In reply to Durabo.
First of all my comment is not stupid, its just my point of view. Everyone is entitled to their point of view and what makes sense for someone doesnt necessaraly mean it makes sense for you for we are all different a d think differently. However the truth is singular and uncheangeble. And the truth is:
1)The Asus RogSwift PG279q cannot be bought at this time 22.6 here in germany. The same can also be said for the other gsync asus monitor you listed.
2)apart from the 34inch predator acer monitor that has g sync and 3840x1440 i didnt knew there are other monitors out there with g sync and hdmi.
3)I have personally a problem against buying products based off incomplete chips, buying products which are basically broken from the factory, thats why for me the 980ti is a no go, thats why i have dual 2690v3 xeons on my rig, which leaves me with either 980 or titan x.
4)i want to get the top of the line card, since i never in my life have owned a top of the line card, and whant to see how it feels like it, even if it doesnt make sense from the expense point of view, so i would be stuck with titan x.
5)Using a waterblock on the titan x would in the end waste 2 extra slots in a double sli config, as it cannot be made single slot thanks to the dvi connector, which i wont use anyway.
6)The nature of the stuff mounted in my case wouldn't allow me install two 980 kingpins that could be made single slot through watercooling because they are too wide, so i need to find normal width graphic cards.
7)The fact that the fury x could be made single slot through water cooling would allow me to install 3 of them in crossfire if i would to make them single slot. Further on, the fact that the lenght of the card is shorter because of the hbm memory would allow me to use the built in usb 3.0 headers on the motherboard because the graphics card is not long enough to obstruct them, thus giving me the posibility to free another pci slot wich is occupied by a usb 3.0 pci express card with two 19pin headers, which in the end would allow me to install a fourth fury x.
8)In my eyes as you can clearly see the fury x is the better suited for my build, as i could install 4 as opposed to only two titan xs.
9)34 ich monitor doesnt fit my desktop, it will take a maximum of 32 inch, my deskop was build by me with a 32 inch maximum monitor size in mind. And the 32 inch samsung monitor is on market right now and can be bought allready here in germany.
10)The disadvantages of the furry x is something i could live without. The lack of hdmi 2.0 doesnt bother me. The only 4gb of memory seems to be enough for 4k (as the leaked benchmarks have so far showed, i said seema as we still need to see what actuall reviews will have to say about it), not to mention that if im lucky the memory could be addable with the advent of dx12.
11)You have probably figured it out by now that what you assume may not neccesarlly represent reality. This holds true also for the false assumption you made when you said that i would probably wont be able to install two fury x's because i would need 2 120 radiator slots, and since i have radiators mounted there is no way there would be enough space left. The situation in reality is far worse that you could have imagine it, and regardless i can still fit 2 more 120mm radistors. Here is why.
From top to bottom the whole 5.25 bays of my case are full with 5.25bay devices, all 17 of them. 3 of them dont have devices per se installed but a 120mm fan.
In total i got as radiators
a)one 140.1 double circuit radiator
b)one 140.2 double circuit radiator
c)one 140.2 single circuit radiator
d)two 140.3 radiators.
Aprox 30 fans and 4 pumps.
And i could still install 2 fury x with their radiators. Once i do, ill probably post a photo because the probability is very big that you wont believe me.
Probably now my stupid comment makes a lot more sense. And you have become a wiser man. That is what i wish for you.
First of all i would like to apologize if i insulted you personally in any way, your comment looked like a typical fanboyish comment since you ended it with, "Which is better you decide?" while ignoring the fact gtx 980 ti exists. Ignoring gtx 980 ti without context, i am sure you will agree, looks extremely stupid. Now onto your new points.
1-2) Both pg279q and pg27aq are set to feature hdmi along with displayport, but you are right, they are not available on the market. There is an ultra wide Acer Predator that does though. I would still get xb270hu among them since, again, with 2 furies there is no need for a freesync monitor at 60hz.
3-4)These again, for the lack of a better word, puzzling for me. Gtx 980 is an incomplete maxwell too, it is just designed with a smaller cast. Why do you
have to get the full chip while the one that is almost half as cheap performs admirably compared to its bigger brother is beyond me. 12 gb ram is useless, at least for gaming purposes as of now, 6gb that 980 ti has is more than enough and performs cooler.
5)This might be a valid point, but i cannot argue since i dont know your configuration. But bear in mind, according this comments 11th point, you are planning to use furies with their stock closed loop cooling solution, which occupies
2 slots while 980 ti(or fury x for that matter) with another block like say ekwb will only occupy one slot. So you are either lying, which i find highly unlikely or you are confused whereas to use stock or custom water blocks with furies.
6)You have no reason to get any model of gtx 980's anyway.
7)First of all, there is absolutely no need to get 3rd or 4th graphics card since 3 way and 4 way sli-crossfire has only very slight advantage over dual card setup at best. At worst, they perform worse than 1 card. So while i am not one to decide what you get for your build, i suggest you to not get more than 2 cards at almost any circumstance. There is a reason to get more than 2 cards only if you are doing scientific computing, for which you should get another motherboard and quadro/firepro cards anyway. Now with that out of the way, if shorter length of fury x helps your build, you should probably choose it, since you cant go wrong with either fury x or 980 ti at this point. I just dont like it when you compare titan x with fury x and imply there are no cheaper alternatives from the green camp. 980 ti will probably wont fall behind furies, and with water cooling i am pretty sure it can outperform them. Even if it cannot, we will see a price decrease and possibly a new card from nvidia so it is a win-win situation for us.
By making the cards 1 slot you mean cutting the part which they connect to the chassis, i am pretty sure you can just cut it with the dvi headers same way you can do with the amd cards, you just wont cut any headers, only a metal plate with amd. Looking at my water cooled gtx 780 ti's, they occupy less than 1 slot and metal support with dvi connector looks like can be cutted easily wit a dremel, i dont get why you want to do that tho, if you have that many radiators you have a gigantic case and motherboard with plenty of slots which should provide enough space to dissuade you from such solutions.
8)Again you might be suprised to see 2 titan x's uotperform your furies but i am not one to decide.
9)Check 1-2. Asus pg27aq which is 27" is 4k and has g sync will probably suit you best but it probably wont be out until later this year so yeah, nor arguments from me here.
10)Yup, 4gb of hbm memory will be enough for 4k.
11)I believe you but i would like to see a photo of it anyway
. And you should really, really, really connect those furies to your loop rather than using their stock solution with inferior blocks, radiators and pumps.
all nerds around here.
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