Well I collect GPU's if you didn't know yet:
http://forums.evga.com/FindPost/2461523 So to me 2x EVGA GTX 580 3GB Tron cards would be my major dream, but 2x EVGA GTX 680 FTW 4GB's would be just as good as well , probably better as they are newer have more cores more VRAM etc.
It's that I crave for retro to mid aged hardware, I use these to see how long they can actually be used before the VRAM becomes an issue I am running 2-Way SLI GTX 480's for about 7 years and 4 months now and in most games theyare on par with a GTX 780 3GB and I have to admit that is really not that bad
Fallout 4 was interesting to use as testing material, but the same for Descent Underground which uses Unreal Engine 4.12+
The image quality was great for both games, but with only 1.5GB VRAM per GPU, Fallout 4's engine was a sacrifice for my GTX 480's.
The GF100-375-A3 only have 1.5GB VRAM, that to which is their Achilles Heel, but a GF110-375-A1 with 3GB VRAM may just do it :)
My reso is 1920 x 1200p so for that part 2x 3GB GTX 580's should be enough :)
Here that test system btw:
http://forums.evga.com/FindPost/2275982 My other test system has a NVIDIA GTX 480 Engineering Sample in it.
It's GF100-375-A2 has 480 Fermi CUDA Cores but only 1280MB 320Bit GDDR5 it also runs 40% Slower than a stock 480, but 25% faster than a stock GTX 285, so for 1440 x 900 it's really not bad actually, DX11 games that use Unreal Engine 4 run very well actually around 42 to 54 fps in High Settings, I used Descent Underground for this test.
This is the card ChrisRay advised me to get functional GeForce Led Logo going you can read more about this beauty over here:
http://forums.evga.com/FindPost/2034410That is 1 of 5 GTX 480 ES board with a functional LED logo known in collector's hands btw, it's super ultra rare and one of my most valued cards ever.
It took me about three and a half year to find one of these that was when I looked on ebay 4 to 5 times a day rofl, but hey it was well worth it to me
All in all I am different than most people here, since I like to research lost treasures of the VGA card world since 3dfx and up
My main system is the one my MODS RIGS is linked to, these older GPU's are for my hobby systems :)
my main has a R9 290X 4GB it has 2816 GCN 1.1 ALU's in DX12 & Vulakn API it beats a 98t0 with plentiful ease stick just under a GTX 1070 in those API's it's a well thought design I have it for 3 years and it still gets the job done right when I use Vulkan all my 24 Opteron Cores @ 2.5Ghz are also used with the 2816 GCN 1.1 cores as well it's a stupendous amount of rending power no need to upgrade that yet it seems :)
So not to worry I am pretty much up to date Star Citizen would run great @ 2560x 1600 in Ultra mode with Mantle & Vulkan API, even I took use of AMD"s lovely VSR mode on my HP ZR24w 16:10 1920x 1200p HS-IPS Panel
That system can be seen here:
Valkyrie SMP 2014 So I am pretty much alright as my main goes, the GTX 680 4GB's is pure for the have and to see how long they can run today's latest games even considering the new gen stuff like Vulkan API and DX12 if I ever plan on using Win10, just not my needs of interest atm.
