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I will be using a 100hz ultrawide and also 4k 144 hz(upcoming by asus and acer) monitors. I will buy the latest graphics card which will be in the market at that time. My question is should I buy a single custom high end graphic card or should i buy 2 of those. Will the difference be a large and how will i be able to keep both gpu cool without custom water cooling 

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To do 144 hz at 4k you're gonna need at least 1080 ti sli so probably you should go for SLI.

 

Custom water cooling is up to you, if you're willing to do it then sure though it won't improve performance, just looks and temps.

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1 minute ago, apaar123 said:

I will be using a 100hz ultrawide and also 4k 144 hz(upcoming by asus and acer) monitors. I will buy the latest graphics card which will be in the market at that time. My question is should I buy a single custom high end graphic card or should i buy 2 of those. Will the difference be a large and how will i be able to keep both gpu cool without custom water cooling 

If you have the money for two go for it.

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the difference (when supported) will be noticeable. however please keep in mind that not all applications or games support SLI or Crossfire (whichever way you intend to swing) so that extra GPU will be a dead fish.

 

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144Hz 4K? Is that really necessary in any video game..?

 

That said, if you can play the game at low graphics settings then a single 1080 Ti is probably fine, but if you must play games at a higher preset then you're gonna want two, assuming the games you play support it.

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1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

144Hz 4K? Is that really necessary in any video game..?

The answer is always: well why not?

 

is 8k really necessary? is 1080p Really necessary?

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10 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

To do 144 hz at 4k you're gonna need at least 1080 ti sli so probably you should go for SLI.

 

Custom water cooling is up to you, if you're willing to do it then sure though it won't improve performance, just looks and temps.

ya it might but the problem is i will be building my first pc

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3 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

144Hz 4K? Is that really necessary in any video game..?

 

That said, if you can play the game at low graphics settings then a single 1080 Ti is probably fine, but if you must play games at a higher preset then you're gonna want two, assuming the games you play support it.

i mean i dont think so it is except in fps games

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26 minutes ago, apaar123 said:

ya it might but the problem is i will be building my first pc

:o if this is your first pc DEFINITELY don't do custom water cooling.

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"first pc" 

"dual gpu"

"100hz ultrawide and 144hz 4k"

"custom watercooling"

 

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3 hours ago, knightslugger said:

The answer is always: well why not?

 

is 8k really necessary? is 1080p Really necessary?

Because you don't get 1080TIs for free. And why do you need 2 monitors with over 60Hz?

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Because you don't get 1080TIs for free. And why do you need 2 monitors with over 60Hz?

because why not?

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