I figured now is a good time to post this, since hopefully there will be Titan benchmarks out soon, which might make this entire post be answered by simply going for one of those.
I am soon going to get my third 1080p TV which will give me 5760 X 1080. I'm limited to one GPU because of the mobo I chose(I wasn't looking for triple screens when I built this) and not looking to go 690 (if my PSU would even handle one). I'm guessing my options are:
1. Titan - benchmarks TBD
2. 4GB 680 such as http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-D...04G-P4-2686-KR
3. 7970 GHZ edition
4. Suck it up and wait til I build an SLI system
5. Suck it up and get a higher amp/watt PSU and have to deal with pulling my system apart to install it, and get a 690
So, the two main questions:
1. The Ghz edition is the cheapest option, such as http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150632 . I know there's coil whine complaints on XFX 7970s, should I really worry about that, though?
2. What kind of performance can I in the real world expect from either 4GB 680 or a 7970 Ghz? Benchmark and review numbers for 5760 X 1200 (I myself would be 1080) seem to vary a bit, from tolerable to not so tolerable. I will say that I don't mind if 1 or 2 games simply won't work at that resolution or if I have to dial the AA down or something (see notes at end). So am I better off waiting and doing Titan, or getting a 680 4GB/7970 Ghz for whatever performance I will get at whatever tradeoffs are required? Perhaps if I went 7970, I would be able to get a second one at a good price 9 months from now when I build a Haswell system and use a crossfire capable mobo.
Current system PSU is Antec Neo Eco 620(48 amps). Games I'd play would be like racing games, Planetside 2, BF4 (if worthy), that kind of thing. If I can't run a few games like Metro 2033 or Crysis 3 at 5760 X 1080, I can live with that.
I am soon going to get my third 1080p TV which will give me 5760 X 1080. I'm limited to one GPU because of the mobo I chose(I wasn't looking for triple screens when I built this) and not looking to go 690 (if my PSU would even handle one). I'm guessing my options are:
1. Titan - benchmarks TBD
2. 4GB 680 such as http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-D...04G-P4-2686-KR
3. 7970 GHZ edition
4. Suck it up and wait til I build an SLI system
5. Suck it up and get a higher amp/watt PSU and have to deal with pulling my system apart to install it, and get a 690
So, the two main questions:
1. The Ghz edition is the cheapest option, such as http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150632 . I know there's coil whine complaints on XFX 7970s, should I really worry about that, though?
2. What kind of performance can I in the real world expect from either 4GB 680 or a 7970 Ghz? Benchmark and review numbers for 5760 X 1200 (I myself would be 1080) seem to vary a bit, from tolerable to not so tolerable. I will say that I don't mind if 1 or 2 games simply won't work at that resolution or if I have to dial the AA down or something (see notes at end). So am I better off waiting and doing Titan, or getting a 680 4GB/7970 Ghz for whatever performance I will get at whatever tradeoffs are required? Perhaps if I went 7970, I would be able to get a second one at a good price 9 months from now when I build a Haswell system and use a crossfire capable mobo.
Current system PSU is Antec Neo Eco 620(48 amps). Games I'd play would be like racing games, Planetside 2, BF4 (if worthy), that kind of thing. If I can't run a few games like Metro 2033 or Crysis 3 at 5760 X 1080, I can live with that.
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