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2x970 vs 3 680's
- Thread starter peugot
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my guess is 2 970's in sli, I run this setup at times.
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it looks like the 680 is one notch over a 280x, taking a quick look at reviews, so yea, 2 970's.
more vram and less watts and heat.
if you have the option a single 980 will be better than 2 970's, at least mine is.
more vram and less watts and heat.
if you have the option a single 980 will be better than 2 970's, at least mine is.
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its just in general, i do play games and some editing(not much). i just want most horsepower from this system and will soon use the other solution for a pc in my livingroom that will just be used on one TV. the main one needs to push my triplescreen in all my tasks
no can do, all the cards mentioned are already in the house
no can do, all the cards mentioned are already in the house
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then the 970's for game rig.
If you have triple screens, you will want to use the 970's regardless simply because of vRAM. 680's, typically, have 2GB while the 970 has 4GB(3.5GB 'fast').
I assume you are running 1080p on the single monitor... I wouldn't use 3 680's there for sure. So much power use, potential noise, scaling issues, etc, its just not worth the hassle for 1080p. A 680 or two will be plenty. Also consider selling the 3 680's for a single card that uses 1/3 the power (thinking GTX 960 or a used 970).
I assume you are running 1080p on the single monitor... I wouldn't use 3 680's there for sure. So much power use, potential noise, scaling issues, etc, its just not worth the hassle for 1080p. A 680 or two will be plenty. Also consider selling the 3 680's for a single card that uses 1/3 the power (thinking GTX 960 or a used 970).
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