Advice needed on deciding between GPU`s

[detc0rd]

Hello guys and girls.
As the title stated i need some advice on choosing of GPU`s.
My old system was blown by lightning , and insurance covered it, so i now have the choice between selecting from 1 EVGA Titan X Hydrocopper , or 2 GTX 980 TI Hydrocopper.
I have a 3 monitor setup , but primarily gaming on 1 27" Asus 144hz monitor , but i was thinking about maybe upgrading my monitor(s) in the future , but as for now im gonna stick with the 3 i have , so the question is :
What would you guys choose ? 1 Titan X 12GB , or 2 GTX 980 TI Hydrocopper in SLI ?
I have a hard time deciding , so any input and reasons why to choose either would be much appreciated.
My other specs are
Asus Rampage V 2011-v3
Intel I7 5930K
32GB Corsair DDR 4 2666mhz
Best regards
Chris

[Nate152]

Hello detc0rd

Your asus 144hz monitor I will assume is the rog swift at 2560 x 1440 resolution. 6GB of Vram is plenty for 2560 x 1440, I would choose the 980ti sli and you will all but double your performance over a single titan x.

[Arne_Saknussemm]

I would go for the best single card solution you can afford...only doubling that later if you can manage it...I don't think I'd double up on "lesser" cards first.

2 980tis will give you more raw performance when sli works well however 12gb vram is not to be sneezed at.....this if you are mainly gaming on one monitor....

If you want to run surround then the 2 card set up for sure to push the resolution.

You make the choice sound cost equivalent though of course it isn't i presume....2 980tis will cost more than the titan...this close to Pascal I'd get a single card and then save up for a second or sell and get the new gen...

[Nate152]

Check out some videos on youtube, here is GTAV which is one of the most demanding games at the moment. At 1440p 4xMSAA it's using a little less than 5GB of Vram.

What games are using 6GB at 1440p? I mean unless you're using insane amounts of AA I don't see any game (at least at this time) using over 6GB of Vram at 1440p. The 980ti was designed for 4k gaming.

[detc0rd]

Hey again Nate and Arne.
Thank you very much for your input guys.
Yes the monitor i will be gaming on in the ROG Swift or the Acer Predator monitor.
I mainly play fps Battlefield , Battlefront when that comes etc, so i think i will go for the 2 x 980TI setup for now , and look into pascal when that hit the market, also i guess getting rid of the 980`s will be easier on the 2nd hand market rather than the Titan X.
Thank you for your time and effort guys , appreciated.
Best regards
Chris

[Arne_Saknussemm]

That will be a great setup! 😄

[detc0rd]

Thanks Arne , i hope so 🙂 Thanks for replies and advice , its appreciated 🙂

[detc0rd]

Now got my new system up and running and very happy with the 2 980Ti`s 🙂 Got my cpu running stable at 4.5ghz with 1.25v and the gpu`s are clocked and boosting nicely at 1566mhz at 46 degrees on full load 🙂
Thanks again guys for your help and advice, much appreciated.
Chris

[Nate152]

Post us some results if you like.

For instance how many frames per second you're getting with two 980ti's in sli and how much Vram is being used. I use EVGA precision x 16 to show information about my gpu's when playing games including frames per second.

[detc0rd]

Sure thing Nate , ill post some screenies later when i get home again and get some gaming sessions done 🙂