a single gtx 780 for a 1440p and a 1080p monitor

[biscuitness]

I've been looking to buy a new pc and was thinking about going 1440p. I will get a single gtx 780 card and I was thinking about first getting a single 1080p monitor, and if im not saticified by the resolution, get a 1440p monitor to game on and use the 1080p monitor to let's say watch a youtube video while gaming/ watch a cool stream.
will the gtx 780 be able to handle a game (lets say bf4 ) at 1440p at max settings and a 1080p at which for example a video is watched at the same time?
( I will be watercooling the gpu+the cpu if that makes any difference. )

 

[apcs13]

Depends on the CPU. I will say that completely maxing a game at 1440P is a difficult task, and you certainly won't be able to do even just that with every game. For example, at 1080P, a single GTX 780 Ti only pulls in ~50 FPS average on Crysis 3 maxed out. That's a more powerful GPU on a lower resolution. I would say that on most games, however, you can do what you want with a 780, as long as you have a good CPU. What CPU is in your system?

 

[Vojin]

it should handle 1080 p on ultra,but 1440p on high i think

 

[biscuitness]

I'll be using a i5 4670k, if it's not possible to max it out, will I be able to get respectable framrates ( let's say about 60 fps ) on medium to high settings?

 

[Vojin]

cpu doenst matter that much for bf4

 

[GoodJuJu5]

You should be able to get anywhere from 40-60 FPS with a single ASUS GTX 780 DCUII http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DWV3NM6 at 1440p. Your CPU will have no problem keeping up with even 2-3 GTX 780's.

 

[biscuitness]

bf4 was just an example, just take any game in general.

 

[biscuitness]

I don't really want to go for any more than one 780. If it would be better for this setup, it would be possible for me to get two 770s instead of that one 780.

 

[apcs13]

No, you should just drop a 780 in your rig. A 4670K is plenty of CPU horsepower for your needs. 2x GTX 770s would be a great deal more powerful than a single 780, but there comes a bunch of technical issues with a SLI configuration such as micro-stuttering, not being 100% supported, and a bunch more. Another reason I advocate for the 780 is because it has 3GB of VRAM on a 384 bit-bus. GTX 770's have 2GB of VRAM, and SLI does not double the amount of VRAM you have. Even if you decided to get 2 of the 4GB GTX 770's, they have a 256-bit memory bus which severly limits the capabilities of any VRAM over 2GB.

Also, when the 780 you get starts to get outdated, you can then get another GTX 780 to use in SLI, which will be a lot better than 2 770's.