Single GTX 780 Ti running 3 monitors (5760x3240)

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simple question is.. can it be done and game at decent fps and quality? or do i need to go SLI route straight away?

apologies if this was answered somewhere, been searching all day and getting mixed reviews/answers.

bit of background on the "soon to be built" rig

CPU Intel i7 4770k 3.5 GHz Quad Core
Motherboard ASUS MAXIMUS VI Formula LGA 1150
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti
RAM Corsair Vengeance Pro 16 gb (2x8) DDR3 1600
SSD Crucial m500 240gb 2.5" SSD
HDD Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5"
PSU EVGA SuperNOVA 1000W p2 80+ platinum certified
CPU Cooler NZXT Kraken X60
Case NZXT Phantom 630 Black
Optical Drive LG Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
Monitor ASUS VX279Q 60Hz 27.0" IPS Monitor x 3

much obliged for the answers, tips and suggestions!
 
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thanks for the info, so far thats the response I've been getting. Would be nice to see any lurkers out here that has a similar "single GTX 780 Ti with tri-monitor" set up. I'm curious to know what kind of fps or settings they use while playing bf4/crysis3/ac4/etc.

if i had to take a wild guess, i think the GTX 780 Ti would manage lets say BF4 under mid setting and still get 50-60 fps, at least i hope :)
 
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That card will run 4 monitors at a time, make sure you use the dual link and dvi-d cables since I believe 1 port is dvi-d and the other is dvi-I.

Question: just what do you regard as decent fps and quality? your monitors are 1080p, so no worries there, but if you try to play BF4 multiplayer on max settings pushing 3x1080p monitors, you can reasonably expect some degradation of performance, if that means your fps drops from 105 to 75 for example, yes you have suffered, but with a 60fps cap set by a 60hz refresh monitor, you will not see the difference at 75fps.

Just like a budget, there are limits to everything, and yes that even includes the worlds best gaming card. It is unknown if your games will reach those limits, or even if reached, exactly what they will be, as you have set no boundaries, like what games, single or multiplayer, just what you have on the other 2x monitors if running the game on the center one etc etc etc.

ps. Damn that's a nice build....
 
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thanks for taking the time to give me some insight, honestly i would expect my end build to have a minimum of 60 fps under ultra settings running all monitors (not sure if my jacked up eyes would even tell a difference 0_o).

I'll shamefully admit I'm still learning how each hardware works and what the specs actually mean (in this case the vx279q being a 60hz monitor, i didnt know that the analog/digital signal frequency had a direct correlation to fps, unless I'm misunderstanding you) well I'm happy to learn something new everyday, thanks for that bit of info man!

Also thank you, i do hope this build will last a long while and provide jaw dropping gaming sessions :)
 
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you are welcome. other posts I have read say when using 3 monitors, use the DL dvi, with dvi-d cables, and use the display port. That gives the highest frequencies possible, correlating to best performance. The HDMI is only 60hz, whereas the DL and DP are 120+hz.

fps is frames per second, 60Hertz, is the frequency of refresh by your monitor per second, so basically 1 Hertz = 1 frame per second. so, even if you can punch 120fps from your gpu, your monitor's gonna put the brakes on that and you will see 60Hz/fps. its only when fps starts getting below 30ish that staggering really becomes obvious, because our eyes can actually see that, on average, some ppl are more sensitive, some less. if playing BF4 and you can smack out 40+ fps on very-high or ultra, you are doin good, your gameplay is definitely playable. drop to 20fps? its time to lower the settings some.

 
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You should be able to obtain those FPS with at least high settings at that resolution.
 
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I have 3d surround setup 5760x1080 and I also have two gtx780ti sli .. can play bf4 maxed out ultra settings.. I average around 34,fps..thinking about buying one more for tri sli I really want it to be smooth..
 
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If you're only getting 30 fps on a triple monitor 1080p display with dual 780ti's.. You're doing something wrong.. It should be around 80 fps or better with sli. Check out Jay 2 cents benchmark video of this exact setup with bf4 on YouTube.
 
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