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I have a question how many GTX 970's will I need to run 3 monitors and be able to play games like battlefield 4 and diablo 3 at 55+ fps at 1080p on 60hz monitors will I need to achieve that consistently. I am also wanting to play on mostly ultra settings maybe a few things turned down like AA. I've looked online but cant seem to find a good answer since I keep seeing either mixed results or 4k results and I am only interested in 1080p gaming for the next few years till 4k becomes cheaper and more consistant in triple monitor builds. BTW I will be matching the 970's to a i5-4690k

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dual 970s with at least 4GB VRAM should be good for a triple monitor setup...

 

Or you could go the AMD route and get a single 295X2 or dual 285/290X...

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Not sure about this, but a single 8GB R9 290X? Maybe?

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dual 970s with at least 4GB VRAM should be good for a triple monitor setup...

 

Or you could go the AMD route and get a single 295X2 or dual 285/290X...

cool thanks ive even considered going with the 960's depending on how closely they perform to the 970 but we wont know for sure till they are released in january or february 

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Not sure about this, but a single 8GB R9 290X? Maybe?

i've never had good luck with AMD gpu's they always go bad on me to fast my last build i went through 3 AMD gpu's in less than a year and I wasnt even overclocking them and had plenty of cooling on them

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i've never had good luck with AMD gpu's they always go bad on me to fast my last build i went through 3 AMD gpu's in less than a year and I wasnt even overclocking them and had plenty of cooling on them

 

Which model and manufacturer?

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Which model and manufacturer?

I cant remember the last time i built a pc was back in 2008 and they were mid range gpu's back then and all i played on them was WOW and counterstrike

 

i know AMD has come a long way since but its still one of those things that leaves a bad taste for them in the future

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dual 970s with at least 4GB VRAM should be good for a triple monitor setup...

 

Or you could go the AMD route and get a single 295X2 or dual 285/290X...

Keep in mind that the 280X is better than the 285...

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I cant remember the last time i built a pc was back in 2008 and they were mid range gpu's back then and all i played on them was WOW and counterstrike

 

i know AMD has come a long way since but its still one of those things that leaves a bad taste for them in the future

 

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Keep in mind that the 280X is better than the 285...

 

I'm sorry ;_;

 

Still @OP, if you can get something from Sapphire (maybe 2x 280Xs) for cheaper (in exchange for power efficiency), grab them... Mantle is something to look at (and hopefully becomes more common)...

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I'm sorry ;_;

 

Still @OP, if you can get something from Sapphire (maybe 2x 280Xs) for cheaper (in exchange for power efficiency), grab them... Mantle is something to look at (and hopefully becomes more common)...

ive heard mantle was getting pretty popular 

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I'm sorry ;_;

 

Still @OP, if you can get something from Sapphire (maybe 2x 280Xs) for cheaper (in exchange for power efficiency), grab them... Mantle is something to look at (and hopefully becomes more common)...

Dual 280xs are one 30% faster than a single 290

So I'd go for dual 290s

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I will be building my rig sometime in february but i am wanting to get everything figured out what i am going to be working towards before hand so as soon as the money is in hand i can just order it and have it instead of spending a lot of time researching and figuring things out later and possibly delay my build

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ive heard mantle was getting pretty popular 

 

That's the reason why I suggested an AMD card

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