Multi monitor BF3 and Vram usage

[houe]

Anyone here able to give some idea of vram usage when running triple monitors? Trying to figure out if a 1.5GB 580 SLI setup is going to make it happen or if i need to spend the extra for 3GB cards. Its very tough to track down information since so few people run such a set up. Thanks!

 

[Grooveriding]

What settings do you want to run ? Do you want to use AA ?

You need to decide on that first. I'm going to say you will not have enough memory. I need to use 2xAA instead of 4xAA @ 2560x1600 because of not enough memory.

But, if you played on medium, you might be able to manage it.

 

[Keysplayr]

You don't have to go 3GB 580's. You can go 2xGTX570s 2.5GB and save quite a bit of cash and get the power you need.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130687

Looks like free copy of Batman Arkham Game with each If you're into that.

 

[houe]

I think I'll start out gaming at 1920x1200 however I want to keep the option for 3 monitor gaming available when/if I move to SLI. So 5760x1200 potentially.

 

[Madcatatlas]

Edit: holy crap there IS a 570 with 2.5GB ram... Why did noone make a topic about this?!..

Do you lack basic understanding of how the VRAM on a graphics card work when in CrossfireX/SLI Keysplayr? Or is there a 570 with 2.5GB ram out now?

 

[Grooveriding]

You don't have to go 3GB 580's. You can go 2xGTX570s 2.5GB and save quite a bit of cash and get the power you need.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130687

Looks like free copy of Batman Arkham Game with each If you're into that.

Ooof, that card is a real rip-off when there is something like this for $329 AR and it comes with a free game, plus it has the VRAM to run high resolutions.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150517

 

[nanaki333]

Edit: holy crap there IS a 570 with 2.5GB ram... Why did noone make a topic about this?!..

that was my reaction when i clicked that link too!

 

[happy medium]

that was my reaction when i clicked that link too!

Its been out for like 4 months. You can get them for 374$AR.

 

[happy medium]

So 5760x1200 potentially

AT this resolution 2gb might not be enough for some games.

 

[nanaki333]

Its been out for like 4 months. You can get them for 374$AR.

that doesn't change the fact that i've never seen one before and it caught me by surprise.

 

[TakeNoPrisoners]

that doesn't change the fact that i've never seen one before and it caught me by surprise.

You must not go on Newegg very much. :sneaky:

 

[houe]

Edit: holy crap there IS a 570 with 2.5GB ram... Why did noone make a topic about this?!..

People interested in multimonitor gaming are really the main people interested in these higher ram products it appears. The question becomes do you run out of ram or gpu power first?

 

[digitaldurandal]

AT this resolution 2gb might not be enough for some games.

Haven't seen any games hit the cap of 2gb yet personally - and if they did I think you would need more than 2 cards to run at that resolution at that point making it mostly a moot point.

I know I am hitting the 1.25gb cap with 2x570s; running all high, no motion blur (who does!? omg it makes me want to vomit so much) and no hbao 4xaa 16xaf

if i turn on hbao i get major stuttering, turning it off seemed to solve the issue at least on the available map, may be that on other maps i may have to turn down aa a notch remains to be seen.

 

[nanaki333]

You must not go on Newegg very much. :sneaky:

i just don't troll the gtx 570 section. except when they had those PNY refurbs for $199 😉

 

[SirPauly]

Edit: holy crap there IS a 570 with 2.5GB ram... Why did noone make a topic about this?!.

There are double ram sku's from the GTX 560, 560ti, 570 and 580 and for some time.