Triple 1080p gaming graphics requirements

[Roarasauras]

Hey LTT community!

I've recently been playing around with the idea of a triple surround gaming system but I'm not sure about how much power I would need to run demanding games (eg. BF4) at Ultra settings with lots of eye candy turned on.

Also if you could point me towards some relatively cheap monitors that would be cool too but It doesn't matter if you don't.

Thanks.

 

 

 

[Altecice]

your easily looking at two 290x's or two 980's if your wanting to ultra out BF4 and other such games. As for monitors stick to IPS

[Maheshvara]

I'm guessing something around 970 should be enough, but i'd be more comfortable with 980/290x(for the high resolution )

 

As for monitor recommendation: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/benq-monitor-rl2455hm

[XTankSlayerX]

I can run Surround at some funky resolution maxed at 45FPS with a 770

[Maheshvara]

your easily looking at two 290x's or two 980's if your wanting to ultra out BF4 and other such games. As for monitors stick to IPS

Isn't that a little bit overkill  

[FearMe]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU14/1001

 

A single 980 gets 42.2 FPS on average playing in 4K so I think either a single 980/SLI 970s would be your best bet.

[Oshino Shinobu]

For Ultra and good FPS, you're looking at 2x 290x or 980s and above really. 

[Semper]

your easily looking at two 290x's or two 980's if your wanting to ultra out BF4 and other such games. As for monitors stick to IPS

Erm... The 780 is capable of running BF4 on ultra a 1.5x supersampling res on 1080p.

only times I drop below 60 is when I run into events that would cripple anything... such as multiple simultaneous explosions, particle effects, and fire.

[Roarasauras]

Erm... The 780 is capable of running BF4 on ultra a 1.5x supersampling res on 1080p.

only times I drop below 60 is when I run into events that would cripple anything... such as multiple simultaneous explosions, particle effects, and fire.

Is that on one 1080p or what?

[Semper]

Is that on one 1080p or what?

super-sampled, yeah, a single 1080p with a secondary non-gaming oriented monitor (usually running battlescreen)

if you turn off supersampling, however, I have no problem powering 3x 1080p's. Personally, I don't run them too often, but I have tested it in the past.

[Altecice]

Isn't that a little bit overkill  

 

 

Erm... The 780 is capable of running BF4 on ultra a 1.5x supersampling res on 1080p.

only times I drop below 60 is when I run into events that would cripple anything... such as multiple simultaneous explosions, particle effects, and fire.

 

OP said 3 screens so i assumed 5760x1080p resolution. Hence the two cards will be needed.

[Semper]

OP said 3 screens so i assumed 5760x1080p resolution. Hence the two cards will be needed.

Needed? No.

Beneficial? Yes.

[Altecice]

Needed? No.

Beneficial? Yes.

 

as somebody who runs two 290x's in eyefinity I can tell you to run BF4 on ultra with "all the eye candy aka... AA on full" you will need two or more cards. Thats if you dont hit the VRAM limit.

[SkilledRebuilds]

Single GPU I know its a thing, but in Crossfire does he need an active display port adapter cable to get his 3rd monitor working...or can he just use the 2nd cards output for the 'third clock' generator?