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GFX card for 5760x1080?

WillTR

WillTR

WillTR

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Hi guys & gals,

Looking at putting together a new system, to start with it's just going to be the tower that is replaced, but I plan on moving to a three monitor setup in the near future.

How well is a GTX 770 going to handle a three monitor setup? I had a look around online and it was a fairly mixed bag.

Would it be worthwhile spending more on the GTX 780, or even looking at future expansion with a second GTX 770 in SLi ? I was told it's safest to always aim for the one card solution where possible. Also, is there much benefit in the 4Gb GTX 770, the actual in-game results seem pretty similar between the 2 and 4 Gb options (again, from a few online comparisons).

What about the ATI options? Any of them worth checking out?

Currently using a single 1900x1200 monitor, and from what I can gather, any of the cards I'm looking at should handle a single monitor perfectly fine, maxing out most games. Multimonitor expansion seems to be the point where I need to be a bit more discerning in what I go for.

Either way I'm sure it'll be a massive step up from the XFX 8800 GTX I'm currently running, a beast in it's day, but struggles with newer games.

(currently planning on a Windows 7 system using an i5 4670, Z87 chipset motherboard and 8-16Gb ram, though I'll no doubt be posting other questions on those components in the coming days!)


tl;dr :
-Will the GTX 770 work well in a 3 monitor setup?
-GTX 780 or dual GTX 770 worthwhile if not?
-ATI worth looking at?
-Any practical advantage with a 4Gb 770 over a 2Gb 770?


Many thanks,

- Will
 
A single 770 isn't going to handle three monitors well in demanding games. In SLI it's going to be limited by its memory bandwidth and capacity. Forget the 4GB 770.

2x7970s would work well, and with the current offer pretty much the same price as a single 780.
 
Having to avoid current offers, of which there are a few nice ones. Not going to be order the parts for another ~6 weeks (it's going to be a post-thesis treat).

Running dual ATI's, I thought (well, had read) there were issues with stuttering? Which was one thing that had put me off looking down that route. Is it less of an issue than some make out? I've not had an ATI in a while (last one was a 9800 pro!).

Are there any new cards on the horizon worth waiting for? Nvidia and ATI must be getting close to their 800 and 8000 series (respectively)?
 
A pair of 7950's would do nicely, i ran eyefinity on a single 7970 without any real problem, one piece of advice i can give is at that res dont get hung up over fps, if the game looks good and plays well enough then happy days
 
The 9970 is due in October, so the 7970s are only going to fall in price. There will be lots of offers.

The microstutter problems are being addressed right now.
 
Hmm, was mid-September I was looking at putting the build together. Could certainly hold off a couple more weeks.

I'm not too worried about fps in terms of numbers, just as long as it looks smooth enough and unless I'm spinning about like a loon I can't really tell the difference once it's over 30 fps anyway.

Good to hear the stutter is becoming less of an issue!
 
I have 2x 7950 for 3 monitors and it is OK.... ideal would be 3... but with 2 you can play most of games on HIGH quality. (forget about very high or too much AA)
 
If you've got the money, two or three 780's would be my pick if buying right now. Two 770 2GB for the cheaper option. Wouldn't go lower than this for your intended resolution.
 
Hi OP just thought i'd leave you my feedback as I've tryed/got both AMD and Nvidia!

I use a 3 monitor setup at a resolution of 5760x1080 and i'm using 2 nvidia Gtx 670 FTW editions.

I can run pretty much any game at max settings at that resolution i just have to tone down the AA a little bit and i get smooth framerates.

I purchased a AMD 7950 for my brothers birthday. Now he's going to be going in the SLI route soon i believe for higher resolutions. The 7950 is about the same as a gtx 670.

About the "Microstutter" issue i hardly ever see/notice it to be honest and i run the most demanding games such as Battlefield 3/Crysis 3 etc.

I would recommend going 1x 780 or Duel 7950/7970 the only real benefit from the 780 is down the line they will become cheaper and it will get better performance than duel 7950/7970 setups.

I would also like to note if you do go SLI/Crossfire your rig will be a lot louder if sound is a concern for you. The only way to eliminate sound in SLI setups is watercool but that's a lot more money i'm sure you don't want to spend.

That's just my advice from what I've experienced,What ever card you do end up going with just make sure it's higher the 2gb's of VRAM 3GB is the standard imo for multi monitor setups. Good luck and have fun building your rig :)
 
As a long time user of surround/eyefinity this is my take on requirements.

2 x 770/680/670 will give you a decent performing set up,

but you will have to lower setting to achieve decent performance (IMHO)


As most people on here know, I've tried a lot of cards to get it running decent.

Bottom line - a 384 bit/bus is required - so your options are straight forward.


1st - xfire 7950's = price/performance winner

2nd - xfire 7970's

3rd - Sli 780's

4th - Sli Titans = If price/performance isn't a factor

Yes, there is a couple of issues with AMD at the moment (frame pacing/stuttering etc) most people don't notice it.

Nvidia as of late has dropped the ball so neither side has much to shout about.

These are being addressed so hopefully will be sorted out sooner rather than later.


As I said, this is my take on things as of now.
 
single card can handle it but need to lower settings a bit in some games.
depends on your own criteria.

Playing for example tochlight 2 as I do from time to time at 5040x1050 maxed out is no issue but I dont do that with fps games.
 
+1
I run a single 7950 (slight oc to 1000/1500) and 5040x1050 res in Eyefinity, Playing mainly BF3 and Arma and with the settings lowered, AA off. Performance is pretty good though GPU is running at 99% in both games most of the time (less in Arma as CPU dependant), so more grunt is needed imho. I'll trade up to a second one once the drives are sorted for multi screens.
cj
 
i'm literally a brand new Nvidia Surround user, i'm running 3 24" monitors on a single 770, I never thought it was possible but so far i've ran Grid 2, Dirt 3 and BF3 on ultra no problem.

I kid you not, I have not turned down any settings, But i'd probably would go SLI for more frames, even though I still get at least 60fps
 
Is there going to be a big difference in performance between a 2x 7950 CF setup and a 2x 7970 CF setup?


Thanks for all the feedback folks as I'm holding off for a month or so anyway, I'll see how things are looking once the next ATI cards come out. Wish the next Nvidia's would be coming out sooner than next year! (I realise there'll always be something new on the horizon, it'd just be nice to see how the next series of cards starts shaping up!).

Lower noise is something I'd like to aim towards, but not a deal breaker. I'll probably be using a case with some sound proofing (so will need to be careful with temps too).

I dare say that, while I'd like to be able to max everything out, I can live without being able to max out on Crysis (for instance). May even go single card initially and see how things go with that, leaving room to expand if it isn't handling it well.

Again, thanks for the responses, I'll no doubt be posting again and make sure to post a system build/photo's when it's up and running!
 
2x7970 would be a lot better once you overclock. I think the deals are over now, but you could get a 7970 for only £20 or something more than a 7950, which made the choice fairly simple.
 
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