Question Triple Monitor gaming

[jamesisninja]

So, my motherboard is a http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z87G43.html MSI-G43 Z87 board that only supports CrossFire, right now I'm running 1 GTX 770, but I recently upgraded my monitor setup to 3x 1920x1080 monitors, and I think I'm going to want to game across all 3 sometimes, especially on story driven games. So I was wondering if CrossFire is the best way for me to go? Money isn't an issue. I'm just wondering if I should do CrossFire, or if a 780 Ti would do better, or get 1 strong Maxwell card later this year? 

 

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[SAV1OUR]

a single 780ti or cross fire 290x wouldnt even be able o handle 3 monitors due to the lack of vram you would have to looking at something like a titan 

[Coombzy]

a single 780ti or cross fire 290x wouldnt even be able o handle 3 monitors due to the lack of vram you would have to looking at something like a titan 

my 780 ti works fine with high or maxed settings on most of my games (6010x1080 including Battlefield 4 the only game that makes it cry is of course Crysis 3.

[Raboo]

I would get 780 Ti

p.s. Crossfire is for AMD, SLI is for nvidia

[SAV1OUR]

my 780 ti works fine with high or maxed settings on most of my games (6010x1080 including Battlefield 4 the only game that makes it cry is of course Crysis 3.

but across 3 monitors at once? it would struggle to get 30 fps on high 

[Flyguygamer]

Titan black would be your best bet for single card surround.

[Coombzy]

but across 3 monitors at once? it would struggle to get 30 fps on high 

6010x1080 at Ultra it gets 45-60 FPS most of the time.

[jamesisninja]

I would get 780 Ti

p.s. Crossfire is for AMD, SLI is for nvidia

Exactly... my mobo only supports CrossFire, but if I'm doing a single card solution the 780Ti is obviously the most powerful card, hence why I referenced it in my original post. I don't see a point to your PS?

[SAV1OUR]

6010x1080 at Ultra it gets 45-60 FPS most of the time.

still dosent seem right because the 780ti only comes with 3gb ddr5 and its better to have more when gaming over multiple monitors

[TheTechGenius]

When gaming on Triple Monitors, more VRAM is better. x2 Mid to high end GPU's in SLI/Crossfire will be best. x2 780's or 780 Ti's in SLI should be fine running triple monitors.

 

A GTX Titan is really not a gaming card, the only reason its good for triple monitors is because it has a lot of VRAM. I wouldn't get a Titan for any gaming rig. I would just wait awhile until some new gaming cards come out with more VRAM. But like I said, x2 GTX 780 Ti's in SLI should be fine for triple monitors, and you should be able to run everything maxed out completely.

[Imabigmac]

I would wait for maxwell unless the performance your getting is wrecking your appetite for gameing. 

[Coombzy]

still dosent seem right because the 780ti only comes with 3gb ddr5 and its better to have more when gaming over multiple monitors

my old 2GB 670 ran Battlefield 3 (never tried 4) at the same resolution on high getting more than 30 FPS it depends on the map really sometimes it dips but testing the 780 ti for a few rounds on different maps it never dipped below 30 except in the campaign for some odd reason

[dizmo]

a single 780ti or cross fire 290x wouldnt even be able o handle 3 monitors due to the lack of vram you would have to looking at something like a titan 

Why on earth wouldn't 2 290x cards be able to handle 3 1080p panels?

Even 2 7970's can provide great frame rates in that configuration.

[dragosudeki]

I'm pretty sure a single GTX 780 Ti or possibly an R9 290X can run at playable fps with triple monitor. More VRAM would be good, but you should be good for the games out now.

[AlwaysFSX]

Exactly... my mobo only supports CrossFire, but if I'm doing a single card solution the 780Ti is obviously the most powerful card, hence why I referenced it in my original post. I don't see a point to your PS?

Could swap the board for one that supports sli and double up on your 770 for less money spent?

[AddonCustoms]

I have a GTX 660 TI 2gb and play games on 3 monitors,  I play some games at max settings and other at around low - medium, and they are all playable with 30 FPS being the lowest.

 

You should be able to play half you games on medium settings on all 3 monitors, if my 660 TI can then yours should as well.

Edited March 5, 2014 by Marcus_UK

[jamesisninja]

Could swap the board for one that supports sli and double up on your 770 for less money spent?

I would, but there's no other mobos that match my build colour scheme, if there was, I'd do that. But since the money is no issue, I don't want to sacrifice looks if I don't have to. 

EDIT: Actually there is now, the G55, I might do that.

 

I have a GTX 660 TI 2gb and play games on 3 monitors,  I play some games at max settings and other at around low - medium, and they are all playable with 30 FPS being the lowest.

 

You should be able to play half you games on medium settings on all 3 monitors, if my 660 TI can then yours should as well.

 

I'm looking to play my games on high/ultra at ~60 FPS. 

[Raboo]

Exactly... my mobo only supports CrossFire, but if I'm doing a single card solution the 780Ti is obviously the most powerful card, hence why I referenced it in my original post. I don't see a point to your PS?

I thought you meant do crossfire with your GTX 770

[AlwaysFSX]

I would, but there's no other mobos that match my build colour scheme, if there was, I'd do that. But since the money is no issue, I don't want to sacrifice looks if I don't have to. 

EDIT: Actually there is now, the G55, I might do that.

 

 

I'm looking to play my games on high/ultra at ~60 FPS. 

Yeah the G55 is the same board but with 2x SLI support.