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I will build a pc in June(I think after the release of the new cards) But I can't decide which GPU should I choose. I searched for 3 hours and didin't get a certain thing.

I need a solid 60FPS(Vsync) with Ultra(No need for high AA and Ambient Oc.) on today's games(like Witcher 3- GTA 5 etc)

And can keep this work for 3 years on high settings.(I know we can't say something about future)

And I won't upgrade my res. from 1080p

My Budget is 500-600$

Thanks

Oh I forgot, i will capture my gaming and do streaming.
 
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I agree with the 970 choice but if your budget is 5-600 I would say grab yourself a 980TI which will give you better future proofing as long as you don't mind that it's ~ $50 over your price limit at around 650. If you're willing to drop that on a gpu, go for it.
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I agree with the 970 choice but if your budget is 5-600 I would say grab yourself a 980TI which will give you better future proofing as long as you don't mind that it's ~ $50 over your price limit at around 650. If you're willing to drop that on a gpu, go for it.
 
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What about R9 Fury - Fury X or Tri-X ? I think I can't afford a 980ti at this price. How much will it drop after the new cards?

(It isn't 650$ in my country though, the lowest price for 980ti is this http://www.vatanbilgisayar.com/msi-gtx980-ti-gddr5-6gb-384bit-nvidia-geforce-dx12-ekran-karti.html)
 
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Oh holy crap, yeah nevermind. The Fury X would be the best out of the three, but going with a Fury is not a bad idea. I would personally grab a 390x though, detailed below. Typically it takes a while for cards to drop even after new cards come out, as Pascals are going to go with the enthusiast buyers first while they're still crazy expensive. Once their prices drop off, then the prices of the subsequent gens will drop off. That being said, the previous gen (700 series) is currently maxing at around $150 with a 750 ti (excluding the 780/780 ti as they are too expensive for their capabilities). So I guess it comes down to: do you want this now or in a year?
Just so you're aware: the Tri-X is simply Sapphire's branding on the Fury. It is the same card with (maybe) a slight factory overclock, but it has a killer heatsink and 3 killer fans on it. Hence *tri*-- that's why it's not much more than the standard Fury, and is actually less than the STRIX version because, well, STRIX makes the better card. Far less power usage.
As a second option, I'm gonna throw out the R9 390x, as you're not going to be using the memory throughput that the Fury/Fury X will give you with its HBM architecture. Fury/Fury X's are not designed to take advantage of 1080p, and if you go look at benchmarks, it does significantly better at 4k than it does at 1080p (benched with a 980ti, average of ~5-10% performance loss @ 4k vs the ti, average of 25-40% loss at 1080p, that's a big jump). For ~ $300 USD less (thank god the whole world uses numbers) than the Fury X, and under your price range, you can grab the sapphire 390x tri-x. It's in the same price point as the GTX 970 in your country and actually is better than the 970.
 
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So there is 3 options for me.

-Try to increase budget for 980ti(Near to impossible, ı have to change my cpu on the list 6500 -> 6600k with new and more expensive motherboard for oc.)
-Make a 970 SLI
-Make 390X SLI

I have to build my pc June and can't ugrade for 3 years. So I have to choose best option. Shadowplay and AMD's DX12 is fighting in my brain for days.
 
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unless in your regon the 980 is under 450$ its really not worth it for example th 960 to 970 very good upgrade that is worth it but a 970 to a 980 is not very great and i for one have overclocked my 970s to near 980 or 980 speeds so the 980 is really not worth it
one other thought is a 970 sli if you save money for a bit you may be able to get one
 
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I think I will go for 970 SLI, I can found cheap gtx970 here with good search.

So, is there a great difference between models?(MSI, ASUS, EVGA)
 
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msi is the most overclockable
asus is quiet and not as overclockable and is my favorite but due to "incidents" i'm not too found of msi
and evga is more a balance between the two
make sure your motherboard supports sli before you get two thats inportant
 
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Don't get an SLI config over a single card. There are way more bugs with SLI and I'd be willing to bet that you CAN'T get a 970 under 400 USD no matter HOW HARD you look. Which makes your cost up to $800 again. Just get a TI. A 390x/970 will be able to play games on high or ultra at 1080 just fine for the next few years. It won't be playing high/ultra AAA titles in 3 years, but it'll still be playing them at medium/high instead of high/ultra. What was the price on the "cheap" 970?
 
