ROG Mars 760x2 vs. EVGA 780 SC

Which Graphics Card(s) setup should I use?

  • 2 EVGA 780 SuperClocked

    Votes: 3 100.0%
  • 1 ROG Mars 760x2 and 1 Asus GTX 760

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 1 ROG Mars 760x2 and 1 EVGA 780 Superclocked

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 3 Asus GTX 760

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    3

cbandara

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Hey guys, I'm making my first rig right now and I need a second opinion on what I should use for my GPU(s). I have listed my current options in the polls below. Let me know which one of those configurations would be the best and if you have a better configuration in mind. I'm considering price and performance.

I will be using this computer for mainly gaming, day trading (charts, graphs, 4 monitors), and general school and work use.

So far my build consists of
Case: Corsair 750D
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition
Processor: Intel Core i7 4930k Ivy Bridge-E 3.4 GHz
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1200W
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32GB (4x8GB) 240 pin DDR3 1600

I also need an opinion on storage. I want to run this rig on Windows 8 and Mac OS. Originally I was planning on using 2 Western Digital Black Series 2TB drives and running Windows on one and Mac on the other but now I am leaning more towards using at least one SSD because of the faster boot times and speed. Will it be advantageous to use 2 SSDs, 2 HDDs, or 1 SSD and 1 HDD?

Thanks for your opinions!
 

numanator

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Go for the 2 gtx 780's. I am pretty sure that the ROG 760x2 would not SLI with the 780 and triple SLI doesn't scale as well as double SLI so the 3 760 option would. Plus tom's hardware ran some test on this exact situation: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-760-vs-780-sli,3686-9.html

2 gtx 780s all the way.

For the storage, I would probably do 2 SSD 1 HDD, keep a SSD for each OS and use the HDD for mass storage. For the SSDs I would go with 120gb Samsung Evo (or 240 if you want more capacity) and an HDD 1-3 TB depending on your needs. <-- This is my personal preference, you could just as easily get 1 big SSD for both OS and a large HDD for storage.
 

cbandara

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Thanks numanator! How much storage do you think I'll need in my SSD if im booting both Windows 8 and Mac on it?

 

numanator

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If you are going for 2 SSD, I would grab 120gb each or 250 gb for both OS on a single drive. If you have a lot of programs that you want to take advantage of the SSD's speed and have the money for it a 500gb would be huge but expensive. For 2 OS I would get at least 240gb.

Edit: you could get by with 120 gb for both (20gb for mac os, 20 gb for windows OS, rest for applications).