Hello folks!
I am looking forward to upgrade my current gaming rig after I decided to buy a Dell U3014 display, or similar WQHD (2560x1600) monitor.
I currently own the following rig:
- PSU: Corsair TX850 850 Watt ATX Power Supply
- Mobo: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherboard
- CPU: i5 2500k (did not overclock it yet)
- Cooling: Hyper 212 EVO Universal CPU Cooler
- RAM: Vengeance 8GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop RAM Kit (2 x 4GB) - the low profile ones
- GPU: EVGA GTX 680 FTW 4GB
- Storage: 1 SSD 128GB Crucial M4, 2 HDDs Seagate
- Display: Samsung 22" 1680x1050 60Hz 2ms
My main objective is to be able to play current top demanding games like Crysis 3 and Battlefield 3
as smooth as possible, with a "room" reserved to play upcoming (1 year ahead) titles like
Battlefield 4 at a minimum 60 fps with all the eye-candies turned on. I know, I know. It seems stupid to try to build a "future proof" setup.
I don't want that. The most far I am looking is one year ahead.
That being said, and after lots of readings, I got the following understandings with gaming on WQHD:
- There is no currently available 120Hz WQHD monitor. At least not one at the price level of current WQHD displays. So the bare minimum is 60fps.
- In order to achieve 60fps minimum at that resolution (2560x1600) I would require at least:
- a GTX TITAN 6Gb; or
- a GTX 690 4Gb; or
- 2 x GTX 680 4Gb (SLI); or
- 2 x HD 7970 Ghz (I see everywhere people reporting problems when CrossFiring AMD/Radeons, so I dismiss this option)
- However as I need more fps reserved for upcoming titles, I think I should look for 100fps+ setups, which would require a minimum of:
- 2 x GTX TITAN 6Gb; or
- 2 x GTX 690 4Gb; or
- 3 x GTX 680 4Gb FTW
From this multiple gfx setup perspective, I see two main problems: overheating and power consumption. And for those three setups, which have about the same price, I only see one option
with lesser heat and wattage. And it is the 2 x GTX Titan 6Gb.
Ok. Assuming I will be able to grab 2 GTX Titans, I was afraid I was forgetting something else. Then I stumbled at this benchmark site (http://www.techpowerup.com/mobile/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_Titan_SLI/1.html), where they told something about 3-Way SLI on GTX Titans
requiring a "Sandry Bridge-E" and a X79 motherboard in order to the cards fully use the X16 PCI-Express connections.
So, I don't plan running tripple SLI, but 2-Way only. With that in mind, should I look for other upgrades to my rig in order to avoid bottlenecking?
Are my mobo, processor and memory enough to unleash the full power from the Titans?
As I am spending so much with this setup (gfx + display), I would avoid buying other components if they would only add few FPS to the overall.
What would be your sugesstions for the setup in order for not bottlenecking?
Thanks in advance,
Erich.
I am looking forward to upgrade my current gaming rig after I decided to buy a Dell U3014 display, or similar WQHD (2560x1600) monitor.
I currently own the following rig:
- PSU: Corsair TX850 850 Watt ATX Power Supply
- Mobo: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherboard
- CPU: i5 2500k (did not overclock it yet)
- Cooling: Hyper 212 EVO Universal CPU Cooler
- RAM: Vengeance 8GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop RAM Kit (2 x 4GB) - the low profile ones
- GPU: EVGA GTX 680 FTW 4GB
- Storage: 1 SSD 128GB Crucial M4, 2 HDDs Seagate
- Display: Samsung 22" 1680x1050 60Hz 2ms
My main objective is to be able to play current top demanding games like Crysis 3 and Battlefield 3
as smooth as possible, with a "room" reserved to play upcoming (1 year ahead) titles like
Battlefield 4 at a minimum 60 fps with all the eye-candies turned on. I know, I know. It seems stupid to try to build a "future proof" setup.
I don't want that. The most far I am looking is one year ahead.
That being said, and after lots of readings, I got the following understandings with gaming on WQHD:
- There is no currently available 120Hz WQHD monitor. At least not one at the price level of current WQHD displays. So the bare minimum is 60fps.
- In order to achieve 60fps minimum at that resolution (2560x1600) I would require at least:
- a GTX TITAN 6Gb; or
- a GTX 690 4Gb; or
- 2 x GTX 680 4Gb (SLI); or
- 2 x HD 7970 Ghz (I see everywhere people reporting problems when CrossFiring AMD/Radeons, so I dismiss this option)
- However as I need more fps reserved for upcoming titles, I think I should look for 100fps+ setups, which would require a minimum of:
- 2 x GTX TITAN 6Gb; or
- 2 x GTX 690 4Gb; or
- 3 x GTX 680 4Gb FTW
From this multiple gfx setup perspective, I see two main problems: overheating and power consumption. And for those three setups, which have about the same price, I only see one option
with lesser heat and wattage. And it is the 2 x GTX Titan 6Gb.
Ok. Assuming I will be able to grab 2 GTX Titans, I was afraid I was forgetting something else. Then I stumbled at this benchmark site (http://www.techpowerup.com/mobile/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_Titan_SLI/1.html), where they told something about 3-Way SLI on GTX Titans
requiring a "Sandry Bridge-E" and a X79 motherboard in order to the cards fully use the X16 PCI-Express connections.
So, I don't plan running tripple SLI, but 2-Way only. With that in mind, should I look for other upgrades to my rig in order to avoid bottlenecking?
Are my mobo, processor and memory enough to unleash the full power from the Titans?
As I am spending so much with this setup (gfx + display), I would avoid buying other components if they would only add few FPS to the overall.
What would be your sugesstions for the setup in order for not bottlenecking?
Thanks in advance,
Erich.