- May 17, 2013
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Hey there everyone! Today I just picked up a brand new 1440p 144hz ASUS ROG Swift and a triple monitor stand so I can finally have my battle-station setup that I've been wanting for quite a while. With this new monitor though I know it is going to be pulling a good bit more resources from my hardware and I'm struggling to keep above 60fps in some of my favorite games on decent quality. I play a lot of early access titles which are not well optimized for my setup since I'm running SLI with some fairly old cards. I have not kept up with the times and all the new hardware that has come out and what not so I'm hoping that some of you around here would be able to share some of your knowledge as to what I should upgrade in terms of priority like CPU + Mobo + RAM or GPU, etc... I'm having a tough time trying to find the bottle-neck in my system and I've spent so much money recently just on my peripherals that it is time to show my hardware some love.
Are my two EVGA GTX 680's 4gb VRAM in SLI beyond the times with 1440p gaming? I haven't really looked into hardcore game tweaking as I've seen people say with a single (maybe SLI) 680 they've been getting settings higher than mine and higher frame-rates. I feel like I've never really got the most out of my cards as they've seemed to be pretty slow to what everyone else says about them. Anyways, I'm looking at getting a 980 ti to hold me off until Pascal arrives to see what it has to offer. I'm curious though, if I was to get a 980 ti should that do the trick for my new 1440p 144hz monitor? I'll only be playing games on it and not via Nvidia surround. Also my final question, will any other hardware in my rig bottle-neck the 980 ti if that is what you all suggest that I end up getting?
*Also, what would be the best 980 ti to get? I've only had EVGA products but I'm not sure if there is anyone else out there offering better deals.
Specs:
CPU: Intel i7 3770k
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master 212 EVO
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming
Memory: 4x4gb Corsair Vengence DDR3
Storage: 1TB Western Digital Black, OCZ Vertex 460A 240gb
Video Card: 2x EVGA GTX 680 4gb VRAM Editions
Power Supply: MKIII Silencer 750w
Case: NZXT Switch 810
Monitors: x1 ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q, x1 ASUS VG248QE, x1ASUS VE248H 24in, x1 32in HDTV
Headphones: Sennheiser 363D
Sound Card: ASUS Xonar DX
OS: Windows 10 x64 Pro
Keyboard: Roccat RYOS MK Pro
Mouse: Razer NAGA 2014
Webcam: Logitech C920
*Following the "How to ask for advice about choosing a new GPU thread"
I play a lot of AAA games that release to early access games which are mainly shooters/survival. Frame-rate to me is a big deal and I'm willing to sacrifice some visuals to reach a high fps in order to take advantage of my 144hz monitor. Some games I play: Rust, Battlefront, BF4, CoD, Rocket League, Rainbow Six Siege, GTA V, and the list goes on.
As far as websites I'm willing to buy off of I do a lot of price searching to avoid being taxed in my area since I have a Newegg and Amazon warehouse in my city. (Memphis, TN)
I really appreciate any feedback that you can provide me with! Thanks so much
Are my two EVGA GTX 680's 4gb VRAM in SLI beyond the times with 1440p gaming? I haven't really looked into hardcore game tweaking as I've seen people say with a single (maybe SLI) 680 they've been getting settings higher than mine and higher frame-rates. I feel like I've never really got the most out of my cards as they've seemed to be pretty slow to what everyone else says about them. Anyways, I'm looking at getting a 980 ti to hold me off until Pascal arrives to see what it has to offer. I'm curious though, if I was to get a 980 ti should that do the trick for my new 1440p 144hz monitor? I'll only be playing games on it and not via Nvidia surround. Also my final question, will any other hardware in my rig bottle-neck the 980 ti if that is what you all suggest that I end up getting?
*Also, what would be the best 980 ti to get? I've only had EVGA products but I'm not sure if there is anyone else out there offering better deals.
Specs:
CPU: Intel i7 3770k
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master 212 EVO
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming
Memory: 4x4gb Corsair Vengence DDR3
Storage: 1TB Western Digital Black, OCZ Vertex 460A 240gb
Video Card: 2x EVGA GTX 680 4gb VRAM Editions
Power Supply: MKIII Silencer 750w
Case: NZXT Switch 810
Monitors: x1 ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q, x1 ASUS VG248QE, x1ASUS VE248H 24in, x1 32in HDTV
Headphones: Sennheiser 363D
Sound Card: ASUS Xonar DX
OS: Windows 10 x64 Pro
Keyboard: Roccat RYOS MK Pro
Mouse: Razer NAGA 2014
Webcam: Logitech C920
*Following the "How to ask for advice about choosing a new GPU thread"
I play a lot of AAA games that release to early access games which are mainly shooters/survival. Frame-rate to me is a big deal and I'm willing to sacrifice some visuals to reach a high fps in order to take advantage of my 144hz monitor. Some games I play: Rust, Battlefront, BF4, CoD, Rocket League, Rainbow Six Siege, GTA V, and the list goes on.
As far as websites I'm willing to buy off of I do a lot of price searching to avoid being taxed in my area since I have a Newegg and Amazon warehouse in my city. (Memphis, TN)
I really appreciate any feedback that you can provide me with! Thanks so much
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