GTX690, TITAN, or Matrix HD7970 P

ssofiaa

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I have a Dell UltraSharp U2713H (resolution 2560x1440). and I m gonna buy a new card...
well...
EVGA GeForce GTX 690
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EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Superclocked Signature
or
ASUS Matrix HD7970 P 3GD5
 

ssofiaa

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a pair of ASUS Matrix HD7970 P 3GD5 is a good idea....
but all the reviews I 've had see give GTX690 faster and better then 7970 crossfire
 
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Get 2x 7970's I have a gtx 690 and it DESTROYS every game at 1080p but it doesn't have enough Vram for 1440p to run every game.
 

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Titan doesn't make any sense for gaming it's much slower than 690. Even 1 x 7970 would perform similar to a Titan in gaming and cost only 30% of the price. 2 x 7970 in Crossfire will smoke the Titan in gaming and still cost less.

The only reason to go with a Titan is if you run CUDA simulations and you use OpenCL and OpenGL 3D applications (like Solidworks, Catia, etc...) AND you also want to game on the same machine. Then, in some rare situations like that, Titan can make sense.

You only said what type of monitor you have, but you didn't say what you're doing with the machine, is it only for gaming?
 

I'm confused, by "DESTROYS every game at 1080p", do you mean loses by 9%?
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At higher resolutions (below), 2% is a wash, but with the GTX 690, you get a much quieter and much more efficient system with better overall airflow, and better driver support.

Quote from the review posted by BigMack:
"Looking at other contenders for a moment, you'll find that you simply don't need a GTX 680 2-way SLI when you can just buy a GTX 690 that runs quieter and saves an expansion slot because the price-performance ratio of a 3-way GTX 680 configuration is bad. AMD's HD 7970 GHz Edition CrossFire setup has its moments, but flunks far too many tests due to poor multi-GPU driver optimizations by AMD."
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_Titan_SLI/24.html
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But this is 2013, the year that reviewers really started to embrace frame latencies as a more accurate measure of how well a card performs. That is where the Titan shines.

Quote:
"When it comes to a consistent gameplay experience, the TITAN is head, shoulders and knees above its compatriots. The low standard deviation shown between frame times is a fraction of what other solutions offer, which in turn leads to significantly smoother onscreen performance. For example, the GTX 690 exhibits many of the issues normally associated with dual GPU cards like minor stuttering and outright frame hesitation, a situation the TITAN deftly avoids by virtue of being a single core solution. Gamers won’t have to wait for the latest SLI profile for optimal new game support either. So while the GTX 690 may outclass the TITAN in terms of raw framerate production, the GK110 clearly holds the edge this key area.

Even though it is a single GPU solution, AMD’s HD 7970 GHz just isn’t in the same league as the GeForce TITAN. Its comparative frame times border on abysmal and no amount of overclocking will improve that fact. Had AMD addressed the stuttering in key games like Far Cry 3 and Hitman Absolution (both of which are Gaming Evolved titles I may add) we could be having a very different conversation right now, especially considering the GHz Edition’s strong framerates."
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/59785-nvidia-geforce-gtx-titan-6gb-performance-review-19.html
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ssofiaa

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I wanna spend 1k more or less and..
I start to thing crossfireing ASUS Matrix HD7970 P 3GD5 seriously....
I thing I can put between them the Xonar Essence STX (Gigabyte GA Z77X D3H)
so...
it s a good and powerful solution
 


If you have to use a framerate limiter, wouldn't that lower it so it is no longer the fastest?

It might be worth noting that Titan would have the least latency, for what that is worth.

670's would also be a viable solution.

And with the crossfire problems, they may or may not have any issues with v-sync on. The issues described are without v-sync. Unfortunately, no one ever reviews with v-sync on. Pcper.com, the ones that brought it out in the open, about the crossfire issue, plans to include v-sync comparisons when the release the full article described here, so that'll be good to know.
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-TITAN-Performance-Review-and-Frame-Rating-Update/Frame-Rat
 

ssofiaa

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Finally 2 ASUS Matrix HD7970 P 3GD5
my Xonar Essence STX in the uper pci slot
and I melt on Crysis 3 without any problem (F... perfect graphics, the game is awesome)
danke all