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[Chrisroman]

My system specs are in sig...

I'm starting to do more gaming and my single 7970 doesn't cut it for eyefinity on 3x30 screens. I'm no pro gamer, I would be happy with consistent gameplay at 60fps+

Here are the constraints

1. I don't want to upgrade my core system right now, just the GPU's
2. I don't want to invest in water cooling on this rig, so needs to be air cooled
3. Motherboard supports 3x GPU, so that's an option.
4. I'm open to selling current GPU to put towards purchase of different tech
5. Budget.... under $1,000 USD out of pocket

Please share thoughts/ideas

Thanks!

 

[450]

I think you should reconsider upgrading your CPUs.

 

[suiken_2mieu]

As someone who runs 7680x1600, id stay away from xfire 7970s. I get a lot of micro stutter. Though that may be addressed soon. Though if you need something now. Two titans sound good or two 780's.

 

[Thorin08]

I think you should reconsider upgrading your CPUs.

His i7-950 o.c. to 3.8 ghz has plenty of strength to push the 7970 maximum bandwidth through the pci-e lanes. I don't think its the chip that is keeping him back but rather more raw gpu power that would come in the addition of another card.

What kind of resolution ideally are you trying to shoot for? what games are you playing the most right now?

 

[Araxie]

As someone who runs 7680x1600, id stay away from xfire 7970s. I get a lot of micro stutter. Though that may be addressed soon. Though if you need something now. Two titans sound good or two 780's.

with 3 Xfire setup. most of the problem with microstuttering are solved... so why not 3x HD7970?? he's budget its 1000$ so two TITANS (who I think its the best option btw) are not possible...

to the OP you can sell your 7970 and go with SLI GTX780.. ..

 

[Thorin08]

with 3 Xfire setup. most of the problem with microstuttering are solved... so why not 3x HD7970?? he's budget its 1000$ so two TITANS (who I think its the best option btw) are not possible...

to the OP you can sell your 7970 and go with SLI GTX780.. ..

He mentions that he wants to game on a eyefinity setup so gotta keep that in mind when you offer SLI.

instead of getting 2 more cards...couldn't he technically x-fire with a 7990? that would be in his budget could very well provide the ooomph he needs for 3 monitors, avoid the micro stuttering and also be to run both cards at 2.0x16 bandwidth

 

[Araxie]

He mentions that he wants to game on a xfinity setup so gotta keep that in mind when you offer SLI.

instead of getting 2 more cards...couldn't he technically x-fire with a 7990? that would be in his budget could very well provide the ooomph he needs for 3 monitors, avoid the micro stuttering and also be to run both cards at 2.0x16 bandwidth

cuz still a single 7990 its over 1000$...

 

[Thorin08]

Diamond is selling it at their site for 999.00 http://www.diamondmm.com/product/73-diamond-amd-radeon-hd-7990-pcie-6g-gddr5-video-graphics-card

 

[suiken_2mieu]

with 3 Xfire setup. most of the problem with microstuttering are solved... so why not 3x HD7970?? he's budget its 1000$ so two TITANS (who I think its the best option btw) are not possible...

to the OP you can sell your 7970 and go with SLI GTX780.. ..

Ah didn't see that.

 

[Trackr]

You could:

Sell the HD 7970 and buy GTX 780 SLi. 1,000$ + 300$ = 650$ + 650$.

That would give you exactly twice the performance of a single HD 7970 (without the inefficiencies of crossfire).

Or, you could just buy two more HD 7970's. That would likely give you 15-20% more performance than GTX 780 SLi, but it would also cost a lot more in electricity, be more noisy and generate more heat.

 

[257Tony]

You could:

Sell the HD 7970 and buy GTX 780 SLi. 1,000$ + 300$ = 650$ + 650$.

That would give you exactly twice the performance of a single HD 7970 (without the inefficiencies of crossfire).

Or, you could just buy two more HD 7970's. That would likely give you 15-20% more performance than GTX 780 SLi, but it would also cost a lot more in electricity, be more noisy and generate more heat.

This would be my recommendation also, sell you current card for $300 or more, buy two 780's.

This is coming from a guy that runs eyefinity off a single 7970, and has had 7970 xfire in the past.