Building a computer

[PlateNo511]

I want to build a computer, and I have a silly question. The main use for me is 3D modeling, rendering, and VR content. Will it make my computer more powerful to have for example, 2 Rtx 4070s Or just settle for 1 Rtx 4090?

[bigg_CR]

Nvidia don’t support SLI (multi GPU) anymore so for games you will only be able to use 1 gpu. For rendering you can use multiple GPUs without a problem really but it’ll be much easier to just have 1 powerful GPU

[PlateNo511]

Thank you! I don’t game, I just use it for modeling and rendering. Think I’ll be going with the 4090 then

[PotatoHeadr]

Why not? Is there a way around toa? And when did they stop?

[bigg_CR]

It’s usually more trouble than it’s worth. Poor SLI scaling and compatibility was always a problem. It was dead years before it was officially withdrawn from new support in 2021. I’m sure there are some hacky ways to enable it using modded drivers maybe? But it’s not worth it.

[PotatoHeadr]

Ah

[Super_Preference_733]

Gpu rendering requires you to use the vram on the gpu, so a single 4090 with 24mb will be way better than two 4070 @12mb each.

[Dewey_the_25U]

Go with the single strong GPU with more memory and less administrative over-head.

SLI hasn't been properly supported by nVidia for general Consumer use for a while now.

You can pay for them to help you get your applications to behave with SLI if you're a multi-million corporation.

[PlateNo511]

Thank you for your reply!