Need Help Picking Out Card/Cards to maintain 100 Hz/FPS Gaming on Max Settings with an Acer Predator x34 3440 x 1440.

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■ Acer predator x34 3440 x 1440
Sceptre 32" 1920 x 1080 (side monitor)
PC
Mobo: Asus Z77 currently, but it will be replaced, since my old P67 fried and they sent me this as a replacement, considering it does not support SLI, which I just realized today. Now I have to send the mobo back in exchange for one that can support SLI.
CPU: Intel I5 2500k OC to 4.4GHZ
PSU: Cooler master GX 750W
HDD: Crucial ct25mx100ssd1
GPU: Need suggestions

Hi, I would like to thank anyone and everyone who takes time off their day in order to help me in my journey of maintaing 100Hz/100FPS gaming on max settings with the Predator X34. Let us begin. First off, I would love to hear your Graphic Card/Cards suggestions. I hope to unleash the monitors full potential, reaching my expectations, and hopefully beyond.

Ie. Price is not an issue when it comes to the cards.
 
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Good to hear.

Were it me in your situation, I would perform this upgrade in stages:

Stage 1:

* buy EVGA G2 850 (or Corsair RM1000x)
* buy first GTX 1080 Ti

Stage 2:

steps above
* buy i7-3770k
* buy Noctua NH-U12S (to assist with overclocking)

Stage 3:

* buy second GTX 1080 Ti
* buy i7-7700k / z270 mb / 32 GB ddr4 RAM (or ryzen 1700 for gaming + content creation)

Conclusion: Personally I wouldn't bother upgrading platforms nor with SLI at this time. I would buy an 850 watt PSU, one 1080 Ti and then I would see how much of a bottleneck the i5 produced. Since you're not gaming in 1080p, I doubt the bottleneck will be as extreme as you're predicting; depends on the game. I might then buy a i7-3770k and...
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Yeah I am considering the single 1080ti route, but after reading quite a few threads and looking at bench marks I feel as if a single 1080 ti is just not enough to maintain 100+ fps on all games at max settings. I was considering getting two of them and putting them in SLI, but I am also shying away from that, considering the supposed lack of SLI support in games that I keep reading about endlessly when I search SLI.
 
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I was considering the Zoltac, Asus Rog, or the MSI tbh.
 
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100fps plus is very CPU demanding and where i7's show material gains over i5's in modern games. I seriously doubt your CPU will allow you to maintain a minimum of 100fps regardless of gpu.

A 1080Ti is the best option but your CPU will bottleneck it in CPU heavy games.
 
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That's a great Idea! I'll do that for now. Okay on to the issue of picking out which 1080 Ti should I get the MSI GTX, Asus ROG
Strix, or the Zotac.

PS.
What are your opinions on SLI will most/all future games support SLI?
 
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Even though its clocked to 4.4 ghz stable?

 
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Thanks, I'm watching it now =)
 
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I still need help picking out which 1080 Ti I should get the MSI Gaming x, Asus ROG
Strix, or the Zotac AMP extreme. I would also love some opinions on the future of SLI, do you believe it will become obsolete or will games only support it more as time goes on?
 
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yup

that mobo should support the i7 3770k, get that overclock it and you should be set
 
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Actually I was going to exchange this mobo and pay extra and most likely grab the Asus ROG Strix x99
 
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Deathbox I would strongly suggest that you buy a new power supply to accompany your new GTX 1080 Ti. I found a seven year old review of the GX-750 on Jonnyguru. Your PSU scored a 6 out of 10 in the performance test. I find that downright scary. I've never even seen a score so low before. Please read all five pages of the review: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=188

*** Excerpt from Jonnyguru's OklahomaWolf review of Coolermaster GX-750 (May-23-2010) ***

Performance (40% of the final score) - the Coolermaster GX-750 underwhelmed in just about every way possible. Regulation was only so-so, efficiency was remarkably lower than the 80 Plus test report would have us believe, and the 3.3V rail had more ripple than the last time I did a cannonball into a pool when I was still a three hundred plus pounder. To boot, the unit wouldn't even come close to full power at forty degrees before the overtemp protection came in and shut down the party. I dearly hope that Coolermaster's shipping retail units are better performing than my sample was, but since I couldn't get my hands on one of them I'll have to score this one as I see it. I have to do a 6 here I think.

*** Power supply upgrade that I recommend ***

EVGA G2 850
$119.99 ($109.99 after $10.00 rebate card)
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438018
 
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Not smart


grab a Z270 mobo with a i7 7700k for gaming



if you want to work then make a ryzen build



x99 is obsolete
 
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I need a DDR3 Mobo so I can't use either of those suggestions, I should have noticed and mentioned that earlier.
 
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**** UPDATE****
What we have found out so far:
1. We need a new DDR3 Mobo that can support 1080ti's in sli in the future.
2. I have a garbage PSU, which sadly, I've known about for a while but I always held off on upgrading I guess now is a good time. I will be getting the 1000W version of the EVGA PSU Rcal recommended.
3. The CPU needs to be upgraded to get the full potential out of my monitor.
What we need
1. Pick out a compatible DDR3 motherboard.
2. Pick out new CPU (that is compatible with the Mobo) that will be able to support two 1080 ti's in SLI as well without causing any type of bottleneck.
3. Picking the best 1080 Ti for SLI from the list below:
- MSI Gaming x
- Asus ROG Strix
- Zotac AMP Extreme
 
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Good to hear.

Were it me in your situation, I would perform this upgrade in stages:

Stage 1:

* buy EVGA G2 850 (or Corsair RM1000x)
* buy first GTX 1080 Ti

Stage 2:

steps above
* buy i7-3770k
* buy Noctua NH-U12S (to assist with overclocking)

Stage 3:

* buy second GTX 1080 Ti
* buy i7-7700k / z270 mb / 32 GB ddr4 RAM (or ryzen 1700 for gaming + content creation)

Conclusion: Personally I wouldn't bother upgrading platforms nor with SLI at this time. I would buy an 850 watt PSU, one 1080 Ti and then I would see how much of a bottleneck the i5 produced. Since you're not gaming in 1080p, I doubt the bottleneck will be as extreme as you're predicting; depends on the game. I might then buy a i7-3770k and noctua air cooler and overclock, assuming my current motherboard is capable.

By the way, I'm an EVGA fan, but I don't particularly care for their G2 1000 model. The 850 watt model is completely capable of running two of those cards in SLI. I previously ran two 980 Ti's with that PSU and I was well under the maximum wattage. If you insist upon 1,000 watts, then I'd recommend the Corsair RM1000x.
 
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**** UPDATE****

Okay forget the idea of SLI after not having to reply I finally had time to finish the video that was recommended. After watching the video, I'd rather not even get SLI it confirms all my fears. I'm going to get the I7-3770k, one Asus rog strix 1080ti and get the original 850w PSU that Rcal suggested. If there is anything else you can suggest let me know.
 
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