All my systems are on one network which is super handy as well
From Left to Right:
Blue-Leader SMP 2009 2x Six-Core AMD OpteronDP 2435 D0 Istanbul CPU's, 12x 2.6Ghz, 12x 512KB L2, 2x 6MB L3
2x ASUS Triton 70 for Socket 939/F with 1x 92mm x 92mm x25mm fans
Supermicro H8DAE-2 NVIDIA NForce 3600 Pro, MCP 550 Pro & IO55
4x 4096MB PC2-6400 ECC Reg Kingston Value Ram, Dual Channel DDR2-800 per Quad Core CPU
Supermicro SIM LP-B IPMI 2.0 16MB Card Rev.3.01 0907
2x EVGA GeForce GTX 480 PCI-E 1536MB 384Bit GDDR5's in 2-Way SLI
Realtek ALC883 7.1 OnBoard HD Audio
1x Intel 320 SSD 120GB/64MB Cache Boot Disk [Upgrade on The Way]
Plextor PX-820A Dual Layer DVD Re-Writer 12x/8x UATA-133
4x Western Digital 500GB/32MB Cache RAID Edition 3 24/7 Series 7200 RPM HDD's in RAID 0 1.81TB Storage Disk
2x Broadcom 1000 MBit Ethernet RJ45 Lan Jacks
Antec True Power Quatto 1000 Watt EPS12V + 2.3V
Lian Li PC-A7010 Black Server Case
Lian Li W-75BP Side Window Panel
Hewlett Packard ZR24w 24" S-IPS Panel - 16:10 Aspect Ratio - Max Resolution: 1920 x 1200 x32 @ 60 Hertz
Windows 7 Pro x64 UK + SP1
NVIDIA Forceware 347.52 WHQL
Firefox SMP 2006 2x Dual Core AMD OpteronDP 285 E6 Italy Server CPU's, 4x 2.6Ghz, 4x 1MB L2
2x Scythe Shuriken Heatsink with 2x Enermax 92mm x 92mm x25mm White Ledded Twister fans for the CPU's
ASUS K8N-DL NVIDIA NForce 2200 Professional chipset
4x 2048MB PC-3200 ECC Reg Dual Rank Micron Tech, Dual Channel DDR400 per Dual Core CPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 PCI-E 1280MB 320Bit GDDR5 Rev.A2 5009 Engineering Sample with GeForce Led Logo in Function!
Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1 PCI 64MB XRAM
Sony 3.5" FDD Drive
NEC ND-2500A DVD Re-Writer 8x/4x UATA-133
1x Western Digital 300GB/16MB Cache Velociraptor 10.000 RPM HDD (Main HDD)
1x Western Digital 2TB/64MB Cache RAID Edition 4 7200 RPM HDD
Broadcom 1000 MBit Ethernet RJ45 Lan Jack
Silver Stone Strider Plus 850 WATT Modular PSU
Lian Li PC-7FN Midi Tower
Lian-Li W-LM2AB-1 Black Side Window Panel
2x 30 cm Blue CCFL's from Sharkoon
2x 30 cm Green CCFL's from Sharkoon
1x Blue Ledded Lian Li 120mm x 120mm x25mm Front Fan
1x Red /Blue /Green Ledded Antec Tri-Cool 120mm x 120mm x25mm Rear Fan
Samsung SyncMaster 932 TN Panel - 16:10 Aspect Ratio - Max Resolution: 1440 x 900 x32 @ 75 Hertz
Valkyrie SMP 2014 Dual 12-Core AMD OpteronMP 6180 SE D1 Mangy Cours, 24x 2.5Ghz, 2x 12MB L3
Supermicro H8DG6-F Dual AMD SR5690 / SP5100 Chipsets
4x 4GB + 4x 8GB PC3-12800 ECC Reg HP Server Ram with Samsung & Hynix BGA Chips 24GB Quad Channel DDR3-1600 @ 1333 Per CPU
2x Noctua NH-U9DO A3's
1x Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 290X PCI-E 4096MB 512Bit GDDR5 Rev.A12 3713
Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1 PCI-E 64MB XRAM
2x Intel 2Gigabit Lan Jacks
1x Nuvoton IPMI 2.0 / 1Gigabit Lan Jack
1x Corsair Force3 240GB SATA III SSD
1x Plextor PX-B950SA BR-RW Single Layer, Dual Layer & DR-3D BR-RW Supported
Lian Li Tyr PC-X2000B
Lian Li W-X2000B Side Window Kit
SeaSononic Platrinum-X 1000 Watt 100% Modular PSU
Hewlett Packard ZR24w 24" S-IPS Panel - 16:10 Aspect Ratio - Max Resolution: 1920 x 1200 x32 @ 60 Herz
Windows 7 Pro x64 UK + SP1
AMD Catalyst-Crimson 16.9.2 Beta
(screenshot shows 16.9.1, I just updated to 16.9.2 after I made that screenshot, coincidences... gotta love 'em right
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post edited by Gold Leader - 2016/10/27 21:51:43