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Hey guys,

Stupid question... Can a single GTX 670 (Asus TOP 2GB) handle three 1920x1080 monitors (5760x1080) without issues? I have read good things on review sites. While I am sure the power is there, I want to make sure that 2GB of vRAM is enough.

My goal is to run BF3 ... I have a feeling that it wont be in ultra while using three monitors, so High would be fine.. just no lower. I would run ultra if turning of AA means my FPS never dips below 50.

Secondly, is there a huge difference between the GTX 680 and 670 when running 5760x1080 if both cards are still limited to 4GB of vRAM? The 570's are looking so nice being $100 cheaper and in stock... If there is hardly any difference and the 570 can triple monitor off without a SLI, I may just jump on that and be done with it. (Down the road, a SLI is $200 cheaper than 680's smile.gif Although if a 680 can handle triple monitors much better I would go that route and just hold off till Christmas for the third monitor...

Thank you!

PS, if anyone has seen reviews of a GTX 570 or 580 single card solution being used in a 5760x1080 configuration, specifically with BF3, please let me know. I have only seen SLI reviews where AA is being used hard. I can live without AA if it means keeping Ultra quality.
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im playing bf3 at 2560x1440 with everything maxed including AA. It runs great , however much to my surprise i see the video memory drop to hover around 100mb free on large maps. I see no ill effects from it like frames dropping or anything. My sli 470s would literally run out of vram and it would start to chop.
very happy with the card thus far. I have a Gigabye 670 OC Windforce.
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Originally Posted by dumpsterj View Post

im playing bf3 at 2560x1440 with everything maxed including AA. It runs great , however much to my surprise i see the video memory drop to hover around 100mb free on large maps. I see no ill effects from it like frames dropping or anything. My sli 470s would literally run out of vram and it would start to chop.
very happy with the card thus far. I have a Gigabye 670 OC Windforce.

+ Rep! Thanks for the reply, you nailed what I was looking to hear. I do believe my mind is now made up to go with a GTX670 and a new monitor smile.gif How is your Gigabyte OC Windforce? I have seen lots of people with that card and getting good benches... I am not hooked on Asus (actualy I prefer MSI but dont see that they have a TF3 card out in the 670 range)... Good company / hardware?
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2GB of a GTX670 will not pose much of a problem for SP BF3 at 3x1920x1080/1200 according to these reviews. It is still playable, especially if you turn down AA and use High instead of Ultra:-
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/03/22/nvidia_kepler_gpu_geforce_gtx_680_video_card_review/10
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1452/pg6/nvidia-geforce-gtx-680-kepler-graphics-card-review-battlefield-3.html
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1887/4/

Even if you go to MP 64 player map, 2GB is still OK even though it will be all used up. And adding a second card to do SLI is recommended:-
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/03/28/nvidia_kepler_geforce_gtx_680_sli_video_card_review/5

Note:- the above reviews used GTX680 but your GTX670 can be easily overclocked to reach or even surpass a stock GTX680.

Also, a single GTX570 or GTX580 cannot do 3x1920x1080 because Nvidia only enables the GTX670/680 to do single card Surround. GTX570/580 has to be in SLI to do 3x1920x1080. That is why you only see reviews of GTX570/580 in SLI to do Surround.
Edited by windfire - 5/30/12 at 8:52am
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Wow, great response! Thank you very much for the detailed info. +rep.
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Boom,

Just ordered the Asus Top GTX670 from Newegg. Now to play the waiting game for their monitor sale thumb.gif

thanks for your input and help guys.
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This thread was helpful, is there any chance I can get an update from the OP about how his 670 is holding up to 3x1080p? Currently im running 6770/5770 crossfire and it just isn't cutting it. I was hoping to get just a single card to run all 3 monitors, looking mostly to play BF3 and skyrim. Not sure if I should spring for a 680 or a 4GB 670, or if a standard 670 will do the job.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by liermam View Post

This thread was helpful, is there any chance I can get an update from the OP about how his 670 is holding up to 3x1080p? Currently im running 6770/5770 crossfire and it just isn't cutting it. I was hoping to get just a single card to run all 3 monitors, looking mostly to play BF3 and skyrim. Not sure if I should spring for a 680 or a 4GB 670, or if a standard 670 will do the job.

A 670 2 GB for a maxed-out 1440p works great (it's my current set up so I can say it works great). A 670 2 GB for a maxed-out tri-monitor set-up...not so sure about that. At that point, I would consider 4 GB.
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My single 680 handles a 5760x1080 with relative ease, I use a mix of Ultra & High settings in BF3, vram usage is usually about 1.5-1.8 with my settings. I'm not too anal about having everything maxed out, as long as it's smooth gameplay & looks good enough. The DC2 670 is a good buy tho, with its OC potential you shouldn't have problems with a surround setup.
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