Need help deciding what GPU to get!

[Hunterk97]

I am planning on doing a new PC build and I am wanting to get the GTX770. I eventually want to have a 3 monitor setup and maybe do some gaming with Nvidia surround. If I end up doing surround I will probably buy another 770. My question is, will i be ok driving 2 monitors on each card with only 2GB of VRAM on each card since it will only be 2 monitors on each card rather than 4 all on one card?

[JordanMac]

you could do with more vram and nvidia surround isn't as good as eyefinity. have you considered the 7970? with the 2 monitors per card it doesn't really work that way, you have both cards in sli/crossfire and they both work together to generate all the images.the 7970 has 3gb of vram rather than 2gb which would be a bit better for multiple monitors.

[Mc_Nibbles]

For surround you'll want the 4gb model.

 

Nvidia surround only supports 3 monitors and they have to be exactly the same monitors, so four is not an option. If you want four monitors all for gaming you'll want to go with AMD if you want three for gaming and the fourth for doing other things, you'll be fine with Nvidia.

[Hunterk97]

you could do with more vram and nvidia surround isn't as good as eyefinity. have you considered the 7970? with the 2 monitors per card it doesn't really work that way, you have both cards in sli/crossfire and they both work together to generate all the images.the 7970 has 3gb of vram rather than 2gb which would be a bit better for multiple monitors.

I would try a 7970 but I prefer the Nvidia drivers and cards themselves for Cuda Acceleration.

[JordanMac]

I would try a 7970 but I prefer the Nvidia drivers and cards themselves for Cuda Acceleration.

what software do you need cuda support for?

[Hunterk97]

For surround you'll want the 4gb model.

 

Nvidia surround only supports 3 monitors and they have to be exactly the same monitors, so four is not an option. If you want four monitors all for gaming you'll want to go with AMD if you want three for gaming and the fourth for doing other things, you'll be fine with Nvidia.

Ya I plan to run 3 in surround and a 4th as an auxiliary monitor.

[Hunterk97]

what software do you need cuda support for?

I would utilize Cuda with all of the Adobe Programs that I use and some CAD Renders

[JordanMac]

I would utilize Cuda with all of the Adobe Programs that I use and some CAD Renders

well adobe is starting to support openCL now as well as many other programs so i would check your cad renderer for openCL support. if it doesn't the gtx 770's will be fine but get the 4gb version.

[Hunterk97]

Would It be a lot for a single GTX 770 to run 4 monitors with 3 in surround and the 4th as auxilary? 

[Mc_Nibbles]

well adobe is starting to support openGL now as well as many other programs so i would check your cad renderer for openGL support. if it doesn't the gtx 770's will be fine but get the 4gb version.

I think you mean openCL, which is what adobe is slowly adding support for in Premiere/AE. If OP is using CS5/5.5/6, Nvidia is the only fully supported GPU choice. Premiere/AE CC have openCL support.

[LUCKYcREBEL]

I say go for 7970s with 3g of vram ur going to be doing alot better with a muli-monitor set up.
Also AMD's eyefinity is better