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as you said to "read all the thread before posting" he said he found a 970 for a good price and a 970 sli at 1080p does beat a 980 ti
 
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But it leaves no room for upgrades later. I read it, but I still don't think that SLI is the best way to go. Just get a better card and leave yourself more PCI-E lanes down the road. Yes, it does beat it. A) The game needs to support it. B) It is far buggier than a single card. C) I also stated in my comment, "What was the price on the 'cheap' 970?" implying that I read it, nice try tho. D) As stated above, no room for upgrades. And at essentially the same price as a better card might be. E) You don't need 970/390x SLI to play games on ultra @ 1080p60 right now. Go look at those benchmarks and you'll see.
 
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yes i agree for upgrades but he said he would never upgrade his monitor to anything above 1080p as games get more demanding a 97 sli will be a very good choice for sli issue i dont know if im lucky or what but i have had two issues ever with my two 970s
and yes we should know the price of the two 970s
 
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Okay, but assuming you're in the states (by the link you posted) your 970 SLI cost MAYBE $50 less than a 980 ti. So, you kinda shot yourself in the foot there. I'm not saying to upgrade his monitor. Upgrades on video cards. If he gets an SLI 970, assuming (with the money he's willing to drop on this) he's going Intel with the build, I would assume skylake 6700k. Which only has 20 PCIE lanes. Meaning: get sli now, run 8x8. Get one right now, run x16. Get a second card later run 8x8 with a far better configuration once the prices drop on the cards for less money, considering he does not need that sli config right now. No reason to waste money when it ain't needed.
 
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its his call his pc let him do what he wants whether its a single 970 dual 970s 980 ti or throwing this option out wait for a x70 pascal soon
in my opinion i would go for a 970 sli for 1080p and not have to upgrade for a long time if you stay at 1080p but a 970 alone will run most games maxed at 1080p for the next 2ish years when the 970 sli will run it for longer
 
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But the point is... in two years, another 970... another 390x... another 390... another 980ti... are all going to be hundred(s) of dollars cheaper than they are now... In two years, a 970/980ti will be among the price ranges of the 700-early900 (50&60) series. If he can't afford a 980ti now, there's no way he can afford Pascal once it's out, so that's out of the question, and the 900 series is not going to drop IMMEDIATELY upon release. I know it's his call, but he came to this thread for advice, and you're quite frankly giving him poor advice. He does not need the SLI right now. As you said, the one 970 WILL run most games maxed at 1080p. So WHY spend the extra $300 (depending on how much it is there, I assume high $300s) when he could wait for prices to drop for a year or two, maybe even three depending on what transpires in that time frame.
The other issue I see with running a 970/970SLI right now is the VRam. It's not a 4gb card. It's 3 1/2, and with my R7 370 maxing some of my games out at 1080p (unfortunately not quite at that 60 fps mark, about 5-10 fps off) I'm using 3.2-3.5gb VRam max. That SLI is going to bottle up not because of speed but because of VRam, which is why I pointed to Radeon. The speed of the cards will mean you don't have to upgrade for years, your VRam will mean you DO have to upgrade if you want to keep with the curve. Which, leads me to 390, 390x, or 980ti, the third of which, is out of price range.
Edit: Forgot reading this from earlier in the thread, but he also is getting a 6600k, not a 6700k, which has even fewer PCIE lanes. Which means, he will have even less option on his motherboard if he goes SLI right now. I.E., if ANYTHING else goes into a PCIE lane (even a 1x wifi adapter) He will be running 8x4, which makes absolutely NO sense.
 
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Don't rule out the 390x either. That's much better for your budget right now as well as being a very good card. If you can't get the ti I would say go instead for the 390x, it's a better card than the 970 in everything but TDP.
Best of luck to you 😀
 
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Getting a Nvidia card is a HORRIBLE idea if you're suggesting future proofing. Have you need seen anything about DX12 or how Nvidia's older cards age?

For 1080p gaming at 60fps, a GTX 960 or R9 380 suffice. A 970 and 390 can usually do 1440p just fine
Both Nvidia and AMD have their own recording software. Nvidia has Shadowplay. AMD has Gaming Evolved Game Recorder (the stupid name is probably why many don't know it exists).
 
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