Best 980 for OC w/watercooling that have 2 DP outputs?

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Neon01

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I have two monitors that require DP input, and Nvidia control panel requires me to have both displays plugged into the same card if I want to enable SLI max performance. Since my 780s only have 1 DP out, I can only have one display on each, meaning I can't use both of them for my desktop. I can switch them back and forth for gaming, but if I wanted both for desktop I'd have to disable SLI.

I was leaning toward the 980 classys for the voltage control, but those only have 2 DVI, 1 HDMI, and 1 DP output. Unless the 980s act differently in SLI?...

Aside: can Win 8 use different DPI scaling for multiple displays? I'm hoping to pair my current 3440x1440 with a UHD in the future.
 
rabidz7 said:
Get some 980 Classies and a DVI->DP adapter.
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Thanks, but I think DL-DVI is limited to 2560x1600@60hz. I don't think it can handle even 3440x1440@60hz, which is ~20% higher data rate.
 
Neon01 said:
Thanks, but I think DL-DVI is limited to 2560x1600@60hz. I don't think it can handle even 3440x1440@60hz, which is ~20% higher data rate.
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Not true. Plenty of people use 2560x1440@120Hz, which needs more bandwidth than 3840x2160@60Hz, over DL-DVI just fine. You may need to setup a custom 3440x1440 resolution in the nVidia Control Panel, though.
 
http://www.galaxstore.net/product-p/98nqh6dnd2tx.htm

The 980 HOF has 3 DP outputs, and if it's more juice you're looking then this is the way to go. Plus, if you're planning to put it on water and want to really crank up the voltage, I'll save you the trouble of looking for this handy dandy little utility:

http://www.adrive.com/public/YbVc8A/HOF_NVVDD_Public_V2.rar

From what I've been told, the power delivery system we use basically overrides BIOS voltage limitations, making custom firmware largely unnecessary. It does have dual BIOS though if you choose to go that route.

Also should you ever need help with anything there's a rep here on the forums. :)
 
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