I am currently looking for advice regarding an upgrade for a multi-monitor setup. For starters, here's my current system specs, and some copypasta from the sub-forum thread :
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Feb 2014
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming at 5670*1080 at highest settings possible (Crysis 3, Assassin's Creed III, Metro: Last Light, etc)
CPU: AMD FX-8350
RAM: 2x 4GB Corsair Vengeance LP 1600MHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3
SSD: 2x Intel 520 120GB
GPU: 2x MSI Nvidia GTX 660 Ti Power Edition in SLI
PSU: Corsair AX860i
I am currently running an Nvidia Surround setup using 3 Dell S2340M monitors rated at 1920*1080 totaling up to a resolution of 5670*1080. I'm currently having no noticeable performance issues whatsoever when running my games at high settings, however am having issues running them at maximum settings using the highest available AA and texture settings.
My main issue is that I'm a big PhysX fanboy, and have loved the tech since Ageia created it, so I need something that would be able to crunch the data and give me acceptable framerates all using three monitors in unison.
I have researched my issue and have found that it is due to my GTX 660 Ti's memory bus which is a 192-bit bus, effectively stopping the point of my SLI setup.
What I have been looking at are 3 different options.
1) GTX Titan; this is due to the ever so large bus width, a 384-bit bus, coupled with an obscene amount of video memory at 6GB to handle all the textures. The only issue with this is the fact of availability. I like that the power consumption is rated at 250W, which is currently lower compared to my GTX 660 Ti SLI setup.
2) GTX 780; this is an alternate option in the case that the GTX Titan is not worth the money, and I've heard in most cases, that it is not. The only thing I fear is that it might not work well by itself when put to work with a tri-monitor setup due to the lower amount of memory, at 3GB, of which I hope that 3rd party manufacturers will at least throw in a 4GB or 6GB model to combat that issue.
3) 2x GTX 770; this would be the last choice in my selection of cards due to the price-point scenario, where two of these cards would run faster than a GTX 780, and almost comparably with a GTX Titan, however with a much higher power ceiling (at about 460W), but will also support superior PhysX calculation compared to the other two options.
Which should I get, or should I wait for Maxwell?
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Feb 2014
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming at 5670*1080 at highest settings possible (Crysis 3, Assassin's Creed III, Metro: Last Light, etc)
CPU: AMD FX-8350
RAM: 2x 4GB Corsair Vengeance LP 1600MHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3
SSD: 2x Intel 520 120GB
GPU: 2x MSI Nvidia GTX 660 Ti Power Edition in SLI
PSU: Corsair AX860i
I am currently running an Nvidia Surround setup using 3 Dell S2340M monitors rated at 1920*1080 totaling up to a resolution of 5670*1080. I'm currently having no noticeable performance issues whatsoever when running my games at high settings, however am having issues running them at maximum settings using the highest available AA and texture settings.
My main issue is that I'm a big PhysX fanboy, and have loved the tech since Ageia created it, so I need something that would be able to crunch the data and give me acceptable framerates all using three monitors in unison.
I have researched my issue and have found that it is due to my GTX 660 Ti's memory bus which is a 192-bit bus, effectively stopping the point of my SLI setup.
What I have been looking at are 3 different options.
1) GTX Titan; this is due to the ever so large bus width, a 384-bit bus, coupled with an obscene amount of video memory at 6GB to handle all the textures. The only issue with this is the fact of availability. I like that the power consumption is rated at 250W, which is currently lower compared to my GTX 660 Ti SLI setup.
2) GTX 780; this is an alternate option in the case that the GTX Titan is not worth the money, and I've heard in most cases, that it is not. The only thing I fear is that it might not work well by itself when put to work with a tri-monitor setup due to the lower amount of memory, at 3GB, of which I hope that 3rd party manufacturers will at least throw in a 4GB or 6GB model to combat that issue.
3) 2x GTX 770; this would be the last choice in my selection of cards due to the price-point scenario, where two of these cards would run faster than a GTX 780, and almost comparably with a GTX Titan, however with a much higher power ceiling (at about 460W), but will also support superior PhysX calculation compared to the other two options.
Which should I get, or should I wait for Maxwell?
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