RCP Audio Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 I currently have one Leadtek WinFast GTX560 Ti GDDR5. Im looking for a solid card that can run 3 monitors, gaming on high at the lowest. I pay FPS. not Diablo 3 or anything. I could get another 560Ti for 343.85, my current once can play anything on very high. Would two of these be enough? or should i go for a single card and sell my current 560? give me some ideas (prices are NZD) Quote PSN: Rcp_soundz Good rule of thump is go by what fuse size is being used in these amps. The higher the more amperage it pulls, this is what I look at. I'll stick a 300 amp fuse in a potato and sell it to you for $2k. 1991 Mazda 323VERY small build thread here: http://www.stevemead...23-small-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCP Audio Posted August 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=MBDGBM3032&name=Gigabyte-GA-970A-D3-AMD-970-SB950-ATX-Socket-AM3+- that is the motherboard i currently have, not looking to upgrade that if i dont have to. but if it would help me run two cards then i could be convinced to do so Quote PSN: Rcp_soundz Good rule of thump is go by what fuse size is being used in these amps. The higher the more amperage it pulls, this is what I look at. I'll stick a 300 amp fuse in a potato and sell it to you for $2k. 1991 Mazda 323VERY small build thread here: http://www.stevemead...23-small-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCP Audio Posted August 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 Im doing some reading, and i dont think my motherboard would take 2 cards, as it only has one PCI x16 slot. Should i get a larger single card, or another motherboard. larger expansion might be in the near future, so a larger motherboard wouldnt be a bad thing would it? http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=MBDGBM7903&name=Gigabyte-GA-X79-UD3-Intel-X79-Chipset-Socket-2011- I currently have an AMD FX-4170 processor Quote PSN: Rcp_soundz Good rule of thump is go by what fuse size is being used in these amps. The higher the more amperage it pulls, this is what I look at. I'll stick a 300 amp fuse in a potato and sell it to you for $2k. 1991 Mazda 323VERY small build thread here: http://www.stevemead...23-small-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCP Audio Posted August 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 argh im going round and round in circles with this, ill post all the componets i currently have and then if anyone can tell me what i can upgrade that would be appreciated. I want to run 3 monitors in SLI. all three screens have a max res of 1920 x 1080 processor: AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core 4.2GHz 12MB Cache Socket AM3+ 125W motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 AMD 970 SB950 ATX Socket AM3+ DDR3-2000 USB3.0 SATA3 RAID Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws X 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) High Performance Desktop Memory 240-Pin Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL HDD 1: OCZ Agility3 120G SATA3 2.5" Solid State HDD (SSD) , 3 Years Warranty (Max Write up to 500MB/s ) , SandForce 2281 Controller HDD 2: Seagate 1TB Barracuda 7200.12 SATA3 HDD 64M CACHE 7200RPM NCQ GPU: Leadtek WinFast GTX 560 TI Hurricane 1GB GDDR5 graphic card , Dual Fan, Dual DVI+ Mini HDMI , 256Bit , 822Mhz/4000MHz WIFI: Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps Wirless PCI-Express 802.11 b/g/n WIN7 downlink 300Mbps Uplink 300Mbps(20/40MHz) 64/128-bit WEP/WPA2-PSK/WPA-PSK/WPS EZWPS PSU: AcBel CE2 500W ( Max 550W ) 12cm fan PFC 6 SATA 2 4pin, 4x (6+2) Pin slots 24pin power OEM, no Power cord Quote PSN: Rcp_soundz Good rule of thump is go by what fuse size is being used in these amps. The higher the more amperage it pulls, this is what I look at. I'll stick a 300 amp fuse in a potato and sell it to you for $2k. 1991 Mazda 323VERY small build thread here: http://www.stevemead...23-small-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaker Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 You have 2 PCI-E slots. Get a second 50$ card and throw it in the other one to run your 3rd monitor. No reason to spend a bunch of money. If you want to stick with nvidia, get something like a 9600gs, you could even use it as a physix card when you're gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 This is tough because you're in New Zealand. Components are a little harder to find over there and I don't even know where to look online besides the website you posted. For your scenario I'd suggest upgrading your single video card rather than running 2 cards in SLI. The reason for this is that you'll not only need to buy the second 560Ti but you'll also need to upgrade your power supply to a 700W+ model in order to power both cards and the rest of the system. A quality 700W+ model on the website you posted costs around $194. Add that to the $343 for the 560Ti and you're looking at a total upgrade cost of around $537. For $515 you could get a Radeon 7870 2GB and an adapter for a 3rd monitor: http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=VGASAP7870&name=Sapphire-HD7870-GHZ-EDITION-2G-GDDR5-PCI-E-Video-c Adapter: http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=ADPSAP0005&name=Sapphire-ACTIVE-MINI-Display-PORT-(Male)-to-Single The 7870 has a few advantages. It'll be a single card, meaning less power consumption (no need to upgrade power supply) and less heat (fans will make less noise). It also has 2GB of video memory as compared to the 1GB the 560Ti has. In a triple-1080p setup you'll want more than 1GB of RAM in modern games. The 7870 is known to run multiple-monitor setups at medium-high settings in newer games and should be a much better solution than running 2 560Ti given the total upgrade price. Quote wtf is lolcats? I'd def get a fat hooker if i had to resort to that kinda thing. I feel like they'd be grateful and work harder. Also its more bang for my buck, more real estate for my dollar if you catch my drift. its like the Costco of streetwalkers. I was hoping for 150 . I was hoping she would let me put it in her butt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCP