gtx 970 SLI vs gtx 980 ti

[thepcgamer099]

I already have a 970 card, and I understand it is cheaper to buy another 970 card and run it in SLI which generally packs a marginal improvement over the gtx 980 ti alone. However I am unsure whether I should get a gtx 980 ti anyway, which gives me room to upgrade in the future whereas the gtx 970 SLI wouldn't. I would sell my gtx 970 card if i was buying a gtx 980 ti and the difference in price would not be too much of a problem, and I am even thinking of perhaps overclocking the gtx 980 ti for a 15% performance boost which in most circumstances would reach or beat the slight performance increase the gtx 970 SLI has over the gtx 980 ti. It may sound petty but I unsure about SLI I think mainly because I don't know much about it, is it a reliable upgrade? I know the general policy og the more moving parts the higher the rate of failure, but wold SLI really be worth the extra cash? If possible do any of you have any sources for reliable and informative facts about SLI and how it operates, almost a guide to it? Many thanks guys, Tom

 

[tjcater]

If the performance is about even between the two then I would go with the 980ti
1)Lower Power draw
2)Some games have issues working with SLI

 

[ak47jar3d]

I have used both setups. The 980ti will be more stable but 970 sli performs better. If you already have one 970, I would tell you to get a second one as it will cost more and not perform better

 

[sizzling]

If it were my money I'd go 980Ti, more VRAM, similar power in games where sli is well supported but obviously dominates in those where it's not supported. None of the downsides of sli. Might not be the cheapest route but makes more sense to me

 

[thepcgamer099]

I have used both setups. The 980ti will be more stable but 970 sli performs better. If you already have one 970, I would tell you to get a second one as it will cost more and not perform better

"I would tell you to get a second one as it will cost more and not perform better" then why should I get a second one?

 

[thepcgamer099]

If it were my money I'd go 980Ti, more VRAM, similar power in games where sli is well supported but obviously dominates in those where it's not supported. None of the downsides of sli. Might not be the cheapest route but makes more sense to me

would the 980 ti run worse than the 970 SLI by much? I have only found one benchmarks which shows a slight performance increase, do you know of any more?

 

[sizzling]

Google some benchmarks, loads out there. They are really close in performance when sli is well supported

 

[ak47jar3d]

Well, I misphased the previous post. So I recommend getting a second gtx 970 as it would be cheaper than selling your current card and obtaining a 980ti. The performance will be slightly better on the sli 970 cards by about 10%.