780 x 2 possible with this PC?

[deth502]

Hey

I recently upgraded and purchased an Asus pb278q 27" monitor along with a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce and things have been running fine but was thinking about trying out SLI for the best performance at 2560x1440.

My problem is that I have no idea how much power my current set up is using and whether it could handle a 2nd card.

Specs:
i7 920 @ 3.8ghz
12gb 1600mhz
1 x SSD
1 x SSHD
2 x HD
Corsair RM 750 '80+ Gold' 750W PSU

Any ideas if this build can handle a 2nd 780?

Thanks

 

[deth502]

hmm would that be due to the CPU? Perhaps its not worth spending £400 for now if I wont get the most out of it. Cheers for replying

 

[deth502]

Bah! ok cool thanks for the replies, time to look for a new CPU and Mobo then! Or perhaps trade my 780 for a 780ti? that may be the cheaper option

 

[deth502]

Hey fellas,

So after some thinking and convincing the missus that an upgrade is essential! I was wondering if the following upgrade would work:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-005-OG
ReAct MSI Z87 SLI - Intel Core i5 4670K @ 4.3GHz Configurable Pro Gaming Bundle

I would be buying a 2nd 780 to run SLI but am so out of touch with cpu's and mobos I was hoping I could get some help with this.

Is there any benefit to getting the i7 over the i5 for gaming / SLI
Which Ram is better? 1600 vs 2133 and are Teamgroup Vulcan any good?
Does the mobo come with the sli cable / bridge? (The 780 I have doesn't seem to come with one).

Money is not an issue I just want to get the best setup for 1440 gaming so I am hoping the above bundle specced correctly will run 2 cards great. Or if anyone has any other recommendations that would also be great

Thanks for all the help!

 

[deth502]

So you're just really really bored and want to buy a new graphics card....now you're going to buy a whole new system? You probably won't even notice that big of a difference?
Save your money for the next big thing, " keep waiting for the next big thing and you'll never buy anything BS " Save your money and when the next flagship card comes out, buy it. Spend some of the money you have now on treating your wife lol

Haha ye well I treat her well enough to be able to treat myself once in a while!

Its not that I am really bored, its just I am running 2 x 27" screens now and i am noticing it struggling a bit at that resolution (most recently playing Titanfall) so figured I would get a 2nd 780 as the performance increase seems to be worth it for gaming at 2560x1440.

I also have an older CPU that would cause bottleneck the GPU's plus I am running SSD's and my mobo doesn't support SATA3 or usb3 so it seemed like a good time to upgrade as long as the bundle linked was good enough.

Cheers Gregster, sounds like i7 is the right choice

 

[deth502]

To be honest I am looking to get the smoothest performance from my system without having to sacrifice quality. If my current setup is able to run games in all their glory at 60fps with just a 2nd GPU that would suit me fine!