Posted December 3, 2015 Hi all, I am in the middle of my first build and am experiencing a mid-build crisis. I have everything that I need but a monitor. I'll be running a 5820k along with an EVGA SC+ ACX 2.0+ 980 TI. Is this enough to power an ultrawide 1440p monitor for gaming? Also, any ultrawide suggestions? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 3, 2015 yeah probably not ultra settings though on intensive AAA games, you will have to drop down to high if you still want to get a consistent 60fps NEW PC build: Blank Heaven minimalist white and black PC Old S340 build log "White Heaven" The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log Project AntiRoll (prototype) Custom speaker project Spoiler Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 3, 2015 yeah probably not ultra settings though on intensive AAA games, you will have to drop down to high if you still want to get a consistent 60fps but with a 2nd ti it should be able to do AAA titles on 1440p easy maxed Spoiler CPU i7 4790K 4,7Ghz Cooling:Corsair H100iGTX+Noctua NF-F12PWM GPU: EVGA 1080ti SC+ ACX2.0+ RAM:16GB DDR3 1866mhz Crucial Balistics Tactical Tracer Mobo:ASUS Z97-AR PSU:EVGA 750W G2 Supernova Case:Fractal Meshify C Storage:500GB Samsung 850 evo, 900GB Toshiba Game Storage SSD, 2TB Data HDD i7 4790k Devils Canyon OC @4,6Ghz,Cooler Corsair h100i GTX, GPU EVGA 980Ti SC+ ACX 2.0+ @ stoc http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/278610-display-technology-faqmythbuster/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 3, 2015 Author but with a 2nd ti it should be able to do AAA titles on 1440p easy maxed While I might be able to get a second 980 ti, it would limit my budget for a monitor. Would it be better to designate my remaining budget to another card or a better monitor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 3, 2015 I'd personally get the monitor. You hold on to a monitor longer than you do a graphics card Desktop: The Bluez | CPU: i5-3570k @ 4.5 ghz 1.296V | CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo | Motherboard: P8Z77 M-Pro | Memory: 16 GB 1600Mhz Kingston HyperX GPU: Asus GTX 780ti DirectCu II | HDD: Some Random Hitachi 1TB, WD Blue 1TB, 850 EVO 500GB | PSU: Rosewill Hive 750W | Case: Enermax Ostrog GT (Blue Ver.) Laptop: Razer Blade 14 2013 256GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 3, 2015 I'd personally get the monitor. You hold on to a monitor longer than you do a graphics card definitly, displays last long enough the gpu get changed more often dell got some nice IPS 1440p i think it was the u2515h for <300 bucks Spoiler CPU i7 4790K 4,7Ghz Cooling:Corsair H100iGTX+Noctua NF-F12PWM GPU: EVGA 1080ti SC+ ACX2.0+ RAM:16GB DDR3 1866mhz Crucial Balistics Tactical Tracer Mobo:ASUS Z97-AR PSU:EVGA 750W G2 Supernova Case:Fractal Meshify C Storage:500GB Samsung 850 evo, 900GB Toshiba Game Storage SSD, 2TB Data HDD i7 4790k Devils Canyon OC @4,6Ghz,Cooler Corsair h100i GTX, GPU EVGA 980Ti SC+ ACX 2.0+ @ stoc http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/278610-display-technology-faqmythbuster/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 3, 2015 Author What monitor would work well for a single 980 ti? Based on my calculations, 1440p ultrawide gets about 75% FPS of a regular 1440p. So I probably won't be breaking too much past 60Hz, on average. What I'm comparing is the Acer XR341CK vs the X34. I know that the XR has FreeSync, but would I really be able to take advantage of the G-Sync on a X34? (Ignoring price and just on an empirical standpoint). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 4, 2015 What monitor would work well for a single 980 ti? Based on my calculations, 1440p ultrawide gets about 75% FPS of a regular 1440p. So I probably won't be breaking too much past 60Hz, on average. What I'm comparing is the Acer XR341CK vs the X34. I know that the XR has FreeSync, but would I really be able to take advantage of the G-Sync on a X34? (Ignoring price and just on an empirical standpoint). I would say a single 980 ti at 3440x1440 is really one of the best case scenarios for taking advantage of gsync. Frame rates will dip below 60 frequently at that resolution and gsync will make that more tolerable. The xr341ck would be a waste if you're not going to take advantage of freesync so I would rule that out. I think you really have two options here. You can get the x34 and let gsync smooth out frame rate dips or you could get a second 980 ti and pair it with a 60hz monitor and run your games with vsync on. You're spending about the same amount of money either way. i7 4770k, 16GB Corsair Vengeance Gigabyte z87, Phanteks Enthoo Primo 7970 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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