20-30 fps on my main. :(

My specs are:
P9X79 DELUXE mobo, with 32G RAM
Core i7 3930K
Nvidia EVGA 680 4G videocard

I upgraded recently so that I could run everything in ultra (or so I thought), but that hasn't been the case. I figure I must be doing something wrong. :P

[Pazgaz]

Running dx9 or dx11?

[MiRai]

Wow, what am I doing wrong. I upgraded my system and I can't run 5 clients in ultra. I have to run the main in Ultra, and the others on fair; and even then I only get around 20-30 fps on my main. :(

My specs are:
P9X79 DELUXE mobo, with 32G RAM
Core i7 3930K
Nvidia EVGA 680 4G videocard

I upgraded recently so that I could run everything in ultra (or so I thought), but that hasn't been the case. I figure I must be doing something wrong. :P
DX11 and DX9 are miles apart when it comes to required resources on Ultra.

[Multibocks]

So would you recommend dx11 for a two monitor setup on a GTX 680 for 10 accounts or dx9? One computer

[Ualaa]

I'm using:
i7 3930K (stock speed)
Sabertooth X79 (Asus)
GTX 670 4GB, Superclocked (EVGA)
32GB DDR3 1600Mhz CL8 (Corsair Vengeance)
2x OCZ Vertex 3, 120GB SSDs in Raid 0.

I'm using DX9.

[Grail]

WoW! Thanks so much everyone! I had read somewhere that Mirai couldn't share V-Ram... and I wasn't sure what exactly he was saying but got concerned whether my two card idea would work. By the way Mirai, I am thrilled by the news that they all share the driver. If I can run DX9 and five-box on Ultra I will be miles happy. I wanted to get something more powerful than my EVGA 460 GTX 2GB for five boxing and the EVGA 670 FTW 4GB was at the right price point, though it is another twenty dollars less at Amazon right now. I was thinking 4GB would be 1GB per slave (I am a generous owner) and I myself would have the 460 2GB all to myself. Evidently, by the results Ualaa is getting (and I don't know that I will get those results as my system is not quite that good,) the 4GB might be enough ram for all five toons.

Thanks again to everyone who chipped in!



-Grail

[MiRai]

So would you recommend dx11 for a two monitor setup on a GTX 680 for 10 accounts or dx9? One computer
The number of monitors you use and the number of computers you use is pretty much personal preference. To get the most accurate answer/result to your question you're going to have to test out the differences between DX9 and DX11 for yourself to see how your system handles them.

If WoW only had one static set of video options and there was only one type of video card in the market, then the answer would be much more straightforward. Some people like to play with their Shadows turned up while others like their Shadows turned down and their View Distance turned up. Some people like to turn up Ground Clutter so that the ground looks more populated with flora for a more realistic look, and some people like their Environmental Detail turned up so that they can see objects like fences further off in the distance.

Also, if each of your game clients is running at the exact same resolution (e.g. ISBoxer's Instant Swapping is enabled), then that's going to impact performance as well. 1280x720? 1920x1080? 2560x1600? Resolution plays a large part in the stress that's put on a CPU/GPU while processing what is on the screen(s).

There are so many factors (both in and out of the game) and every single slider in WoW's video settings is going to use a part of your CPU or GPU in some way, shape, or fashion. I've been meaning to build a FAQ-like sticky for this forum to help answer questions like these, but I've really been slacking lately.

[Grail]

Where do I choose DX9 or DX11? I was looking under System/Graphics and didn't see it as an option...

-Grail

[MiRai]

Where do I choose DX9 or DX11? I was looking under System/Graphics and didn't see it as an option...

-Grail
Advanced

[Grail]

Thanks Mirai, I looked under Advanced. Must have missed it. Putting in the 670 tonight so I can see if it works before I pay for the extra warranty before the hurricane hits and I lose internet for a week and miss the deadline. :)

-Grail

[Ualaa]

I checked, had three accounts on DX9 and two accounts (the new ones, which are RAF linked to existing accounts) defaulted to DX11.
They're all set to DX9 now.

Pretty sure 10x DX9 is going to work better on a single card, then 10x DX 11.
Also will lower the settings somewhat; only seeing objects/mobs/creatures further away is a priority, beyond that just high enough to notice things like Ring of Frosts on the ground...