What to Buy First: CrossFire or Monitor

Mlim666 · Mar 23, 2013

I'm kind of in a tight squeeze for money right now, I currently have about 450USD I'm willing to spend on CPU hardware. I'm looking to upgrade my setup and I have come to conclusion I can only do one of the following:

-Buy a BenQ XL240T or Asus VG248QE, to replace my current 60Hz (23inch HDMI 1080 etc) monitor with a 120/144hz monitor. Then run my games at a lower quality to get more frames (currently running a 7950).
-OR buy a second 7950 and CrossFire it, one of the main reasons for this option is that it comes with the new Bioshock and Crysis. But then I'm met with the dilemma of my CrossFire 7950's being bottle-necked by my monitor.

Specs are in signature.

atomicWAR · Mar 23, 2013

Mlim666 :

crysis 3 at 1080p will not be bottlenecked. with 2 gtx 670 i can pull bewteen 36-46 fps on crysis 3 ultra MSAA 8x AF 16x. some games may not need that much juice at 1080p but some do. i would get the crossfire first then your monitor second. its better to have too much juice then not enough for games IMO

Outlander_04 · Mar 23, 2013

What purpose would be served by running at a higher frame rate? maybe if you have dorky 3D glasses but not for any other reason

Mlim666 · Mar 23, 2013

atomicWAR :

Just looking for a smoother looking screen (im willing to crank BF3 down to med to get 150fps), and would my specs be able to support two 7950s?
I also heard the jump from 60-120hz is the like when we all jumped from console (30fps) to 60fps.

atomicWAR · Mar 23, 2013

Outlander_04 :

lol actually i do have 3d via 3dtv play....busted

ARICH5 · Mar 23, 2013

fftopic: lol @ outlander. lol atomic ya dork!

Anthony Chu · Mar 23, 2013

Well your specs don't seem to have your PSU if you're setting up a dual 7950 you'll need a good 700W-750W PSU depends on the quality

Mlim666 · Mar 23, 2013

Oh sorry, i have a TX750

atomicWAR · Mar 23, 2013

ARICH5 :

DRRRRRRRRTTTAAADRRRRRRRR...lol

back on topic...some people just like 60-120 fps @1080p and that is when those cards are not overkill. personal preference is always important when building a rig.

atomicWAR · Mar 23, 2013

Mlim666 :

your all good for any card you like then wattage wise.

ARICH5 · Mar 23, 2013

oh my yes a 7970 is well in yor reach my friend

ARICH5 · Mar 23, 2013

oh my yes a 7970 is well in yor reach my friend

Outlander_04 · Mar 23, 2013

atomicWAR :

There is absolutely no point having 120 fps on a 60 Hz monitor . It can only ever display 60 fps .
Once you hit 60 fps any extra money you spend is utterly wasted . You'd be better off setting fire to the money

ARICH5 · Mar 23, 2013

Outlander_04 :

atomicWAR :

There is absolutely no point having 120 fps on a 60 Hz monitor . It can only ever display 60 fps .
Once you hit 60 fps any extra money you spend is utterly wasted . You'd be better off setting fire to the money

with a 3d monitor and specs like atomic has?

atomicWAR · Mar 23, 2013

Outlander_04 :

not sure i agree as i can see a difference myself (if vsync is not enabled) between 60 and 120fps on a 60hz monitor/hdtv. yes i understand 60hz means only 60 frames can be displayed but i can see it and have used fraps to "test" myself. all that said though 36-46 fps i get in crysis is below the 60 fps mentioned.

also i meant 60-120 as preference not for me per say but other people. some monitors do have 120hz refreshes...though admittingly not my HDTV.

Mlim666 · Mar 23, 2013

Will a stock clocked 3570k and z77a-g45 do decent with crossfire?

atomicWAR · Mar 23, 2013

absolutely

Outlander_04 · Mar 23, 2013

ARICH5 :

Outlander_04 :

with a 3d monitor and specs like atomic has?

There is absolutely no point having 120 fps on a 60 Hz monitor

atomicWAR · Mar 24, 2013

Outlander_04 :

ARICH5 :

There is absolutely no point having 120 fps on a 60 Hz monitor

in 3d yes there is....you get 60hz per eye.. 120hz.

Outlander_04 · Mar 24, 2013

atomicWAR :

Outlander_04 :

in 3d yes there is....you get 60hz per eye.. 120hz.

Not on a 60 Hz monitor . It can only EVER make a total of 60 fps no matter what FRAPS or any other program is reporting

But that is how a 120 Hz monitor works in 3D .

ARICH5 · Mar 24, 2013

but can the human eye distinguish 60fps? from say 45fps?

atomicWAR · Mar 24, 2013

ARICH5 :

yes...the human eye see's at 60fps (if you ask a doctor). that said some people claim like myself to be able to distinguish as high as 120-180 fps...me up to 140fps. you can load fraps up to test your eyes and try guessing (without looking at the counter) to see if you can tell the difference.

enough off topic though!

get that crossfire!

Outlander_04 · Mar 24, 2013

TV , bluray = 24fps . Looks smooth enough

In practice if I dont drop under 40 it makes no difference to game play

And if you have a 60 HZ monitor then head for your graphics driver and enable vSync which sets your frame rate output from the graphics card at the frequency the monitor is set to run at , then turn your image details UP till the frame rate starts dropping below 60

ARICH5 · Mar 24, 2013

outty...i recommend we/you take atomic's problem to pm's....its not conducive to the op's question.

Mlim666 · Mar 24, 2013

Lets not derail this thread. Just purchased a VG248QE, had to get on amazon they literately just sold out on amazon... No 2-day shippin g

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