Nvidia Titan X

anonymous_user_6e5f3480 · April 30, 2015, 2:18am

My pc is good right now.

Processor:

Intel(R) Core™4th Generation i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Clock Speed 3.4Ghz
L2 Cache Size 1024

Memory: 16 GB

Windows 8.1 64 bit updated weekly with updates

16GB RAM (upgradable to 32 GB)

2TB Hard Drive

GeForce GTX 650 Ti Graphics Card (1GB Memory)

Now I run all games at Ultra @ 1920 x 1080 resolution no problem and UE4 loads really fast and renders quick etc. However, with the new TITAN X video card, should I upgrade to it? I have the money saved to spoil myself and was wondering on peoples opinion whether it would be a good move. Do you already have it? I see it is sold out and won’t be in stock until May 14th (when I want to order mine).

Would it be a good investment on my current rig? Should I also upgrade my RAM as well? Buy/build a new pc?

What is a good (or close to the best) monitors for gaming as well as UE4 purposes?
I am looking at this monitor: Acer B286HK Review | PCMag Acer B286HK

I would have to upgrade my power supply as it is a 460watt and TitanX requires a minimum of 600watts.

Might get this one: Are you a human?

Or this one:

Unless anyone recommends any other power supplies

Here is a side by side comparison of how much improvement I would get upgrading from 650 ti to the Titan X…

Icaraeus · April 30, 2015, 6:11am

Get a Seasonic power supply. Supernova isn’t very good. Monitor is decent.

Jezcentral · April 30, 2015, 7:29am

You have an excellent rig. Except for the GPU.

I think that is the only thing that needs updating. Check the PSU is powerful enough, though.

You could add RAM if you want to (I wouldn’t, yet) but the GPU is the glaring weak-point.

Maximum-Dev · April 30, 2015, 7:49am

You have replied your question.
Performance per dollar no it’s not worth it since you only need a certain amount of FPS and your 650 already gives you a lot so you wouldn’t notice a wonderful performance boost (unless you are 4k addicted and so on). I’d say spending a $350 for a GTX 970 is the best move.

Jezcentral · April 30, 2015, 8:37am

Good point, MD. There’s no point getting a Titan if you are only using one screen and 1920x1080.

Get a 970/290/290X and buy another 1920x1080 monitor. One for your coding, one for your viewport/web browsing.

ambershee · April 30, 2015, 4:39pm

I suspect a Titan X is overkill. You’d probably be better off with a GTX980, or taking a GTX970 now (they’re quite cheap), and upgrading to something superior later down the line when hardware specs for this generation solidify a little

anonymous_user_41845f4a · April 30, 2015, 4:46pm

I’d agree with this post. For gaming purposes a Titan X would be complete overkill. Now if you’re going to be doing video editing, lots of rendering, it would be very helpful. It really matters what you plan to use the computer for.

anonymous_user_6e5f3480 · April 30, 2015, 5:08pm

Yes I will use it exactly for these reasons as well as gaming and watching HD tv. I am a documentary film maker, journalist, game dev (aspiring), multimedia artist so it will be put to use all around.

anonymous_user_f9a860851 · June 19, 2015, 12:09pm

Well, with you doing all those things, a 4K monitor wouldn’t be a bad investment at the same time. But you might save a few bucks and go with the 980 Ti, if you haven’t already made your purchase. You would get more use out of the 4K screen, but look for a 40" display, as that will be the equivalent to having 4 1080p displays in front of you.