Hello tom's! I'm venturing on my first build, I've done some research and am stumped on what route to take when it comes to GPUs... I filled out this forum:
Approximate Purchase Date: second or third week in February 2013
Budget Range: $3000-3500 for everything, including software and a few games
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, day-to-day computing tasks, school, some LIGHT video rendering
Parts Not Required:
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Country: United States
Parts Preferences: ASUS MoBo, Intel p77 chipset (or AMD equivalent, would like to stay Intel), GPUs are a toss up, SSD boot drive with HDD for storage, Full ATX Tower for plenty of space for future upgrades and cooling.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes
Monitor Resolution: 5760x1080
Additional Comments: I want to be able to run MOST games on highest settings, I can handle a drop in frame rates or lower detail settings on the most demanding games (e.g. Metro 2033 )
I was wanting to go with the ASUS DirectCU II GTX 670 2GB in SLI, but then discovered that the vRAM doesn't combine, so I'm worried about maxing out the vRAM. I've done some research on Radeon 7970 CFX, but not much. I plan on researching this further tonight.
My primary concern is vRAM and driver support. Also, I don't know whether to spring for EVGA GTX 670 FTW in SLI or Radeon 7970 in CrossfireX, or to go with the multi-gpu cards such as the GTX 690 or the Radeon 7990. If I get two top of the line 670s or 7970s, then the cost will be about the same as the lastest generation
Here is my Newegg wishlist without peripherals, accessories, and software, which must be included in the price and I have about $500 worth of that
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=22028966
I will list parts individually when I get out of class..
Thanks alot!!!
Approximate Purchase Date: second or third week in February 2013
Budget Range: $3000-3500 for everything, including software and a few games
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, day-to-day computing tasks, school, some LIGHT video rendering
Parts Not Required:
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Country: United States
Parts Preferences: ASUS MoBo, Intel p77 chipset (or AMD equivalent, would like to stay Intel), GPUs are a toss up, SSD boot drive with HDD for storage, Full ATX Tower for plenty of space for future upgrades and cooling.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes
Monitor Resolution: 5760x1080
Additional Comments: I want to be able to run MOST games on highest settings, I can handle a drop in frame rates or lower detail settings on the most demanding games (e.g. Metro 2033 )
I was wanting to go with the ASUS DirectCU II GTX 670 2GB in SLI, but then discovered that the vRAM doesn't combine, so I'm worried about maxing out the vRAM. I've done some research on Radeon 7970 CFX, but not much. I plan on researching this further tonight.
My primary concern is vRAM and driver support. Also, I don't know whether to spring for EVGA GTX 670 FTW in SLI or Radeon 7970 in CrossfireX, or to go with the multi-gpu cards such as the GTX 690 or the Radeon 7990. If I get two top of the line 670s or 7970s, then the cost will be about the same as the lastest generation
Here is my Newegg wishlist without peripherals, accessories, and software, which must be included in the price and I have about $500 worth of that
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=22028966
I will list parts individually when I get out of class..
Thanks alot!!!