GTX 980 upgrade worth it?

[derekc5475]

I have a Asus GTX 970 that I bought at my local store 2 days ago for a total of $380. I have an option to get a Zotac GTX 980 for $550 from tigerdirect.

Would the $170 be justifiable to upgrade to the 980?

I want to add that I have a 144hz monitor so even a 10% increase in FPS will be worth it.

 

[Adrian Ocampo]

Yes there would be a significant increase in performance when you upgrade to a GTX 980 but an upgrade from Asus Strix to Zotac doesnt seem worth it for me.

 

[Vexillarius]

If 10% extra performance for an extra $170 is worth it for you then go for it, because 10-20% is about what you'll get going from a 970 to a 980.

 

[derekc5475]

I also have read that you can OC a 970 to be as fast as a 980, but OC'ing the 980 will nullify that statement right?

 

[tsuneo6]

maybe you should look nito a gtx 970 SLI configuration. it's a but more expensive then just getting one 980 but you'll get more out of it aswell. prife/performancewise it'll be better.

 

[J_E_D_70]

Nope. If you can throw around $170 for a smallish gain why not $340 for another 970 and in some cases nearly 100% increase?

 

[mesab66]

Yes you can (in general) OC a 970 to be almost as fast as a 980, but then again, you can also OC a 980, so the gap is maintained!

+1 on 970 SLI

 

[derekc5475]

SLI 970 is out of the option because I cannot shell out another $300. $170 is a big price upgrade for me, but since I have a 144 hz monitor and I have been capping games @ ~90 FPS (more modern FPS games like COD/BF) then a 10% upgrade is actually huge for me. I have also heard bad stories about SLI and how many games are not optimized.

 

[J_E_D_70]

It's your dime . Well, lots of dimes.

The benches show 12fps diff in BF4. If I spent $170 for 12 frames I'd cry.

If it makes you happy tho, rock on.

 

[derekc5475]

@J_E_D_70 I think you are looking at this from another perspective. Would you pay $170 to upgrade from 40fps to 60 fps?

 

[J_E_D_70]

Indeed - since i'm running a paltry 60hz monitor. I can tell the difference between 40 and 60 frames pretty easily.

I haven't moved to 144hz since I'm unwilling to spring for sli cards to drive it at or near its refresh. I'm not sure you'll feel or a see difference of 12 if you're already way up at 90 - but you might! Bettin it would be noticable going from 90 to 144.

Not doggin' your desire - it's your money and gaming experience. Happy is all that matters in the end and if the 980 scratches the itch then it's a win!

I'd like to hear from someone whose tried both a 970 and 980 at such a high refresh so check back in