Titan or 2x GTX 680's

CRUMPLYPORK · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:00

Hi guys

Friday is fast approaching when I put my order in for my new system but I'm struggling on one last thing which is the GPU'S

Would I be best with one of these

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-303-AS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1576

Or 2 of these

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-304-AS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2255

Which option would you have?

Bucko89 · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:02

What games you going to be playing?

CRUMPLYPORK · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:03

Starcraft
Farcry 3
Hitman
Generally FPS games

Bucko89 · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:04

670 GTX.

whyscotty · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:06

What res of monitor are you using ?

Does it have to be Nvidia or are you not fussed ?

PooBrain · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:08

7870 Tahiti.

LtMatt · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:09

CRUMPLYPORK said:
Hi guys

Friday is fast approaching when I put my order in for my new system but I'm struggling on one last thing which is the GPU'S

Would I be best with one of these

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-303-AS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1576

Or 2 of these

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-304-AS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2255

Which option would you have?

Bucko89 said:
670 GTX.

PooBrain said:
7870 Tahiti.

7770 Cape Verde

CRUMPLYPORK · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:14

whyscotty said:
What res of monitor are you using ?

Does it have to be Nvidia or are you not fussed ?

Yeah I'd prefer nvidia and Rez is 1920x1080

Defy Belief · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:16

Just one 670/680 if you're only at 1080p. Unless you're at 120hz then you could 'maybe' justify it.

whyscotty · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:16

CRUMPLYPORK said:
Yeah I'd prefer nvidia and Rez is 1920x1080

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-195-EA

Would be my choice

CRUMPLYPORK · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:19

whyscotty said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-195-EA

Would be my choice

My only main concern is future proofing,
That's why I've gone for those cards,
I don't want to get in the situation that I'm in now where I built a system on the cheap and 12 month later in having to spend 2k on a new pc...

Diagro · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:20

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-110-GI is a cheaper titan.

I would sugest a 7950 @ that res. No reason to get anything else unless it has to be Nvidia then go with what WhyScotty said above

if you MUST be ready for the next few years then the Cheaper Titan is good if you dont want to upgrade again for a while

spoffle · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:21

CRUMPLYPORK said:
Yeah I'd prefer nvidia and Rez is 1920x1080

That may be the case, however you should know that if you want to go with nVidia, you're paying about £75 more money for the same performance over a 7950.

CRUMPLYPORK said:
My only main concern is future proofing,
That's why I've gone for those cards,
I don't want to get in the situation that I'm in now where I built a system on the cheap and 12 month later in having to spend 2k on a new pc...

It'd be more cost effective to buy something like a 7950 now for £240, and then drop in an upgrade in 12 months time, when mainstream cards will be out for around £300 that offer Titan performance, than get a Titan now and never see £900's worth of performance on a 1080p display.

RetrogamerX · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:30

If your thinking about going 2560 x 1440 then Titan would be worth it.

I'm ordering a new IPS 2560 x 1440 tomorrow. Just deciding which one? DGM IPS 27" is at the top of my list because it's so damn cheap everywhere.

CRUMPLYPORK · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:43

spoffle said:
That may be the case, however you should know that if you want to go with nVidia, you're paying about £75 more money for the same performance over a 7950.

It'd be more cost effective to buy something like a 7950 now for £240, and then drop in an upgrade in 12 months time, when mainstream cards will be out for around £300 that offer Titan performance, than get a Titan now and never see £900's worth of performance on a 1080p display.

I agree with what your saying,
But I've just got the pass (from the wife) to spend 2k on a PC, I've been trying for 6 month and she's finally gave in lol

spoffle · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:48

In which case, go all out and get something like 2x 7950s, you'll get more performance than a Titan with 2x 7950s for half the price.

Rusty0611 · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:51

I'll just step in to say that there is more than just price/performance to consider when buying a GPU.

Go for what you want to get mate.

whyscotty · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:55

spoffle said:
That may be the case, however you should know that if you want to go with nVidia, you're paying about £75 more money for the same performance over a 7950.

Valid point, AMD offer better value

drop in an upgrade in 12 months time, when mainstream cards will be out for around £300 that offer Titan performance

You must have a Crystal ball to make a statement like that

spoffle · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:57

whyscotty said:
Valid point, AMD offer better value

You must have a Crystal ball to make a statement like that

Do you really think that in 12 months, there won't be mainstream cards that offer at least Titan levels of performance?

Kaapstad · 19 Mar 2013 at 17:57

CRUMPLYPORK said:
Hi guys

Friday is fast approaching when I put my order in for my new system but I'm struggling on one last thing which is the GPU'S

Would I be best with one of these

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-303-AS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1576

Or 2 of these

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-304-AS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2255

Which option would you have?

CRUMPLYPORK said:
Starcraft
Farcry 3
Hitman
Generally FPS games

CRUMPLYPORK said:
Yeah I'd prefer nvidia and Rez is 1920x1080

If it must be NVidia I would get a GTX 690, its faster than a Titan, less microstutter than the 2 x GTX 680s and cheaper than both the options you have listed.