Hard choice. Both are very similar.
Personally I would have swapped out the 3 660ti's out for a single 780 though.
My reasons being are:
-Cheaper
-Less power
-Less noise
-Less heat
-More vram
-No multi-GPU problems
-upgradable.
-GPU boost 2.0

I'm afraid I don't think 2GB of ram would be enough to play the 3 monitors at 1080p even if they made a powerhouse.


Other than than I guess I would choose Option 1 because the systems are so close. The choice is made solely based on the nicer looking mobo and case IMO


P.S. send me a PM who's I chose. I'm curious.

3 660tis would destroy a 780, and a nicer mobo. Are you serious???

Of course they would! I said they were a powerhouse. But if the builds were meant to push multiple monitors I wouldn't feel like 2GB ram that has to be shared among the cards is enough.

And in my personal opinion, Yes the sabertooth LOOKS nicer. Not as sharp but cleaner. I didn't say it was better performance or feature wise.



If it makes you feel better you could always build something like this
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tell me that isn't more powerful than 3 660ti's

Not sure I feel comfortable with only a 850W PSU in those machines, and why 3 way SLI with 660ti's? I feel as if though that will be a shitstorm with driver problems and scaling. I'd rather see two 7970's frankly.

You can run 2 660tis on a 600w OK and 3way ski drivers are no shittier than a 7970s drivers

Option 2 is still better so 3 Monitors > 2 Monitors by far. Sabertooth is unnecessary for the most part unless you like the look of it and there is no difference in the power output of the power supplies. The only difference is that the bronze will draw a bit more from the wall to get 850W of output power. I have never really liked the 840 even the Pro varient although they still are good I still prefer the 3K more and the RAM speed does not matter too much unless you are using an APU. I wanna know who voted for option 1

I would go for option two