Gigabyte GTX980 G1 OR EVGA GTX970 FTW,SCC ?

[tonytran]

Hi guys should i get the BEST Gigabyte GTX980 G1 or Save money on a Monitor and buy the EVAG GTX970 FTW+,SCC ?
Now i heard people saying if i had the GTX980 theirs no point gaming on 60hz 1080p 24 Inch monitor, And i should go for a 144hz Monitor which is way out of my Budget Which i cant afford.
Adding up all my Specs without a Monitor is around $1950. OVERKILL
My Old Monitor is a 19inch one which I'm currently using.

Gigabyte GTX980 G1 $600AUS
EVGA GeForce GTX970 4GB SSC Version PCI-E 3.0 Video card $AU $468.49
NEW EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW+ ACX 2.0+ 4GB $ AU $551.70

Here's my Specs:
Intel i5 4690k OC 4.5ghz, $300
Gigabyte Z97X UD5H Motherboard, $160
Kingston Salvage HyperX 16GB DDR3 2133ghz, $150
Gigabyte GTX980 G1 Overclock, $600
120GB Intel SSD For Windows, $70
250GB Samsung EVO For Games, $140
1TB WD Black Caviar Storage, $120
EVGA SuperNova G2 750W 80+ Gold, $160
Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit, $120
Noctua DH14 Cooler, $65
Corsair Obsidian 450D $169

 

[Gingerbread]

Personally I would go for gtx 980 now, use my old monitor, and when I get enough money in a few months, get a better monitor.

 

[neieus]

Personally I feel if you'er considering paying 600 for the 980 you might as well pay a little more for the 980 Ti. While the 980 is still a great card it's still overpriced once you consider the performance difference between it and the 970.

 

[Mike_144]

You cant get that high a fps with a single gtx 980, so why even buy a 144 MHz screen if your budget aint for it.

 

[MysticWiz]

Hi guys should i get the BEST Gigabyte GTX980 G1 or Save money on a Monitor and buy the EVAG GTX970 FTW+,SCC ?
Now i heard people saying if i had the GTX980 theirs no point gaming on 60hz 1080p 24 Inch monitor, And i should go for a 144hz Monitor which is way out of my Budget Which i cant afford.
Adding up all my Specs without a Monitor is around $1950. OVERKILL
My Old Monitor is a 19inch one which I'm currently using.

Gigabyte GTX980 G1 $600AUS
EVGA GeForce GTX970 4GB SSC Version PCI-E 3.0 Video card $AU $468.49
NEW EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW+ ACX 2.0+ 4GB $ AU $551.70

Here's my Specs:
Intel i5 4690k OC 4.5ghz, $300
Gigabyte Z97X UD5H Motherboard, $160
Kingston Salvage HyperX 16GB DDR3 2133ghz, $150
Gigabyte GTX980 G1 Overclock, $600
120GB Intel SSD For Windows, $70
250GB Samsung EVO For Games, $140
1TB WD Black Caviar Storage, $120
EVGA SuperNova G2 750W 80+ Gold, $160
Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit, $120
Noctua DH14 Cooler, $65
Corsair Obsidian 450D $169

You are still unlikely to play at 4K as the GTX 980's just barely scratch the surface and have low FPS in 4K.
So either stay with the GTX980 you have or get a nice GTX 970 for OCing.
My question are you going to buy a 4k Monitor/ TV and when ?

Your planned Rig is nice . Possible you could option for a MSI motherboard instead of Gigabyte.
Drop GTX 980 for the GTX 970
wait for the market to catch up on all this 4K stuff.
Oh! As for myself a 19 inch monitor is small compared to a 24 inch but depends on your play/ work space.
Be Happy about what you are able to get. Most of us can not keep up with the Joneses and do not have unlimited flow of cash.
Enjoy! : )

 

[Zerk2012]

Get the lower priced 970 and buy a new monitor.
Or get the GTX 980 and plan on upgrading to a 2K monitor when you can.
I run a GTX 980 and it plays everything just fine on a 2K monitor.

 

[Nishant0462]

I would refer that go for asus h170 mother board with lga 1151 socket and if you afford go for i7 6700 or if not go for i5 6600 non k version. And in graphics i would refer to evga geforce gtx 970. And go for a corsair 750 watt psu. Then buy a samsung evo 850 1tb ssd and a benq monitor 24 inch. See this will definitely fit your budget and also will give you a better performance and the cpu is unlocked so you can also overclock it. Thank You!