1x GTX Titan Z or 3x gtx 980's

[Siberian-ginger]

I am going to be playing on a lg 34uc97 monitor.

Cpu: 5960x

Mobo: Asus X99 Deluxe

Ram: 32 Gb Kingston HyperX Predator (8 x 4 Gb) 3000 MHz

OS: Win 8.1 Pro

Cpu Cooler: Custom Ek Loop

Ssd 1: Samsung 840 Evo 500 GB x2 Raid 0

Ssd 2: Samsung 850 Pro 1 TB x2 Raid 0

Hdd: WD Red 3 TB x4 Raid 5

Case: Corsair 900D

Fans: Noctua NF-F12 Industrial x16

Psu: EVGA 1600 P2 soon to be a 1600 T2 when it launches.

Thanks for your opinions.

[Guest]

3 980s hands down.

 

@JayzTwoCents

[MLG Doge]

980'S are better

[D2ultima]

The Titan Z is two downclocked Titan Blacks... so three 980s will obviously be better.

[alby800]

8.86792 TITAN Xs @Jerakl

 

I would go for either 2 980s as that would be enough or 3 980s

[Burdock]

3x GTX980's is 100% the way to go...

That being said, you could pay almost half as much and get 3x GTX970's.

 

The GTX970 has better OC overhead, and slightly better SLI scaling. 

At the end of the day you are going to see at most a 7% performance difference between 970's and 980's at 3 way SLI. 

 

IMHO, I would go for 2 GTX970's as they will be able to drive most every game over 60fps at 1440p. 

[Siberian-ginger]

Ok I forgot what will do with this system. I will render high res photos, render high res videos also and fold with this system when I'm in school.

[Siberian-ginger]

Gaming is a second priority

[YubinTheBunny]

If its rendering and folding the titan should do a better job vs the 980 I think. Need someone to back me up on this doe.

[D2ultima]

If its rendering and folding the titan should do a better job vs the 980 I think. Need someone to back me up on this doe.

 

Ok I forgot what will do with this system. I will render high res photos, render high res videos also and fold with this system when I'm in school.

I would suggest the Titans, but... buy two Titan Black cards instead of a single Titan Z. It should be cheaper and it should perform better when you plan to game.

[Siberian-ginger]

I would suggest the Titans, but... buy two Titan Black cards instead of a single Titan Z. It should be cheaper and it should perform better when you plan to game.

Actually a single Titan Z costs roughly $1500, instead of $2100 for two Gtx Titan Blacks. Then I will get Ek blocks for either of the cards so add $150 for the titan z and add $300 for the titan blacks. So I think I'll get the titan z.

[D2ultima]

Actually a single Titan Z costs roughly $1500, instead of $2100 for two Gtx Titan Blacks. Then I will get Ek blocks for either of the cards so add $150 for the titan z and add $300 for the titan blacks. So I think I'll get the titan z.

Since when is the Titan Z cheaper than two Titan Blacks O_O. Anyway, if that's the case, go ahead I guess.

[Viking Kong]

Who needs 3 980's?