This is an alternative also with 3 way SLI of GTX980
PCPartPicker part list:
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CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($969.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($404.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($357.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Green 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($146.06 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($586.13 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($586.13 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($586.13 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master V1000 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($56.57 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Genius Manticore Wired Gaming Keyboard ($57.83 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Genius Gila Wired Optical Mouse ($58.78 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Headphones ($199.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $4880.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-11 04:22 EST-0500
With four times the pixels, a new level of immersion can be created for gamers on a single display. Gamers will be able to experience richer details and a new sense of realism with the next generation of gaming on Ultra HD displays.
- DirectX 11
- High Quality settings
- 2x MSAA
- 16x AF
- Internal benchmark
Again, for the single GPU cards, if you disable AA you will gain up-to a third in performance making the games playable enough. SLI or Crossfire however, bring it on. What we'll see continuously is that in Ultra HD the 970/980 SLI setups are not as fast as say two 780 Ti cards or a Titan-Z. This is due to a more limited 256-bit memory bus mostly. The higher clocks alone won't save the performance, for the 980 that does change a little as they have a little more rendering power under the hood. The results overall are a bit of a mixed bag really.
- DirectX 11
- Ultra Quality mode with DDOD enabled
- FXAA enabled
- Medal of Honor Warfighter is set at Ultra image Quality
- 4x MSAA enabled (deferred)
- DX11
- Ultra Quality mode
- FX AA enabled
- 16x AF enabled
- Hair Quality Normal (TressFX disabled)
- Tessellation On
- SSAO Ultra
- Depth of Field effects
- Full Tessellation on character models
- DX11 mode
- Image quality settings are maxed out
- AAA anti-aliasing
- 16xAF, Motion Blur and Tessellation at normal
As you can see 2-way scales nicely, 3-way did not kick in properly as we get 2-way perf there.
- DirectX 11
- Very High Quality settings
- FXAA Enabled
- Welcome to the Jungle level
Image Quality Settings:
- DX11
- Very High Image Quality
- 8x Anisotropic Filtering
- Screenspace reflection on
- Parallax Occlusion mapping on
- FXAA on
- Contact Hardening Shadows on
- Tessellation on
Thief looks pretty nice in Ultra HD. The 40+ FPS range at 3840x2160 does require a very powerful multi-GPU solution. But yeah GTX 970 SLI or R9-290X Crossfire would perform extremely nice value for money wise. The 980'ies kick in nicely though.
For Battlefield 4 the test run has enabled:
- DX11
- Ultra mode
- 2x MSAA enabled
- 16x AF enabled
- HBAO enabled
- Level: Reach the VIPs
Performance differs from game to game