want to run nvidia surround/eyefinity

siumatfung · 3 Jan 2014 at 21:45

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?

Gregster · 3 Jan 2014 at 22:02

The 760 isn't a very powerful card but I personally don't believe there is a single GPU solution except a 7990 or 690 that is capable of running 3 screens at high spec in games.

I have used triple 1080P 120Hz screens with no issues at all on nVidia 680's (2 of them) and Titans (2 of them).

You can always get another 760 for SLI and this should be able to run most games with very decent details

You can run surround with 3 of the same resolution monitors but not for instance two 1080P's and a 1680x1050.

siumatfung · 3 Jan 2014 at 22:12

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?

Gregster · 3 Jan 2014 at 22:16

Glad to give some advice to surround gamers

All those cards you mention will require 2 of. The cheapest and best option would be to get another 760 (They are pretty fast). I connected all mine with 3 D-DVI connectors and it was the easiest set up ever.

Did you have a budget in mind?

siumatfung · 3 Jan 2014 at 22:26

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?

Gregster · 3 Jan 2014 at 22:36

They can be 3 different monitors but the same resolution is essential. Technically, you could run 2 X 1660P monitors and 1 1080P monitor but the other two would need to run at 1080P (If that makes sense).

Also, that PSU would need to be changed and I would go for a decent make 850W PSU. I ran 2 680's on a 750W with no issue but it didn't leave much room, so 850W for safety or higher.

siumatfung · 3 Jan 2014 at 23:27

thanks for help gregster :-)

really appreciate it ;-)

siumatfung · 4 Jan 2014 at 02:24

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?

humbug · 4 Jan 2014 at 03:11

Is 2GB enough to run multi monitor?

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

siumatfung · 4 Jan 2014 at 03:13

humbug said:
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 ?

humbug · 4 Jan 2014 at 04:17

siumatfung said:
which variant of single card solution would you say ?

280X / 780 / R9 290

Gregster · 4 Jan 2014 at 13:09

siumatfung said:
thanks for help gregster really appreciate it

No probs

Have AMD fixed the stutter in eyefinity yet?

siumatfung · 4 Jan 2014 at 13:31

Gregster said:
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

Gregster · 4 Jan 2014 at 13:34

siumatfung said:
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

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.

Rusty0611 · 4 Jan 2014 at 13:36

humbug said:
Is 2GB enough to run multi monitor?

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

With the grunt from a single 760 (or even dual in most games) you can't have any MSAA so VRAM doesn't really come into it.

siumatfung · 4 Jan 2014 at 13:44

Gregster said:
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

Gregster · 4 Jan 2014 at 13:46

As you can see, you need a couple of cards as a minimum to get playable frames with decent settings.

Gregster · 4 Jan 2014 at 13:56

And here is my benching, which you can use as a rough guide.

GTX 680 SLI

GTX 680 SLI

GTX Titan SLI

siumatfung · 4 Jan 2014 at 13:59

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?

Gregster · 4 Jan 2014 at 14:10

siumatfung said:
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?

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