Which card do I want for 3440x1440 in an FT-02 Case?

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Boyiee

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Basically two questions.

Which GPU do I want to power a 21:9 3440x1440 monitor, and which model do I want to handle the 90 degree mobo rotation of the Silverstone FT-02.

I ask because of the way the intake and exhaust on the cards would work in this case, do I want a blower or not etc.

I'm tempted to buy a 970 due to the price and maybe upgrade to Sli later on, but I might not want to spend that extra money in the future and might be better off just getting a 980 now.
 
Look at the strix review they just did. That 21:9 res will be 30% harder to drive that 2560. Look at the numbers and minus 30% roughly from their figures and you will see one card aint gonna cut it at all. Im very interested in that monitor also but im not willing to have over a grand just in graphics just to drive the damn thing

SLI will almost be a requirement for decent frames. 980's have the blower style cooler with very little 970's having that option. I really dont know what you should do cause im facing the same questions.
 
If I need more than a single 980 I'll probably go the sli 970 route.
 
most games I am getting close to 60 fps with a single 970 overclocked. Some dip a little below on ultra. That is without anything like supersampling or tesselation. Those will kill performance even for a 1080p. Still easier to drive than 4k. I would say sli 970 would be best as a single gtx 980 would work for current games but future games like witcher 3 might dip down to the 50fps or lower and will need sli. If you can wait for the 8gb version it might be worth it. So far a lot of games are reaching over 4 gb. 8gb would give a lot of headroom for games that utilize a lot of vram. Ideally sli 970 8gb but i think 4gb is fine.
 
I can probably wait, but I don't think I want to go over 700ish on cards... fiance would have a fit lol.

The single 970 might fit the bill for now, and maybe adding on a second later... depends on the price of 8gb.
 
Single 980 (OC'd to 1500 MHz) handles 3440x1440 very well. I had a second for a few weeks but sold it as it seemed like more than I needed honestly.

I'll probably upgrade to GM200 (the true 780 / 780Ti replacement) also... whenever that comes. If it's as big of a jump as the 780 Ti was to 680 we could be looking at 40-50% gains over a 980, which would probably put single card gaming still in reach on newer games. Right now I don't feel the need for SLI so might as well wait.
 
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I have a LG 3440*1440 and a single 780TI with a good OC it's not enough to max everything at 60 fps.
I sometime need to lower a setting or 2 (or 3). It's still pretty good with most title though. Kinda depends a lot on your requirements/games you play.
So while you might/should be fine with a 980, I doubt you'd be happy with a single 970.
 
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Relayer said:
blower coolers w/vapor chambers work best in that case.
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This, that case has no side fans to force air inbetween the cards. The hdd cage is also pretty close to the bottom card. I had much better luck with blower coolers in that case than with those dual fan coolers.
 
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