Future proofed for FFXIV with new PC.. GTX 680x2 + pics and benchmark.

[Solace]

Not to be a negative Nancy but most Titans, provided the CPU paired is overclocked to not bottleneckit greatly score pass the 10k mark.

The benchmark doesn't use SLI, the scoring you're getting now is just off of one gpu, the score you have now is not your true perfermance, it will be higher once profiles have been made for the benchmark & game.

There's more than a few 7970s once overclocked can also breach the 10k mark.

Ahh thank you.
I did not realize I was only getting one GPU. XD
I sure hope the final game uses Sli and Crossfire..

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=183712
That's one OC'd titan and I beat it on air cooling.
As well as one or more other Titans in the list.
If I go liquid, I can go even further.
My score is actually 3rd place atm. 4384

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ypMcfZnCPo
scroll to the end, 680x 2 beats Titan.

Plenty of examples in multiple AAA titles I found, before I made the choice..

I have looked at the numbers.
While I use more power, I will indeed beat one Titan.
Just saying. I did my research :P.

Also I am using an i7 960.
Not a 3960 cpu, so that will cost me some score for sure.
Good point though about the bottleneck.
I'll have to pull a CPU/Mobo upgrade soon.

[Abriael]

I sure hope the final game uses Sli and Crossfire..

Yoshida said it will at the niconico event.

[Spectre]

Ahh thank you.
I did not realize I was only getting one GPU. XD
I sure hope the final game uses Sli and Crossfire..

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=183712
That's one OC'd titan and I beat it on air cooling.
As well as one or more other Titans in the list.
If I go liquid, I can go even further.
My score is actually 3rd place atm. 4384

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ypMcfZnCPo
scroll to the end, 680x 2 beats Titan.

Plenty of examples in multiple AAA titles I found, before I made the choice..

I have looked at the numbers.
While I use more power, I will indeed beat one Titan.
Just saying. I did my research :P.

Also I am using an i7 960.
Not a 3960 cpu, so that will cost me some score for sure.
Good point though about the bottleneck.
I'll have to pull a CPU/Mobo upgrade soon.

Go all out, SLI a pair of TITANS

[Solace]

Go all out, SLI a pair of TITANS

Lol I wish. That would be a monster.

Good luck, there are few things i hate more than attaching fans to the Mugen 2, those clasps are the very definition of horrible.

Yea, when I took the clips off, one of them went flying and I lost it for like 10 mins.
Was shitting myself, thinking I'd start it up and Bam!, sparks and smoke..
But I found it..
Thing had managed to fly way outside the case.. XD



I went ahead and bought 5 new, 120mm fans and put them in.
Did a bit of cable management as well.
Looks very nice with the extra Blue LED on the CPU cooler.
Temp dropped a few degrees.

Case has 3, 200mm fans already in it.
+
1 on the Mugen.
1 in front of the Mugen, inside the peripheral stack.
1 one behind the Mugen as well.
2, stacked vertically in font of the GPU's.

Ty for the advice.
Much happier with the appearance now.
It's my first schmexy PC. :P

[Riv]

Go all out, Quad SLI some TITANS

There, fixed.

[Spectre]

There, fixed.

bah, you got me

[Solace]

Go all out, Quad SLI some TITANS

There, fixed.

O.o

Performance scaling gets kinda bad after 2 GPUs, from what I see.
Still would be nutz though.

one question about the PSU installation, the Fan side not facing down but up? Is it better this way?

This PSU is bottom mounted.
The fan pointing upward, allows for the intake of cold air, to expel it out the back of the case.
If the PSU was top mounted, the intake would likely be on the bottom but still expel the air out the back.

And yes, SLI doesn't work in the benchmark. I got up to 8909 with my OC'd 670 though. I plan to buy another 670 before launch.

Man, I wish my case had the bottom mount PSU...but I can never justify buying a new case when I upgrade =/

Yea I finally caved in and did it.. I just bit the bullet so to speak.
Didn't want to have such nice hardware in such a garbage can anymore..lol..
It's like having a nice piece of furniture or an eye sore.
Guess it's just worth it for the Aesthetics.

[Alhanelem]

Go all out, SLI a pair of TITANS

And spend less money on the entire rest of the computer.

[Spectre]

And spend less money on the entire rest of the computer.

Can't put a price on 100% pure: