5120*1440 gaming on one Gigabyte R9 290C-4GC: possible?

[Wondermoth]

Hi there -

I'm looking to buy a new rig; I'm hoping to run a dual-monitor setup off one R9 290. I'm in the UK; the Gigabyte R9 290 WIndforce looks to be my best available option.

Would I be able to run, say, Arma 3 at max settings at 5120*1440 at a respectable FPS off this card? (I'm debating buying 2 of them, and running 3 monitors. I've read 2xR9290s is sufficient to run ARMA 3 at ultra at 7680*1440).

 

[unknownofprob]

that card is good, max setting for that resolution, no (will work but low FPS). That is a lot of GPU power needed.

 

[Raheel Hasan]

2x1440p is close to a 4k display so u need 2x290 for ultra

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pq321q-4k-gaming,3620-3.html

 

[photonboy]

1) TWO monitors is a bad idea because the gap is right in the middle.

2) I'd stick with a SINGLE 2560x1440 anyway. I can sit pretty close to my 27" monitor but if I had three of them I'd have to sit a lot further back which I think defeats the purpose.

3) G-SYNC is coming out for new monitors and it's really awesome. I'd recommend the ASUS SWIFT version (2560x1440, 120Hz, TN). Requires a GTX600 or better from NVidia.

So my advice is get that monitor and a single GTX780Ti.

More info on G-Sync:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PJjhBUSuHk

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/64586-week-nvidias-g-sync-monitor.html