Two gpus or one GTX Titan Z

[Noble372]

What one will give me the most fps? is there two gpus any one can recommend for the same price as this one card that will get me much more fps? Or be much more powerful thank you.

[Nvoltis]

Why a Titan Z?

 

2x 980's

[Jobbe03]

2 980s 

[LukaP]

Why a Titan Z?

 

2x 980's

qft. more expensive doth nayeth equal more fps, especially with titans.

[virtualTune]

What one will give me the most fps? is there two gpus any one can recommend for the same price as this one card that will get me much more fps? Or be much more powerful thank you.

what makes you believe a Titan Z will get you "much more" fps?

[Real_PhillBert]

Yeah... SLI'ed 980's will crush a Titan Z.

[ZestyJalapeno]

just get 980/780ti in sli or a 295x2. Hell, get two Titan Blacks. Anything but the Titan Z. The Titan Z is about as porposeful as a $1000 HDMI cable.

[Noble372]

what makes you believe a Titan Z will get you "much more" fps?

I do not it is just the most exspensive gpu so i thought should i get that or would i be better off with two gpus

[D2ultima]

Let me quote myself here, taken from the vRAM information guide:

 

What about those SLI cards like the R9 295X2 with 8GB or the GTX Titan Z with 12GB vRAM? Should I get those instead of two separate cards?

NO. Cards like that are marketed underhandedly. Dual-GPU cards are listed almost unanimously with the sum of the vRAM on each card. When you use them in their intended SLI/CrossfireX formats, the vRAM data is copied across both cards, so you end up with 1/2 the listed vRAM in effect. The 295X2 is simply two 290X 4GB cards... with a $500 USD jack up in price. The Titan Z is even worse; it's two downclocked GTX Titan Black 6GB cards... with a $1000 USD markup in price. NEVER buy them. Ever. Don't let anybody you know buy them. Stab em if you have to. Do *NOT* let them waste that kinda cash. Even if you make the arguement that you could buy 2 of them and get 4-way SLI/Xfire going on a board not normally built for 4-way card setups, the money you save ALONE from not buying them could get you an i7-4930K hexacore and a $500 board for it. And if you were considering 2 Titan Z's... well. Let me not START with what I could use the extra cash for.

[Jerakl]

Let me quote myself here, taken from the vRAM information guide:

 

What about those SLI cards like the R9 295X2 with 8GB or the GTX Titan Z with 12GB vRAM? Should I get those instead of two separate cards?

NO. Cards like that are marketed underhandedly. Dual-GPU cards are listed almost unanimously with the sum of the vRAM on each card. When you use them in their intended SLI/CrossfireX formats, the vRAM data is copied across both cards, so you end up with 1/2 the listed vRAM in effect. The 295X2 is simply two 290X 4GB cards... with a $500 USD jack up in price. The Titan Z is even worse; it's two downclocked GTX Titan Black 6GB cards... with a $1000 USD markup in price. NEVER buy them. Ever. Don't let anybody you know buy them. Stab em if you have to. Do *NOT* let them waste that kinda cash. Even if you make the arguement that you could buy 2 of them and get 4-way SLI/Xfire going on a board not normally built for 4-way card setups, the money you save ALONE from not buying them could get you an i7-4930K hexacore and a $500 board for it. And if you were considering 2 Titan Z's... well. Let me not START with what I could use the extra cash for.

Set text to automatic color plz. Save the eyes!

[virtualTune]

I do not it is just the most exspensive gpu so i thought should i get that or would i be better off with two gpus

that mentality will kill your wallet for no reason. The Titan Z is not designed for gaming so the price/performance in gaming is hugely unbalanced. Triple 980s is the best you can do and still save a chunk of money. Also, please tell me you are playing at 1600p (sourround) or 4k. Otherwise either of these two options are overkill.

[othertomperson]

Get four 980s. It'll be £450 cheaper. Which is conveniently about the price of a 4K monitor.

[D2ultima]

Set text to automatic color plz. Save the eyes!

I said I quoted my guide... it has a red "NO." in there that I put in manually.

[Briggsy]

What one will give me the most fps? is there two gpus any one can recommend for the same price as this one card that will get me much more fps? Or be much more powerful thank you.

 

two 295x2's in Quadfire will net the most fps atm, for less money than a Titanball Z.

[D2ultima]

that mentality will kill your wallet for no reason. The Titan Z is not designed for gaming so the price/performance in gaming is hugely unbalanced. Triple 980s is the best you can do and still save a chunk of money. Also, please tell me you are playing at 1600p (sourround) or 4k. Otherwise either of these two options are overkill.

Not for 120Hz/3D play, especially at 1440p.

[Juganog]

980s would win but if you have the cash a titan z would possibly be the better choice

[Jerakl]

I said I quoted my guide... it has a red "NO." in there that I put in manually.

You can still highlight it and change the text color. Which you should've done.

[D2ultima]

You can still highlight it and change the text color. Which you should've done.

Could you explain why I should have done this exactly? You're the only person who said anything about it.

[Jerakl]

Could you explain why I should have done this exactly? You're the only person who said anything about it.

If you don't set the text color to night theme, it appears grey. Night theme users will have their eyes murdered by this.

[virtualTune]

Not for 120Hz/3D play, especially at 1440p.

Good point. I was just afraid he wants to play these games 1080p on 60hz

[D2ultima]

If you don't set the text color to night theme, it appears grey. Night theme users will have their eyes murdered by this.

Fixed then