Ah ok so there is no way to raise vertical fov then. Bummer.

Ahhhh ok I see. Didn't realize the mini PCIe existed. Thank you. I wasn't sure about the Intel card neither and whether it did the same as other expansion slot ssd cards(adding a mini pcie slot via regular pcie) or not, thank you.

What's the equation used to calculate fov based on aspect ratio?

Also, if I do stack monitors on top of one another do I gain vertical fov too?

Alright awesome! So higher aspect ratio= higher fov and nothing else affects fov but that. Got it. That pretty much sums up the majority of my questions.

I was thinking that the Intel SSD was an expansion slot card that ran off of PCIe, but actually all it is is a platform for that actual SSD to be inserted into, I was thinking that M.2 SSDs meant they plug into this

http://media.bestofmicro.com/E/D/435973/original/IMG_0754-1.jpg

while the intel SSD was something completely different, didnt realize the expansion slot card was just an adapter, like so.

http://imagescdn.tweaktown.com/content/6/4/6422_05_addonics_adm2px4_pcie_3_0_to_m_2_ssd_adapter_review.jpg

So then, do you get better performance having that M.2 SSD connected directly to the motherboard (I think its called mini PCIe?) like in the first picture or having it in an "adapter" that takes up an expansion plugged into your PCIe?

I've learned so much these last few days from this thread alone, whether it be new information or something I thought I knew but was wrong.

Just a curious thought, but If I did do 3x2 1440p ultrawide monitors, with say 4 of the newest GPU coming out, would that result in a decent gaming experience FPS wise?

Ah alright I see.
(1) But I thought the highest you could have on a normal 1080p monitor was 90 fov?
(2) What about having an ultra wide 1440p, Would one ultra wide monitor give any fov changes alone?
And I'll probably stick with either 1 or 3 monitors as only using two would leave the middle bezel line centered on your game.

I also tend to see a slight issue with my vertical fov, as I can't seem to look up reliably due to running a 3 monitor surround setup.
(3) How would a 3x2 1440p(or 1080p) handle in terms of playable fps and fov?

After reading over the aspect ratio info you posted again (like 5 times), I came up with a few more questions as to what I don't understand.
(4) Does pixel density(1080p,1440p,26XXp,etc) affect aspect ratio in game, resulting in a change in fov?
(5) Basically does someone running one standard 27" 1080p monitor able to see the same amount as compared to someone running one 27" 4K monitor?
Oh and one issue I currently experience is that even though I have 3 144hz capable monitors, when I combine them to do a surround setup, Nvidia apparently activates gpu scaling and I am only able to set my 5760x1080 monitor to 120hz.
I've tried contacting Nvidia and worked with them for literally a month emailing tech support back and form to no avail. They had me do a whole bunch of tests too with custom programs they would send me.
(6) does this same problem exist with AMD or am I able to run 144hz in their equivalent of a surround setup?

As for the SSDs, I'm still not 100% understanding of them.
(7) Do M.2 style SSDs perform better than PCIe expansion slot SSDs?
And you mentioned running two 512gb SSDs in a raid0 would be great.
(8) But are you referring to M.2 SSDs, are they able to be put into raid?
If so, I would get two of the 512gb cards and raid them and use it as my OS and steam drive.

Only issue I see with M.2 is that it appears motherboards tend to not have too many connectors, usually only 1 or 2, especially for socket 2011 v3 which would be if I am going to run 3 or 4 gpus.

Of course, thats what Im doing as well, just wait till the new stuff comes out this year.

Ah alright I understand the gpu aspect now.

Would I benefit from freesync? And it's where the gpu and monitor match refresh rates right? I assume it's the equivalent to nvidias G-sync.

From past info I did get the idea that AMD was capable of more than 3 monitor setup, but obviously as you were saying you wouldn't get much if doing more than 3. If I were to do a row of 5 monitors do I gain an even greater FOV? I believe currently my fov with 3 1080p monitors is at about 120-130.
One last question would be is it at all beneficial to run 5 monitors in all portrait mode side by side? Or would I not gain anything from that?

From what I've been able to see, M.2 SSDs are about 512Gb at the largest currently, so in order to match say that Intel 750 series with 1.2Tb, I'd need two M.2 at 512Gb. But how much more of a quality difference is there between a pcie SSD and a M.2 SSD?

Why does MSI have to make such a beautiful motherboard for only 6th gen Intel processors?
https://us.msi.com/product/motherboard/Z170A-XPOWER-GAMING-TITANIUM-EDITION.html#hero-overview

Definitely wait till the new stuff coming out soon.

