Hi All,
Just wanting opinions / suggestions on gaming and what you would do given the below situation.
My currently system is ...
i7 3930K
ASUS Rampage IV Formula X79 Chipset
16GB 1600 CL9 Ram
2 x Gigabyte 7970 GHz Ed
I've just recently got the LG34UM95 (3440x1440) after previously running 5760x1080 (Eyefinity) and I'm finding that its stuttering a lot more on the LG than it was when I was running triple screen. If I disable CF, and just run one card I can get a better result but I need to drop the eye-candy.
Also HDMI wont give me 60Hz on this monitor but DP 1.2 does, but the current cards I have don't support DP 1.2 (I believe).
Now the situation ...
Ultimately however, the LG monitor will end up being used for work as I plan on gaming on the Oculus but there is a catch: version 1 of the OR needs to have a decent experience (for me) in terms of screen-door before I buy it (my friend is getting one regardless so I'll be able to test it).
Right now I'm comfortable spending $$$$ on getting 2 x 980s if it's a viable solution, but I'm also prepared to wait. I don't see the need to upgrade to X99, and from what I've read, there's very little to be gained going from X79 to X99.
So I have a couple of questions:
Knowing that the OR may not pan out in version 1 (screen-door) would you consider upgrading the two GPUs now or wait (390X / 980Ti)?
If you were to upgrade now, would you run multiple GPUs or just go single for the resolution of the LG?
Any other thoughts on what you'd do please list them.
Thanks in advance
Just wanting opinions / suggestions on gaming and what you would do given the below situation.
My currently system is ...
i7 3930K
ASUS Rampage IV Formula X79 Chipset
16GB 1600 CL9 Ram
2 x Gigabyte 7970 GHz Ed
I've just recently got the LG34UM95 (3440x1440) after previously running 5760x1080 (Eyefinity) and I'm finding that its stuttering a lot more on the LG than it was when I was running triple screen. If I disable CF, and just run one card I can get a better result but I need to drop the eye-candy.
Also HDMI wont give me 60Hz on this monitor but DP 1.2 does, but the current cards I have don't support DP 1.2 (I believe).
Now the situation ...
Ultimately however, the LG monitor will end up being used for work as I plan on gaming on the Oculus but there is a catch: version 1 of the OR needs to have a decent experience (for me) in terms of screen-door before I buy it (my friend is getting one regardless so I'll be able to test it).
Right now I'm comfortable spending $$$$ on getting 2 x 980s if it's a viable solution, but I'm also prepared to wait. I don't see the need to upgrade to X99, and from what I've read, there's very little to be gained going from X79 to X99.
So I have a couple of questions:
Knowing that the OR may not pan out in version 1 (screen-door) would you consider upgrading the two GPUs now or wait (390X / 980Ti)?
If you were to upgrade now, would you run multiple GPUs or just go single for the resolution of the LG?
Any other thoughts on what you'd do please list them.
Thanks in advance
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