Large Resolution, No Gaming, Crossfire Advantages / Disadvantages

[skippytheturtle]

I have 2 280x graphics cards, and will soon be building a computer with an extremely large resolution. I am wondering what the advantages and disadvantages are of using the cards in crossfire. 

 

When in crossfire the vram of only one card is available. So when running not in crossfire all of the vram on both cards is available. I will be using outputs on both card.

 

The cards are Gigabyte 280x Revision 2.0 cards (GV-R928XOC-3GD)

 

Thank you!

[Bagmup]

What resolution?

[Notree]

Why would you buy  2x 280x if your not gaming?

[skippytheturtle]

What resolution?

8k

 

Why would you buy  2x 280x if your not gaming?

I got them SUPER cheap. And I need 4 Displayport out 

 

 

Thanks 

[Freaky_spider]

8k

 

I got them SUPER cheap. And I need 4 Displayport out 

 

 

Thanks 

bullshit, there arent 8K monitors

 

and even if there were, 4 way titan Z's on linux can run it... (linux can handle 8 GPUs, but im not sure if you can game with all of them)

[skippytheturtle]

bullshit, there arent 8K monitors

 

and even if there were, 4 way titan Z's on linux can run it... (linux can handle 8 GPUs, but im not sure if you can game with all of them)

I am not gaming, 4x. Dell UP2414q (only 4k ips monitor I could find)

 

More specifically pretty much all they will be doing is plotting lines on the desktop and webpages.

 

Youtube videos will be only shown on one monitor at a time due to the bezels. 

[Bagmup]

8k

 

I got them SUPER cheap. And I need 4 Displayport out 

 

 

Thanks 

 

Nothing will run two, 4K monitors that you'll be happy with. Let alone two shitty 280X's, good luck with that.

[Freaky_spider]

I am not gaming, 4x. Dell UP2414q (only 4k ips monitor I could find)

sorry

 

well, id say maybe wait for maxwell, but rumours have said that it will have smaller bus then the 7xx series

 

AMD is rumoured to launch a new top end card in the next months with a fully unlocked hawaii core

 

i wouldnt buy a current gen card, but if youre in a hurry buy 2 290x's or 2  6 GB 780's

 

Nothing will run two, 4K monitors that you'll be happy with. Let alone two shitty 280X's, good luck with that.

8K needs 4 4K monitors to be 8K

 

also, he wont be gaming on them, as stated above

[skippytheturtle]

 

 

8K needs 4 4K monitors to be 8K

 

also, he wont be gaming on them, as stated above

 

The dell up2414q is a 4k monitor, I will be getting 4 of them to make 8k

[Freaky_spider]

The dell up2414q is a 4k monitor, I will be getting 4 of them to make 8k

i know, i was responding to the reply above that that statest that you only need 2 4K monitors

[skippytheturtle]

i know, i was responding to the reply above that that statest that you only need 2 4K monitors

Sorry I never saw that reply

 

yes you need 4x 4k to have 8k

 

Thanks 

[xloexs]

Two 280X will not be able to run four 4K display, and if you are not using crossfire to link them together, only one card will be doing the processing. 

Quad titan black in sli have trouble doing high in triple 4K, two 280X running four 4K display is..........*nah*

not seeing the point buying all the 4K monitors when you are running two 280X, not worth it.

[skippytheturtle]

Two 280X will not be able to run four 4K display, and if you are not using crossfire to link them together, only one card will be doing the processing. 

Quad titan black in sli have trouble doing high in triple 4K, two 280X running four 4K display is..........*nah*

not seeing the point buying all the 4K monitors when you are running two 280X, not worth it.

 

I will be sitting at the desktop NOT gaming at all. The most intensive thing I will be doing is looking at random websites, and looking at graphs. Nothing too intensive so frame rate does not matter much because the graphs only update every minuet

[xloexs]

I will be sitting at the desktop NOT gaming at all. The most intensive thing I will be doing is looking at random websites, and looking at graphs. Nothing too intensive so frame rate does not matter much because the graphs only update every minuet

Are you gonna make the four 4K monitor one big ass monitor or make the 4 separate ones?

[PokémonTrainerFour]

I will be sitting at the desktop NOT gaming at all. The most intensive thing I will be doing is looking at random websites, and looking at graphs. Nothing too intensive so frame rate does not matter much because the graphs only update every minuet

 

What even needs that much screen real estate? How many graphs do you look at at once?

I can't imagine it'll be that bad of an experience though.

[skippytheturtle]

Are you gonna make the four 4K monitor one big ass monitor or make the 4 separate ones?

Separate Monitors. Specifically extended windows desktops but only one thing open on each. Like word on one and chrome on another.

 

 

What even needs that much screen real estate? How many graphs do you look at at once?

I can't imagine it'll be that bad of an experience though.

 

Graphs that are forever long but need to be really detailed.

And eBay listings (thousands of them) without scrolling so much.

Excel documents, analyzing of financial data.

 

Keep in mind I am far from blind, I can see the really small elements on my 2560x1440 monitor just fine.