Can I run 2560x1440 at high settings with this setup

[shnikies]

I am really interested in the IPS panels that are being sold in Korea. I was wondering if my PC could take advantage of an IPS monitor at 2560x1440. I usually play all my games on high settings not that I cant run ultra its just the difference in quality is negligible compared too the frame rate drop.

My setup
i7 950
6 gigs ddr3 1600
2 gtx570's in sli 1.25 gig versions

Like I said I dont care about running on ultra i prefer high settings its the resolution that really matters to me.

 

[JAG87]

2 gtx570's in sli 1.25 gig versions

No. Not all games.

If you get specific about which games, then it might be a yes.

 

[Gordon Freemen]

Yes two GTX 570s will run most games at least 60fps @ 2560x1440 of coarse there still will be Vram limitations in games such as BF3 but it will still tun on slightly reduced settings.

 

[shnikies]

Currently playing BF3 at 1920x1200 at 70+ fps playing a lot of Arma 2 DayZ mod and will be playing a lot of Arma 3.

 

[JAG87]

BF3 will not run properly at that resolution with 1280MB.

Let me rephrase that, it will run with no MSAA and if you disable Aero which eats up another 150MB of Vram.

 

[Gordon Freemen]

BF3 will not run properly at that resolution with 1280MB.

Let me rephrase that, it will run with no MSAA and if you disable Aero which eats up another 150MB of Vram.

Yes I agree because BF3 needs a min of 1.5 gb Vram to fully max out at 1080P single monitor so I am sure that a 2560 monitor would use at leased 1.7gb of Vram or more.

 

[dagamer34]

Yes I agree because BF3 needs a min of 1.5 gb Vram to fully max out at 1080P single monitor so I am sure that a 2560 monitor would use at leased 1.7gb of Vram or more.

I assume when he says "1.25GB versions" that means each card has 1.25GB of VRAM for a total of 2.5GB of VRAM. What GTX 570 actually has 640MB of VRAM? In fact, such a card is preposterous.

 

[arkcom]

I assume when he says "1.25GB versions" that means each card has 1.25GB of VRAM for a total of 2.5GB of VRAM. What GTX 570 actually has 640MB of VRAM? In fact, such a card is preposterous.

That's not how sli works.

 

[Gordon Freemen]

I assume when he says "1.25GB versions" that means each card has 1.25GB of VRAM for a total of 2.5GB of VRAM. What GTX 570 actually has 640MB of VRAM? In fact, such a card is preposterous.

I am not sure I follow you but Vram does not "double" up when in SLI or CF configuration so even in SLI two GTX 570s still only have effectively 1280mb of useable Vram between them both. No GTX 570 have 640mb of Vram all GTX 570s have 1280mb of Vram that's it that's all in any configuration in will never "double" up or cut down in half it will always stay at 1280mb of useable Vram no matter what.

 

[dagamer34]

Me <- #Fail. =/

 

[Gordon Freemen]

Me <- #Fail. =/

We are all learning together mate and yes it get confusing sometimes with all these numbers and parts and whatnot LOL.

 

[lehtv]

Me <- #Fail. =/

Don't you worry your pretty little head about it miss! It's just us boys talking hardware.

 

[Gordon Freemen]

Don't you worry your pretty little head about it miss! It's just us boys talking hardware.

I would image even the great John Carmack gets confused from time to time with all of this new PC Hardware and other tech that keeps getting pumped out month after month it is hard to keep up. John Carmack was a noob at one point so with that being said I tend to help people out instead of smashing them down cause WE ARE ALL LEARNING.

 

[aaksheytalwar]

Many games would run at 1440p high without aa. Many even max without aa. If you had 2gb VRAM, then prolly most games max out at 1440p and some even with 4x aa. But 1280mb isn't good enough

 

[kami]

2x 570's in SLI is still powerful.

Regarding AA, you could force FXAA in the latest 300 series nvidia drivers. FXAA has a smaller memory footprint and will be much kinder to your cards at that resolution. Just remember to only force it on a per game basis or else it will be used for any GPU accelerated thing on your computer.

 

[Railgun]

I have a similar setup (w/ 570s) and yes, it will run with reduced settings.

 

[Gordon Freemen]

2x 570's in SLI is still powerful.

Regarding AA, you could force FXAA in the latest 300 series nvidia drivers. FXAA has a smaller memory footprint and will be much kinder to your cards at that resolution. Just remember to only force it on a per game basis or else it will be used for any GPU accelerated thing on your computer.

You really don't need much if any AA filtering at such a grand resolution. I think FXAA is terrible cause it just blurs the edges making the image look softer not crisper.

 

[thestrangebrew1]

I've been thinking of picking up a catleap as well but I've only got 1 570. sigh....

 

[zokudu]

How well will a 7970 handle 2560x1440?

 

[Atomic Playboy]

How well will a 7970 handle 2560x1440?

Very well. You won't be able to crank up AA and transparency AA all the way, but it will run modern games at the highest settings at that resolution. There's a lot of reviews of the card around the internet that have all sorts of benchmarks at 2560x1600 if you're interested in specifics.

 

[PrincessFrosty]

2x570 is a good rig to power that res, most games will run well, I power a 2560x1600 panel from a single 580 and that does an admirable job.

The problem you'll most likely run into however is running low on vRAM, large resolutions can cause a larger demand on vRAM, you'll probably find things like high levels of AA is a no go on some games.