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I got an MSI OC 680 twin forzr 2GB which I have no complaints with . However I recently had the chance and went to 3 screen set running 3x27 inch monitors . This wasnt in my plans when i bought the 680 .Though currently the card runs everything fine , I use the pc for iracing which is dx9 i believe and still get around 60- 170 FPS on everything high , my son plays a lot of FPS like battlefield where is somewhat more demanding and auto sets most settings to medium , though medium in this is pretty good .
So either xmas or next year i want to add a second card to future proof a little , unless there is another generation of card on the horizon next year ?
I want obviously good framerates to keep up with iracing when it goes to dx11 , Noticing with comparison to project cars that there is a significant difference, even though I know CARS is still in alpha stage , leads me to believe there will be a hit on framerates . and in general enough ram to cope with 3 monitors for future releases of premium games
Therefore question is 2x 2gb cards would this be enough ram ? If not will a 4gb and a 2gb 680 work together , even though i may only be able to utilize 2gb .
this as a temporary measure , with intention sell the other 2gb card ,and top up the extra to replace with a second 4gb card as a plan .
Doing it the other way selling my existing card would leave us with no card for a period , which i want to avoid .
Alternatively do the new 680"s double up the ram unlike previous generations and will give me 4gb , or is there a way to use some of the PC.s ddr5 ram , of which iv got 8GB but can add some more to 16GB .
I know for instance at the moment iracing can utilize some of your PC ram for graphics which you cant set up to 2GB i recall from the last time i looked at the graphics settings . , though i dont know in the future .
So either xmas or next year i want to add a second card to future proof a little , unless there is another generation of card on the horizon next year ?
I want obviously good framerates to keep up with iracing when it goes to dx11 , Noticing with comparison to project cars that there is a significant difference, even though I know CARS is still in alpha stage , leads me to believe there will be a hit on framerates . and in general enough ram to cope with 3 monitors for future releases of premium games
Therefore question is 2x 2gb cards would this be enough ram ? If not will a 4gb and a 2gb 680 work together , even though i may only be able to utilize 2gb .
this as a temporary measure , with intention sell the other 2gb card ,and top up the extra to replace with a second 4gb card as a plan .
Doing it the other way selling my existing card would leave us with no card for a period , which i want to avoid .
Alternatively do the new 680"s double up the ram unlike previous generations and will give me 4gb , or is there a way to use some of the PC.s ddr5 ram , of which iv got 8GB but can add some more to 16GB .
I know for instance at the moment iracing can utilize some of your PC ram for graphics which you cant set up to 2GB i recall from the last time i looked at the graphics settings . , though i dont know in the future .
