2x GTX 970 or 1x GTX 980 Ti

[Jylu12]

Hey,

I am building a new PC (I plan to pay around 2000€ (a bit less)) for the computer only -ie: no screen or whatever- my main interest for it being gaming.

I am not sure wether I should go for 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC 4 Go, as I have seen in some recent build, or just one 980 Ti.
Do you have any advices regarding this ?

I also attach to this thread the config I thought about, if you guys have any comments they are welcome !



Processor : Intel Core i5-6600K (3.5 GHz)
Motherboard : Gigabyte Z170MX-Gaming 5
Memory : DDR4 Corsair Vengeance LPX, Noir, 2 x 8 Go, 3200 MHz, CAS 16
Cooling : Noctua NH-U9S
Graphic card 1 : EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC GAMING ACX 2.0+, 4 Go
Graphic card 2 : EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC GAMING ACX 2.0+, 4 Go
SSD : Samsung Série 850 EVO, 500 Go, SATA III
Case : Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5
Power Supply : EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2, 850W
Optical : Asus BW-16D1HT, Noir

Thanks !

Edit: Should say that I plan on using an Asus PB287Q screen (so 3840x2160 resolution)

 

[Bakua]

Always go for the better single card, it's better. Also, why not go with the 1070/1080? They're priced better and give more performance.

 

[Dunlop0078]

Neither. I would wait a bit for the gtx 1070 and 1080 to be available and go for one of those. The 1070 is on par or better than the 980 ti with more VRAM. The 1080 outperforms the titan x.

 

[Epicness937]

two 970s if you have one now
one 1070 or 1080 if you have nothing now

 

[Jylu12]

Well actually, after reviewing posts here it seems that 980Ti is actually better.
I will see what I can do to redo my config then !

 

[Epicness937]

Well actually, after reviewing posts here it seems that 980Ti is actually better.
I will see what I can do to redo my config then !

some games the 980 ti is faster some games the 970 sli is faster but the 980 ti has 6gb vram when the 970 has 3.5 or 4gb
a gtx 1070 is cheaper than both and faster

 

[Jylu12]

Oh sorry your messages did not show up for some reason. Ok thank you very much for your answers, I will dig a more into this and come back to you
Thanks !

 

[Jylu12]

So, basically if I change these two 970 for a 1080, what do you think of my config ?
Especially, do I still need 850W power, or can I go for less ? What about the rest ?

Thank you very much for your answers, it's really helping !

 

[Bakua]

850W is more than enough, I'd go for around 650-700W, for some headroom and for any future upgrades.

 

[Jylu12]

850W is more than enough, I'd go for around 650-700W, for some headroom and for any future upgrades.

Ok, thanks !

 

[Jylu12]

any other comments on my config ?
What do you think of the motherboard ? I'm thinking of buying one a bit less expensive, any advices ?

 

[Bakua]

No, the rig you have now is fine, but you don't need 3200Mhz (more expensive?) RAM, you won't be making use of the speed.

 

[Jylu12]

No, the rig you have now is fine, but you don't need 3200Mhz (more expensive?) RAM, you won't be making use of the speed.

Ok, thank you all for your help !