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What setup should I go for?

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Kero_1116

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Hi all,

I am planning to upgrade my computer as Haswell is being released. Currently, I have 3 2048x1152 monitors which I am using Eyefinity with my 5770 card.

Should i go with the dual card route? Which card should I go for without breaking the bank? I was thinking of getting 1 gtx 780.

To make things even more difficult, I have 2 spare monitors which I plan on using as a screen to surf the net while playing games.

THe games I play are WoW, L4D and plan on playing many other games in the future while utilizing the 3 2048x1152 screen. I like to run things in high settings.

Thanks
 
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A single 780 would be a massive, massive upgrade from your 5770. If you want dual cards I would go with two 4gb gtx 770's, they will be hitting shelves very soon (looks like Gigabyte already has one out). That would be a very powerful solution that should last you a long time.

Dont listen to the people that will hate on your q6600, at the high resolution you are gaming at it will get the job done.
 
I've never tried anything with that kind of resolution, but I would avoid going multi-card. I think a single 7970 or the 780 would be enough (with three screens, I think VRAM might be an issue). You're pushing 7 MPixels.
 
Go 780. 770 is just a rebranded 680. I see no point in it. 780 has bigger memory bus which will help at higher resolution. the benches may be higher on 770 sli but I gaurantee 780 will be smoother for sure.
 
Eureka! said:
I've never tried anything with that kind of resolution, but I would avoid going multi-card. I think a single 7970 or the 780 would be enough (with three screens, I think VRAM might be an issue). You're pushing 7 MPixels.
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Avoiding multi-card solutions for that resolution is a much worse idea, actually. Not to mention, SLI works quite well.
 
RamonGTP said:
Avoiding multi-card solutions for that resolution is a much worse idea, actually. Not to mention, SLI works quite well.
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Let me rephrase... if the budget allows for 1 780, the only cards he could SLI would be 660 Tis and it's not worthwhile. SLIing two 670s would cost a bit more than a 780.
 
Ummmm because the 780 is 56% faster due to the memory bandwidthin metro a 770 or 680 would absolutely demolish a 7970 if it wasn't crippled by bandwidth. 780 goes from 16% faster at 1080p to 56% faster at 5760x1080. That's a bottleneck on the 770 obviously.
 
HOODedDutchman said:
Ummmm because the 780 is 56% faster due to the memory bandwidthin metro a 770 or 680 would absolutely demolish a 7970 if it wasn't crippled by bandwidth. 780 goes from 16% faster at 1080p to 56% faster at 5760x1080. That's a bottleneck on the 770 obviously.
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More likely a CPU bottleneck than memory, IMHO. Either way, thee 770 being so much cheaper makes it a great choice for just about any setup. $250 less for single card, or only $150 more to get 770 SLI.

There is no way to prove that a 680 would "absolutely demolish" a 7970 due to memory bottleneck, so why claim it??
 
Lol ! A CPU bottleneck at 5760x1080 haha. And the 770 is bottlenecked but the 780 isn't??? Your comment makes no sense. The reviewer even says its because of memory bandwidth.
 
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HOODedDutchman said:
Lol ! A CPU bottleneck at 5760x1080 haha. And the 770 is bottlenecked but the 780 isn't??? Your comment makes no sense. The reviewer even says its because of memory bandwidth.
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CPU bottleneck at 1080p, which is why the 780 pulls away at high res, like you claimed, because the CPU bottleneck is removed.
 
And the op is planning on running triple monitor. So with the CPU bottleneck you speak of out of the equation the 780 is that much faster. Ur kind of proving my point. Metro is well known to be extremely dependant on bandwidth. Bandwidth is the cause of the huge lead the 780 has in metro there's no question.
 
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And the op is planning on running triple monitor. So with the CPU bottleneck you speak of out of the equation the 780 is that much faster. Ur kind of proving my point. Metro is well known to be extremely dependant on bandwidth. Bandwidth is the cause of the huge lead the 780 has in metro there's no question.
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No, I'm not. The 780 has a much more powerful GPU, as it should for 60% more money.
 
Whatever. This is trivial waste of time argument. Big point is 770 is old tech rebranded. 780 is new tech. Drivers will have gains and for an insane resolution like the op will be running it will have a better experience. Surround is horrible when u run out of memory. High frame rates but constant stutter. Went through this with 470 sli and tri sli. Huge number but stutter because I needed far more vram. 780 will be a better experience IMO. Many games will force you to run lower settings with 770 sli than a 780 could independently handle. Plus there's the option of a 2nd later which will b great in surround. 4gb may help but the bus speed will negate the extra vram pretty quickly.
 
Just to let you guys know, I will upgrade my CPU. So the Q6600 issue is not really an issue.
 
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