Best Graphics Card Setup For High End Games 60 FPS 4K

[Yosenky]

I was looking around and I want to really build a monster computer, one that can run the highest end games at 60+ fps 4k resolution. I've been looking and I think that running SLI with GTX 1080's overclocked would be the best. Is this the best? Or is there something better I could be spending my money on. I have a budget of about $1500 on graphics cards and really don't want to spend more on the graphics cards alone. Any suggestions or help?

[stealth80]

What CPU do you have?

[Yosenky]

 

 

2 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

What CPU do you have?

Was going to get an Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad Core

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117559

[ARikozuM]

A single 1080 should be able to play most games at 2160@30.

[Yosenky]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

A single 1080 should be able to play most games at 2160@30.

Does that mean that running two in SLI would be a waste of money?

[ARikozuM]

Just now, Yosenky said:

Does that mean that running two in SLI would be a waste of money?

I wouldn't say that. I would see how one does in the games you'd like to play by looking at benchmarks. If you're not going to get the performance you're looking for, don't do it.

[Yosenky]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

I wouldn't say that. I would see how one does in the games you'd like to play by looking at benchmarks. If you're not going to get the performance you're looking for, don't do it.

Will do, thx

[Yosenky]

13 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

I wouldn't say that. I would see how one does in the games you'd like to play by looking at benchmarks. If you're not going to get the performance you're looking for, don't do it.

Is Rise of the Tomb Raider considered the "heaviest" game thus far in terms of graphics?

[AbsoluteZero951]

I have 2 Gigabyte Gaming G1 980ti's in sli and can pull 60 fps at 4k with max settings in most games (witcher3,BF1,etc), with having AA turned off or down in some cases (especially SSAA, Metro LL). Two 1080s should be able to pull 4k60 no problem in todays titles, assuming that the game plays nice with sli. Don't really know how well they hold up in the upcoming years though as DX12 & Vulkan have yet to be 100% properly implemented, and the next gen of HBM2 cards on the horizon will probably make 4k60 fps gaming much easier.

[Yosenky]

 

Just now, AbsoluteZero951 said:

I have 2 Gigabyte Gaming G1 980ti's in sli and can pull 60 fps at 4k with max settings in most games (witcher3,BF1,etc), with having AA turned off or down in some cases (especially SSAA, Metro LL). Two 1080s should be able to pull 4k60 no problem in todays titles, assuming that the game plays nice with sli. Don't really know how well they hold up in the upcoming years though as DX12 & Vulkan have yet to be 100% properly implemented, and the next gen of HBM2 cards on the horizon will probably make 4k60 fps gaming much easier.

Thanks <3<3

[AbsoluteZero951]

3 minutes ago, Yosenky said:

Is Rise of the Tomb Raider considered the "heaviest" game thus far in terms of graphics?

Its pretty intense to run as i can get 4k60 fps maxed setting in the Witcher 3 easy, but just ran the ROTR benchmark and only got 36 fps as my avg, Its the only game I cant play at max settings 4k60 as the 980tis 6GB of Vram gets maxed and causes issues, primarily crashes as well as severe frame dips. The 1080 has 8GB of Vram so It might solve the problem or ROTR might still want all the Vram at max settings at 4k.

[Yosenky]

Just now, AbsoluteZero951 said:

Its pretty intense to run as i can get 4k60 fps maxed setting in the Witcher 3 easy, but just ran the ROTR benchmark and only got 36 fps as my avg, Its the only game I cant play at max settings 4k60 as the 980tis 6GB of Vram gets maxed and causes issues, primarily crashes as well as severe frame dips. The 1080 has 8GB of Vram so It might solve the problem or ROTR might still want all the Vram at max settings at 4k.

Alrighty, based on what I've looked at in addition to your help I think Imma get SLI with em

[GTBTK]

if you have $1500 to spend on GPUs get a titan XP and watercool it.

 

many less hassles than SLI, will work on every game you use it with  and cheaper than 2x1080s

 

other option is to wait until january and I think you will then have the option of the 1080TI to choose from as well

[lettuce head]

2 hours ago, GTBTK said:

if you have $1500 to spend on GPUs get a titan XP and watercool it.

 

many less hassles than SLI, will work on every game you use it with  and cheaper than 2x1080s

 

other option is to wait until january and I think you will then have the option of the 1080TI to choose from as well

I agree about 95% on that in this situation. with that money, do yourself the favor and get a single titan and watercool it. SLI has scaling issues or is even unsupported (like rise of the tomb raider) so you end up with the 2nd gpu as a really pretty paperweight, plus there are still microstuttering issues with multiple gpu configs. a fat OC on a watercooled titan xp will net you the best solution for the budget in 4k, and if its not quite what youre wanting, then you might have to go for a 2 way sli titan xp, but at least youd have that option. If you went for 2 1080's and it doesn't perform how you'd like, you cant slap in another gpu to help. I don't know if the 1080ti will support more than 2 way sli but even if it does, it isn't a good investment with the law of diminishing returns and whatnot.

 

TL;DR     get a titan xp. watercool it. overclock the hell out of it.

[jjohnthedon1]

Can confirm 2 980tis run everything at 60 fps 4K 

so anything above that really

 

2 980tis beat the new Titan in 4K 

so u won't be maxing games at 4K with it even overclocked 

u would need 2

2 1080s or tis would be good when there out 

 

also iv had sli for 4 years now and there are litterly no issues with it anymore