Titan or 2x GTX 680's

[TheRealDeal]

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

I would still go with 2x 7950's and buy better parts else where. 2x7950's are just as fast as 2x anything nvidia have except 2 x titan. You do have to overclock a little but its as simple as moving a slider up.

 

[Gregster]

I would ask in a different forum Crumplypork if I am honest.

I bought two Titans and they samsh everything up at my res of 5760x1080 and don't regret a penny of it.

Others will say "Get the 7950's because they are perfect" (which they are entitled to say) but if you want the best advice, ask elsewhere. Very pro AMD here.

 

[whyscotty]

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

I not saying there won't be, but to state there will be is pure guesswork

 

[spoffle]

I would ask in a different forum Crumplypork if I am honest.

I bought two Titans and they samsh everything up at my res of 5760x1080 and don't regret a penny of it.

Others will say "Get the 7950's because they are perfect" (which they are entitled to say) but if you want the best advice, ask elsewhere. Very pro AMD here.

No one's said "get the 7950s, they are perfect".

You seem to think "best advice" is the same as "get a Titan".

I not saying there won't be, but to state there will be is pure guesswork

Educated guess work, but there's no reason to expect it won't be the case unless something goes seriously wrong.

 

[Kaapstad]

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

It does not matter if there are or not. You can not play a game on something that does not exist.

The only game you can play on something that does not exist is speculation and that is a mugs game.

 

[whyscotty]

Educated guess work, but there's no reason to expect it won't be the case unless something goes seriously wrong.

I think there will be cards at or around the performance, just can't see the £300 price.

Maybe around £500 -£550 range

 

[TheRealDeal]

I would ask in a different forum Crumplypork if I am honest.

I bought two Titans and they samsh everything up at my res of 5760x1080 and don't regret a penny of it.

Others will say "Get the 7950's because they are perfect" (which they are entitled to say) but if you want the best advice, ask elsewhere. Very pro AMD here.

He has £2000 to build his pc. £500 on graphics leaves a good chunk of money to build a beast and still have more grunt than titan. This is my thinking and has nothing to do with amd/nvidia. You could do the same with gtx670 but i like the better specs on the amd side for less money.

 

[CRUMPLYPORK]

What have I done!
I'm still non the wiser.
I don't know weather I should post this (but its just what a friend has told me) but he has told me to stay well clear of am AMD cards due to bad support???

That's just what I've been told not my opinion that's why I was stipulating Nvidia,

 

[whyscotty]

What have I done!
I'm still non the wiser.
I don't know weather I should post this (but its just what a friend has told me) but he has told me to stay well clear of am AMD cards due to bad support???

That's just what I've been told not my opinion that's why I was stipulating Nvidia,

Support from AMD is not a issue any more

The best value/performance card at the moment is the 7950.

As your gaming on a 1080 monitor for the foreseeable future, a 7950 is a wise mans choice (IMHO)

 

[Gregster]

What have I done!
I'm still non the wiser.
I don't know weather I should post this (but its just what a friend has told me) but he has told me to stay well clear of am AMD cards due to bad support???

That's just what I've been told not my opinion that's why I was stipulating Nvidia,

 

[spoffle]

It does not matter if there are or not. You can not play a game on something that does not exist.

The only game you can play on something that does not exist is speculation and that is a mugs game.

Well that's not really the point. At 1080P, by the time the performance Titan offers would be needed, there's going to be cards out that offer the same performance at mainstream prices.

I think there will be cards at or around the performance, just can't see the £300 price.

Maybe around £500 -£550 range

£500-550 in 12 months?!

 

[CRUMPLYPORK]

Support from AMD is not a issue any more

Ok if that's the case then it opens up slot more options to me then,
I am however interested in the TITAN performance for £550 what cards would they be?

 

[spoffle]

Ok if that's the case then it opens up slot more options to me then,
I am however interested in the TITAN performance for £550 what cards would they be?

Right now, 2x 7950s will offer more performance than Titan for less than £500.

 

[CRUMPLYPORK]

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_Titan/

Give that thread a good read Crumplypork and then decide for yourself if the money is worth it or not.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_Titan_SLI/

That thread shows how a Titan or two stack up against 7950's/70's/680's. Best to make your own mind up bud because here will just end nasty.

Ok I'll give these a read and go from there,
I didn't realise my situation would cause a rift
Anyway ill not ask anything else.

 

[RavenXXX2]

If it was my cash I would have the titan, can't be done with dual card setups, stutter and driver problems with fresh games are par for the course. Yeah it's expensive but if you got the cash spare then why not?

You could update your monitor down the line to make better use of the cards power, even if not the titan is not gonna run out of grunt at 1080p for a good few years.

 

[Kaapstad]

I'd agree if I'd have said "wait for these speculative cards" but my point was that Titan would be a waste of money for someone in the OP's situation.

It's like recommending a 3930K for programs that have poor multithreading support.

As a matter of interest out of only the 2 choices given in the OP which would you go with ?

 

[Gregster]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX Titan 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £839.99
1 x DGM IPS-2701WPH 27" LED Widescreen Professional Monitor - Black £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £257.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW) £113.99
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Black £109.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £84.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EARX) HDD £79.99
1 x Noctua NH-D14-2011 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler with PWM Fans (Socket LGA2011) £59.99
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) £59.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £18.95
Total : £2,095.84 (includes shipping : FREE).




Just an idea

Or the same with a B Grade monitor.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX Titan 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £839.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £257.99
1 x **B Grade** DGM IPS-2701WPH 27" LED Widescreen Professional Monitor - Black £199.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW) £113.99
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Black £109.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £84.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EARX) HDD £79.99
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) £59.99
1 x Noctua NH-D14-2011 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler with PWM Fans (Socket LGA2011) £59.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £18.95
Total : £1,935.84 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[CRUMPLYPORK]

I don't need psu, hdd, case or drive,

 

[TheRealDeal]

I don't need psu, hdd, case or drive,

You may want to go for this kind of bundle then.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-145-OE&groupid=43&catid=2512&subcat=2519

If you don't overclock it comes pre-overclocked with warrenty. There is reason to think games will use better threading as the new console have an 8 core cpu. The bundle linked has a 6 core cpu so should last you ages. Leaves you £1k to think about the rest. I spent a lot on my machine 5 years ago and its still enough for todays games. All i need to change now and then is the gpu.

 

[Gregster]

I don't need psu, hdd, case or drive,

That should save a few quid bud