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CorruptGenesis

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So yeah, the title is reasonably self explanatory. Basically, I want to run Battlefield 3 (and 4 when it's released) on 3 monitors, with at least medium, preferably high/ultra graphics. Can I do it on one Nvidia GTX 670 Windforce 3 (2048MB)? The monitors will be HD ready and have a 1ms response time.

Here are my system specs:
Intel i7 3770K
Nvidia GTX 670 Windforce 3
AsRock Fatal1ty Z77
800W Power supply
8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM

Thanks, bye!
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The 2gigabyte memory limit can only be increased with cards having MORE memory(4gigabyte cards).

Even with 2 x 2gigabyte cards, you do NOT get 4gigabytes of usable memory because both cards need to have the same data.

IF you want to know what 2 x 670(stock clocked) get in BF3, here you go :) Not 2 x the speed, but very good scaling to be honest.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_670_SLI/6.html

Your cards are overclocked and should be a bit better, but since the GTX 680 does not seem to do too much better, I would not expect too much.

Just a drop to med will help performance as well
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If your screens are 1920x1080, then a single 670 won't be able to run demanding games across all 3 on anything but the lowest settings. A single 670 can max almost all games on a single 1920x1080 monitor.

A pair of 670's would be able to run demanding games @5760x1080 on med settings.
 
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BF3 I believe almost hits my 2GB VRAM ceiling at 5760x1080. I have 2 670's SLI, looks like I will need to upgrade to 4gb's in the future. FYI, 3 screen gaming isn't as great as it's made out to be IMO, next upgrade I will just get one nice 1440p monitor for gaming and flank it with 2 of my remaining ASUS 1080p monitors.
 
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CorruptGenesis

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Thanks you three. Helpful so far. So I just uncovered my SLI bridge from my GPU box. As chugot said, he runs SLI but he almost hits his limit. Would I be any better off due to my specs, or will it not have a massive impact? Plus, that site was really helpful nukemaster, if you could support your answer with another one that would be excellent :D
 
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The 2gigabyte memory limit can only be increased with cards having MORE memory(4gigabyte cards).

Even with 2 x 2gigabyte cards, you do NOT get 4gigabytes of usable memory because both cards need to have the same data.

IF you want to know what 2 x 670(stock clocked) get in BF3, here you go :) Not 2 x the speed, but very good scaling to be honest.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_670_SLI/6.html

Your cards are overclocked and should be a bit better, but since the GTX 680 does not seem to do too much better, I would not expect too much.

Just a drop to med will help performance as well
 
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Thanks Nukemaster :D
You've all been really helpful. I'll have to consider stuff now...
Bye :D
 
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