want to run nvidia surround/eyefinity

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hi there i currently have a

nvidia gtx 760

i would like to run a multi monitor setup would it be better to

stick with the 760 or change to another gfx card?

also i currently have a 27" 1080p monitor

would the other 2 monitors need to be matching or not?

 

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thanks for the reply gregster i was just wondering to whether or not ditch the 760

and buy a amd 280x/290pro

or buy the similar variant for nvidia 680/690

or add a 2nd 760?

 

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well not really but if we could keep costs low then i would be very happy to go with the easiest and best way another issue is that im running a OCZ 550W ZS would i need to change GPU or not ?

do the 3 mons have to be identical to run the nvidia set up or do they only have to be this for the 3d surround and not the standard one?

 

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thanks for help gregster really appreciate it

 

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right heres the dilemma i face now i cant get another 760 as my mobo only supports xfire so i get a 770 780 780 ti titan or go to the dark side and switch to amd?

 

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Is 2GB enough to run multi monitor?

i would get a GPU or two with more than 2GB.

which variant of single card solution would you say ?

 

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No probs

Have AMD fixed the stutter in eyefinity yet?

i dont think its an intermittent issue just depends on the setup but will get back

to you guys about which way i go with this seeing that r9 280x runs fine could

be the sweet spot as the PSU may just cope with the power demands of a single card

 

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You would still need 2 of them to get decent settings in modern games (just to give you a heads up).

I will get some bench results for you to look at.

ah i see where your coming from so i should be looking towards the high end to

so gtx680 gtx 780/i gtx titan

7990 r9 290/x

or some variant of xfire

 

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wow thank you for the graphs greg

right so i should really be looking at high then i guess if i require a single card set up

would my 550w PSU be able to handle the power demands of say a gtx 780?

i can see ocuk sell gtx 680s at 250£ a pop but would be a wise option?

 

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You do know that those graphs I did have either 2 680's or 2 Titans?

yeh i know buddy but the first batch had single cards and the 780 wasnt too

bad i guess i wont be playing too many games yet so if a single 780 can handle

it for now i will look into sli and bigger upgrades in future if you get me?

just another question would my amd fx 6300 @ 4gz hold up ?

 

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Yep, A single 780 will be fine if

you turn down settings a tad and

a 780 will be fine with that psu.

awesome solves my headache now gonna guess 2 dvi's and a hdmi for outputs yeh?

 

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2gb is enough normally, but isn't if you have SSAO and AA etc ramped up it will nail the ram hard and lag things up like crazy, my 760 sli set up had no where near enough ram for demanding games with filtering and post processing maxed, and the 780's don't really either, they are frequently maxed out. I think 4gb would be the sweet spot.

That doesn't mean to say they can't run games well or look good, it just depends what people want to run with.

I did see a thread somewhere on the net of a chap that looked at VRAM in multi monitor set ups, he concluded 3 was enough for most, but there are a few titles that demand more. My concern is as time goes on, perhaps there will be more titles that need crazy VRAM.

surely they should have upped the VRAM on the 780ti's but yes it turns out the motherboard is x fire only limiting me to a single GPU solution

as the 550W psu will handle this card fine then it would be a saving made my only issue now is will it fit in my case

currently have a NZXT 210 source elite atm

cpu temp stays sub 30c on stock volts @4ghz

unless you would feel the GTX 680 ocuk currently have in stock is not far behind the gtx 780 i would a bit ouf cash opting for that

on the other hand 1ms mons dont require extra computing power do they ?

 

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would i not be mad to rule out CF 7870s?

since this is going to be costing me money in the end around 300£

flog current mobo and psu for around 70£

then buy a MSI 970A-G46 mobo ~£50

new 850w psu ~£100

add another gtx760 ~£200

then i would not have the regret of knowing that SLI gtx 760s are better then a 780 780ti and titan

 

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currently running 8gb ddr3 1600 mhz and a fx6300@ 4ghz on stock volts

yeh was looking at gold/platinum PSUs

 

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anyone wants to recommend a PSU?