To be honest I don't think this is true anymore. Well from the Nvidia side at least... All the major releases get driver updates and SLI profiles and the games that don't get them don't really need them to begin with as they tend to be lower specd games.

As a user of GTX 260 SLI --> GTX 470 SLI--> GTX 580 SLI --> GTX 670 SLI --> GTX 770 SLI it's been a really interesting perspective to see the improvements made first hand over these GPU generations. Only issues I had was a brief stint with 7950 Crossfire with frame stuttering but apparently AMD fixed that too with 13.8 drivers. 

While I wouldn't go more thatn 2X SLI, these dual GPU cards are a god send for mITX builds which are a must for someone like me who lives in a downtown condo and needs PC gaming to blend in to a modern lifestyle, and not take over half a room.

If you think you can put it to good use, I say go for it. You're getting 4X 1080p screen realestate which alone would cost you 500 bucks (22 inch monitors X4).

I was actually lined up to get this TV for gaming believe it or not. The 50 inch 4K Seiki TV that came out before this works in the same manner (4k @ 30hz) but it is the ONLY TV on the market at the moment that allows for 120 hz input and screen 120hz output @ 1080p.

Up until now this only worked with Nvidia 3D vision 120 hz monitors and using Dual Link DVI port but somehow in some way the HDMI port used in that TV is running at a very high frequency allowing it to process 120 frames as well as display them. No other TV on the market is capable of this...

Anywho, long story short, the 39 inch model came out but sadly didn't have this ability. It takes 120hz @ 1080p input but skips frames and only shows 60. Bummer.

I know things have improved and that the number of games with problems at launch are fewer than before, but there are still other factors like power consumption and heat that make going single card a lot easier.

Last Nvidia card that had these issues was GTX 590. 40 nm dual GPUs do consume more power and generate a lot fo heat.

But look at the GTX 690 or the GTX 760 Mars. For perspective, with its Nvidia reference cooler, during heavy load GTX 690 draws about the same amount of power as gtx 580 and is quieter with lower temperatures to boot. With 20nm GPUs around the corner, the next (possibly next next if this thing comes out) set of dual GPU cards should be equal to todays flaghsips in terms of power consumption.

On the AMD side...no comment. lol

Side note - Those who want to be ubber badass and utilize watercooling, GPU watercooling is the last fronteer where water actually makes a difference. Unless you count the AMD FX 9590 that is, but why would you...lol

Ivy bridge and Haswell overclock exactly the same no matter if you keep it at 40 degrees or 60 degrees where GTX 780 Ti can reach 80% higher frequency if you know what youre doing and you cool it prooperly with water.

Yeah $1000 is probably about right. The question is if AMD will respond with the rumored 3072 SP card or their own double 290...

That's what I like about moving to new nodes, that they use less power even with more transistors.

Do you know if the announced Dell monitors will support 4K@60Hz?

Sounds great, but I cant afford a mortgage to buy it.

The 32 inch Dell 4K monitor is a rebranding of a Sharp 4K and it does support 4K@ 60 by utilizing 2X dual DVI in eyefinity. Essentially you set up 2 displays @ 1920X2160 in eyefinity and display them on the monitor side by side.

The 24 4K monitor dell brought out for like 1000 bucks does do 60hz using display port 1.2.

Also they apparently have a 28 inch monitor on the way for under 1000 bucks. My guess is that it will support 60 hz as well, prolly using HDMI 2.0. Monitors can't get away with 30 hz at 4K since they are not meant for movie watching which is usuall 24 fps hence 30 hz is enough.

Hoping this stuff gets sorted and standardized and that prices fall fast...

Fixed twitter link... weird because before it was working.