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Will my 660ti 3gb handle well a PB278Q Monitor?

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Hey guys, I'm about to buy a new monitor for me, I use for games mostly, however this semester I will be working with a lot CAD, video editing and Photos. However I dont really know if my video card will handle well when I go play games, I dont play on ultra, Im very happy with high, or sometimes medium. Since the resolution will increase, it will demand more of the card, so I dont think it will change much if on the configuration on games(I hope it doesnt change much) or should I just buy a new graphics card when 800series come and then buy the monitor. (I prefer buying the monitor before I buy the graphics card, but if is going to have such a big effect I may try to wait for a 800 or just buy a 780 in this case and later buy the monitor)

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It could likely handle medium just fine. I know @ has a 1440p monitor and a 7870 Hawk (lel)

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I would buy a new graphics card, then buy the monitor. 1440p not really worth it on a 660 Ti. It can be done but you are going to have to do some serious lowering of settings. Which defeats the point of upgrading your resolution in the first place.

 

If you can wait, wait for the 880, if not just grab a 780 6GB or R9 290. 

 

 

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1440p with a 660ti?

Maybe at low-medium settings if you want to get at least 60fps.

Buy a new GPU first.

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I would buy a new graphics card, then buy the monitor. 1440p not really worth it on a 660 Ti. It can be done but you are going to have to do some serious lowering of settings. Which defeats the point of upgrading your resolution in the first place.

 

If you can wait, wait for the 880, if not just grab a 780 6GB or R9 290. 

What if I buy the monitor and wait until 880 launches or get a 780 or 780ti depending on how much the price drop?

I dont play much while in school, however when I play I like the nice graphs anyways.

 

 

1440p with a 660ti?

Maybe at low-medium settings if you want to get at least 60fps.

Buy a new GPU first.

its going too be that much of a hit??

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its going too be that much of a hit??

You can get the monitor, see if you enjoy playing your games at medium settings (which you wont) then when the 800 series comes out, buy a 870, 880, or 780/780ti depending on the prices.

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What if I buy the monitor and wait until 880 launches or get a 780 or 780ti depending on how much the price drop?

I dont play much while in school, however when I play I like the nice graphs anyways.

 

If buying the monitor now will benefit your CAD, Video Editing and Photo work then go ahead and do it. But trying to play games on it will just be disappointing. Which is why I would wait until I had the appropriate graphics power to drive the monitor. Unless you feel outside of games it will be beneficial. 

 

 

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Hey guys, I'm about to buy a new monitor for me, I use for games mostly, however this semester I will be working with a lot CAD, video editing and Photos. However I dont really know if my video card will handle well when I go play games, I dont play on ultra, Im very happy with high, or sometimes medium. Since the resolution will increase, it will demand more of the card, so I dont think it will change much if on the configuration on games(I hope it doesnt change much) or should I just buy a new graphics card when 800series come and then buy the monitor. (I prefer buying the monitor before I buy the graphics card, but if is going to have such a big effect I may try to wait for a 800 or just buy a 780 in this case and later buy the monitor)

I have 2 3GB 660tis and they handle games at 1440p extremely well.

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a think "one" R9 280 can do the job on 1440p (and is a 3GB card also, with 384 bits)

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the 660 ti cannot fully utilize the 3GB of VRAM, which you'll probably need for 2.5K gaming.

It can.

 

Anyway, OP, it depends entirely on the games. *MOST* (yes, most) games will run at 1440p on high on a 660Ti. New and very demanding OR unoptimized games (like BF4/Crysis 3/Watch Dogs/etc) will need settings turned down, but LoL/DoTA/CoD (BO2 and below)/BF:BC2/Killing Floor/L4D2/CS:GO/Dark Souls 2/Borderlands 2/etc? No problems. Since you don't really care about supreme graphics, @Nerykrugeer, you'll probably do fine until you can get a better GPU. 

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I have 2 3GB 660tis and they handle games at 1440p extremely well.

I was looking to buy another 660ti 3b, but they are so hard to find, and when you find, the bids are sometimes on the 200+ or 280+, so doesnt make me want to buy them, when if i put a little more i can get a 4gb 770 :/, but if you can test for me with one, and let me know how it handles it would be awesome =D.

 

 

If buying the monitor now will benefit your CAD, Video Editing and Photo work then go ahead and do it. But trying to play games on it will just be disappointing. Which is why I would wait until I had the appropriate graphics power to drive the monitor. Unless you feel outside of games it will be beneficial. 

yeah it would be nice to have for photo, video editing and CAD. it would help me to give a better final work than my basic 1080p.

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Entry level for 1440p is an R9 280X or a GeForce GTX 780.

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It can.

 

Anyway, OP, it depends entirely on the games. *MOST* (yes, most) games will run at 1440p on high on a 660Ti. New and very demanding OR unoptimized games (like BF4/Crysis 3/Watch Dogs/etc) will need settings turned down, but LoL/DoTA/CoD (BO2 and below)/BF:BC2/Killing Floor/L4D2/CS:GO/Dark Souls 2/Borderlands 2/etc? No problems. Since you don't really care about supreme graphics, @Nerykrugeer, you'll probably do fine until you can get a better GPU. 

Yeah i dont really care about supreme graphics, at some point, yeah right now I do play BF4, but i left on medium just because I dont care about optimization as long I can play with fps above 60+ with space to breath. Yeah i will buy a better gpu at some point, but not now. on my head the monitor makes more sense to me, but its always nice to know what are the dificults I may have on gaming situations. but also since 800 series is coming I would like to have a nicer monitor also =D

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Entry level for 1440p is an R9 280X or a GeForce GTX 780.

true that for games I guess, maybe for what I will be doing mainly not that much, so I can maybe get a nice 880 later  or just a 780 when prices drop

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