Also How would you go about finding a motherboard with multiple M.2 slots on it while still being a 2011 V3 socket? Know of any good ones?

when I compared the vram to storage I didn't know what else to really call it, but yes I understand now thank you.

So having multiple gpus doesn't double your vram but just distributes the "workload" between the multiple gpus then?

Those equations make it much easier to understand the cards side by side thank you! Like you said I'll wait on the new cards to come out and see what type of setup id be going with then. So depending on what type of setup I'd want to go with id do 2,3, or even 4 cards, but would need an extreme i7 for 3 or 4 gpus, gotcha. Maybe just a 1440p multi monitor setup would be the ideal it seems as you've said, the 4K monitors will probably be quite expensive for awhile after being released. Any 1440p monitors that you'd recommend that have a great image quality while having a high refresh rate too?

As a quick side note, I noticed how AMD cards allow for more than 3 monitor surround setups, so like 6 monitor and 9 monitor setups being possible, any thoughts on that?

As for the SSDs, I wasn't aware that samsung made those types of SSDs. So for the intel vs samsung are there really any benefits from one to another? Also how exactly does the samsung one work? I've looked into it some now after you've mentioned them but cant seem to understand how they work.

Thanks again.

Is it better to have a high dpi for your mouse and low in game sense or have a low dpi and high sense in game, or does this matter at all?

Try and take all that I'm posting as a question please, trying to see if I understand correctly.

Alright after ready that over a couple times, I think I may get the general idea of it, so Nvidia has the memory capacity but not the speed and AMD has the speed but not the storage capacity(yet). CAD for example, needs rendering power and thus (graphics design in general) benefit from Nvidia because of that.

Now as for AMD, they have excellent speeds but by having that hardware to give them the speeds they cannot have a lot of space available. What if you were to use two AMD cards instead of one? Obviously you'll still only have 8gb as compared to 8gb+ you could have with only ONE Nvidia card. But waiting for the new stuff this year seems to benefit me the most. Video games will use speeds and processing rather than huge amount of rendering power(for the most part) right?

The memory bus is basically the amount of information that's able to be moved together, so higher number means more info exchanged, but for AMD their cards can't transfer it fast enough to benefit from that large bit size yet, whereas Nvidia has a smaller bit but travels much faster.

So again, waiting for the new stuff for this year will show a large milestone in gpus right? I believe Nvidia has their conference in April so I'd assume AMD will be Around that time too.

Aside from gpus, if I'm looking to do a pcie Intel ssd, with dual gpu cards, which motherboard(s) should I be considering? And as for CPUs, how are the latest gens in intels line of chips? And for me as a typical computer gamer enthusiast, what cpu do I actually want to consider? Obviously I could go with a 1200$ extreme cpu but what would I actually be getting out of it all as compared to a base line i7, or even any another's like i5?

Thanks again!

30 inches per 360 on all classes (because of scout) main medic.
Doesn't having different senses for each class mess with your muscle memory or no?

You do have a slight increase in fov though I did notice. If anything it'll help with awareness. Only problem is that this also acts on your mouse scaling so looking around vertically is a challenge.

Currently am running 3rd gen I7 3770k, 16gb of ddr3 1886mhz ram(has ddr4 come out yet?), two Asus Poseidon gtx 780s, on an asus formula Iv mobo. 1200w psu. Like I said I'd be upgrading everything in this build this time.

Last night I had a friend show me some AMD products as well as tell me why running 5 year old hard drives that have never been wiped before is an issue.

While looking at two cards, the gtx 980 ti and AMD r9 fury sapphire, I noticed that the AMD card has a much larger memory bus speed, FLOPS peak performance, higher shader units, and much higher texture mapping, whereas the Nvidia 980ti has a much higher render rate, much higher effective clock speed and general clock speed as well as more memory in general.

So which is better for gaming? The AMD aspect of having a very fast card or in the Nvidia stance, a card superior in rendering? Now that I've been enlightened with the info given it almost appears that Nvidia is more for graphics designers and graphics heavy performances with a wider market in mind whereas AMD is focused mainly around gamers. Again any all advice and info you can give is greatly appreciated!

I apologize in advance for any typos and I had typed all this up on my phone.

http://imageshack.com/a/img911/4105/U6zRZL.jpg

again thank you for taking the time for the excellent answers! And that's what I was trying to figure out in terms of the motherboard info. The 4-5K would be for parts only and not monitors. Currently I have 3 480 radiators and many extra connectors and pump with radiator is what I was referring to for water cooling parts.

So you don't see 4K 120hz monitors coming out anytime soon?

After looking over the NVMe info, does this mean all I need to use an intel 750 series PCIe SSD on Windows 7 is a few drivers?