Looking to upgrade from 2 GTX 760s. $2000 budget.

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Okay, so I don't necessarily want to spend all that money but if it's worth it I will. I currently have 2 GTX 760s, 8 Gigs of ram, an AMD FX 8350, an 800 Watt PSU and a mother board with 2 PCI x16s, an AM3+ socket and 3 1080p monitors. I'm not looking for 4K gaming yet.

So while playing GTA V I'm finding that VRam is a huge issue if I try using more than one monitor. My goal is to be able to play GTA V at a smooth 60 FPS maxed with all 3 monitors. Should I go with 2 GTX 980 TIs? That only gets me 6 gigs of VRam but that should be enough for GTA, right? Should I go with 1 Titan X with 12 Gigs? One thing I've learned during my short time with 2 760s is that I don't like SLI too much. It's great when it works but it can be a battle. But I REALLY want a smooth 60 and am willing to put up with SLIs issues. Should I get a single card and switch to an Intel processor? My big question here is definitely 2 980 TIs vs 1 Titan X but am open to all advice. I'd like to keep it in the 1.4K range but if the gains are worth it I'll spend more.

Thanks in advance for the advice.

 
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GTA 5 is a very CPU intensive game and a FX series CPU is likely not going to cut it.
For 1600 this build will be much better than your current build for GTA 5.
Get whatever case you want.
Graphics cards do not mean as much as CPU does for GTA5.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5&quot...
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GTA 5 is a very CPU intensive game and a FX series CPU is likely not going to cut it.
For 1600 this build will be much better than your current build for GTA 5.
Get whatever case you want.
Graphics cards do not mean as much as CPU does for GTA5.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.98 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked Video Card ($669.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1551.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-12 16:27 EDT-0400
 
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Thank you for the answer. Do you have any opinions on the two cards? I'm not looking to build a brand new computer and am only interested in a new CPU if the gains are very substantial. I've had no real issues with my 8350 as of yet and would need a new motherboard to switch brands. Though I've installed a new motherboard once I'd prefer not to get that deep into upgrading without a sizable gain.

Do you really think it's my CPU holding me back in GTA? I've felt from the beginning it was the opposite. The graphics settings that largely effect VRam are the ones that seem to be hurting my performance the most. I'm having no issues with settings that don't effect VRam.

Also, lets say I do end up getting a GTX 980 TI (can you tell what direction I'm leaning? lol), would I get a reasonable price to performance boost for getting a 2nd card?
 
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Yes. If you want a budget upgrade with Mobo+CPU here is the combo. I think you should upgrade the GPU also but the 760 SLI (since you already have it) should be fine with this. I would not have gotten the 760 SLI as it costs more than a 980 and has less Vram. Being honest you are in a tight perdicimate choosing to keep the SLI and get a new CPU or go for a 980 and get no new CPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $338.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-12 19:42 EDT-0400
 
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thanks again for the help. This is definitely a new angle to consider. I only got my SLI set up because a few months ago I already had a 760 and needed the absolute cheapest noticeable upgrade I could get :p I was not expecting to be in the market for top tier parts... well... ever lol.
 
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Okay, here's what I'm considering now: 1 GTX 980 TI and either the Intel Core i7 4790K or the 5820K (I considered the 5930K but the cost vs performance gain doesn't seem justifiable). The 4790K seems to have very good single core performance but I don't know what that means for me. To me the above seems to be a better option than going with 2 980 TIs. Thoughts? I'm only just starting to look at motherboards though suggestions would be welcome.

Again, thanks for the tremendous help. Honestly, I wouldn't have even looked at Intel if you hadn't suggested it.
 
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So the 4790K is better for gaming? I'm sorry for asking so many questions. The stats I've seen kinda paint a confusing story. Most of the benchmarks I've seen suggest the 5820 would provide about 10% better performance over the 4790. I just assumed that would apply to gaming as well. What about the 5930 then? I have a history of ill informed decisions regarding hardware and I want to get it right this time :p
 
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Damn! Okay. I'm glad I asked. I've always been of the mind that bigger is better :p Did a little more research and the 4790K seems to exceed most games recommended settings where as my 8350 is already falling behind. Really glad I asked. Thank you so much for all the help. Definitely think I'm gonna go with the 4790K and a single 980 TI. This frees up my budget a ton. I might be able to upgrade my RAM as well :p
 
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So I got all my parts in today and I just want to say thank you. The card arrived yesterday and was certainly very impressive. But it's the Intel CPU that's really got me impressed. There's absolutely no contest here.
 
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