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3 way GTX 980 SLI or 2 x titan x sli?

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2 way titan x

or at least i would

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Truthfully, If you have the money I would go for the SLI Titan X's.  Scaling sucks on 3 cards

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Theoretically 2x Titan X is as powerful as 3x 980 but with 8GB more VRAM and none of that TRI-SLI scaling nonsense. Plus it's about the same price too.

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dual config is pretty much the best experience, plus its titan x

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You'll have more scaling problems with a 3 way SLI configuration. 2 way SLI configurations have wider support in games and you'll be getting the 12GB of VRAM for better support for triple A titles down the road.

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Theoretically 2x Titan X is as powerful as 3x 980 but with 8GB more VRAM and none of that TRI-SLI scaling nonsense. Plus it's about the same price too.

wheres the 8gb of v ram coming from?

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1440hz??? Jesus man

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Titan X SLI is better than three 980 SLI. Your not going to use anywhere near the 12 gig of vram on the titan but its handy just in case.

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wheres the 8gb of v ram coming from?

The Titan X is a 12GB single GPU card, so you get 8GB more than the 4GB in the GTX 980. TBH the Titan X is the only GPU currently out that is truly designed for 4K gaming, all other cards are either too weak or just don't have enough vRAM, so go with the 2 Titan X in SLI (less problems than if you used 3x 980's - and you won't run out of vRAM).

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and a 1440hz for internet and stuff.

Did you mean 1440p? Not hertz

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Thought you would use the 4k monitor for internet and stuff since its only 60hz and the 1080p 144hz monitor for gaming. 

 

144hz is best used for gaming , I guess its ok in windows.

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Thought you would use the 4k monitor is internet and stuff since its only 60hz and the 1080p 144hz monitor for gaming. 

 

144hz is best used for gaming , I guess its ok in windows.

Maybe I got it mixed up idk lol

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You can use both for gaming. 4k monitor has better resolution but your stuck at 60hz. The 1080p monitor is a less resolution but will playing a lot smoother at 144hz.  Depends on what you like. Better graphics or better smoother gameplay. :)

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I've had a 3way GTX980 SLI. It's okay but not as good as a GTX Titan X 2way SLI that I have now with my 4K G-Sync monitor. You have better min FPS with the Titan X 2way and besides that more VRAM and the best part of it is the 2way doesn't have many scaling issues, more than 2 cards don not scale very well. In synthetic benchmarks it looks like they do, but real world performance is something different.

I run my Titan Xs with custom watercooling and I'm able to OC them both to 1500MHz boost stable at max 34 degree Celsius. And once in a while you want to play a game that doesn't come with a SLI profile, and this is where the Titan X shines even more. Because in scenarios like that it's still enough power for these games in 4K.

 

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Truthfully, If you have the money I would go for the SLI Titan X's. Scaling sucks on 3 cards

Scaling sucks on 4 cards.. 3 way is fine

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I've had a 3way GTX980 SLI. It's okay but not as good as a GTX Titan X 2way SLI that I have now with my 4K G-Sync monitor. You have better min FPS with the Titan X 2way and besides that more VRAM and the best part of it is the 2way doesn't have many scaling issues, more than 2 cards don not scale very well. In synthetic benchmarks it looks like they do, but real world performance is something different.

I run my Titan Xs with custom watercooling and I'm able to OC them both to 1500MHz boost stable at max 34 degree Celsius. And once in a while you want to play a game that doesn't come with a SLI profile, and this is where the Titan X shines even more. Because in scenarios like that it's still enough power for these games in 4K.

Updated FS numbers on 1500 BC yet?

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The Titan X is a 12GB single GPU card, so you get 8GB more than the 4GB in the GTX 980. TBH the Titan X is the only GPU currently out that is truly designed for 4K gaming, all other cards are either too weak or just don't have enough vRAM, so go with the 2 Titan X in SLI (less problems than if you used 3x 980's - and you won't run out of vRAM).

oh gotcha was like whered that number come from :P

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