Hey Crap.  So I got a third 580, and guess what, you are so right it isn't even funny.  My gains are minimal if any.  I guess I'll return the third card.  I'm wondering if 2 of these 3GB cards would suffice.  I guess I will start there and see what happens. 

Can generic GTX580 feed 30" incher?I found 3 gb palit only costs 30 e more........Just it might be louder.

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Hey Crap.  So I got a third 580, and guess what, you are so right it isn't even funny.  My gains are minimal if any.  I guess I'll return the third card.  I'm wondering if 2 of these 3GB cards would suffice.  I guess I will start there and see what happens. 

Sell it to me for 1/2 price cheap...  j/k
You may sell it in the Marketplace. It should go fast.

Yea, I guess I will return it to Fry's.  Honestly I don't see any difference so I may as well wait it out for the next round.

Sorry to hear that gutcheck. But you can't say I didn't tell you so.....
 
As for them being pulled, I'm not sure, they have been deactivated at Newegg. They are sold out everywhere from what I can tell. Looks like they didn't anticipate the huge demand for 3GB cards. Hopefully Palit will get more ready soon.
 
On a side note, have you tried to locate a Gainward Phantom 3GB GTX580?

Can anybody with 3gb 580 tell me Metro 2033 Vram use on SINGLE 30" monitor all graphics enchantments turned on?

So can you play crysis 2 in surround?  I can't.

Good,its within normal GTX580 limits then.I just purchased,(actually last week) Sparkle GTX580 with factory installed Arctic Cooling Extreme Pro.Probably will get it at friday from DHL.
 
As sitting some time at 24" 1920x1200,will be enough for me so far.Also,purchased Thermalright Silver Arrow with Arctic Silver thermal paste and contemporary CPU upgrade from C2D E6600 (at 2,4) to Dual Core E6600 (3.06,and will OC easily on my Striker Extreme,i hope).Aim to 4 Ghz or,something:about 450 FSB,plus that air cooling.I hope,will be enough to feed my GTX580,till Bulldozer/2011 comes out/gets tested.Or 2600K....at 5Ghz (need alot of luck with good CPU core to get multiplier so high,though.

Only 2 more weeks on air, then EK finally have a nice block and backplate for this card(s).

I have to say, thanks for posting these benchmarks.  Assisted in my intent to purchase.  And, these totally smoke my Crossfire 5970s.  I mean, it's just sad having these cards I bought last year for the price of 3 of these same cards and I can't even touch that kind of performance.  I'm running 6048x1080 resolution, 980x 4.4ghz, 12gb DDR3 2000mhz.  I'm buying two of these from EVGA tomarrow, so thanks. Also I'm selling my 5970s if anyone is interested.

BTW, what software is it you're using to monitor your VRAM usage?  I've tried googling it buy can't seem to pinpoint.

 
MSI Afterburner

RainStryke

Wonder how 4 of em would do in SLI.

Anyway... Looks like your CPU isn't keeping up on Metro 2033, what is your overclock?

At 7920x1600 I'm no where near being CPU limited dude. At any rate these tests where done when I had an i7 970 in the system running at 4.5Ghz.

gutcheck

So can you play crysis 2 in surround?  I can't.

 
Yes I can and quite well.
 

EDIT:  Sorry - I saw some very useful info on the first page.  Looks like the answer is:  It Depends.  But I'm very concerned based on what I've seen thus far.  It's a shame they even bothered with the 1.5gb version, frankly.  From what I can see on Newegg, it's a paltry $40 more for double the memory.  Looks like I'm going to unload my 1.5gb versions on eBay.
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Hey, sorry if this has already been addressed - but I don't have time to go thru all 177 messages (lame - I know - sorry).
 
Anyway - what is the VRAM usage with more reasonable AA settings at 5760x1200? 4x or 2X AA specifically.
 
I'm in a bit of a quandary - I've got 2 580's, a Maximus IV and a 2600K.  I'm an early adopter with regard to "Surround gaming" (had a Matrox TH2Go since '07, then Eyefinity on dual 5870's in '09 - and now this).
 
But I'm just wondering if it wouldn't be smarter to unload the 580's on eBay and go with 3 of the 3gb versions to avoid running out of VRAM.  But if I can do 5760x12000 with, say, 4xAA - that's good enough.  I'll take the higher FPS associated with a bit lower AA anyway, given the choice.  But running without *any* AA is pretty awful in 2011.  If that's the case, then no way am I going any further with the 1.5gb 580's I have (and by going further, I mean adding a third for Tri-SLI).
 
TIA guys.  Great thread OP...
 
PS - Hehe - just look at that ANCIENT sig I've got!  Has it really been *that* long since I've been here?!  Man, I spent a lot on that system...3 systems back!

If you guys want I can lower the resolution to 5760x1080 and re run some of the games with lower AA levels. That's not a big deal. But I will say this to you folks. I used to have 3 GTX480s and with them I was running 3 1920x1080 monitors for a surround resolution of 6000x1080 (with bezel correction) and for the most part my games were fine with the 1.5GB VRAM the GTX480's had.
 
Anyway, I'll go ahead a rerun some of the tests with lower resolution and more moderate AA levels to give a more mainstream idea of VRAM usages with Surround.
 
I'll have the results up later this evening guys