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Will1982 
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[3000.00] Expectations: [I want to play GTA5 & The Witcher 3 maxed out at 60 FPS and all other 2015 gen] Usage: Heavy Gaming] Special Needs: [Display port connection & wireless modem. Liquid cooled and fans] I want it to run quit and overclock 2 GPUs and 1 CPU. Saved Ticket #: [yes] Specifications: [unknown] |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2015 at 3:53pm |
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What resolution are you planning to play at?
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Will1982
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Posted: 22 Mar 2015 at 4:37pm |
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I want to be 4K ready If my budget allows.
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Will1982
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Posted: 22 Mar 2015 at 4:42pm |
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I want to run in 1920x1080 standard... I own a 1080 monitor at 144 hertz refresh rate with display port... I want to fully utilize my Asus monitor..
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Will1982
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Posted: 22 Mar 2015 at 4:47pm |
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I if my budget doesn't allow 4K at 60 FPS consistent, I understand... I'm happy with 1080x1920..
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Will1982
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Posted: 22 Mar 2015 at 4:51pm |
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I want the best bang for my buck.. 3000.00 budget..
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Will1982
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 12:06am |
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I'm willing to spend 3,500 tops.. This budget should cover what I want..
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 1:21am |
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So i did two builds for you:
https://www.digitalstormonline.com/configurator.asp?id=1167513 https://www.digitalstormonline.com/configurator.asp?id=1167514 one with 2 970s and one with 2 980s Edited by ArkansasWoman777 - 23 Mar 2015 at 1:24am |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 3:07am |
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Just for another suggestion, I took Arkansas's excellent build and tweaked it to give you the WiFi motherboard and a single video card to eliminate any potential sli game issues. The Titan X in some bench tests has shown it to be as good if not slightly better than sli 980 with 4k gaming. A single gtx 980 is all you need for 1920x1080.
Config # 1167524. Cost $ 3338 4k gaming is very demanding and either build will game very good, but you won't max out some games. Hope this helps. 
Edit.... below 4k, the sli 980 will beat the Titan X for the most part. At 4k, the Titan X wins in some but drops below the sli 980 with others. Edited by bprat22 - 23 Mar 2015 at 3:32am |
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Will1982
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 3:44am |
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I like the Titan X build.. I need to make sure this build has a Display port connection so I can fully utilize my 1920X1080 p 144 hertz monitor with 1 Milo second response time.. The wireless internet is a must for me..
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 3:52am |
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The Titan X, like most high end cards, does have displayport, in fact three of them I believe.
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Will1982
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 3:58am |
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My purpose for the build is to have a great experience playing GTA5 & The Witcher 3.. Is Witcher 3 a benchmark game now ?
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 4:12am |
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I don't know too much about those games, so I'd Google Witcher 3 Benchmark and get the results.
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Will1982
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 4:15am |
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So the Titan X and sli 980 is equal in power for the most part..
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 4:39am |
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Depends.
Testing I've seen show sli 980 faster at 1080p and 1440p resolution, but very close with 4k. Overall, the sli 980 appears to win, but then you have the potential sli issues with some games.
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FrankW
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 5:38am |
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I was just at the GeForce site and they state that minimum required system memory is 24Gb with 48Gb recommended. Am I reading something wrong.
From GeForce Site for Titan X: "MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: PCI-Express-compliant motherboard with one dual-widthx16 graphics slot One 6-pin and one 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector Minimum 600 W or greater power supply 300 MB of available hard-drive space 24 GB system memory (48 GB or higher recommended) Microsoft Windows 8 and 8.1, Windows 7 or Windows Vista" Frank Edited by FrankW - 23 Mar 2015 at 5:39am |
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bprat22
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 5:43am |
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Which game? Witcher 3 and GTA 5 show 6-8gb ram.
 I didn't see the Titan X line.
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Will1982
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 6:40am |
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I'll seriously considering buying the the Titan X build for future purposes and when I buy a a 4K monitor..
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 6:45am |
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I'm seriously considering the Titan X for future gaming..
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 8:50am |
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Hi bprat22,
There are conflicting reports on the GeForce forms about the required system memory to run the Titan X. The box says 2/4gb but some post state that Nividia techs has stated that the 24/48Gb is correct. People on the forum that already have a Titan X say that they are doing fine with 16Gb. I tend to think that the 24/48Gb is incorrect. The problem is the posters who say they are using 16Gb of system memory don't say what resolution they are playing at. It could be that 4K may need more memory?? In any case GeForce and Nvidia must know about this problem but GeForce has not corrected its site from 24/48Gb to 2/4Gb. I just down loaded the Manual for the Titan X from GeForce and it states that 2/4Gb is required. So I am pretty sure that the 24/48Gb is incorrect. Frank |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 10:59am |
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Thanks, Frank.
It did sound a little suspect but ya never know.
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The builds that Arkansas and myself showed you with the different video card setups will all work great for your 1080p and will still allow 4k gaming at lower settings than the 1080p, obviously. Can't go wrong with any of them. It is a tough decision picking the right one for you. |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 1:48pm |
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If you are looking to play the games MAXED out at 4K, you're going to need 2x Titan X as im sure GTA 5 is going to be a VRAM hog if optimized proplerly.
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 2:32pm |
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TitanX for the most demanding gamer.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: PCI-Express-compliant motherboard with one dual-widthx16 graphics slot One 6-pin and one 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector Minimum 600 W or greater power supply 300 MB of available hard-drive space 24 GB system memory (48 GB or higher recommended) Microsoft Windows 8 and 8.1, Windows 7 or Windows Vista Or Titan X for the gamer with a super computer! ok sarcasm off. This was a misprint and the hype got started from a sales rep (from a contractor, not Nvidia) stating the obvious misprint as absolute truth and the forum trolls taking off with it. The writer obviously read 2/4 as 24 then doubled that to 48. Some people got through college on cliff notes and hangovers. Probably the same team that figured the 3.5G ram with .5G with half the chip architecture = 4G fully utilized ram on the 970 cards. Sorry the sarcasm switch on my keyboard must be broken. 
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Posted: 23 Mar 2015 at 3:57pm |
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Best bang for your buck is to not use liquid cooled for your GPUs. CPU liquid cooling is cheap, relatively due to the products on the market, like the Corsair coolers.
Two GTX 980s should run reasonably cool during gaming, mine do even if I overclock them. Not sure they can do 4k on max settings on all games though. But they are the best bang for the buck at this moment in time. A single TitanX won't be better than two 980s ( nor was that expected, as a Titan X is like 150% of a 980) |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2015 at 2:21pm |
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EVGA just launched their 980 Hybrid cards with an AIO cooler for the GPU chip and standard blower for the memory and power circuitry. That solution is much cheaper and easier than a custom water loop.
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Posted: 30 Jun 2015 at 9:45am |
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You guys are awesome! :)! I wish I had GTA V... I'm asking it for Christmas on PS3 (I have it on XBOX 360)
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