Audio Posted August 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 This is tough because you're in New Zealand. Components are a little harder to find over there and I don't even know where to look online besides the website you posted. For your scenario I'd suggest upgrading your single video card rather than running 2 cards in SLI. The reason for this is that you'll not only need to buy the second 560Ti but you'll also need to upgrade your power supply to a 700W+ model in order to power both cards and the rest of the system. A quality 700W+ model on the website you posted costs around $194. Add that to the $343 for the 560Ti and you're looking at a total upgrade cost of around $537. For $515 you could get a Radeon 7870 2GB and an adapter for a 3rd monitor: http://www.pbtech.co...5-PCI-E-Video-c Adapter: http://www.pbtech.co...Male)-to-Single The 7870 has a few advantages. It'll be a single card, meaning less power consumption (no need to upgrade power supply) and less heat (fans will make less noise). It also has 2GB of video memory as compared to the 1GB the 560Ti has. In a triple-1080p setup you'll want more than 1GB of RAM in modern games. The 7870 is known to run multiple-monitor setups at medium-high settings in newer games and should be a much better solution than running 2 560Ti given the total upgrade price. thanks man, excatly the info i was needing. would it be worth me spending a touch more and getting the flex edition? http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=VGASAP7876&name=Sapphire-FLEX-HD7870-GHZ-EDITION-2G-GDDR5-PCI-E-Vi sorry there arent any specs on there but ya know. and getting parts down here is a bitch! no matter if its audio of PC or anything related haha its all really expensive and we only get half the stuff available Quote PSN: Rcp_soundz Good rule of thump is go by what fuse size is being used in these amps. The higher the more amperage it pulls, this is what I look at. I'll stick a 300 amp fuse in a potato and sell it to you for $2k. 1991 Mazda 323VERY small build thread here: http://www.stevemead...23-small-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted August 6, 2012 Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 thanks man, excatly the info i was needing. would it be worth me spending a touch more and getting the flex edition? http://www.pbtech.co...-GDDR5-PCI-E-Vi sorry there arent any specs on there but ya know. and getting parts down here is a bitch! no matter if its audio of PC or anything related haha its all really expensive and we only get half the stuff available The Flex Edition is actually a better option here. Totally forgot Sapphire had that option for a little bit more. It'll come out to $493 for the card but won't require any adapters for your third monitor (assuming your monitors can all use DVI/HDMI). It'll save you about $20 and you won't have to worry about expensive adapters possibly breaking. Good catch on that one! Quote wtf is lolcats? I'd def get a fat hooker if i had to resort to that kinda thing. I feel like they'd be grateful and work harder. Also its more bang for my buck, more real estate for my dollar if you catch my drift. its like the Costco of streetwalkers. I was hoping for 150 . I was hoping she would let me put it in her butt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCP Audio Posted August 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) thanks man, excatly the info i was needing. would it be worth me spending a touch more and getting the flex edition? http://www.pbtech.co...-GDDR5-PCI-E-Vi sorry there arent any specs on there but ya know. and getting parts down here is a bitch! no matter if its audio of PC or anything related haha its all really expensive and we only get half the stuff available The Flex Edition is actually a better option here. Totally forgot Sapphire had that option for a little bit more. It'll come out to $493 for the card but won't require any adapters for your third monitor (assuming your monitors can all use DVI/HDMI). It'll save you about $20 and you won't have to worry about expensive adapters possibly breaking. Good catch on that one! do you think ill get away with my current power supply? http://www.digitalversus.com/lcd-monitor/lg-flatron-e2351-p11664/test.html they are the monitors ive got. I currently have 2 and will get a third once the funds build up again after buying the card Edited August 7, 2012 by RCP Audio Quote PSN: Rcp_soundz Good rule of thump is go by what fuse size is being used in these amps. The higher the more amperage it pulls, this is what I look at. I'll stick a 300 amp fuse in a potato and sell it to you for $2k. 1991 Mazda 323VERY small build thread here: http://www.stevemead...23-small-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 thanks man, excatly the info i was needing. would it be worth me spending a touch more and getting the flex edition? http://www.pbtech.co...-GDDR5-PCI-E-Vi sorry there arent any specs on there but ya know. and getting parts down here is a bitch! no matter if its audio of PC or anything related haha its all really expensive and we only get half the stuff available The Flex Edition is actually a better option here. Totally forgot Sapphire had that option for a little bit more. It'll come out to $493 for the card but won't require any adapters for your third monitor (assuming your monitors can all use DVI/HDMI). It'll save you about $20 and you won't have to worry about expensive adapters possibly breaking. Good catch on that one! do you think ill get away with my current power supply? http://www.digitalve...11664/test.html they are the monitors ive got. I currently have 2 and will get a third once the funds build up again after buying the card Your current PSU will be enough for a 7870. Quote wtf is lolcats? I'd def get a fat hooker if i had to resort to that kinda thing. I feel like they'd be grateful and work harder. Also its more bang for my buck, more real estate for my dollar if you catch my drift. its like the Costco of streetwalkers. I was hoping for 150 . I was hoping she would let me put it in her butt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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