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[stealth80]

Hey all, I suspect the other half will start asking what Santa should bring me soon.

 

My rig is in the link in my sig, but to summarise:

 

4790k

EVGA 970GTX ACX

Kingston Fury Hyper 16gb DDR3

Samsung Xp941 PCI SSD 256GB

Seagate Barracuda 1 TB

Sound Blaster Z

Asus Z97 Ranger 7

Fractal Design Newton 1000w white edition PSU

 

 

Its a complete custom dual water loop build, anyway ..

 

Ive set out two options for the question:

 

1) I have a Samsung 55" SUHD Curved tv which runs in 4k, the pc is connected and using it as an alternate method. My first option would be to add a second 970GTX + waterblock and SLI bridge to try and gain better 4k frame rates.

 

2) I'm currently using a HP 23" HD IPS monitor, the picture is kinda nice and sharp, but was thinking as a second option to switch it to a 27" 1440P IPS

 

 

Opinions please

 

[pckid]

Get another GTX 970 since it can support HDMI 2.0.

[Guest]

I'd say option 2    Because.... 27"

[pckid]

I'd say option 2    Because.... 27"

Why?

[Guest]

Why?

Why not? 

On a serious note, 27" is the sweet spot for 1440p and it sure looks amazing. 

Also 2 970's and 4K don't mix well.

[pckid]

Why not? 

On a serious note, 27" is the sweet spot for 1440p and it sure looks amazing. 

Why not a 55" 4k display instead?

[Guest]

Why not a 55" 4k display instead?

Sorry read my edit, made it while you responded I think

[pckid]

Sorry read my edit, made it while you responded I think

Oh, well maybe the 27" monitor for gaming and he could use the tv for movies or something.

[stealth80]

2x 970s dont mix well for 4k? wow it's the Custom PC recommended solution for 4k

[pckid]

2x 970s dont mix well for 4k? wow it's the Custom PC recommended solution for 4k

Well if your ok with around 40-50 fps.

[Riv]

pretty sure you need 2 970's to run a 1440p monitor in gaming anyways so its a chicken and an egg situation

[stealth80]

pretty sure you need 2 970's to run a 1440p monitor in gaming anyways so its a chicken and an egg situation

 

Not sure about that, I run 1440p on my 55" 4k and it plays every game with no issues. If I was competitive FPS I wouldn't get away with it, but for what I do 40 - 50 FPS is fine

[don_svetlio]

1440p monitor then sell the 970 and get a real 1440p card like the 980 or 390X or even a Fury

[App4that]

27" IPS, because IPS the best.