What to get

[DeepFriedJif]

Hey guys as I am sure you are aware, the new AMD Radeon 7990 just droped today. To make this short, I am going to have about $1050 saved up at the end of the semester specifically for a new GPU to fit the rest of my build, and an upgrade from my current 7870.

I can not seem to decide between; 1) the new 7990, 2) GTX Titan, 3)2x 680/7970, 4)780.

I will be running 3x1080p (http://www.amazon.com/Acer-H236HL-bid-23-Inch-Widescreen/dp/B00AZMLIDQ) monitors for a grand total of 5760x1080 so thats why I "need" all this horsepower.

Please post your suggestion and reasoning below, and thanks for the help.

Rig spec(as of now):
Intel i7 3930k@4.6gh
Gigabyte Windforce 7870
ASRock x79 Extreme 11
16GB G.Skill Ripjaw 2133mhz
Silencer MKII 950w
H100i(4x Noctua NF-F12 PWM)
Caselabs Magnum TH10(will be loop later)

 

[WeskerPG]

this is a very dificult answer, why do you whant a gpu may i ask, depending on it we could answer, for rendering 2x 7970 or 2x 680 for gaming ill go with a gtx titan, theres a few models so idk ill go for it if i had that money titan all the way, theres more support

 

[DeepFriedJif]

A little rendering, I play a lot with autoCAD, inventor, and Mathamatic 8, but other wise just for gaming and any process that makes use of the openGL or Cuda.

 

[WeskerPG]

in that case 2 x GTX 680 it has cuda 3.0, i dont know about the other mother boards but if your using cuda twice is better, just like blond twins if u get my drift xP

damn already voted and titan has cuta 3.5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUDA


7990 should have a 4.0 ? lets wait o.0, if its 3.5 ill go for the titan unless it has more threads, im assuming you got an i7 already and SSD

 

[DeepFriedJif]

Indeed I do, and if I decide to go.down the 680s rout I will be waiting for the 780s

 

[WeskerPG]

780's are not on the list @_@ ur making me look bad :/

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yah i think thats a pretty decent choise

 

[DeepFriedJif]

Ikr, that's my bad for prematurely making the poll and then remembering the 780s are supposed to come out the same time I'm looking into a new card XD

 

[Deejeta]

get a titan, then later on buy another one.

 

[SeekaX]

The Titan is completely pointless for gaming, but tbh an SLi/CF setup is quite pointless as well. if you want to use this for work as well get two 680s/670s (tbh the 670s are pretty much as good as a 680 for 100$ less), those will outperform the Titan, the 690 and the 7990 by far.
About the 780, all i know is that it will be using GK110 which is quite epic, i guess that is the Titan LE that has been rumored about. But that card will be expensive, around 600$.

 

[KING_OF_SAND]

The TITAN is a total waste of money. $1000 for a card that about 20% slower than $800 pair of 680s. Don't get a Titan unless you can get one for $800.

 

[DeepFriedJif]

The TITAN is a total waste of money. $1000 for a card that about 20% slower than $800 pair of 680s. Don't get a Titan unless you can get one for $800.

As someone who often plays devil's advocate, thats a 2v1 fight, on an even playing field, 2 titans would beat 2 680s, but I get your point. I think I am going to wait a tad longer, save a little more, and get 2x 780s

 

[Lakers]

Personally I'd go neither and go with SLI GTX 670's. Especially considering there's little difference between the 670 and the 680, and you'll definitely leave smaller of a chunk in your wallet.

 

[alienware]

Two reasonably clocked 670s will be the same as a 690.

Easily the cheapest option tbh.

 

[Roooker]

Two reasonably clocked 670s will be the same as a 690.

Easily the cheapest option tbh.

+1 for this one.

Me personaly, i dont recomend anything, but i can quote Ryan Shrout:
He recomend the Titan over a 690 (which will be basicly the same as 2x 680) on multi monitor setups. The reasonig for that is the smoothness of animation. Yes the 690 is 15-20% faster, but even if the average fps would be higher in most cases the Titan will give you a smoother animation.

 

[DeepFriedJif]

Rush shipped my 780 yesterday, should be here later today!