anything better than 7970

i5aces · 19 Mar 2012 at 12:49

so im looking at the parts i want for my build,
im going to be running 3 monitors so was looking at AMD cards as these support 3 screens on a single card.
so i can get a 7970 and full cover block for arround £500,
but my question is with all the new cards getting released this week and next week is this the best option or is there a better card on the horizon.

baldmonk · 19 Mar 2012 at 12:58

not that you can but at this time,to be honest i think most ppl will advise you to see what the kelper benchmarks look like

i5aces · 19 Mar 2012 at 13:00

baldmonk said:
not that you can but at this time,to be honest i think most ppl will advise you to see what the kelper benchmarks look like

i was thinking the same but have heard its unlikley kelper weill support 3 screens unless going SLI

Meaker · 19 Mar 2012 at 13:04

2x HD7970s.

stulid · 19 Mar 2012 at 13:05

i5aces said:
i was thinking the same but have heard its unlikley kelper weill support 3 screens unless going SLI

It may be different this time according to rumours and early info.

RavenXXX2 · 19 Mar 2012 at 13:07

i5aces said:
i was thinking the same but have heard its unlikley kelper weill support 3 screens unless going SLI

Then there's the new 3D Vision Surround, bolstered by a redesigned display logic, which addresses the two-display limitation of NVIDIA GPUs. You can now connect as many as four monitors to a GeForce Kepler GPU, enabling 3-monitor HD 3D Vision Surround setups. You no longer need more than one GeForce GPU to connect more than two monitors.

Duff-Man · 19 Mar 2012 at 13:08

i5aces said:
i was thinking the same but have heard its unlikley kelper weill support 3 screens unless going SLI

Those who have pre-release cards have confirmed it can drive three-screen Nvidia surround from a single card. There have even been benchmarks.

i5aces · 19 Mar 2012 at 13:12

sweet, its worth waiting for then, when are the high end cards due.

stulid · 19 Mar 2012 at 13:15

i5aces said:
sweet, its worth waiting for then, when are the high end cards due.

23rd±

i5aces · 19 Mar 2012 at 13:19

exellent, many thanks for all your advice.
i will wait and see what pans out.
hopefully waterblocks wont take to long to come out

kitch9 · 19 Mar 2012 at 13:31

Will 2Gb Vram be enough for 3 monitors?

i5aces · 19 Mar 2012 at 15:07

is that the most kelper will have,
i am trying to avoid crossfire / SLI due to the problems that can come with,

Menty · 19 Mar 2012 at 15:25

Lots of dosh but health clock speeds at default

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-150-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938

i5aces · 19 Mar 2012 at 15:32

Menty said:
Lots of dosh but health clock speeds at default

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-150-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938

is that worth the extra £70 over buying the cheapest 7970 and block from the likes of EK tho.

Gibbo · 19 Mar 2012 at 16:01

New Green card on Thursday is faster and supports 4 monitors out the box.

Sycho · 19 Mar 2012 at 16:07

Gibbo said:
New Green card on Thursday is faster and supports 4 monitors out the box.

Will the 4GB versions be available right away or they coming within a few weeks?

HecFam · 19 Mar 2012 at 16:14

Ive heard The 7990 is coming out, If you want to waste time and money then that's an option.

Adster3000 · 19 Mar 2012 at 16:16

Gibbo said:
New Green card on Thursday is faster and supports 4 monitors out the box.

Didn't think you were allowed to mention. :eek:

i5aces · 19 Mar 2012 at 16:22

Gibbo said:
New Green card on Thursday is faster and supports 4 monitors out the box.

sounds promising will be keeping my eyes peeled for news on performance and PRICE

craarc · 19 Mar 2012 at 16:50